[ he huffs and takes his hand, the one that's patting him on the head. he'll just hold it in his. ]
I'm not taking it personally. I promise.
[ he glances down between them. ]
I get it, though. There's not much I can really offer you anyways. I... [ at this point, he's figured it out, and it sucks—and he wants to pursue this. maybe. if his own emotions will let him come monday next week (spoiler alert, they will). a shrug.
they're going to die, but for some reason, he doesn't feel as afraid, standing here. his pulse is hammering. ]
I just... maybe want to know what happened. That's all.
[He really doesn't want to go into the nitty gritty details of what happened. That's for memshare week. But he can offer a little bit at least.]
...
It is often the case that I think someone is a good person and open myself up to trusting them, but years down the line I find out how rotten they actually are.
[ that's honestly all he needs to hear (bc i want memshares). this is good enough for him for now. he knows they're... still basically strangers. maybe. ]
... That's a hard thing to go through.
[ shakes his head ]
Thank you for telling me... it can be hard to admit to anything like that.
Well. I don't really think I'm going anywhere. Unless... [ quick shrug. he's not naive. he knows what could happen. ] So get used to me, okay Fukuzawa?
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I'm not taking it personally. I promise.
[ he glances down between them. ]
I get it, though. There's not much I can really offer you anyways. I... [ at this point, he's figured it out, and it sucks—and he wants to pursue this. maybe. if his own emotions will let him come monday next week (spoiler alert, they will). a shrug.
they're going to die, but for some reason, he doesn't feel as afraid, standing here. his pulse is hammering. ]
I just... maybe want to know what happened. That's all.
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...
It is often the case that I think someone is a good person and open myself up to trusting them, but years down the line I find out how rotten they actually are.
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... That's a hard thing to go through.
[ shakes his head ]
Thank you for telling me... it can be hard to admit to anything like that.
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Let me say that I don't think you're a bad person. It's just hard to move on.
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Of course.
[ maybe he feels reassured just a little. ]
Well. I don't really think I'm going anywhere. Unless... [ quick shrug. he's not naive. he knows what could happen. ] So get used to me, okay Fukuzawa?
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I don't expect you to go anywhere. You can stay.