Fourth and a half Punch

[craftingrebel]

[THIS IS KANJI. THIS IS KANJI TRAPPED IN THE BELL TOWER. DON'T ASK HOW HE GOT THERE, HE HAS NO IDEA HIMSELF. THIS IS KANJI SURROUNDED BY FIVE MILLION GASTLYS AND HAUNTERS. SEE KANJI RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE. IF YOU LISTEN CLOSELY--OR IF YOUR INSIDE THE TOWER, YOU CAN HEAR HIM SCREAMING FOR HIS LIFE.]

WHY'D IT HAVE TO BE GHOSTS, DAMMIT?!

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[teenysuke.livejournal.com]

[Getting more excited. Can he pet her? He reaches his hand out to see.]

[craftingrebel]

You--can pet her you know. Pi-Pika!~ Pikachu~~~

[teenysuke.livejournal.com]

Oh! I-I just wanted to make sure she wouldn't shock me, you know? That would hurt a lot!

[craftingrebel]

Don't worry, she won't hurt ya unless I tell her to.

[teenysuke.livejournal.com]

Thanks! [He really does sound genuinely excited, doesn't he? He reaches over, petting her gently on the head.] You're really nice, mister! I hope we're friends in the future.

[craftingrebel]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's nothin' really. [He blinks and stares at teenysuke.] Yeah.

[teenysuke.livejournal.com]

We are?

[craftingrebel]

Sorta.

[teenysuke.livejournal.com]

....Sorta?

[craftingrebel]

We aren't on the best of terms kid.

[teenysuke.livejournal.com]

[He pulls his hand back, and instantly looks crushed.] It's 'cause of my dad, isn't it.

[craftingrebel]

What does your dad have anything to do with this? This is 'cause of-- [he pauses.] uhh...

[teenysuke.livejournal.com]

'Cause nobody likes my dad. He makes people "poor," and "homeless." [He doesn't really get how, though. He just knows people say mean things about him at the playground and at school.] But if that's not it... why, onii-chan?

[craftingrebel]

Nah, I ain't mad at your dad. My ma owns a different store other than Junes. We get plenty of business. And you don't even come to Inaba until high school. So it definitely ain't that. Its just... how do I explain this. [he pauses.] We don't exactly see eye to eye.

[teenysuke.livejournal.com]

Inaba...? [Has no idea where that is, but gets sidetracked soon enough.]

Oh... [He doesn't really understand what that means, but it sounds bad.] I'm sorry, onii-chan.

[craftingrebel]

It's the town you'll move to in the future.

And--man I don't wanna say it's alright, 'cause it for sure as hell isn't but... Man, why can't you act like this when you get older?

[teenysuke.livejournal.com]

[Scratching his head.] I don't know...

What am I like? Did I do something bad?

[craftingrebel]

You're uhh... kind of a jerk.

[teenysuke.livejournal.com]

I.... I-I'm sorry.... [Sniffling. He doesn't want to be a jerk.]

[craftingrebel]

[sldkghwasefiod crying kid, oh god CRYING KID--WAT DO!?!?]

Uhh--just work on your attitude towards people. And--oh! And watch what you say. Sometimes the shi--uhhhhh stuff you say is kinda mean.

[teenysuke.livejournal.com]

I-I'm sorry--! [He doesn't want more people to hate him.] I'll... I'll really try! I want to be friends with onii-chan....

[craftingrebel]

Uhh... cool. [He nods and then reaches over to ruffle teenysuke's hair.]

[teenysuke.livejournal.com]

[That makes him look up, teary-eyed. He really likes you, Kanji. WHY CAN'T WE JUST GET ALONG?]

[craftingrebel]

Come on kid cheer up, that ain't manly. [he ruffles teenysuke's hair again.]

[teenysuke.livejournal.com]

[Proof that Yosuke has never been manly. But he smiles a little.] Like you, onii-chan?