eighteen [action]

[imatreenow]

[Friday afternoon finds Mithos dragging a granite statue through the streets of Luceti. It will look familiar to those who can claim Aselia as their home world, carved adoringly in the likeness of a young man wielding dual swords. The figure is planted atop a base that bears a plaque engraved with the simple honor, "The Hero Lloyd Irving." All together, it stands at about three and a half feet, scaled down from the original model.

For Mithos, it's a bitter reminder of things that could never have been. Its sudden appearance in his house had been an elbow nudging him sharply in the ribs, an obnoxious stage whisper prompting, "Hey, remember that time all your hopes and dreams were crushed?"

Yes, yes he remembers.

Which is why he had to get rid of it. The first day, he dragged the statue behind the house, let it topple into the river, and watched the determined stony face sink below the surface. The next morning, it found its way back to his living room. Each day, he drags it farther away, and each morning it proudly comes back.

His route today takes him up from the south end of the village through the north end and into the woods. The farther away, the better.]

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[theboywiththebook]

[Henry awaits for the other boy's answer. He may be older than him by a lot, but he's never not tried to help someone who was older than him.

However, hearing the boy's response, Henry can just tell...this boy is more or less reluctant to take it. For whatever reason that is.]

Okay...but, when you do, you can talk to me on the journals. I also live in Community building 1 on the second floor.

[imatreenow]

[He doesn't answer, because he doesn't want to encourage the boy with anything he says. He doesn't know what to say. He just pulls at the statue and hopes he'll be left alone. The lack of control is uncomfortable - he can't just snap a journal shut and end this. He can't hide.]

[theboywiththebook]

[Henry will leave him alone now. If only because he's guessing why he's so hostile is because he's uncomfortable.

He'll just say one thing.]

I'll see you later.

[And he leaves.]