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[ahappylie]

[Souji is at home and it's too quiet. He ends up talking to Saizou, his pig, for company a lot lately and this time, Saizou steps on the journal as he's talking, picking up bits and pieces of their one-sided conversation.]

--nder...why...--that some ......--ile others go, Saizou?

[The pig grunts and Souji laughs softly, sounding tired and worn.]

Mm...yes, I suppose we'll never know.....--haps....world returns.....--work still left to complete; and leaves ...... --no longer necessary.

[He's quiet for a moment and then lets out a heavy sigh, dismissing his own thoughts.]

No, that's silly. ....--ing me the jour--....

[The microphone picks up the muffled bumps and thumps as Saizou bites the journal and brings it over for Souji. He presses the on button again, unaware that it was already recording. When he addresses everyone, he's much chipper like he always, no trace of his earlier stress.]



I learned a new game so I have a question for everyone~

Would you rather eat nothing but your favorite food forever or never eat your favorite food again?

Also, it has been quite awhile, but anyone who knew my other self, Hijikata-san or Chizuru-chan; they've all returned to their homes.

Comments

[Locked 90%]

[justicereigns]

I refuse to have regrets. They didn't hold any, so I certainly can't either.

[Voice]

[rather_be_surfing]

Too much love...

[He says that with a hint of amusement]

...Should let you go. I'll look you up later.

[yourhatred]

It gets the best of many of us, I'm afraid.

[Voice]

[ahappylie]

Ah, of course. It was good to speak with you again, Derek-san. We're at house 50 if you ever wish to come by.

[ahappylie]

I suppose I should stop prying, shouldn't I? I don't wish to seem rude.

[Locked 90%]

[ahappylie]

And yet their returns leave you feeling something. Unfulfilled? Dissatisfied?

[Voice]

[rather_be_surfing]

Definitely keep that in mind. CH6, 6th floor, 26th room here. Drop by whenever.

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[changethepast]

[ ....... 'k. ]

[changethepast]

By the way, I'm Serah.

[ GO GO GADGET TOPIC CHANGE?? ]

[ahappylie]

Okita.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Serah-san.

[yourhatred]

I would appreciate it. But I'm also a very private man. Most would find your questions harmless.

[ahappylie]

I understand and apologise then.

Most would, yes, but most also seem to be adjusting well to life here. It's quite strange to me, actually.

[yourhatred]

I suppose it's better for most to adjust than to fall apart.

[ahappylie]

Yes. It's no good to go to pieces. [lulz hypocrite]

Still, the amount of stress this place puts on people; it really is amazing we don't have more problems.

[yourhatred]

A lot of the problems are likely below the surface.

But I've also noticed that the friendly faces tend to outnumber the unfriendly ones. That may help.

[ahappylie]

That certainly must be helping. It's rather nice to have a village that works so well together with relatively few problems.

[yourhatred]

Yes.

Yes it is.

[changethepast]

If you don't mind me asking, what did you mean by... your other self?

[ While she's not sure she's brave enough to ask about the first, accidental part of his message, that seems safe enough. ]

[ahappylie]

Oh, I don't mind at all. There were two of us - two of me, I mean. Me and another version of me from a completely different world. We even looked completely different, even if we had some similarities in our personalities and histories.

[Locked 90%]

[justicereigns]

Yeah. That seems kind of stupid though. They were enemies, pirates, it shouldn't matter how they were killed so long as they can't cause more problems. But there's no justice in that. None in the fact that they were actually enjoying this place, and none in that that is no more.

[And he misses them, but he's not allowed to miss pirates so he refuses to even acknowledge that.]

[Locked 90%]

[ahappylie]

You speak of them more as friends than enemies, Smoker-san.

[Even if he knows that will anger the man more likely than not, he can't help but say it. It isn't right that those who left went back to die. Ayumu was the same way. ...In the end, all of them were.]

I'm sorry. That you have lost them.

[Locked 90%]

[justicereigns]

Don't be. It should be this way. Probably.

They weren't friends, but I'll admit, they were not as much enemies as they should have been. And since that would probably have gotten me killed for treason, maybe I should be glad that there's no reason to keep thinking about it.

[changethepast]

So... you mean, from different timelines?

[ Her eyes go wide, voice rising in surprise. She might not know fire-drinking, but time shenanigans? She's all over that. ]

[ahappylie]

Possibly? His life greatly mirrored mine, but the world he came from was very different from mine. It was like I had a twin who looked nothing like me.

Do you have much experience with time?

[changethepast]

Hmm...

[ She leans in, hand to her lips as she listens-- and then quite literally jumps when he asks if she's 'experienced' with time, before she smiles yet again. ]

-- Oh, I... guess you could say that.