la p'tite morte

Who did you lose?

...I lost my best friend, too, but you haven’t unlocked my tragic backstory yet!

[; –I knew two people with the surname Nozomi, and one of them is you. The other one was an older brother who was in Class 34-0 with fourteen students. The pattern is sixteen, sixteen, fifteen, with the first being fifteen and so if we look at the last two games there were sixteen twos and so fifteen’s next! If the pattern continues, the 597th game will be a fifteen as well!!! 

------- Earth to Chokkun! Chokkun, wake up! Don’t be afraid anymore! Hey, stop stuttering--you fluttering little thing! You idiot! Don’t make me hit you! I’ve hit people like you before and I’d do it again until they woke up! Don’t leave me here anymore! Get out of your own head! Go, go, go! Chokkun!!!

Nomura. Akazome. I was there at the first battle and the blood never quite burnt all off of me, even now. Gave him his victory even as I robbed it back. Sometimes I think that was the healthiest love I ever gave a slice of my ribs toward.

That’s a nice name! I think it suits you. I lost people too. I know what that’s like, I think. It kind of tears at you until you wanna take out all your ribs and stomp on them a little.  

The prophet walks. Had a disagreement with the left hand of god, burden and a curse and a trick I thought tacky the first time and the second and even on the third as it took me easy. You don’t need names, not when the buildings crash in and the wind looks for you. Why? Who are you?

Aa; sorry! Should’ve introduced myself. Manners, and all that stuff. I’m Chiba Nozomi! It’s nice to meet you!!!

Only the embers, now, only the red ashes and the teeth they pushed into it - run on up, press your face clean into it and leave your broken gloves behind you, breathe it in, pull the night clear through you breastbone northways and carry the dead on, go on! You’ve got a stand in the high city of you, upwind every time of the river that caught eye on you now. Take what you can get of it. Make them last.

------- Okay, thank you! I hate cold nights like this. It’s supposed to be warm, now--hey, wait a second. I recognize you... ... ...I think. One time there was a huge group of people and you were in front of them, right? I mean, I can’t exactly mistake you for anyone in times like this, huh? Funny that no one mentioned your name, though. That’s kind of weird. Who are you?

                  [  you sway like a crane to the tunes                of tossed stones. i am what you made to live in                   from what you had: hair matted as kelp, bad schools.                           ? ? ? ?                                           ]

——- [ like for a starterrr ]

One hundred and twenty percent. Serious is what I am, what do you even do. Scale of one to shove gun up the ass and pull the trigger. I’m always pouty, it’s my face. Emotion isn’t my strong suit, annoying to do it. Emooote, keeping a happy face is annoying, what do you even do.

------- Wow, you sure know how to chat up a lady! What I do is shoot things! Oh--you mean what do I do to be happy? I’m naturally happy. I kind of thrive in this environment. There’s no one here to control me anymore! I’m wild and trigger happy! Well, you know. In the metaphorical sense, I’d never kill or hurt anyone! What do you even do?

Mmm..I know I’m hot thanks for recognizing. If you want it come get it, later though. After you tell me who it is knocking at the door- Who are you I mean. You’re too happy for dead eyes or zombie walks. Way way too happy.

------- Haha, are you serious? Nice! If I’m not busy; I’m a very busy bee with a lot on her plate, you know. I’m Chiba Nozomi! I’m happy because I’m naturally happy, even in places like this! What about you? Why are you so... ...so pouty?