Hikikomori Quest - Remaking my Life: Part 2

[Tashi]

>"The thought's appreciated, but you already have work..."
>Sigh a bit.
>"This is getting so awkward. I'm just making things worse..."

> Koakuma it's about to say something, but she backs off in the last moment, staying silent.
> _

[Neovereign]

//Can I ask who give such ingenious name?  :V

//I'm not sure if it was from MoTK, an online game, or actual Real Life, but someone misread my username as Milking. It was probably the game...
>"Sorry for making things awkward like this. I wish Kokoro were here..."
>Swap back.

[Monarda]

Kiku-chan:

>"Don't worry Koakuma, i will care for Daiko-kun, and so will Kokoro-chan."
>Smile.
>"You can say what you wanted to say."

[Neovereign]

>Daiko-Mind: Hesitantly reach for Bastet before giving up and sitting up, knees together.

[Tashi]

//I'm not sure if it was from MoTK, an online game, or actual Real Life, but someone misread my username as Milking. It was probably the game...
>"Sorry for making things awkward like this. I wish Kokoro were here..."
>Swap back.

//Don't worry, I will not make any joke of it...
...
...
Honest!
...
...
_{^{Keep Milking!}}

> You swap again. Koakuma stares again with amazement.

Kiku-chan:

>"Don't worry Koakuma, i will care for Daiko-kun, and so will Kokoro-chan."
>Smile.
>"You can say what you wanted to say."

> "Oh, it was nothing important." Says Koakuma while shaking her head.

>Daiko-Mind: Hesitantly reach for Bastet before giving up and sitting up, knees together.

> You sit up, maintaining your knees together.
> Bastet leans her head, confused.
> _

[Neovereign]

>Mind: Lie down.

[Monarda]

>"So shall we read them now ?"

[Tashi]

>Mind: Lie down.

> You lie down.
> Bastet approaches.
> "What's the matter?"

>"So shall we read them now ?"

> "Y-Yeah, that... It seems Sakuya it's taking more time than a "little bit"..." Koakuma sighs. She approaches to a wall and sticks her back at it. She slips slowly until she sits down, keeping her legs together. "Sorry again for bothering you with this..."

[Neovereign]

>"Everything's the matter..."

[Monarda]

>"Koakuma, i told you, this it any bother, it's really enjoyable, didn't i tell you that you were a really nice person before ?"
>Smile and sit down besides her.

[Tashi]

>"Everything's the matter..."

> "Like Miss Reimu said, you have to end this in any moment, Daiko-kun... or you will be like this for a very looong time..."

>"Koakuma, i told you, this it any bother, it's really enjoyable, didn't i tell you that you were a really nice person before ?"
>Smile and sit down besides her.

> You sit next to her.
> After a few seconds, Koakuma nods and smiles too.
> "Here. This is the most serious I'm currently reading." Koakuma gives you a book from the ones she's carrying.
> _

[Monarda]

>Can we see it now ?
>Take the book.
>"Thanks."
>Examine it.

[Neovereign]

>"That's easy for you to say. You two haven't gone through what I have. Kiku-chan herself said that she didn't really like Arukas like I did. That and there's still a bunch of other differences."
>Start to cry a bit.
>"I just wanna go back home and stay alone again, but I gotta help Kiku and Kokoro..."

[Tashi]

>Can we see it now ?

> From this perspective you can. You give a quick look. You think she has the same sizes of your female self.

>Take the book.
>"Thanks."
>Examine it.

> You take the book and examine it. It's a black book with some gold in it.
> It says in the cover "Ghost Hunter".

>"That's easy for you to say. You two haven't gone through what I have. Kiku-chan herself said that she didn't really like Arukas like I did. That and there's still a bunch of other differences."
>Start to cry a bit.
>"I just wanna go back home and stay alone again, but I gotta help Kiku and Kokoro..."

