Of Fashionable Lateness
You're late.
I was wondering when you would show up. I was wondering whether you would show up at all.
You're late.
Took you long enough, you know. The sun is setting. We all spent the day training, just in case you didn't come, hoping it would be a waste. Guess it is, isn't it?
You're late.
Why didn't you come sooner? Don't pretend you just found Dranzer. Don't pretend you didn't know we were waiting. You knew perfectly well where we were and what we were doing. Why else would you come? Why else would Dragoon and Dranzer have met, if only for a fleeting moment?
You're late.
You spent all day training, didn't you? Don't try to make me believe Dranzer obeyed immediately. You couldn't have controlled it so easily with that broken body, with that broken spirit. Were you trying to prove something to yourself? Were you trying to hide your weakness from us? We wouldn't have laughed. We would have helped you. Can't you let go of your pride for a while?
You're late.
Don't you trust us? We don't care about the past, you know. Only the future matters to us. We're your friends, and friends forgive each other. It's alright to show us you're human. We won't think any less of you. If anything, that would raise our respect for you, if that's still possible. We care about you, even if you don't seem to realize it. We would do anything for your sake. Shouldn't you know that by now?
You're late
I was worried, you know. We all were. A week without news… I couldn't shake off your bleeding face, erase that look full of despair from my mind. I prayed endlessly for your safety, hoping against hope you would com back to us. Hoping against hope you would come back to me.
You're late.
I'm glad you came. Not just because we need you for the match. I'm glad… because I missed you. Rei, Max, Kyoujyu, Hiromi, Daichi, me… We all missed you.
You're late, but you're here. And that's all that matters.