geto heto

[bookpapers]

grabs spoon

Comments

[turbulency]

It's really about how old you are mentally, I think...

[bookpapers]

Let's keep it to physical age only.

[new rule]

[turbulency]

Besides, don't you think it's weird to call me your younger brother when you stuck your tongue in my mouth?

[bookpapers]

[Don't bring that up!!!]

Not if we pretend that never happened...

[turbulency]

What if that hurts my feelings...?

[ Oh yeah, Mathis said he doesn't want to let anyone in. ]

[bookpapers]

[at that, some of his stupid energy fades a little.]

...He really talked about it, huh?

[I'm glad he has someone to confide in.]

[turbulency]

Just a little. He's pretty honest.

He didn't seem that upset, if you're worried.

[bookpapers]

He's been nicer to me than I deserve.

[He's strong like that.]

[turbulency]

[ Hm. ]

You're his friend. Not returning his feelings isn't anyone's fault.

[bookpapers]

[It's a rule that I'm choosing to follow.]

I know. But I wouldn't have blamed him if he wanted space after that, y'know?

[turbulency]

We're in a place where we could be separated at any time. I guess he didn't want to lose what time we do have together.

Is it... part of being a Bookman? Keeping this distance?

[bookpapers]

[...]

It is, yeah. You can't really be fair if you're biased towards a side -- or even one person. Having a heart doesn't help when you're recording history.

[turbulency]

That makes sense.

[ ... ]

Even if I think it's kind of dumb.

[bookpapers]

[he grins a little at that, at geto's honesty]

You think I should have one?

[turbulency]

I think you do have one, regardless of your rules.

Bias is going to exist regardless too, that's what peer review is for.

[bookpapers]

[he leans on Geto,]

I'm still learning. Who knows who'll I be -- five, ten years later?

[stuck in a CHAIR?]

...I won't forget these feelings though, or the ones people have shown me.