[when mob gets back from visiting robby it's blanker than he's been since first waking up.
it's been about two weeks now, since everything. he hasn't been good, exactly, but he's clearly recovering, ready to try again. he spends a lot of time at home but he goes out if asked. he spends time with jun, to visit yoichi. he doesn't cut out the people in his life, more grateful than ever for them. if there's karate he goes, though probably not given daniel's condition. he visits daniel though.
something he's not sure he'll get to do again. robby didn't want him to. robby didn't think it was smart. don't be stupid about this. get a clue.
he'll be in the kitchen, doing dishes. occasionally he'll stare at one blankly before remembering to get back to it. worse still he no doubt told sunny he was going to go talk to robby today. obviously that went just. so well.]
[There was no possible way that Sunny had thought Mob's talk with Robby was going to go bad. They'd had a talk themselves not that long ago, and it was clear that the guy deeply cared about Mob. They had even been discussing ways to try to help him in the future.
So Mob not saying anything about was unusual. Even worse was how Mob was looking once Sunny got close enough to see him. He looked like he was... not doing well. What could have happened?
He gets a little closer, frowning.]
Mob? Did things... not go well? [But why wouldn't they have?]
[mob puts a plate down. he's leaving the spoons for now, probably better not to make a mess of those. he owed it to miss makima not to make a mess. she didn't like messes, he thinks.
a blink.] Sunny. [hello, this is a normal day, huh] Oh, it went fine. Robby was honest with me. That's what matters.
[haha] I won't be going to karate anymore though. I'm sorry.
[for a beat mob thinks maybe he shouldn't say. but not saying would imply there's something to hide and there isn't. robby's right to feel the way he does. he was right about a lot of things, even if they hurt.
sort of like ritsu. ritsu said them harshly, that's true. mob knows his brother was being a bit nasty, and maybe mob didn't deserve that, but there was a lot of truth in what he said. it was important to have it out, so they can reconcile. this is... fine. it's just reaffirming things he already knew, what robby said.]
He doesn't want to be involved with my powers anymore. And I was messing around too much. This shouldn't have happened at all.
He's right. I didn't light incense or have my omen out. I didn't tell him or Mr. Larusso the whole truth. Apologies don't fix things.
[a very long beat and he looks to sunny.] It's okay. I have Miss Makima now. I'm taking it seriously.
[Just give Sunny a minute here to process this bullshit. There was so much here that he can barely comprehend because it simply... wasn't true. He didn't know why Robby would say this sort of thing.
The reliance on Makima, too, was alarming. He hated this.]
That's stupid. All of that is stupid and cruel to say. [Oh uh, hm. Sunny is... mad. There's a light flare of his power, colored red.] You weren't messing around. You've been trying to figure out how to better control your powers since you got here- since I've known you.
That's why you've been working with Robby and sensei. [He clenches his teeth and takes a breath.] And those ways were better than just... letting Makima do whatever she wants with you.
[Oh boy! No 'miss' there. Sunny was already not happy with the whole 'giving himself up' to Makima but this was irking him even more. Normally he wouldn't be quite so harsh- he doesn't understand the situation entirely- but he is a teenager and is getting pretty protective of Mob.]
[oh god not tired fast food retail employee sunny, things have gotten serious.
he blinks a little, looking over with a bit of surprise despite himself. he's never heard sunny say anything like that before. the flare of his power is pretty obvious to, a sign he's angry.
oh no.]
Sunny... I know he was wrong about that part. About how he and Mr. Larusso didn't help. [they did. robby won't change mob's mind about that. it may not have fixed the problem but they did help him. he just wasn't able to truly change.] And I have been trying but- it wasn't enough. That's just true.
If I had defended against Yoichi's beast like Robby taught me this wouldn't have happened, but I didn't. I messed up. Please, I have to take responsibility for all that.
And... if Robby doesn't want me around it's not something I have a choice about anyway.
[At the very least Mob recognized that Robby and sensei were helping. Oh, by the way, hates that Mob is calling him Mr. Larusso now. Absolutely loathes that. He was still Mob's sensei, dammit.]
You made a mistake. You had that fight with your brother the night before. [Yes, he heard that. And yes, he was still thinking about it.] It isn't any surprise you weren't thinking clearly. [There's emphasis to his words that was unusual for him. Instead of the relatively neutral tone, there is passion in it.]
Trying is enough. You can't think failure as not trying hard enough. There's no scale that anyone can base that off of.
Stop being so hard on yourself. It won't help you get where you want to be. And guilt will eat you until there's nothing left.
[he says it, and then after a moment his blank face goes dimmer. that... isn't something he should say to sunny. not when- not with mari.
the plate cracks in his hand at the realization of that slip. get a clue, he thinks. don't be stupid.] I'm sorry. [he says, quietly. the cracked plate is still in his hand.
after a moment he does look over though, tired around the edges.] What should I do then?
[It feels a little like a slap to the face. Mistakes shouldn't hurt people this badly. Sunny's expression grows a little more neutral, before it returns to the frustration that was there before.]
