audience: shess

[cyclists]

Comments

[unsaid]

[ . . . well.]

I cannot say if I have a favorite.

[he receives so many and he likes them all...]

Perhaps they are simply the flowers that remind me most of dear friends.

[nonbelligerent]

... I'm sure your friends would appreciate the sentiment.

[unsaid]

[well.

they might if they remembered him.

but he doesn't say that out loud]

... I am happy to carry the memories I have accumulated in my heart.

Even the times that are difficult, or the ones that fail to bring joy.

[nonbelligerent]

That's probably the only way to endure a long life.

[unsaid]

Perhaps so.

And what of you, my friend?

[nonbelligerent]

I make do.

[unsaid]

Ahaha, so you do...

Have you come any closer to determining a wish for yourself, in a universe you are able to create?

[nonbelligerent]

Can't say I've been thinking too deeply about it.

[unsaid]

Busying yourself with the matters of others?

[nonbelligerent]

I guess.

[unsaid]

I suppose I cannot bring myself to be surprised -

Now, more than ever, things may be a bit chaotic.

[nonbelligerent]

I get that impression.

[unsaid]

I am receiving a great number of visitors - I am glad, to be able to talk while I am still wholeheartedly myself.

[nonbelligerent]

You're well-liked. People want to say their goodbyes, I imagine.

[unsaid]

Ha ha ha, that is a rather amusing sentiment. To continue to extend kindness to an old man such a myself....

I am honored.

Even so, I imagine it will not be a farewell for long.

[nonbelligerent]

It's hard for humans to acknowledge someone as that much older when they look young.

[case in point: all the people who worry about him even when he points out that he has millions of years of experience.]

... I hope so.

[unsaid]

Hmm, I suppose so - but you are not human and you are thoughtful enough to pay me a visit. You must have a different reason, don't you?

[it's because they're FRIENDS]

... I would say that my fate is in your hands - but you already know that I am not worried.

[nonbelligerent]

Technically, compared to my age, you're hardly an old man, Mikazuki. But besides that, am I not allowed to spend time with a friend?

[unsaid]

Certainly you always are - I cannot imagine a time where I would not be glad for your company.

[he's a shess stan]

But come, come, no need to be kind. I know that I am getting on in my years.

[there's

a slight tug at the corner of his lips though so he's probably just joking]

[nonbelligerent]

Sorry, I don't have any advice for age-related woes.