[his grip tightens around his mug, then loosens again as he fights back the wave of indignation that boils in his gut]
Maybe they couldn't. . . handle it. But you know what? That's their shitty problem. Not yours. So don't. . . call yourself a burden.
[he doesn't know why the mere thought pisses him off so much, but. . . it does. a burden. as if someone like Rom-- so willing to put himself in danger to help others, to isolate himself from humanity in order to carry out his work-- could be a burden. if that's truly what his parents thought, then. . . it's no wonder that Rom thought himself unsuitable for a game such as this one. even though Edamura thinks that's wrong, too]
no subject
You aren't a burden.
[his grip tightens around his mug, then loosens again as he fights back the wave of indignation that boils in his gut]
Maybe they couldn't. . . handle it. But you know what? That's their shitty problem. Not yours. So don't. . . call yourself a burden.
[he doesn't know why the mere thought pisses him off so much, but. . . it does. a burden. as if someone like Rom-- so willing to put himself in danger to help others, to isolate himself from humanity in order to carry out his work-- could be a burden. if that's truly what his parents thought, then. . . it's no wonder that Rom thought himself unsuitable for a game such as this one. even though Edamura thinks that's wrong, too]