Post by Ranth on Jul 9, 2019 10:49:32 GMT -5
The sensation of cold water against his skin did little to chase away the anxiety that seeing Daisuke not once but twice had created within him. Although he couldn't even begin to explain the phenomenon, more and more he was finding it difficult to dismiss the man as a mere hallucination. Although he was certainly no psychiatrist, he felt in touch enough with reality to believe that he hadn't gone insane. At least not yet. But then again, how many crazy people actually knew they were crazy? Wasn't that half the problem? Feeling frustrated and helpless, Ranth just kept splashing water on his face until Daisuke's voice caused him to jump once more.
"You dided because I was strong. You came after me because you were too weak to resist the control of your precious tattoo", Ranth snarled at Daisuke's reflection in the mirror. Daisuke may not have been a hallucination, but Ranth was at least confident by this point that the man couldn't do much to hurt him directly. Or at least, if he was able to then he was doing a much better job of restraining himself than he had before Ranth crushed his throat.
"I...", Ranth hesitated as Daisuke began to attack him from a different angle. Through Rin. In truth, he had experienced moments of doubt about his ability to protect Rin if he had one of his episodes at the wrong time. But ultimately, he couldn't live with himself if he let Rin go into such grave danger as what she'd described to him the morning before without anyone to watch over her. Surely something was better than nothing after all. "Even if my efforts prove to be as futile as your attempt to kill me, I won't regret trying anymore than you seem to", he eventually replied with a hint of steel in his voice.
"Great, so now I've got two of you inside me?", Ranth replied dryly as he splashed more water on his face. It really was getting to be quite a party inside Ranth's soul lately and he wanted nothing more than to evict them all and get back from peace and quiet. Of course, upon hearing Daisuke's gleeful declaration that his only mission in death was to haunt him and make his life miserable, he was skeptical at best when the man offered to tell him how to make it all go away. "If your goal is to get my hopes up only to tell me something stupid like 'killing myself', then I'll spare you the effort", Ranth sighed as he grabbed a towel and began to dry his face. "But go on, I'll indulge you. How do I make you go away?
"You dided because I was strong. You came after me because you were too weak to resist the control of your precious tattoo", Ranth snarled at Daisuke's reflection in the mirror. Daisuke may not have been a hallucination, but Ranth was at least confident by this point that the man couldn't do much to hurt him directly. Or at least, if he was able to then he was doing a much better job of restraining himself than he had before Ranth crushed his throat.
"I...", Ranth hesitated as Daisuke began to attack him from a different angle. Through Rin. In truth, he had experienced moments of doubt about his ability to protect Rin if he had one of his episodes at the wrong time. But ultimately, he couldn't live with himself if he let Rin go into such grave danger as what she'd described to him the morning before without anyone to watch over her. Surely something was better than nothing after all. "Even if my efforts prove to be as futile as your attempt to kill me, I won't regret trying anymore than you seem to", he eventually replied with a hint of steel in his voice.
"Great, so now I've got two of you inside me?", Ranth replied dryly as he splashed more water on his face. It really was getting to be quite a party inside Ranth's soul lately and he wanted nothing more than to evict them all and get back from peace and quiet. Of course, upon hearing Daisuke's gleeful declaration that his only mission in death was to haunt him and make his life miserable, he was skeptical at best when the man offered to tell him how to make it all go away. "If your goal is to get my hopes up only to tell me something stupid like 'killing myself', then I'll spare you the effort", Ranth sighed as he grabbed a towel and began to dry his face. "But go on, I'll indulge you. How do I make you go away?