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[assuming they go back to their dorm to freshen up after invest or something. saya is just sitting in the kitchen and drinking from a cute purple tumbler with a straw, looking like she's deep in thought.]
... You don't have to treat us to breakfast anymore. It's okay.
... You don't have to treat us to breakfast anymore. It's okay.
[...he's disappointed by this. but the time is not right to admit to that.]
Yeah. It would be stupid for the three of us to go out and celebrate a "job" at a time like this. I knew it was dangerous, but I didn't expect something to happen to one of us so quickly.
Yeah. It would be stupid for the three of us to go out and celebrate a "job" at a time like this. I knew it was dangerous, but I didn't expect something to happen to one of us so quickly.
Four heroes died before we got to meet them. I guess... it's not uncommon.
[pours one out for rocket and the other furries they never met.]
Do you still hear the ringing?
[pours one out for rocket and the other furries they never met.]
Do you still hear the ringing?
Now that you mention it.
[he squints.]
Sounds like a slot machine or something. [but they're nowhere near the casino now.]
[he squints.]
Sounds like a slot machine or something. [but they're nowhere near the casino now.]
[he nods.]
I got stuck there last night for a bit. Maybe I got tinnitus or something.
I got stuck there last night for a bit. Maybe I got tinnitus or something.
Oh. Were we all stuck somewhere? We couldn't leave the konbini last night... except...
Rocket and Groot were with us last night. So they had to leave the konbini at some point.
So someone unlocked the doors for them...
[she shrugs, like... probably?]
They're unlocked now... so...
They're unlocked now... so...
But what would anyone have wanted to kill Rocket for...? It doesn't make sense. He didn't care about this heroes and villains and teams stuff.
... Maybe they killed him just because he was part of a hero team.
Now that's a bad thought.
[he doesn't disagree, it's just bad to think about, because it means they're all at risk.]
...Hey. Whisper wants us to start training together. I'll be fine because in addition to my powers I'm trained in Shaolin Kungfu [he has a green belt in kenpo] but it's worth appeasing those worries by showing her we can handle ourselves, right?
[he doesn't disagree, it's just bad to think about, because it means they're all at risk.]
...Hey. Whisper wants us to start training together. I'll be fine because in addition to my powers I'm trained in Shaolin Kungfu [he has a green belt in kenpo] but it's worth appeasing those worries by showing her we can handle ourselves, right?
[GREEN BELT IN KENPO...]
Oh. [she furrows her eyebrows, looking down at her legs for a moment. wiggles her toes like she's testing whether or not she can move her feet.] I'm not... very strong. Even with my ability. I think it would be a good idea for me to train with Whisper, anyway.
Oh. [she furrows her eyebrows, looking down at her legs for a moment. wiggles her toes like she's testing whether or not she can move her feet.] I'm not... very strong. Even with my ability. I think it would be a good idea for me to train with Whisper, anyway.
[wherever they are in the void, saya is just sitting with her knees pulled up to her chest.]
Do we really have to keep acting like heroes?
[this feels like a villain origin story...........]
Do we really have to keep acting like heroes?
[this feels like a villain origin story...........]
[he looks kind of worse for wear? like he hasn't slept in a long time. that's a mood, saya. he'll crouch next to her.]
What do you think it means, to act like a hero?
What do you think it means, to act like a hero?
...Honestly, I'm not sure. I don't know what it means to be a hero at all. I'm not sure I'd trust someone who claims to always be doing the right thing.
Helping people seems like a pretty good thing to spend your time doing either way.
Helping people seems like a pretty good thing to spend your time doing either way.
... Mm.
Maybe hero's just the word they use to make themselves feel like they're doing the right thing. Just like they called Mika a villain, even though... she didn't mean to kill him.
Maybe hero's just the word they use to make themselves feel like they're doing the right thing. Just like they called Mika a villain, even though... she didn't mean to kill him.
That's sort of what I think. Whether you're doing the right thing or the wrong thing isn't something you can just establish once and have it done with. Every day you're making decisions about what to do...like whether to hate someone like Mika just because it's easier to accept it that way.
You just...have to decide for yourself every time.
You just...have to decide for yourself every time.
[...
she sighs, staring at her feet for a long, long moment.]
Hey, Reigen. Why did you lie about my ability?
she sighs, staring at her feet for a long, long moment.]
Hey, Reigen. Why did you lie about my ability?
[that's kind of a hard question to answer without acknowledging things he can't acknowledge. he's a liar. practically every word out of his mouth is a lie, so what kind of hypocrite would he be if he revealed truths others were trying to hide.]
...You didn't want to talk about it, and I didn't think you needed to. If I just skipped you, though, it might have drawn more attention.
...You didn't want to talk about it, and I didn't think you needed to. If I just skipped you, though, it might have drawn more attention.
Well - strength is only one part of it, you know? You can be physically strong, or have great powers, but that doesn't mean you'll win against an opponent who's going at it strategically.
...It seemed like, at dinner, you weren't quite ready to trust Amethyst Snake completely. [the person, not the team.] What do you think, now?
...It seemed like, at dinner, you weren't quite ready to trust Amethyst Snake completely. [the person, not the team.] What do you think, now?
... Thanks.
But now everyone thinks you know what I can do, and that might become a problem for you. If it comes down to it, would you lie for me again?
But now everyone thinks you know what I can do, and that might become a problem for you. If it comes down to it, would you lie for me again?
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