But he's extra careful not to let that bleed through. ]
Should I run away from him, then? I came across him purely by coincidence the last time.
[ He'd been wholly unprepared for the mental assault, too, but now that he's experienced it once, it shouldn't catch him off-guard a second time, right...? ]
"Run away", that's an interesting choice of words. There's a negative connotation to it too, isn't there. [She's not asking, but stating.] Like how you shouldn't have to back away? [a beat.] Against a teenage delinquent who never experienced the supernatural before? A normal person would simply look at this as "avoiding hassle", you know.
[ There's a light joking quality that flits between their communion, a reminder of the damage Gen had done to Dokja but in a way that doesn't seem to be taking it too seriously.
Just under that, however, is a different layer that's harder to pinpoint. Almost... like he's pleased. ]
[u kno, like how dramatic Japanese schoolgirls go "kyaaa, hentai!!~"? Sorta like that. (no, not even barely,)]
Just like how none of us really had plans to come to Horos, right?
[There's something more sober about that, almost... Deprecating, maybe? Hmm...
But he's not given the opportunity to dwell.]
Ah, but we've been chatting for a while. I do still have matters to attend to, so let's stop here for today. Don't trouble your allies, okay? Good night.
[And just like that, the link severs.
For better or worse, he didn't have to hang up first...?]
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But he's extra careful not to let that bleed through. ]
Should I run away from him, then? I came across him purely by coincidence the last time.
[ He'd been wholly unprepared for the mental assault, too, but now that he's experienced it once, it shouldn't catch him off-guard a second time, right...? ]
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"Run away", that's an interesting choice of words. There's a negative connotation to it too, isn't there. [She's not asking, but stating.] Like how you shouldn't have to back away? [a beat.] Against a teenage delinquent who never experienced the supernatural before? A normal person would simply look at this as "avoiding hassle", you know.
[...]
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[ There's a light joking quality that flits between their communion, a reminder of the damage Gen had done to Dokja but in a way that doesn't seem to be taking it too seriously.
Just under that, however, is a different layer that's harder to pinpoint. Almost... like he's pleased. ]
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[She doesn't sound convinced, but it would seem that she's considering things from that perspective, too.]
But for you to take interest like this just proves that it's personal for you too, you know. So... [...] Why him?
[It's asked casually, almost deceptively so. That's the crux of it, isn't it?]
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[ His answer is similarly casual.
And way too obviously a lie. But she was never going to get the truth out of him in the first place. ]
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I see. I suppose it can't be helped, then. One of those days, I'll simply have to get to you first.
[Is it a threat, or a promise? Surely he must already have an idea?]
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Or you could leave me alone.
[ Just a suggestion? ]
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[It's not really a question. And isn't it a strange feeling, being able to process the tilde in someone else's mind DM speech? 🙂]
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I guess this has become a hobby for you.
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[...She does somehow sound serious, but moves on just as quickly,]
Keeping tabs on the well-being of an ally and the hindrance of an enemy is not a hobby. I'm simply doing what I should be doing.
[Like 1+1=2, can't he get that much? Gosh.]
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This sigh is the heaviest sigh to have ever passed through a communion. ]
Sure, sure. Take your time. I don't have any plans to run into that kid any time soon.
[ Little does he know. ]
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Just like how none of us really had plans to come to Horos, right?
[There's something more sober about that, almost... Deprecating, maybe? Hmm...
But he's not given the opportunity to dwell.]
Ah, but we've been chatting for a while. I do still have matters to attend to, so let's stop here for today. Don't trouble your allies, okay? Good night.
[And just like that, the link severs.
For better or worse, he didn't have to hang up first...?]