Notes: Made it so that since it is a year later, some candidates have been sent home. Second year students have their own rooms.
Ikhny was in her room going over technical specs on her personal computer. She organized and printed a list of things that needed to be checked the next day on Hiead's Pro Ing. Her eyelids drooped and she blinked to clear her vision. Lately Ikhny felt tired all the time and it was becoming a chore to do simple tasks. She also attacked her work with considerably less gusto.
Life itself was growing tedious. Ikhny believed she only had one friend on G.O.A., and that was Kizna. Without her, she doubted she could have made it even this far. Recently, Zero and Kizna's relationship had changed. They were closer, and seemed to like each other more than friends. This left Ikhny more time to be alone and think about her life, and the loneliness that had been nipping at her heals was threatening to consume her. She began to question what was even motivating her anymore. Her answer was that Hiead scared her into doing her best, she couldn't bear the look of disdain he gave her when she failed.
Ikhny sensed that his barbs lessened as her skills improved. Maybe if she dedicated all her time to being perfect, then he would approve of her and eventually open up? The time she had spent as his partner had brought her this understanding of Hiead; He was destined for greatness and was determined to achieve his goals at any cost. Something in his past spurred this attitude, as well as his insistences that emotions were unacceptable. She believed he could change, she just needed to gain his respect first before he would listen to her and let her help him.
The truth was somewhere along the line Ikhny had really screwed up and had fallen in love with the bastard. Kizna was the only person she had told. She gently tried to dissuade her, citing the flaws in Hiead. Kizna believed he was unworthy of Ikhny's love because of the way he treated her. They had talked at length upon the subject and eventually decided that everyone deserved to be loved, even Hiead. So maybe Ikhny would be the one to break his protective walls down, teaching him about love and human emotion and showing him it can be virtuous.
The small repairer had held on to such optimism for a while, but the ice that could sometimes live in Hiead's red eyes was enough to discourage anyone. When she thought about it now she could only cry at the unfairness of the world. That she could love someone, who was so completely lacking the emotion.
Ikhny was in her room going over technical specs on her personal computer. She organized and printed a list of things that needed to be checked the next day on Hiead's Pro Ing. Her eyelids drooped and she blinked to clear her vision. Lately Ikhny felt tired all the time and it was becoming a chore to do simple tasks. She also attacked her work with considerably less gusto.
Life itself was growing tedious. Ikhny believed she only had one friend on G.O.A., and that was Kizna. Without her, she doubted she could have made it even this far. Recently, Zero and Kizna's relationship had changed. They were closer, and seemed to like each other more than friends. This left Ikhny more time to be alone and think about her life, and the loneliness that had been nipping at her heals was threatening to consume her. She began to question what was even motivating her anymore. Her answer was that Hiead scared her into doing her best, she couldn't bear the look of disdain he gave her when she failed.
Ikhny sensed that his barbs lessened as her skills improved. Maybe if she dedicated all her time to being perfect, then he would approve of her and eventually open up? The time she had spent as his partner had brought her this understanding of Hiead; He was destined for greatness and was determined to achieve his goals at any cost. Something in his past spurred this attitude, as well as his insistences that emotions were unacceptable. She believed he could change, she just needed to gain his respect first before he would listen to her and let her help him.
The truth was somewhere along the line Ikhny had really screwed up and had fallen in love with the bastard. Kizna was the only person she had told. She gently tried to dissuade her, citing the flaws in Hiead. Kizna believed he was unworthy of Ikhny's love because of the way he treated her. They had talked at length upon the subject and eventually decided that everyone deserved to be loved, even Hiead. So maybe Ikhny would be the one to break his protective walls down, teaching him about love and human emotion and showing him it can be virtuous.
The small repairer had held on to such optimism for a while, but the ice that could sometimes live in Hiead's red eyes was enough to discourage anyone. When she thought about it now she could only cry at the unfairness of the world. That she could love someone, who was so completely lacking the emotion.