[X] Hug
[X] Thank him for not leaving.
[X] Cleanse
[X] Where did you get that seed? It's not one of mine, is it?
You stare at the grief seed on your palm in bewilderment. Where on earth did your uncle even get it? You need to defeat dangerous witches to get those, and they are crucial to Magical Girls! And why would he waste something as valuable as that on someone as worthless as you-
Your breathing pulls to a halt as a large lump rises up your throat. Your grip on the grief seed tightens and the hand starts to shake from the slowly dawning understanding of your uncle's words. He said he wouldn't leave you... He said he wouldn't leave you alone again…
You throw the pillow to the wall with your free hand, and jump at your uncle with both hands extended to hug him. He seems surprised at first but soon returns your gesture gently and wraps his arms loosely around you. His right hand slowly and rhythmically caresses your messy hair as you bawl and shed your few remaining tears to the smooth fabric of your uncle's jacket.
"It's okay, let it all out…" your uncle whispers to you in a low voice.
"T-thank you…" you manage to stutter out in your sob-strained voice and keep tightening your one-crushing hug on him, "T-thank you… for not leaving me… I-I don't want to be alone…"
You can feel your uncle nod in the hug. "Hmm, don't worry, it will be alright…" he quietly says back to you, not ceasing his comforting for even a second.
So you stay like that for a while, embracing your uncle and sobbing out into his clothing. And as the moment goes on, your sense of time and place starts to fade away into the dark room and warm pillow for you to hug. If you could just stay like that and fall asleep, not caring about anything... everything would be just alright in the world.
However, on some level you realize that this is not a the right time to let go. You forcibly drag yourself away from the blurry dreams and look up from the embrace at your uncle's face with a questioning expression. He notices your curious look almost immediately and closes his eyes in relief, "Hmm, looks like you're feeling a bit better now."
You nod slowly and hesitantly ease your hug on the man to bring the grief seed back to your line of sight. You take one final look at the trinket before pressing it against the grey Gem embedded to your upper chest. Once more it feels like the world had been lifted off your weary shoulders and the light sense of relief washes over your tired body.
You drop the seed on the bed next to you and let out a long, drawn out sigh. "U-uncle, I… Thank you, again… B-but where did you get that seed? I-it… it isn't one of mine, is it? Both of those are partially filled I think…"
Your uncle chuckles lightly and leans on the wall behind you. "I suppose the correct answer to that would be 'the normal way', but it's kind of a long story and one I'd rather share with you later," he casually brushes off the question and ruffles your hair again.
"Hmm, and I suppose I'd rather hear the whole story first," your uncle continues with a small smile as he lifts his hand back, "Well, there's no need to say anything you're uncomfortable with, but I'd like to hear the story behind this. Are your friends Magical Girls too? How many witches have you fought? What can you do? Why take so long to tell me? Things like that…"
He looks down at you with a curious expression, "I can also answer any questions you might have yourself... But, uh, try to keep up with your side of the story for now..." and it is at this moment that it really dawns on you that your uncle seems to know about Magical Girls. Just how much? You have no idea...
What do you do?
[] Decide what to tell uncle (Everything is not the right answer).
-[] Write-in.
[] Ask something from uncle.
-[] Write-in.
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You'll have plenty of time to go over things with your uncle, so there's no need to tell everything from beginning to end yet in this one vote, especially if something he says piques your interest along the way.
Unknown Grief Seed: 556/2500