scary: gojo

[turbulency]

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Yeah, they have. About cursed spirits especially.

... Most of them get how exhausting it is, since they're also caught up in fights.

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Man, instead of curses, people saw me fight people.

[ THIS MAKES HIM LOOK BAD, MAYBE ]

Some of the stuff I saw seemed easily solvable if they had abilities, but they don't. Some seem to have no solution at all.

[ Of course he thinks about it this way. He gestures that he's going to throw some candy at Suguru. Catch. ]

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[ Whoa! Candy. Catches it. ]

You were still doing it to protect people. [ But, yeah. ] Some of them really have a lot going on, yeah.

Every time I talk to Aerith or Yuffie, there's someone else they're dealing with. [ ... ] And then there's Todomatsu-san.

[ Talk about a genre shift. ]

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I know those guys are working against an apocalypse kind of deal... And there's some insane guy who thinks he can recreate the world after destroying it.

[ Said in awe like wow... Sounds like a movie. They really talked about how people sound like they're superheroes despite how they're very anime. ]

There's something about Todomatsu that reminds me of a show...

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[ Yeah, Sephiroth... Yuul's weirdo crush.

He smiles though. ]

Yeah. It was kind of refreshing. His memory made me laugh instead of cry.

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You can't say that and not spill?

[ TIME TO GOSSIP ]

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I think he spiked his brother's tea to make him desperately have to piss so that his brother was the one to get up and refill the kerosene in the kotatsu.

[ SO STUPID ]

His family seems really rowdy.

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[ Covers his mouth. ]

That's so crafty... So cunning... Almost evil.

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You jealous?

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Nope! Being a single child is great, but maybe that's something I could have used on you.

[ But it is sad time... The void slurps them up! We know the memory. ]

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[ Damn... They broke up in front of a KFC. Even though he already knows about this, he doesn't really enjoy seeing it play out, watching himself like a stranger. ]

I've never seen you make that kind of face before.

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I didn't know I looked like that.

[ He looks so... Desperate. ]

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[ That response gets him to laugh a little. ]

You look grossed out.

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[ Actually, that's a better word than what he thought he looked like. It's very weird to see it. ]

I look like a maniac.

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[ Why is he being so harsh on himself. ]

I'm the one who killed a village. [ It still feels uncomfortable to admit, a queasy fear settling in. ] If anyone's a maniac, it's me.

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[ He was just trying to take the focus away from Suguru, but no... Of course it would be on his mind. That's him there, his future—no, his possible future. Satoru's lip press into a thin line as he closes his eyes, shifting his new sunglasses up his nose. ]

You haven't killed anyone.

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I know.

[ But he might.

They've talked about that a lot though. ]

You looked like you were about to cry.

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[ Holy shit, maybe they should talk about Suguru killing a whole village. No... That isn't right. That's unhelpful... Suguru isn't even being a little shit right now. Don't get rattled from seeing this memory and being defensive. ]

Are you going to compensate me for almost pushing me to tears?

[ what happened to suguru not being responsible for anything in this memory ]

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[ Okay? Way to change your tune? Suguru frowns at him. ]

I didn't even know it was possible for you to cry. And you didn't anyway.

[ He doesn't have to compensate for an almost. ]

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[ Listen. ]

If I was a girl, that would have definitely been a crying moment.

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What's that supposed to mean? You're not a girl.

[ stupid ]

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[ Sticks his tongue out at him before throwing another piece of candy. ]

... It wasn't too bad, right?

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[ catches it yay ]

It's weird. [ It's him, but! Not him yet. ] I don't know how I feel about it.

But I'm glad I didn't use our friendship against you.

[ To manipulate or hurt him purposely. ]

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[ Instead Suguru of that time gave Satoru identity issues that he will never unpack. In the end, not important, either. The response brings him relief, though he wonders why he was so worried. Suguru... Is doing fine.

For the memory, ]

Yeah. That told me it wasn't because of me or Shoko. [ On the other hand, it also felt like he was throwing them away. ] Maybe if you did, I would have better understood why you left.

[ ... ]

I wished you would have said more about why... Or what you were feeling. What got you there. About anything.

[ It was just a confusing and shocking event swinging left field. It must have been a progression, but he would never know. He wouldn't know the answer. They were left to fill in the pieces to a puzzle.

Thinking so much! About emotions! Has him tired, so he rests his head on the surface of whatever they're sitting at. ]

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[ Whoa, Satoru is being open... He guesses there is a chance one of them dies tonight. Sometimes he gets seized with the urgency that follows that knowledge too. It's probably why he didn't give Satoru the silent treatment after Tuesday.

They're probably sitting in one of rooms in the residence. He rests his arms on the table too. ]

I didn't think it would have mattered.

[ He'd assumed that neither Satoru nor Shoko would understand, and that would only make him feel worse. And they hadn't needed to bother with what he was going through anyway. Sorcerers had enough burdens to carry.

He hadn't resented them for feeling differently than he did. Maybe he was a little glad that they did. ]

I didn't think anything mattered, really. So I never said anything.

[ He doesn't like talking about it... Passes Satoru a candy. ]