[ God, is he ever. Daniel already sounds worried enough out loud, but there's so much more simmering inside of him. It's only the tip of the worry iceberg.
It's not like he'd warn Jun for no reason, after all. ]
But we can keep an eye on the other kids, right? Sunny is wary of her, and I'm sure he will let me know if anything else happens. Maybe you can make sure to keep talking to Shigeo and Robby at the dojo too. [ Especially since-- ] Robby is too mad at me right now to really confide in me.
[ It's a good thing to wonder about, honestly. Can Daniel say it? He knows he has to, just so no more dumb misunderstandings are created within the dojo, but it's not like it's really easy to talk about either. Especially when Daniel doesn't want to openly hurt in front of one of his kids.
So he sucks in a breath, trying to shove down as much as of the feeling as he can, pre-emptively, before he speaks. ]
Like I said, I.. [ Exhale. ] I think Makima did something to him. He was really worried about Shigeo, but then suddenly was really mean to him instead. It's the sort of sudden change to an extreme opposite that just can't have any logical reason behind it, especially when it happened after he spoke with her. Sunny says he thinks she has the power to influence people's minds.
[ All of that is painful enough, but at least it's objective. Just Daniel relaying the facts as he knows it, and he tries to focus on that to keep his own hurt out of it.
The next part is harder, but he keeps breathing calmly, doing his best to not let too much of said hurt spill out. ]
I tried talking with Robby about it, but he just got.. [ .. Daniel wants to say mad, but maybe that isn't the right word after all. Objectively it might be, but it feels like Daniel would be absolving himself of any blame in this. ] .. hurt. He went to live with his o-- his dad.
[ He lets out a tiny noise, probably intended as 'what can you do about it?', though it probably sounds a touch sadder than that. ]
[ There's a slight hum from Daniel - mostly in agreement to that last part. His belief falters a little at private moments, but he still believes there has to be more going on.
Even though that's incredibly worrisome in and of itself. ]
You can talk to him. Though maybe it's better to not talk to him about.. this. [ Given what a disaster trying to talk to Robby about it himself had turned out to be. The last thing he wants to do is accidentally make the kids fight amongst themselves too. ] But I..
[ Daniel pauses. Breathes in.
The man tries really hard to just sound calm as he speaks on, rather than worried. Rather than sad. He can't be sad when he has to be strong for these kids, Jun included. ]
I think he could use company. Friends to talk to. You know?
[ Talk about a callout. It makes Daniel tightly press his lips together for a moment, glad that this is just an audio call, so Jun can't see that. Because he's hitting the nail on the head here - Daniel really does feel troubled about all of this.
Especially when it feels like there's so little he can do about any of it, and the more time passes, the more the situation slips through his fingers, getting out of control. ]
You don't have to worry. I'm not the one getting manipulated by someone. [ Because, you know.. that's clearly the only reason anyone could need someone else to talk to, right.. ] Things are a little tough right now, but we'll find some solution to it.
Of course. [ It does sound like Daniel is ready to hang up, but just before, there's another thing he's got to mention.
Just in case. ]
Take care. Alright? Please be careful.
[ It's not like he hasn't said that already, but.. it bears repeating. Not because he thinks Jun is reckless in any way, but purely because Daniel is just that worried about the kids. All of them. Jun included. ]
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Date: 2023-05-01 07:35 pm (UTC)[He's not going to give up on a friend.]
I'm not going to like... send him after her. But he hates kids getting pushed around almost as much as the both of us. Maybe more.
I'm just... worried as to what she'll do if she thinks no one is watching.
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Date: 2023-05-02 01:50 pm (UTC)[ God, is he ever. Daniel already sounds worried enough out loud, but there's so much more simmering inside of him. It's only the tip of the worry iceberg.
It's not like he'd warn Jun for no reason, after all. ]
But we can keep an eye on the other kids, right? Sunny is wary of her, and I'm sure he will let me know if anything else happens. Maybe you can make sure to keep talking to Shigeo and Robby at the dojo too. [ Especially since-- ] Robby is too mad at me right now to really confide in me.
