[okay normally i don't do back to back memshares because i like to let them breathe but one, there's no way that this doesn't immediately trigger her own. and two, funnily enough, there's a little bit of a theme here.
[ it is okay... they can go through the throes, but he thinks he isn't going through it as much as Karlach because whoof. He lets the memories simmer and even allows himself to reminisce that stressful Okinawa trip. Eyes working on overdrive, enhancing every single detail possible, searching and searching for threats. A barrier that keeps him safe. It was worth it to see Riko enjoy herself.
That doesn't take him more than a minute, so he crouches down next to Karlach, careful not to touch her due to the warning earlier. There was vengeance, fury, and misery—what a combo. ]
... Yeah. I'm alright. [she has to be, right? it's a little sad to resonate so much with the girl in his memory.] You did - you did a good thing for her.
She was a brat who hyped herself up. Said stuff like how she wasn't scared, she will become Tengen and Tengen will become her, that her soul would last for eternity.
[ Said without any heat. Riko was a little firecracker and he's begrudgingly fond—sometimes you are bound by the threads of fate, him included... But he won the roll of the dice. He rests his head on one knee, watching Karlach for the most part. ]
[ The "beating" engine... Experimentation isn't to far out there to him. Many, many minds out there are deranged and insane. ]
Was she that zombie that came out of the cemetery? [ During the first execution. He remembers her reaction and it wasn't what he expected from someone who seemed so grounded. ] It'd suck if you had more skeletons from your closet to worry about.
I hope it stays that way for you. Even if those guys' deaths didn't bring you closure or positive emotions, the future's going to offer a lot of moments that do.
[ If he were to draw parallels here... From a pattern, he feels like a lot of memories seem to echo. ]
Buuuuut I do have some new worries! Your days aren't numbered, right? That would make what I said worthless.
I guess that's a stupid question. Not all of us are immortal.
[ He's also just mortal. Thinking some more... ]
So how are we taking advantage of life! I always wanted to do is climb Mount Fuji? It's the tallest mountain in my country, but it's not like I can do it here, so I have to think of some newwww milestones.
Apparently it wasn't enough for him! But it's alright. I don't really care - he doesn't like me anyway, and I haven't got the time to try and convince him to.
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so - he gets this.
and when they're both finished, she just kind of crouches for a second because aeugh.]
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That doesn't take him more than a minute, so he crouches down next to Karlach, careful not to touch her due to the warning earlier. There was vengeance, fury, and misery—what a combo. ]
You doing all right?
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... Yeah. I'm alright. [she has to be, right? it's a little sad to resonate so much with the girl in his memory.] You did - you did a good thing for her.
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[ Said without any heat. Riko was a little firecracker and he's begrudgingly fond—sometimes you are bound by the threads of fate, him included... But he won the roll of the dice. He rests his head on one knee, watching Karlach for the most part. ]
What did that guy do to you?
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Sold me to the devil. Zariel. She needed someone for this. [knocks on her chest - the engine there thuds, metal.]
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Was she that zombie that came out of the cemetery? [ During the first execution. He remembers her reaction and it wasn't what he expected from someone who seemed so grounded. ] It'd suck if you had more skeletons from your closet to worry about.
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[a sigh.]
Boots chopped whatever the fuck that was in half though, and I haven't seen anything of her since.
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[ If he were to draw parallels here... From a pattern, he feels like a lot of memories seem to echo. ]
Buuuuut I do have some new worries! Your days aren't numbered, right? That would make what I said worthless.
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[she shifts her weight from foot to foot. looks away. does not answer the your days are numbered question, but maybe that says enough.]
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[ He's also just mortal. Thinking some more... ]
So how are we taking advantage of life! I always wanted to do is climb Mount Fuji? It's the tallest mountain in my country, but it's not like I can do it here, so I have to think of some newwww milestones.
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Hah, I don't know. I take it as I go? Like dancing, last week. Trying to see how many people I could get to do it. Not exactly a milestone. But.
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It's a challenge.
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Hah. I'd be fucking amazed if Kanda wanted to even look at me, let alone dance with me.
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... Did you do something to him?
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He was vulnerable and then lashed out. [ But he hums. ] That seems like a courtesy to me. Some of you guys have a lot of unsavory memories...
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Apparently it wasn't enough for him! But it's alright. I don't really care - he doesn't like me anyway, and I haven't got the time to try and convince him to.
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[ but some of us can be desperate, it depends on the context. ]
All right. Dancing with Kanda doesn't need to be anything.