019- [Phone/ action]

[tuna_surprise]

//Filtered to England
[She doesn't really know who else to turn to for advice, so she's giving England a call. Her voice sounds odd. Almost strained.]

H- Hey, England? Can I talk to you? It's.... important.

I really need advice about something....

[Action:]

[Late at night, you can find Seychelles in the park, kicking a soccer ball at various trees.

Comments

[filtered]

[is_an_island]

... What's wrong?

Is everything all right?

[filtered]

[tuna_surprise]

[She thinks for a moment. How to word this....?]

If..... If you found out that someone you care about had been threatened and... and hurt.... but the person who hurt them was stronger than you...

What would you do?

[filtered]

[is_an_island]

Smash their jaw until they can't talk anymore and beat their head into a bloody pulp. Maybe use a knife, scare them up a bit, slash around their face. Good reminder. Elbow their nose until it breaks, that sort of bit.

But I don't know why you're bringing that up. Don't try to distract me, and just tell me what's the matter.

[filtered]

[tuna_surprise]

Wow... That's... a little extreme...

[But it is pretty much the same advice Jecht told her. Fight dirty and don't let up. Hmmm....]

I am telling you what's the matter. Someone I care about was hurt. But the people that hurt him are stronger than me. I'm not sure how I can beat them....

[child_abuser]

[And here's coach, leaning up against another nearby tree, watching with his arms crossed.]

"Hell of a kick. You learned my signature shot and everything."

[tuna_surprise]

[She stops and lets the ball roll away, watching it as it goes.]

Thanks....

[From the way her shoulders are slumped it's obvious that she's less happy about that than she should be.]

[child_abuser]

[Goes over to retrieve the ball, tossing it back to her.]

"...So what's eatin' you this time? Boyfriend trouble again?"

[tuna_surprise]

[She's silent for a moment. When she finally speaks up, her voice is very quiet.]

Do you know why he wasn't at the game?

[She doesn't wait for a response, but her voice grows tighter as she struggles to keep a lid on her frustrations.]

He wasn't there because those two jerks were busy beating on him for no Goddamn reason.