[right][sub][color=dimgray]After the shitshow that was The Green Table
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[indent]Truth was? Henry was stressed out.

He’d asked Min-Seo to head back to the room while he took care of business with one of his sisters, but he didn’t even want to handle this right now. He just didn’t think he’d be able to sleep if he let Cyndi go to bed all piss. Henry was [i]too good[/i], that was the reality of the situation. He was too good! Standing in front of Cyndi’s door, with his hands full of two plates — each one holding dessert from the dinner she’d walked out on — Henry knocked on the door. 

The knock was quickly followed by the jingling of the door as Henry tried to let himself in. It hadn’t occurred to him to that the door could be locked, but here it was. Locked. Henry never locked his door! Not even when he was balls deep in his girlfriend! Where did his sisters get off thinking they could get away with this kind of crap? UGH.

He knocked again, but there was still no response. Why did he even bother?

To Cyndi, it may have seemed like the incessant knocking and jiggling of the door belonged to one of her parents, perhaps even her mother. After all, who else would be trying to talk to her after that night? Who else would be trying to make her feel good after her siblings had collectively made her feel so… [i]not[/i] good? The answer may have very well been a shock, as Henry’s unmistakable voice rang off through the door.

[b][color=#b57f13]“Cyndi! You best open this door, girl. I’m not playin’ with you.”[/color][/b]

The voice she didn’t expect caused Princess Cyndi to jump in her bed, surprised. Shocked. Confused. Slapping her diary closed, she pushed it under her pillows then wiped her eyes. Her face was wet. [b][color=#f7e98e]“Henry, it’s not a good time…” [/color][/b]Even with her saying that, she was already tiptoeing to the door. Inches away from it, she whispered, [b][color=#f7e98e]“It’s okay. I know I’m a dead girl. Hailey wants to kill me. I made Justin sad. Mommy, mama, and daddy are disappointed in me. Go to Min! You’d rather do that, right?!” [/color][/b]

[b][color=#b57f13]“You better quit your whining and open this door. Not a good time, she says,” [/color][/b]Henry scoffed, as he looked down at the gelato in his hands. Didn’t she understand the severity of the situation? This stupid shit that he brought her was going to MELT and he hadn’t even gotten to do the important part yet. [b][color=#b57f13]“I brought you your dessert. I know you want this dessert. Hurry up, before I eat it. And yeah, for the record, I [i]would[/i] rather go be with Min, but I can’t do that shit because I gotta be the older brother here, and I gotta handle my shit.” [/color][/b]Henry said with a huff into the still closed, still locked door.

Denying dessert was against everything she stood for. Cyndi loved dessert. But if she unlocked the door and opened it, Henry would see how ugly she was. She wasn’t pretty when she cried and her eyes were red and puffy. At last, she [i]really [/i]wanted dessert. Quietly, she first unlocked the door. Subsequently, she creaked open the door, only a little bit to verify he indeed had dessert. 

Henry waved the bowl of gelato and the plate of tiramisu in front of the crack and groaned. [b][color=#b57f13]“DOOR. Open. Now. You think I ain’t never seen a girl cry? Come on, I’m a womanizing asshole, I’ve seen a girl cry! It’s not a big deal.”[/color][/b]

[b][color=#f7e98e]“It’s a big deal to me.” [/color][/b]She mumbled, but ultimately, she opened the door wide and stood to the side so he could walk in. [b][color=#f7e98e]“I guess place it on my nightstand.” [/color][/b]

[b][color=#b57f13]“Shaddap, I’m here to cheer your ass up.” [/color][/b]Henry said, thrusting the food into her hands as he walked into the room. Looking around, Henry was reminded how [i]girly [/i]Cyndi was. Whack. Without waiting though, Henry gestured for Cyndi to sit down. [b][color=#b57f13]“So, you know what? I’ve come to realize, you’re havin’ a bad day. And that’s fine, that’s cool. But I got a plan to help you out. See, when I got upset last, the Hailstorm herself stepped into my room and offered me some help. Said she got it from pops. It makes sense. I’m boutta make you realize there ain’t nothin’ wrong with your old cheesy cryin’ ass.” [/color][/b]Henry reached into his pocket and withdrew two bluetooth earbuds, which he held out to his sister. 

[b][color=#b57f13]“You’re gonna place that plate on your nightstand — speakin’ logically? That’s where I shoulda put it, but I ain’t nobody’s maid. Put your own shit on the nightstand — and then you’re gonna pop these earbuds in, lay down on your bed, close your eyes, and [i]focus[/i] on the sound. You ain’t gonna move, talk, or blink for five minutes, you got that?”[/color][/b]

[b][color=#f7e98e]“I don’t really think I can decline, can I?” [/color][/b]Cyndi heavily sighed, not knowing what her brother was going to show her.  With her cute, [url=https://media.kohlsimg.com/is/image/kohls/3109288?wid=500&hei=500&op_sharpen=1]eeyore[/url] night gown on, a different one, she had a lot of them, she shuffled to her nightstand, placed the dessert down, hopped on her bed then hesitantly grabbed the earbuds, [b][color=#f7e98e]“This isn’t sex stuff… right?” [/color][/b]

[b][color=#b57f13]“ABSOLUTE. SILENCE.” [/color][/b]Henry barked, pushing Cyndi so she was laying back on the bed. [b][color=#b57f13]“Eyes closed. Focus on the words. Nothing else.” [/color][/b]With that, Henry pressed [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSTX4ftjgi4]play.[/url] 

This was weird, but okay. Whatever. The music started off soft, oddly peaceful for her brother. Reminded her of something you’d hear in a movie’s dream sequence.  Not even fifteen seconds in, there was a man’s voice.  A sample from somewhere? She couldn’t tell. Now, she felt like she was going into space… this was kind of trippy. Then the voice kind of yelled at her and she was kind of shocked. In a way, she felt like this was her brother’s way of telling her to get outside of her head. [i]Stop attacking yourself. [/i]The music shifted to dubstep, not intense or anything, and the motivational samples kept coming.  

