Skrrrap.

( i aspire to live again, here and elsewhere

⠀ ❛ Hm… I seem to be unable to stop brooding over the past… ❜ Huff. ❛ This is why I shouldn't have stopped drinking. ❜ ⠀

⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑. ⠀⠀

⠀ It's like she's been in stasis for decades. What did she miss? Anything important? ⠀

⠀ Of course! She's an oddity, but she's not /that/ odd. Hehe. What's this, getting all sentimental on her? So cute! It's good to see her dear student again, too. How's she been holding up? She looks prettier than before! ⠀

⠀ Right, no sentimentality here. And yes, yes, that is true! She's always been the epitome of beautiful~. She's happy to hear it! Done anything worth sharing a prideful beer or two over? ⠀

⠀ Of course! That's why she has various cider flavours prepared. Yes, yes, but she thought in the midst of it all—ah well, it's whatever. Toshiko's still happy regardless. Come, come, let's wind down a bit~. ⠀

⠀ It'll take a keg or two for her to get drunk nowadays, so it'll be fineeee. She's happy that Marie thinks that way! Did the quiet feel deafening without her old teacher around~? Opening and passing her a cold apple cider, while opening a grape soju. ⠀

⠀ She won't, she won't. She gets all mopey when she does anyways, and she doesn't want Marie to deal with that. Reiji! Is he doing well? Behaving well, even? She can't remember if she's met him or not… ⠀

⠀ Probably. They'll meet, when it comes to it. Hehe. ‘Atta girl! Good to know they're still going strong. Did she know? They're Tohsiko's favourite power coup— —E–Engaged?!?! C–Congratulations!!! Goodness, she almost dropped her soju… ⠀

⠀ She won't, she won't… maybe… Ahem! Well, one way to continue is to ask… Who proposed!? What spurred it on?!? And good gods above, she's getting married at 20! That's… goodness, she's really happy for them! ⠀

⠀ Oop, that—makes sense. Haha…! Sorry, sorry… the adrenaline from the surprise is still, like, rushing. But, still! Wow… that makes her the first of many young'n's she knows who will get married at some point. 💭: (That feels… like a relief.) ⠀

⠀ Well, too late, girlie! Hehehe! Now THIS is cause for celebration! After downing her soju in one chug, Toshiko slams the bottle on the table, leaving it to give Marie an affectionate hug! A brief but emotional one, before she goes to get the whole case of soju. ⠀

⠀ She missed a meeting because she forgot to turn her phone back on… Sigh… ❛ Fuck. ❜ ⠀

( Red Hood could be a good "young adult" Toshiko FC...