scary: mathis

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It's... it's fair, though, isn't it...

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I don't think any of this is fair.

But as long as we all get out of here, that's all that matters.

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Right. R-right, that's...

I, um, I trust you. You... you were one of my choices.

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[ Smiles a little. ]

No rest for me, huh?

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I- I suppose not. I'm...

[...he can at least say it now that they aren't in public.]

I'm sorry I can't... be with you. I wanted to be.

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[ puts an arm around him ]

Yeah, me too. [ ... ] But I'm glad too, that you'll get to see everyone again.

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[curling against him.]

... y-yes. There's that.

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... Have you used your wish, Mathis?

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Yes. I did that... the weekend Iwatooshi died, before I knew that I would be all right.

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[ Good... he relaxes. ]

I'm glad. Did you use it for yourself?

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...no. I used it for... for Ceres, and Arpéchéle.

She'll be safe and alive, and the curse will be cured, but we couldn't stretch it further than that.

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What about you?

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I don't know.

...Scien knows how to fix me. He says he has, in his timeline. I just don't know if he'd be able to do that before I went back.

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Did he say that he could? Fix you here?

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...I don't know. H-he said to just be patient, last time we spoke about it. It likely depends on whether he can get access to... the necessary tools and facilities.

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And you trust him?

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Yes. I do. He's... the only one who I would believe, if they said they could fix me.

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[ He looks pretty displeased, but that's fine. ]

If you trust him... Are you going to look for any other solutions?

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I've already used my wish. H-he's... the only solution that I have.

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You could use a curio from the swamp. It's like... an ailment? I guess?

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I- I have something else I would rather do, if I were to do that, but...

[a hesitant little pause.]

I don't... think that I will. I would rather leave first, if I can, or it's going to be too difficult for me to go later.

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Difficult...?

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Y-yes.

...I already don't want to leave. If I stay a while, first, then it's... only going to be harder to let myself die.

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Oh.

[ He grimaces. ]

You really changed your mind from a week ago.

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...I was... convinced to see it a little differently.

[maybe he shouldn't have, though.]