#dear senpai

There were three simple words that were never exchanged.

Pealina Week Day 6 - June 29, 2019 - Dear Senpai

(Oof, sorry about the long post.) Transcript under cut. 

Marina’s Letter:

Dear Senpai,

Where do I even begin? We’ve been through a lot together ever since we first met on Mt. Nantai. My entire world changed that day, literally. You’ve taught me so many different things through the years – like how ice cream is infinitely better than cake or that it’s possible for a small Inkling to sink an entire cruise ship with her voice alone. And you also taught me a lot about things like trust, about opening up, about how to talk to someone. 

You taught me a lot of Inkling. But you know, no matter how many words I learn, I can’t seem to find the right ones I want to say to you. It’s funny. We talk to each other daily, yet I feel like there’s so much more that I want to tell you. You’ve always been better at written expression than I have – the lyrics you wrote to all our songs are bomb, seriously. I’m not sure how to describe how inkredible you are. I guess there aren’t enough words to describe how I feel about you because just words don’t do you justice. Still, I want to try my best to compose my emotions in this letter to you. The final Splatfest is coming up and I’ve been reflecting on everything we’ve been through.

I can’t tell how grateful I am to have met someone as wonderful as you. When I had nowhere to go, you opened your home to me. You showed me kindness, and you showed me warmth. Whenever I was lost, you helped me open my eyes. You showed me how grand and amazing the world could be. When I felt like I had no one in the world to turn to, you were there and you opened your arms to me. You showed me all the most beautiful things life had to offer. You gave me everything *you* had to offer.

You always know how to cheer me up. You always know how to bring a smile to my face. You always know how to make me laugh. You also know how to annoy me at any given moment, but still, I’ve always had fun with you around. I never get tired of being with you.
Life hasn’t always been easy, but having you around always made it easier to get through. Sure, we’ve had our rough patches, but everything that we’ve been through— the good and the bad— I wouldn’t trade it for anything else in the world. 

My time with you is the most valuable thing in this entire universe. You are the most important person in my life. I treasure each and every moment with you; you make each and every day an adventure. I know you’re not a fan of reading novels, so I’ll cut it here. I think I’m starting to get a little too emotional now anyways, haha.

I wish I knew a better way of conveying my feelings. But for now, I hope you like the special stage that I’ve dedicated to you. I’m putting my all in this stage just as you have given me your all. Thank you for everything. Sorry for everything. And through everything, I hope you’ll continue to be with me. Because, Pearl Houzuki, you mean everything to me.

Yours forever and always,

Marina Ida

Pearl’s dialogue: 

You dummy… Could’ve just summed it up in three words y’know…

I loved you too. 

I still do. 

(Side note: I’m still conflicted on which side to choose for the Final Fest. I like some Chaos, but I also like clean and functional toilets so I’m leaning more towards Order lololol. I feel like Chaos is more likely to win, but functional plumbing is important to me. Oh, the end is based off of Chaos winning and the studio getting trashed. I feel like the world is going to go up in flames right after the Final Splatfest.)