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Date: 2023-05-04 11:25 pm (UTC)... Wait, what happened with Robby? If... you can even say.
[He knows that it might not be polite to say...]
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Date: 2023-05-05 08:59 pm (UTC)So he sucks in a breath, trying to shove down as much as of the feeling as he can, pre-emptively, before he speaks. ]
Like I said, I.. [ Exhale. ] I think Makima did something to him. He was really worried about Shigeo, but then suddenly was really mean to him instead. It's the sort of sudden change to an extreme opposite that just can't have any logical reason behind it, especially when it happened after he spoke with her. Sunny says he thinks she has the power to influence people's minds.
[ All of that is painful enough, but at least it's objective. Just Daniel relaying the facts as he knows it, and he tries to focus on that to keep his own hurt out of it.
The next part is harder, but he keeps breathing calmly, doing his best to not let too much of said hurt spill out. ]
I tried talking with Robby about it, but he just got.. [ .. Daniel wants to say mad, but maybe that isn't the right word after all. Objectively it might be, but it feels like Daniel would be absolving himself of any blame in this. ] .. hurt. He went to live with his o-- his dad.
[ He lets out a tiny noise, probably intended as 'what can you do about it?', though it probably sounds a touch sadder than that. ]
I don't think he wants to talk with me anymore.
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Date: 2023-05-07 12:06 am (UTC)[His tone implies it's anything but great. He takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly. He's going to bee fine. It's fine. (It's not fine.)]
I can try to talk to him, if you... want. I'm not going to try to force him to do anything, but I... just...
... He can't be serious about that. It's got to be something weird going on.
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Date: 2023-05-08 06:09 pm (UTC)Even though that's incredibly worrisome in and of itself. ]
You can talk to him. Though maybe it's better to not talk to him about.. this. [ Given what a disaster trying to talk to Robby about it himself had turned out to be. The last thing he wants to do is accidentally make the kids fight amongst themselves too. ] But I..
[ Daniel pauses. Breathes in.
The man tries really hard to just sound calm as he speaks on, rather than worried. Rather than sad. He can't be sad when he has to be strong for these kids, Jun included. ]
I think he could use company. Friends to talk to. You know?
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Date: 2023-05-08 06:12 pm (UTC)[Maybe Jun's not the most appropriate person for this, but... he can tell sensei doesn't feel okay about any of this.]
I'll try to talk to him, but... you need to try to talk to someone, too. Okay?
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Date: 2023-05-09 07:04 pm (UTC)Especially when it feels like there's so little he can do about any of it, and the more time passes, the more the situation slips through his fingers, getting out of control. ]
You don't have to worry. I'm not the one getting manipulated by someone. [ Because, you know.. that's clearly the only reason anyone could need someone else to talk to, right.. ] Things are a little tough right now, but we'll find some solution to it.
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Date: 2023-05-10 04:09 am (UTC)[He's never been anything but blunt and rarely will be anything other than that. Daniel should know this right now.]
But yes, we will. I'll let you know as soon as I find something out, okay?
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Date: 2023-05-11 07:00 pm (UTC)[ That's mostly in response to the last part. Sue him.
But after pausing, and after inhaling a breath-- ]
.. and I've got Chozen to talk to. Don't worry. [ H-He'll talk, okay! Even if Daniel may not exactly be good at that.. ]
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Date: 2023-05-13 02:07 am (UTC)I'll talk to you later, okay? I've got a call to make...
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Date: 2023-05-14 08:43 pm (UTC)Just in case. ]
Take care. Alright? Please be careful.
[ It's not like he hasn't said that already, but.. it bears repeating. Not because he thinks Jun is reckless in any way, but purely because Daniel is just that worried about the kids. All of them. Jun included. ]
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Date: 2023-05-14 09:53 pm (UTC)[It's not like Jun cares if he gets hurt!
B-baka!]Have a good day.