fabrecation | 022 [Accidental Voice/Video]

[It really was an accident. That's what happens when a dumb teenager throws his journal somewhere where it can slide off and hit the voice/video button.

It looks like Luke's in front of the mirror on his closet door. Or is it...? That hairstyle looks like someone else's, which Luke was able to achieve with just some water and pushing his bangs back a lot. Conveniently, the journal's positioned in a good enough position so that one can see his reflection. Sure enough, by the reflection alone, it really does look like Asch is making faces at himself in the mirror.

He smiles. Good god, Asch is smiling. Is there a meteor heading for Luceti, because now the world is going to end.

He sticks out his tongue and crosses his eyes next. Did the Malnosso base just freeze over?

He grins at himself because good lord, this is funny, and then he tries something else.

He bares his teeth and scowls, even making a growling noise.]

Rrrrr...!

My name is Asch, I can't smile and I need friends.

[He's even got the voice perfectly. He keeps it up, putting his hands on his hips to growl and makes faces at himself some more, completely unaware of just how much the journal is catching.]

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And yet you're still embarrassing him in public. We've discussed this before. It's so disappointing.

[Van hopes Asch kicks him out for this. It will be one hell of a fight to listen to.]

[There's a BANG as Luke brings his hand heavily down on a desk nearby and glares down at the floor.]

I didn't mean to!

[Well now Asch is definitely going to hear him....]

It was mean-spirited to do it at all. I would hope that's not what you truly think of him. He's a sensitive soul, Luke.

[Keep digging, thing. He enjoys your misery.]

Edited 2012-01-16 11:31 (UTC)

Don't call him that!

[Dammit. Van's messing with his head and he knows it, but he can't just leave this alone.]

He knows what I think of him. So stop trying to twist it around!

I'm not twisting anything around. I'm only saying that you should show a little more respect. That's no way to treat a friend.

[Who's messing with anyone's head? This is a gentle, helpful scolding. ...And he's deriving sick pleasure from dicking about with their relationship, let's not kid ourselves. But it's still a helpful scolding.]

[Luke respects Asch greatly. What's the harm in a little fun? A little teasing? Friends do that to each other. He does it to Xion, to Yuri, to Hiccup... to exclude Asch from that would be to take another step from him.

Luke's fist remains clenched on the desk while he glares down at the floor. He wants to say it: How would you know how to treat a friend? He wants to, so badly. But something keeps it held back.]

I treat my friends differently from you. [Yeah. He doesn't gain their respect and then manipulate them to do awful things.] I respect them, but I have fun with them, too.

[What a petulant child. It would be shocking... if Van didn't know how old he is. and who raised him. Or didn't raise him. He sighs, ever the disappointed teacher.]

Stop making excuses and apologize to him. You know he won't find this fun. I'm ashamed of you.

[That's right, go find him. Go find him and repair your farce of a relationship, replica. Do it so he can listen to Asch throttle you half to death. Return a little joy to his life.]

I'm not making excuses! I didn't want to drag him into it and you know it!

[He's pretty close to just shutting the journal now. Ashamed, pah. Never mind that it does make Luke feel even worse. But why should he care about what Van thinks of him? Why should he...]

I was already going to apologize, don't act like I wasn't.

You aren't making anything except excuses. You might apologize, but I doubt you're at all sorry, except that you got caught. [...Because he'd know a thing or two about that feeling.]

I wasn't going to question Asch's judgment any further, but- [Oh. Speak of the red-headed devil. He does sound angry, doesn't he?

Thanks for the help, Replica. So much Van would never get done without you.]

[... That actually makes Luke pause, and frown deeply.

... Seriously? Van thinks that's why Luke is so panicked, frustrated and upset? Because he got caught? That isn't right at all. Maybe it was a small part of it, but the reason is way deeper than that.

He just looks down at the journal for a second. Did he really think -

And there's that shout.

Luke doesn't bother saying anything, just looks up and shuts the journal.]

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