🎧 homophonic | pcs | yukichi (fukuzawa)

[silicone]

There's no need to fear the past. The past is just a memory.

(in retrospect i regret my choice of filter name)

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[allmenare]

[He's quiet for a while before speaking again.]

I won't say anything.

But whatever you do to confirm it next week, make sure you're right. And then let me know if you need my help with anything.

[silicone]

[ he just nods quietly. ]

Thanks. I just really do want to be sure I'm right.

I'm not going to be baseless about it. I know I have a lot in my corner information-wise on this, but... I'm not going to jump. Because look what happened to us.

[silicone]

They're my clan members, of course I trust them. With my life.

[allmenare]

...you're far too kind, Eiden.

[Fukuzawa would have dumped the information immediately and left them to fend for themselves against everyone else.]

[allmenare]

[He's still not happy about it, but he understands. Fukuzawa trusts his people with his life as well.]

...alright.

[silicone]

I'm just...

Trying to do the right thing in a game that makes it hard to do.

[allmenare]

You can only do what's right by your point of view. You can't follow other people's ideas of how to carry out justice if you don't believe in them yourself.

[silicone]

If anyone would say that it's the man on a team named Justice with three exclamation points. Heh.

[allmenare]

Five.

[The five exclamation points are important!]

...that was a compromise, you know. Originally they wanted to call it 'Burning Justice Agency' but without enough space for team names it would have become BJ Agency. I had to veto the idea.

[silicone]

Okay, who made sure it was 5?

I think BJ Agency would have been really snappy. [ he laughs, because joking... joking... there are kids there. ]

w4, thursday pre-curfew BACKDATED BECAUSE YOU'RE D E A D

[silicone]

[ hi we're in the library before curfew just hangin' out. eiden is coming back from a brief venture down some aisles and comes back with a book in his hands. ]

Hey... are you an author?

[ deadass serious question, he looks a little confused, but he's just gonna sit himself on the edge of whatever table fukuzawa is seated at and wait for an answer. ]

uwu

[allmenare]

[Fukuzawa, in his reading glasses, reading through a history book! He looks up to Eiden though, confused.]

No. Why?

[silicone]

[ the reading glasses... at least i have these... in death... take us to 800 maple... ]

Found a book with your name on it? Though it looks kinda old.

[allmenare]

[We can do it if DW lets us.]

I haven't written anything, and I don't think any of my ancestors have either. What did you find?

[silicone]

[ handing it to him? it's an encouragement of learning or whichever other one you want. there's his name! right there!!! ]

See?

[allmenare]

[He looks at it. That's definitely his name, but...]

...could it be a Yukichi Fukuzawa from another world? Because I've never written any books.

[silicone]

I mean, he's not a bad namesake if that's the case.

[allmenare]

Amelia.

And you do not fool me for a second, Eiden.

[silicone]

[ he laughs a little. ]

She's so funny...

[ just sort of shrugging at the call out. because like. he knows what he is: a pervert. ]

[allmenare]

It's not really a namesake if it's just another version of me.

[He's looking through the book now? Not really reading it all, just skimming it to see the chapter titles and maybe read a paragraph or two.

There's a small, bittersweet smile on his face.]

[silicone]

What'd you find?

[ leaning in ]

[allmenare]

[He leans over and elbows him.]

At least try to look apologetic.

[silicone]

Oof—absolutely fucking not.

[allmenare]

Nothing specific.

[He's just open to one of the random chapters in the book. I, Maple, have not read it, so.]

Just...another version of me actually got to be a writer.

[silicone]

[ tilting his head at the way that's phrased ]

Actually got to be? Were you trying to be at one point?