iridescence

You’re very welcome Erena Hart; it’s good to know that you appreciate my love and care for you and that it didn’t go to waste. What’s debatable about it? I’m very generous, and i have a kind heart, alright? How dare you doubt me. Good argument; just to make it clear to you and to everybody else, you’re the sidekick and i’m the main hero here. Come here, give me your coin and i’ll tie it up while you figure out a way to get that unicorn.

Although--it seems like you've been...loving and caring for other people as well. Lowe, a great deal of things are debatable about it. I'm quite sure that the people who have those attributes also have the decency of honesty. I don't know, I think you'd suit the sidekick label better, after all--the hero is always better. Getting the unicorn is only a matter of timing and angles, it won't be too hard to figure that out.

"You seem like you’re in a good mood. What’s up, Erena? Carnivals aren’t your thing?"

"Good mood--yes, very. Well asides from seething from the fact that my best friend is sleeping with my friends, nothing much, really. I wish they were, they used to be when I was younger."

Do people actually play chess in the park here?

If you're a middle-aged man currently going through his midlife crisis, then yes. 

It seems that your life is purely a sequence of unfortunate events. Die of pneumonia? Come on, all it takes is a little anti-biotics.

I don’t think I was very kind, I was really blunt — asked for the cheque without even giving him a chance to order dessert. I don’t really tell many people about my family, I mean if you wanna know I don’t telling you so — but yeah, they always wanted to go on dates with these rich kids, that were arseholes and no matter how many times I told them no, I’d end up in a pretty dress and being dragged to a date I didn’t want to go on. I wish I hadn’t of been sober to be honest.

Please tell me that the rich asshat payed for your meal, at least? God, we have more in common than we thought--my parents wouldn't necessarily make me go out on imposed dates, more like, force me to socialize with all of them. It was terrible, they were all as dumb as bricks. I'll try rescuing you next time, I promise. It's really either bear it sober or make a fool of yourself intoxicated, choose one.

I wish I had, he took me home and tried to kiss me so he ended up getting the cheek, that was awkward too — told him I’d think about a second date. It is, trust me — you don’t know how many rich guys I’ve been set up with, my parents did it to me all the time. They get worse as they age, they aren’t like fine wine, they just do not age gracefully. 

Well, at least you took it kindly--I literally probably would've just run away. How come I never knew about this? So you're telling me that you could've been married to some rich asshole by now? If only dates would be full of fine wine, at least that way I don't have to be sober if it went terribly.

…Fair enough; although you must know, just because you’re diabetic and clearly had no intention on taking a bite out of a cotton candy, doesn’t mean it’s a crime for wanting to save you from any sort of situation you can easily prevent walking into. I’m just being a good, concerned friend Hart, because i’m generous and i have a very kind heart, and you know it well. Don’t make me repeat after myself. Now that’s debatable; you don’t always come up with bizarre ideas — how about you give me a little more credit than that? Sounds like we’re a perfect match — and would you look at that, the coin has a hole just big enough for me to tie a tight knot around it. I came prepared, let’s get ourselves a big arse prize and get out of here.

Well, that simply doesn't apply to me because I would've noticed it without your help. But fine, thank you Brandon Lowe, for saving me from the imminent threat that is unsanitary cotton candy. The generous and kind heart is what's debatable, though. You know, why don't we just give each other credit, there--that settles it. See, this is why we make the best team. First, which of these look like they give the most tickets? Oh wait, I see a crane game--I need a fucking unicorn.

Hm..? Oh — um, she… we jus’ don’t… we don’t talk that much, so… yeah. Well, I’m not gunna ruin things for you if you’re gunna be nice, which… I think you’re bein’ nice, so you haven’t anything to worry about; I don’t think I have the guts to be mean to anyone, anyway. Oh… so, what’s your definition of the word? Erena… that’s really pretty. I’m Ichabod, but… jus’ call me Ike. Most of them are toddlers and adolescents, a bit younger than me, but there’s a few tiny babies and a small handful of young adults, like, eighteen, nineteen year olds, so… it’s a pretty packed house.

Oh--I see, sort of. Well, I've been hardly seeing my parents, yet, they still manage to--never mind, I'm going out of topic here. Nice? Trust me, I can be pretty nasty sometimes. You know, Ike...you're too nice, purely nice to a fault, maybe. It sounds like every single day in there is eventful. So, they're all like your siblings, huh?

My mom used to say that, too, kind’a like, ‘treat others how you want to be treated,’ but sometimes it’s really… really hard to do that. You rebel a lot, then? I bet that’s, uh… that’s pretty exciting..? Oh, well —- um… we could see each other more often? I suppose we should at least get to first-name basis, though, right..? Yeah, well, I spend time with kids everyday, not necessarily out of choice, but I don’t mind it; they’re all great.

Used to? The past tense is intriguing me. It's hard, but it'd probably get easier if good things actually came to me for doing so. Sadly, I have yet to see the good effects of it. I wouldn't exactly say rebel--let's just say our definitions of that word are probably very different. Erena, just in case you didn't know. How old are most of them anyway?

Oh, trust me, I’ve definitely rebelled, but… I don’t know, they were good to take me in, s’I don’t think I wanna rebel against them… not until a few more months have passed, at least…— m’jokin’, by the way. Well, it isn’t that hard to come by anymore — you know, since you found me an’ stuff. Hm? Yeah… yeah, I do have quite a lot of time on my hands, actually. Is that, uh… is that a bad thing, though?

As they say, repay kindness with kindness. Not that I strictly actually follow that though. As for rebelling--I think...you should stay clear of that for now, God knows I haven't been. Well finding you doesn't actually count unless I see you all the time, are you implying that we'll be seeing each other more often? Well, for one thing, it depends what you do with it. Spending time with kids, that's pretty nice.