Trap 004 | Audio | Father's Day wishes....

[permalineface]

So if I've been accurately keeping up with the calender here in Vatheon, then today is Father's Day.

[A pause.]

I hope my dad is doing okay.. it's been a while since I've seen him. It'd be nice to be able to wish him a Happy Father's Day at least... but I guess that's not really possible considering the circumstances.

[And a sigh, it really is lame.]

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[toomanypetals]

...Father's Day?

[He sounds bewildered, like he's never considered a day dedicated to parents.]

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[permalineface]

Oh uh... yeah.

[She sounds a bit taken off guard there at first. She hadn't expected someone to reply to the concept of Father's Day in confusion.]

You didn't have a Father's Day back where you're from, Kanda-san?

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[toomanypetals]

...I don't know. It didn't matter.

[Just be glad he's not asking what a father is.]

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[permalineface]

Well... Father's day back home is a special occasion where children show their appreciation for their Dad's with gifts and cards.

[She pauses, trying to think of another way to place it.]

It's kind of like a birthday. Only instead of celebrating the date of someone's birth, you're celebrating men who have become fathers.

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[toomanypetals]

...I see.

[He sounds uncomfortable. He's...never had a father.]

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[permalineface]

[She can sense the tension... and she feels like maybe she shouldn't ask, but...]

Is everything alright, Kanda-san?

[toomanypetals]

...Everything's fine.

[Which isn't a lie. He just doesn't know how he should react to this day.]

[permalineface]

Are you sure? I didn't say something weird... did I?

[toomanypetals]

Tch. I said I'm fine.

[B(]

[permalineface]

...

So... do you have anything special planned for today?

[toomanypetals]

Why would I?

[Kind of subdued.]

[permalineface]

Oh, well I guess you wouldn't...

[A beat.]

Do you know anyone who is a father here in Vatheon?

[toomanypetals]

...There's that weird Egbert guy, right?

[He doesn't really know.]

[permalineface]

Oh, really? I didn't know that...

[Thinks about it for a minute.]

I don't think any of the people I know here have children... If they do, they've never mentioned it to me. But I guess you can't really tell if you don't ask...

[derp]

Sorry. I'm rambling, aren't I?

[toomanypetals]

[He shrugs.]

Doesn't really matter to me.

[He almost tells her he never had parents, but keeps it to himself. You don't need to unsay something you didn't say.]

[permalineface]

[Another pause as she contemplates the subject of children some more...]

I can't imagine what having kids of my own would be like...