Notail Simulator Beta (4/4)

(Same music as before)

He just kept crying. You felt more and more tired but at your self instead of him.

"Why do you think I'm your best friend? You said it yourself; the others are nice to you. =3"

He spent a few moments drying his tears before speaking again. He seemed to have calmed down, though slightly.

"Well you're nice to me too. >=3"
"No, I'm not. =3"
"But..you have been. >=3"
"I think you got tossed around too much. I'm still not over you killing my best friend. =3"
"I'm sorry about that..... >=3"
"You can be sorry, but that won't change things. =3"
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. You saved me E-2732. I don't know what would have happened if you didn't save me. >=3"
"Get over it. =3"
"Why are you so mean E-2732! >=3"

This is maybe the first time he has ever raised his voice at you. It snaps you back into reality, and you search your mind for what you want to say before you finally decide to tell the truth.

"It's because I keep losing everything and you're doing just fine! =3"
"You....would prefer if I was doing worse? >=3"
"Yes. =3"

Now that you said that out loud, you realized how silly it sounded. It was stupid and greedy, but it's what you wanted. Everyone around you seems so much happier than you, or at least far better than you at pretending they aren't upset!

"I'll help you. >=3"
"What? =3"
"I'll help you feel better than me, so you won't have to be mad all the time. >=3"
"That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. =3"
"But it'll work. >=3"

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After that day, Tiger kid became impenetrable to your attempts at tossing him the cold shoulder or pushing him away. He was both [clingy] and a [softie]. A deadly and annoying combo. His understanding of your issue and his newfound confidence caused him to ignore your more biting comments.

By the time summer ended it was back to traveling, he still hadn't given up. Following you specifically and helping you without you even asking. He attempted to drag you into every conversation possible to get you to socialize, but you refused to.

He reminded you of same face.

Would same face still be in the woods right now, or would he had moved on into the real life beyond it by now?

These are the questions you asked yourself as your 13th year of life started.

The rest of the year had passed in a flash, and you found yourself back at the temple where you attempted and failed to catch a capture creature. E-4 stood on top of the stairs to one of the entrances to the temple and made an announcement to everyone.

"Ok everyone, we'll be splitting up for a little bit. I'm going to take a team with me into the temple. The rest of you can travel around as you wish. Just make sure to meet me at the forest center to the north before summer starts, ok? <:)"

Everyone either nodded their head or proudly stated that they understood. Everyone started breaking up into groups and speaking about where they were going to go. None of the other E-class invited you into their circle to talk an only Tiger kid stood close by you, waiting for your next move.

This was fine. You didn't need any of them anyway.

You took out our map and compass. You wanted to check out the other four towers, and luckily for you, all four of them were reasonably within reach for the time allotted.

You just had to pick which one you wanted to go to......