[Video] January 14th - Morning

[steife_brise]

[Few of you might recognize the face or the voice on the video. Saleh's looking out of the window of his bedroom, enjoying the wind's caresses on his hair and slightly bruised face. Four days after he engaged in a fistfight with Ryoki, the swellings in his nose, lips and cheeks have already gone down considerably, and he looks more at ease than he

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[itaidakimasu]

Are you...God, this always aounds so strange to ask...are you any good with a whip, Saleh-san?

[steife_brise]

Now, now. Don't act modest.

[itaidakimasu]

I'm not.

[steife_brise]

[His scornful smirk takes on a tinge of mischievousness.]

You know, I can't really say I believe you~

[itaidakimasu]

{She gives him a flat look, fighting back a laugh.}

Shocking.

[steife_brise]

Isn't it? Though I must say it was a quite impressive performance.

[itaidakimasu]

Is it really that difficult to think that I'm being sincere?

[steife_brise]

[He tilts his head slightly to the left.]

What do you think?

[itaidakimasu]

I think you're not a very trusting person.

[steife_brise]

Oya? What makes you think that?

[The playful smirk fades.]

It doesn't have anything to do with that failed resonance attempt, does it?

[itaidakimasu]

Not entirely. "A sound soul dwells within a sound mind, and a sound body," after all, so there are a bunch of factors that could have affected that. Maybe our personalities just weren't compatible. Maybe your body just instinctively rejected a foreign presence.

{She shrugs.}

But the trust thing? That's just an impression on my part.

[steife_brise]

[A thoughtful expression crosses his features for a moment, as he ponders about her words. Suddenly, he cracks a slight grin, as though he has realized something.]

Ah, I see. You should have told me this before, Yako-chan. If what you say is true, we will never be able to resonate, at least not for now.

[itaidakimasu]

Really, Saleh-san? Why's that?

[steife_brise]

[He finally leans back a bit, and brings up a single finger, pointing at himself.]

Oh, so you haven't noticed?

[It doesn't help that his face is the only part of his body left exposed and most of the bruises are on his arms and gloved hands.]

[itaidakimasu]

{She tilts her head, studying him for a moment, before shaking her head.}

No.

[steife_brise]

It seems I overestimated your observation skills.