A Less Unkind World
Cast:
Cure White, Yukishiro Honoka – age 14
Kiriya, Irizawa Kiriya – age 14
June, 2004
"My situation is different from yours."
This is the first thing Kiriya says after leading Honoka to the riverbank.
"I don't understand."
"I think that if your family were to leave, if you wanted to stay behind, you could find a way to make it possible. You're an incredible person who could make it work."
Honoka hesitates before she replies: "That really isn't true."
"Since you say so, I'll believe you. I've never known anybody like you before. You helped me learn that school can be fun. That being with other people can be fun. If I could, I would have liked to make this time last forever."
He pauses. Honoka waits silently for Kiriya to explain.
"I live with my sister, who is moving away. I have to go with her. I want you to know that... I'll miss you."
"That's- I'll miss you, too. You're my friend."
"A friend, huh?" Kiriya's smile is slightly bitter. "I almost wished that there was some magical solution, but if there were any such thing as magic, I would probably be one of the bad guys. This world may not be as kind as I'd like, but at least it's not the sort of unkind world that would force us to be enemies."
"You always say such strange things."
"That's because I'm a strange person."