Saiwa finally modified the Circuit Board from Arturo. It's compatible with the Astromech now and ready for testing.
That was about time. Arturo promised them this board would help them through this. Sai can't wait to finally get all their problems fixed!
Ji Ho is moving the chairs aside to make some space.
And Sai calls Jack.
Saiwa: "Jack! Come over and bring your little friend!"
...
Saiwa: "Not Logan! The tin can!"
Jack: "Don't call him like this :'( "
Saiwa sighs: "Ok, bring Tiny Can then..."
(The glances from Adriano and Little Goat ^^')
Jack: "Now you're glad we took him with us all the way from Selvadorada, right?"
Saiwa: "Maybe ;) "
It works!
But - that wasn't what Saiwa expected...
Saiwa: "Are you kidding me? A Therapy AI? How is this supposed to solve our problems? No one is mental here!"
Jack and Ji Ho: "..."
And that was when Saiwa had a complete breakdown.
All the months under extreme pressure take their toll now.
Vlad sensed over the Bond that something was wrong and came over. Sai was still screaming.
Vlad: "Ji Ho and I call the horses. We'll bring him away for a while."
Jack: "We can't bring Sai to the temple. He will kill Arturo ö.Ö' "
Vlad: "There is another place... get ready and pack for a few days."
They brought Saiwa to the bathroom to get ready and pack his stuff. And then he saw the birds 🐦 on the wallpaper...
And he freaked out again.
Jack: "Sai, get up. We're leaving. You'll be fine, hm? We're there for you."
Saiwa sobs: "We finally have a home now and can be together without the council on our heels. But the struggles just don't stop. It just goes on and on and on..."
Sai: "I can't do this anymore."
Jack: "You don't have to. We are going to take a break. Come."
Jack tries to remain strong for Saiwa. But he's right. For one step forward they take 7 steps back. It never gets better.
Ji Ho and Vlad had saddled the horses in the meantime and then they left.
Letting Saiwa go without being able to help him was the hardest thing Jeb ever had to do. But the others are right. There's nothing he can do for him now. Being near him would only make it worse for Saiwa.
And Kiyoshi felt guilty. Had they only left him in the tree. It's all his fault. They'd be better off without him but they are forced to stay here together.
Outtakes
'Talk to me straight, is it like this between friends?
Saying let’s date, are my qualifications or charm not enough?
When I stop this tsundere lifestyle and come at you, you
You throw a breaking ball as if you mean something
You plead the right to remain silent
I beat the drum and jang-gu (=The most widely used drum used in the traditional music of Korea) by myself
I think I know but then I don’t, you’re a nonsense quiz
Reveal your sincerity
Mental breaker Mental breaker
For a moment my fluttering gets flooded by huge confusion'
(Original lyrics are in Korean)
Mental Breaker - Block B
(Link above leads to a weird unofficial MV of this (also weird) song)
TMI: Block B is the group the real Ji Ho (Zico) is in. It's still easily my favourite kpop group and this is one of my favourite songs of them.
(It's been my wake up song for years! hahaha)
This is the beginning of the new chapter 'Therapy Game'!
I went through some of the experiences they'll make myself (and still do), so this will be an insightful and healing chapter for me.
And a therapy too, as so often :3
Try to remember: You are not alone. Don't give up and keep on looking for things and people that/who can (and will!) help you <3 Saiwa and Jack do not see it now but even if you think you only make tiny steps forward and huge steps back, you do make progress.
Try to look farther back. Like a year. Then you'll see it.
TMI: 'Therapy Game' is also the name of a BL manga series I enjoy 💞
From the Beginning ~ Underwater Love ~ Latest
🛺 'Home happy Home' from the beginning ▶️ here
📚 Previous Chapters:
Chapters: 1-6 ~ 7-12 ~ 13-16 ~ 17-22 ~ 23-28
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