But they can and do. And that doesn't mean you aren't worthy of forgiveness.
[Gonna take that lesson and apply it. Maybe he would have shut down not even that long ago to Mob saying that, but no. Even if other people didn't forgive Sunny... Sunny would have to forgive himself. Mob should forgive himself.]
Keep going to Miyagi-Do. Even if Robby is acting weird, the rest of us want you there. Sensei definitely does.
[after a beat mob nods. maybe that's true. that is absolutely true. no one is worthless, no matter what they do. that's something he knows that won't be shaken, even by this. even him.
for a brief moment his chest aches. he wishes master reigen was here.
he puts the plate to the side. the briefest moment and he lets his power wrap around it, mending the crack. there's still that imperfection, it might need to be thrown out anyway for looks alone, but it's useable.]
No. [he says softly.] I can't. I'll... think about it, but I can't disrespect Robby's wishes like that. I- [he needs a moment before very quietly saying,] Robby means too much to me to do that.
[For a quiet moment, Sunny watches as Mob deals with the plate. Heals it. Perhaps it was imperfect now, but was that such a terrible thing?]
Do you know about kintsugi? [Perhaps this sounds like a random interjection, but give him a moment-] It's a style of repair that treats cracks in pottery by joining them together with gold or silver lacquer. They're prominent and noticeable, since they're viewed as being part of the object's history, rather than something that should be covered up.
[He pauses, glancing upward.] Maybe it's not the same, but when people are hurt I think it should be. You can repair the wound but it's still part of you. You're imperfect but not broken.
[Anyway... sorry to wax philosophical here but Sunny was a creative kid and the plate got him thinking.]
I know you care about Robby, but please do think about it. If Robby wants to avoid you, he should be the one to stay away instead.
[mob shakes his head, it's not something he's heard about. as it's explained it makes him think of reigen, right after that pang of missing him too. it just sounds like something master reigen would say. well, usually reigen's went a bit off the rails at some point but when it was really serious it was like this.
kind, firm, addressing things were broken in a way that didn't mean he was broken, or anyone was broken. he thinks jun could use hearing this. as for himself-]
You can learn from it. [fill the wound up with something else. mogami's world festers under his skin sometimes, but usually he can remember what it taught him about worth and the people around him. how he can change people too.
(he can break people too. maybe he broke robby's trust completely. he lets those thoughts sit for a moment before pushing them away, which is a bit of a step. not instant repression, at least.)]
... I'll think about it. [he promises.] I don't want to not go to karate. I really like it. I... I thought it was helping.
[Sunny nods, his features softening a bit. That was exactly it. You could learn from it. You could grow from it.
And now Mob was at least promising to think about things. That was good.]
I think it's helping. It's also helped me a lot. [A pause.] And... you have, too, Mob. If I hadn't met you so soon after I got here, I'm not sure where I would have ended up. [Mob essentially gave him a home and support network. He gave him someone that he could confide in.
And for that Mob gets to enjoy a tiny but genuine smile from Sunny.]
[oh, a sunny smile. rare! even stranger given how terrible everything seems lately. he can't offer one back but his shoulders ease a little.]
I think you would have been okay. You're really tough. [said plainly, but still,] I... don't want to worry sensei. I guess I should consider that too. I don't think he agrees with- with Robby.
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it's been about two weeks now, since everything. he hasn't been good, exactly, but he's clearly recovering, ready to try again. he spends a lot of time at home but he goes out if asked. he spends time with jun, to visit yoichi. he doesn't cut out the people in his life, more grateful than ever for them. if there's karate he goes, though probably not given daniel's condition. he visits daniel though.
something he's not sure he'll get to do again. robby didn't want him to. robby didn't think it was smart. don't be stupid about this. get a clue.
he'll be in the kitchen, doing dishes. occasionally he'll stare at one blankly before remembering to get back to it. worse still he no doubt told sunny he was going to go talk to robby today. obviously that went just. so well.]
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So Mob not saying anything about was unusual. Even worse was how Mob was looking once Sunny got close enough to see him. He looked like he was... not doing well. What could have happened?
He gets a little closer, frowning.]
Mob? Did things... not go well? [But why wouldn't they have?]
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a blink.] Sunny. [hello, this is a normal day, huh] Oh, it went fine. Robby was honest with me. That's what matters.
[haha] I won't be going to karate anymore though. I'm sorry.
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Sunny stares at Mob, blinking once.]
What did he say? [What did he say, Mob!?]
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sort of like ritsu. ritsu said them harshly, that's true. mob knows his brother was being a bit nasty, and maybe mob didn't deserve that, but there was a lot of truth in what he said. it was important to have it out, so they can reconcile. this is... fine. it's just reaffirming things he already knew, what robby said.]
He doesn't want to be involved with my powers anymore. And I was messing around too much. This shouldn't have happened at all.
He's right. I didn't light incense or have my omen out. I didn't tell him or Mr. Larusso the whole truth. Apologies don't fix things.
