R4 Viewing Party - no crying til the end (if you can help it)

[serrata]

I'm sure this is fine.

WELCOME TO THE R4 LIVEWATCH: AIRLOCKED REACH EDITION

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and now to put the crying in a subcomment

[shikosuki]

[ For the most part, Choromatsu had been fine. Any crying that he'd done prior to the reruns starting had at least been done away from everyone else, if it'd been done at all. Even seeing his brothers on screen and knowing their inevitable fates hadn't gotten him going yet.

Until he catches this exchange.

"Mm...that would be unusual if they were, but if they are not here, then I do hope they are home safe."

"My brothers are all very capable of taking care of themselves, though! So I am not too worried about them. They will be alright."

"Well, hopefully you'll be back home with them in no time."

There is something to be said about the power of the little things, the way just a tiny little detail can needle its way in and make everything come crumbling down. The anger that Choromatsu has been using to hide his grief all comes down in an instant when he hears those words, and with a low, strangled whine, he finally gives in to the tears falling down his face, sobbing quietly under his breath.

They did not come back home. And he wasn't all right-- he was picked up and put through the exact same hell but on his own, without even one other brother. He wasn't safe at home, taking care of himself just fine, he was ground down to mincemeat and still putting himself back together, only alive now because of Kip, Heart, Queenie, Nari and the others. And now he has no clue anymore if Ichimatsu, Jyushimatsu and Todomatsu are safe themselves. If they took half of them for this sick game, what was preventing the rest from being in this "final season" now? And him unable to do a thing. Unable to go back in time and prevent this from happening to the eldest or leaving now to find and protect the youngest.

And so he breaks down instead. ]