[She likes the sound of that, even if it may have not been what he meant. And hey, the headpats: success. She's going to remember that... for reasons.]
You know, backstory like in a video game! You find out about tragic or silly backstory of like, your party rogue or paladin or something!
[...is Beat even a gamer— DOES HE EVEN HAVE GAMES ON HIS PHONE??
Her wondering about that pauses as he tells her about his own home life, and she frowns some when he mentions his parents... not being all that great.]
Is it the super stereotypical 'if you aren't adhering to how it is, you're wrong'? Hammer down the nail that sticks out, all that? I guess I was pretty lucky, I only thought Mom hated me for what happened after hearing the fake note, but...
[She's quiet for a moment, wondering. Parents don't usually just hate their kids, right?]
I don't think they hate you or anything. I mean, I dunno them but... I can't imagine they do. You just... don't want to be what they want, right? It's okay to be you, Beat., no matter what anyone else says. I like you better being the bad boy type, being any different would just be... weird.
[...can she imagine him being like Yusuke? Oh, no, that's a weird mental image, maybe not.]
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[She likes the sound of that, even if it may have not been what he meant. And hey, the headpats: success. She's going to remember that... for reasons.]
You know, backstory like in a video game! You find out about tragic or silly backstory of like, your party rogue or paladin or something!
[...is Beat even a gamer— DOES HE EVEN HAVE GAMES ON HIS PHONE??
Her wondering about that pauses as he tells her about his own home life, and she frowns some when he mentions his parents... not being all that great.]
Is it the super stereotypical 'if you aren't adhering to how it is, you're wrong'? Hammer down the nail that sticks out, all that? I guess I was pretty lucky, I only thought Mom hated me for what happened after hearing the fake note, but...
[She's quiet for a moment, wondering. Parents don't usually just hate their kids, right?]
I don't think they hate you or anything. I mean, I dunno them but... I can't imagine they do. You just... don't want to be what they want, right? It's okay to be you, Beat., no matter what anyone else says. I like you better being the bad boy type, being any different would just be... weird.
[...can she imagine him being like Yusuke? Oh, no, that's a weird mental image, maybe not.]