[a very long beat and he looks to sunny.] It's okay. I have Miss Makima now. I'm taking it seriously.
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The reliance on Makima, too, was alarming. He hated this.]
That's stupid. All of that is stupid and cruel to say. [Oh uh, hm. Sunny is... mad. There's a light flare of his power, colored red.] You weren't messing around. You've been trying to figure out how to better control your powers since you got here- since I've known you.
That's why you've been working with Robby and sensei. [He clenches his teeth and takes a breath.] And those ways were better than just... letting Makima do whatever she wants with you.
[Oh boy! No 'miss' there. Sunny was already not happy with the whole 'giving himself up' to Makima but this was irking him even more. Normally he wouldn't be quite so harsh- he doesn't understand the situation entirely- but he is a teenager and is getting pretty protective of Mob.]
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he blinks a little, looking over with a bit of surprise despite himself. he's never heard sunny say anything like that before. the flare of his power is pretty obvious to, a sign he's angry.
oh no.]
Sunny... I know he was wrong about that part. About how he and Mr. Larusso didn't help. [they did. robby won't change mob's mind about that. it may not have fixed the problem but they did help him. he just wasn't able to truly change.] And I have been trying but- it wasn't enough. That's just true.
If I had defended against Yoichi's beast like Robby taught me this wouldn't have happened, but I didn't. I messed up. Please, I have to take responsibility for all that.
And... if Robby doesn't want me around it's not something I have a choice about anyway.
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You made a mistake. You had that fight with your brother the night before. [Yes, he heard that. And yes, he was still thinking about it.] It isn't any surprise you weren't thinking clearly. [There's emphasis to his words that was unusual for him. Instead of the relatively neutral tone, there is passion in it.]
Trying is enough. You can't think failure as not trying hard enough. There's no scale that anyone can base that off of.
Stop being so hard on yourself. It won't help you get where you want to be. And guilt will eat you until there's nothing left.
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[he says it, and then after a moment his blank face goes dimmer. that... isn't something he should say to sunny. not when- not with mari.
the plate cracks in his hand at the realization of that slip. get a clue, he thinks. don't be stupid.] I'm sorry. [he says, quietly. the cracked plate is still in his hand.
after a moment he does look over though, tired around the edges.] What should I do then?
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But they can and do. And that doesn't mean you aren't worthy of forgiveness.
[Gonna take that lesson and apply it. Maybe he would have shut down not even that long ago to Mob saying that, but no. Even if other people didn't forgive Sunny... Sunny would have to forgive himself. Mob should forgive himself.]
Keep going to Miyagi-Do. Even if Robby is acting weird, the rest of us want you there. Sensei definitely does.
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for a brief moment his chest aches. he wishes master reigen was here.
he puts the plate to the side. the briefest moment and he lets his power wrap around it, mending the crack. there's still that imperfection, it might need to be thrown out anyway for looks alone, but it's useable.]
No. [he says softly.] I can't. I'll... think about it, but I can't disrespect Robby's wishes like that. I- [he needs a moment before very quietly saying,] Robby means too much to me to do that.
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Do you know about kintsugi? [Perhaps this sounds like a random interjection, but give him a moment-] It's a style of repair that treats cracks in pottery by joining them together with gold or silver lacquer. They're prominent and noticeable, since they're viewed as being part of the object's history, rather than something that should be covered up.
[He pauses, glancing upward.] Maybe it's not the same, but when people are hurt I think it should be. You can repair the wound but it's still part of you. You're imperfect but not broken.
[Anyway... sorry to wax philosophical here but Sunny was a creative kid and the plate got him thinking.]
I know you care about Robby, but please do think about it. If Robby wants to avoid you, he should be the one to stay away instead.
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kind, firm, addressing things were broken in a way that didn't mean he was broken, or anyone was broken. he thinks jun could use hearing this. as for himself-]
You can learn from it. [fill the wound up with something else. mogami's world festers under his skin sometimes, but usually he can remember what it taught him about worth and the people around him. how he can change people too.
(he can break people too. maybe he broke robby's trust completely. he lets those thoughts sit for a moment before pushing them away, which is a bit of a step. not instant repression, at least.)]
... I'll think about it. [he promises.] I don't want to not go to karate. I really like it. I... I thought it was helping.
[just not enough.]
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And now Mob was at least promising to think about things. That was good.]
I think it's helping. It's also helped me a lot. [A pause.] And... you have, too, Mob. If I hadn't met you so soon after I got here, I'm not sure where I would have ended up. [Mob essentially gave him a home and support network. He gave him someone that he could confide in.
And for that Mob gets to enjoy a tiny but genuine smile from Sunny.]
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I think you would have been okay. You're really tough. [said plainly, but still,] I... don't want to worry sensei. I guess I should consider that too. I don't think he agrees with- with Robby.
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Maybe. But I'm glad I don't have to find out. [The smile does not stay for long, particularly at the mention of Robby.]
I'm sure he doesn't. I don't think there's anyone in the dojo that would agree with Robby about this.