[ WEH RIKO 🥺 stsg just bullying this little bean is so funny i forgot about that...
...it's not a particularly distressing memory compared to others she's seen, but the emotion that goes with it gives her pause. she can't quite put her finger on it. but it is sad, if not concerning, to see a young girl facing the final moments of her life, before she becomes assimilated with someone else. ]
[ It is a cute memory!! And he's watching it with a neutral expression. It's been a while ago—in a way, those were simpler times and yet also stressful times.
There's a pause, not because he's considering Aqua's feelings or his own, but he's savoring the memory. Youth (you were just a year younger).
There's no point of sugarcoating. In his eyes, it would be tarnishing Riko's visage to pretend and forget how she was wronged. ]
She was assassinated before the merge. [ ... ] If she wanted to abandon her duty, we were going to support her.
[ i had this tag half-written in a delirium at ass o'clock last night but then closed the tab and didn't save anything pepecry ]
...That's... [ beyond tragic. and also, horrifying. riko had seemed to be so young and full of life. ]
...So in the end, it wasn't her choice either way.
[ it's just even sadder, knowing she'd been resolved to sacrifice herself, knowing that she didn't have a chance to even go through with her decision much less change it. ]
I'm so sorry to hear that. ...It must not have been an easy time for you or Geto.
[ geto insists this is just something they're used to, but even so... ]
[ I think about how they made her a drink for the Alley collab and every day I was glad it wasn't Toji.
Satoru wonders if their offer of a choice was enough. It's nothing but platitudes, empty without anything to show for it, but maybe it made her happy. ]
That mission changed us, I think, but we're all right. [ Unfortunately, he mimics Suguru. They're used to it. ] We had to move forward.
She'd call us losers if we were still sad about it all after a year.
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Trust me, I'm not a fan, either.
[ WEH RIKO 🥺 stsg just bullying this little bean is so funny i forgot about that...
...it's not a particularly distressing memory compared to others she's seen, but the emotion that goes with it gives her pause. she can't quite put her finger on it. but it is sad, if not concerning, to see a young girl facing the final moments of her life, before she becomes assimilated with someone else. ]
...What happened to her?
[ did she fulfill her purpose...? ]
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There's a pause, not because he's considering Aqua's feelings or his own, but he's savoring the memory. Youth (you were just a year younger).
There's no point of sugarcoating. In his eyes, it would be tarnishing Riko's visage to pretend and forget how she was wronged. ]
She was assassinated before the merge. [ ... ] If she wanted to abandon her duty, we were going to support her.
[ But in the end it didn't matter. ]
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...That's... [ beyond tragic. and also, horrifying. riko had seemed to be so young and full of life. ]
...So in the end, it wasn't her choice either way.
[ it's just even sadder, knowing she'd been resolved to sacrifice herself, knowing that she didn't have a chance to even go through with her decision much less change it. ]
I'm so sorry to hear that. ...It must not have been an easy time for you or Geto.
[ geto insists this is just something they're used to, but even so... ]
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Satoru wonders if their offer of a choice was enough. It's nothing but platitudes, empty without anything to show for it, but maybe it made her happy. ]
That mission changed us, I think, but we're all right. [ Unfortunately, he mimics Suguru. They're used to it. ] We had to move forward.
She'd call us losers if we were still sad about it all after a year.
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...A year isn't a very long time at all. Surely she'd be a little more lenient than that.
[ lightly teasing... but sad. riko would call her a loser and she wasn't even there. ]
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Puffs out his cheeks. ]
Maybe it isn't long compared to ten years.
[ Teasing a bit back. ]
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also he is so baby... not kicky feet and cheek puffing!!! ]
Mmhmm.
[ but ah, more seriously, ]
These missions of yours... Have you had to accept many more? It sounds like they're all very dangerous.
[ slight frown. ]
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[ It is what it is... And much like she probably expected he's used to it, though he doesn't seem worn down at all. ]
This reminds me I have no idea what you do.
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...It's not quite the same, but maybe a little similar. I'm considered a guardian of light—it's my job to ensure the peace of the worlds.
I've had to battle monsters born from the darkness and negative emotions in people's hearts. [ they're not nearly as horrific as curses, though. ]
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So we're the same! Almost!
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but aqua gives him a lil smile. ]
Guess so. ...I'd say your job is even more difficult than mine, though.
[ the premise of bbs is depressing as hell but it's not jjk where characters are mowed down at the drop of a hat......... ]
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Are your monsters not as bad or something?
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That too, but our deaths aren't as ugly, either.
[ kh bodies just vanish into pretty motes of light (or ig darkness), none of this horrific mg business. ]
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[ IS THAT THE OPPOSITE? ]
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It's just that our bodies vanish. We don't leave behind traces like I've seen here.
[ no blood and gore. the past few weeks have been shocking... ]
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[ Even if that's a nice way to go. ]