> "N-No, please don't cry..." Bastet sits down next to you. "You don't have to do this... Yes, it may be harsh, and I may not understand how you feel because this is something specially for you... but... you don't have to return to that life style. It wasn't good for you and it's not going to be good. I'm not saying this because I am locked in your mind, but I'm saying this because Kiku and I care about you, and so do Kokoro. Please... don't... let this ruin your whole life...
> _

[Monarda]

>Mind: "Daiko-kun, we all care about you, and you yourself said that you didn't want to waste any more time stuck at home, let us do something about it, not for you, or me, but for everyone we have met now."
>Start reading the novel.

[Neovereign]

>"You mean like 'Arukas'? Do it for her still?"
>Frown upsettedly.

[Monarda]

>Mind: "She might have screwed up badly yes, but you can't deny that your time with her was very enjoyable can you ? And what about Kokoro ? Or Sanae ? Or Elly and Kurumi ? Or Miss Reimu ? There are many people we have met and have yet to meet that would care for you, so please don't give up again..."

[Tashi]

>Mind: "Daiko-kun, we all care about you, and you yourself said that you didn't want to waste any more time stuck at home, let us do something about it, not for you, or me, but for everyone we have met now."

>"You mean like 'Arukas'? Do it for her still?"
>Frown upsettedly.

>Mind: "She might have screwed up badly yes, but you can't deny that your time with her was very enjoyable can you ? And what about Kokoro ? Or Sanae ? Or Elly and Kurumi ? Or Miss Reimu ? There are many people we have met and have yet to meet that would care for you, so please don't give up again..."

> "Life it's so beautiful to waste it like that..." Bastet stands up. "You don't want to be the one to screw up everything, do you?"

>Start reading the novel.

> You open the book and-
> "Wait." Koakuma stops you. "Want to see something incredible I discovered?"
> _

[Neovereign]

>"Nearly all of my life was a lie. My best friend I almost fell in love with was my grandma. Do you know how that feels? And to know she didn't stop until it was too late?"
>Sigh and sit up.

[Tashi]

>"Nearly all of my life was a lie. My best friend I almost fell in love with was my grandma. Do you know how that feels? And to know she didn't stop until it was too late?"
>Sigh and sit up.

> "I understand all of that, but it can't be helped Daiko. What happened, happened. You just need to think about the future now. YOUR future."
> _

[Neovereign]

>lie back down.

[Tashi]

>lie back down.

> You lie again.
> "..."
> Bastet cross her arms and starts to go away.
> _

[Neovereign]

>"Bastet... Come here please."

[Tashi]

>"Bastet... Come here please."

> "You don't seem to need anyone, so go on, do whatever you want." She says without looking at you.
> She keeps going.
> _

[Neovereign]

>"Bastet... I need you guys. You, Kiku-chan, Kokoro-chan..."

[Tashi]

>"Bastet... I need you guys. You, Kiku-chan, Kokoro-chan..."

> "It's that so? Because it doesn't seem like it. If you don't hear us, what's the point?"
> _

[Neovereign]

>Look upset.
>Turn slowly and sit back down.
>Try and think of where Kokoro is. Don't think of anything else. Just about Kokoro. Where she could be. Who she could be with. What she could be doing. How she looks. How the area looks...

[Tashi]

>Look upset.
>Turn slowly and sit back down.
>Try and think of where Kokoro is. Don't think of anything else. Just about Kokoro. Where she could be. Who she could be with. What she could be doing. How she looks. How the area looks...

> After sitting back down and turning around, you start to think about Kokoro. You think about every little detail about her...
> The last time you saw her was when she sit down in one of the crouches.
> You can see an image of Kokoro, apparently sitting down in the same spot where you last seen her. She has her chin resting in the palm of his right hand, looking bored.
> _

[Neovereign]

>Try to imagine more.

[Tashi]

>Try to imagine more.

> You keep imagining.
> It seems she's alone. It's almost like... she's waiting something or someone in the mansion.
> It also seems it's really late in the night, yet she still remains there, looking bored to the infinity.
> _