[i]Trust yourself.[/i]

Where were these samples from? This voice kind of sounded familiar. She couldn’t pin the show or movie, though. The voice told her to not hold anything back and realize her strength. Her power. She wanted to open her eyes when the beat started picking up. This was honestly making her heart race. What was going on? 

Okay. This was getting kind of cool. Subtly, she started bobbing her head, forgetting why she was even listening to this in the first place but going with the flow. She’d have to ask where this was from because this sounded intense. 

The beat dropped and it went back to a calm, like the calm before the storm. She stopped moving, and at this point she was completely immersed in the experience.  Repeatedly, she was told that she was strong. So strong. And that was something she… needed to hear because compared to her siblings and every Green family member, she felt like she was the weakest link. She would never compare. This song was telling her to stop thinking that and see the good she had. She was a different strong, but she was still a strong person. 

Was Henry telling her to go hard? To stop holding back? The music was shifting back in speed and wubs.  Was she even capable of optimizing herself? Not letting anyone or anything hold her back? 

[i]You want to see the real power of a super saiyan god.[/i]

Oh.

This was Dragonball. She never watched it but she knew where super saiyans came from. This kind of made her want to watch it. It sounded like a journey of a person, or perhaps people, believing in their own strength. She liked the sound of that. She liked how it kind of made you believe you had power to  do what you set your mind on. 

[i]Sometimes life is too uncertain to have regrets.[/i]
The samples ended and then shortly after the music trailed off and came to a stop. It was over? Opening her eyes, she glanced over to her brother but didn’t say a word. She was still mentally stunned at what she just listened to. 

Henry nodded as she opened her eyes, holding his hand out for the earbuds, [b][color=#b57f13]“mhm. That’s the shit, ain’t it? That’s the power of Dragon Ball Z. Shit’s good shit. There’s a reason Hailey and Pops have watched it so much, maybe you should check it out. That can be like, your in. Only thing Hailey loves as much as herself, Hana, or having control, is anime.” [/color][/b]Henry shrugged his shoulders, but he wasn’t that concerned about it. The important part was it seemed like it had hit its marks, and that was what mattered. After all, he hadn’t given her the secret video just so she could keep moping.

[b][color=#f7e98e]“I don’t know what to say, Henry.” [/color][/b]She lifted her body up and dropped the earbuds in his hand. Swiftly afterwards, she went for the gelato, which was for sure melting. Luckily, her other dessert wouldn’t melt. Before she started shoveling the delicious goodness, she inquired, [b][color=#f7e98e]“So you don’t struggle with anything? Being confident in yourself comes easy to you and sis. I’m really pumped to do my best,  but I don’t even know where to begin.” [/color][/b]

[b][color=#b57f13]“Well, there are a lot more videos like that… Could start there. There are some good Vegeta ones, too… Watch Rock Lee vs Gaara, too — just the regular thing. I like the dub, Hailey likes the sub, Dad likes ‘em both. Uhhh, I’d check out Todoroki vs Deku, too, but maybe just watch the whole My Hero Academia, I think you could learn a lot from that… wait, you ain’t talkin’ about anime, huh? Uh… nah, I don’t struggle with nothin’. Ain’t got time for it. Just do your best, and remember if you’re worried about the planet, just… forget about it. Don’t hold anything back. Just like Goku says, right?”[/color][/b]

[b][color=#f7e98e]“Forget about it and don’t hold anything back. Yeah, I can do that.” [/color][/b]She widely smiled at her brother. Her mood was better and she didn’t think Henry was a complete dick! [b][color=#f7e98e]“Thank you, Henry. This… means a lot to me.” [/color][/b]Taking a risk, she put the gelato back down, crawled to her brother, and glomped him so that she could give him a tight embrace. 

Whoa, that was weird. Henry didn’t like it, but he wasn’t about to stop it — Cyndi was delicate, and Henry needed to treat her as such. Instead of squirming out of it, he instead just returned the embrace, and nodded. [b][color=#b57f13]“Yeah, Cyndi. No problem.” [/color][/b]After they pulled away, Henry headed out the door, adding, [b][color=#b57f13]“watch the damn anime. It’s on the wifi, you know how to get it going. Trust me, if you can talk anime with Hailey, maybe she’ll calm down.”[/color][/b]

Already with a remote in hand, she agreeably answered while waving him goodbye, [b][color=#f7e98e]“You got it! Hey, Henry. Before you leave…”[/color][/b]

[b][color=#f7e98e]“I love you, Big Brother.” [/color][/b]

[b][color=#b57f13]“Man, don’t hit me with that gay shit… I love you too, now quit cryin’.”[/color][/b]

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