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[starts walking, we are not having this conversation outside of Finch]

You're saying you'd rather have me around here, than not have me around at all, even if that will mess you up later down the line, because you're going to be messed up about it either way.

[one day. a convo will occur around Finch. but not today, yeah. walking along with.]

... yeah, that's the long and short of it.

You have to be insane to be a sorcerer, after all.

Can't even deny that one when you've seen how crazy I can get.

[memshare's a pain like that.]

So I'll believe you.

I don't think your assumptions are right, but I will accept them.

Here's probably an element you don't get, Suguru.

Even if that guy's wearing your body, even if my Six Eyes tells me "that cursed energy is Geto Suguru's", even if he can use memories from your body or whatever his technique is to get the right tone and inflection all of that--I still knew it wasn't you.

And I'd still know it's not you.

So, actually, comparatively... killing something like that won't be as bad.

[looks at him,

but doesn't say anything]

I'm not saying it won't be bad.

But there is a difference.

... Mm.

Maybe that's hoping for the best because there's really no preparing for the worst.

But didn't you say something like... even if it all went bad, you don't actually think all the things that happened before was bad?

That's what I want to think about this, too.

[gestures between them.]

The day might come that my students undo the seal and I have to deal with that mess. But until then, if I just keep thinking about, worrying about how I'll deal with it, then I'm just spending my days thinking about the relationship between sorcerers and curses and about things like how a renown sorcerer like Sukuna became a curse--hell, how that guy that got your body got that way.

... I don't want to spend my time thinking about that when we're both here, alive. And, sure, you might even go off to that world that you wished for at any time--but I can deal with that when that happens, too. What's the point in worrying about what will happen when it'll happen one way or another?

It's not about worrying, it's about taking measures.

We both know you can't prepare for everything.

For example: you know Snail lost that last game, right?

Yes...?

Dying's pretty rough. Especially when it's mirror glass skewering you from all directions.

And I'd just had a throwdown beatdown fight with Balthier who hit too many taboos or got a status effect, too.

Everyone was rushing around, but Snail stayed down for a while until our new kid who hadn't been in the room wrangled people.

Couldn't really prepare for that, y'know? How do you prepare for something like that?

Edited 2022-08-04 03:54 (UTC)

... You can't. Not without running a million possible scenarios in your head, beforehand.

[reaching over to poke a Suguru in the temple]

Exactly~ At that point, it's pointless. You just have to roll with the punches.

Or, y'know. Lay there pathetically until your youngest teammate gets a healer. Lame.

You don't get to be uncool very often, cherish the opportunity for a new experience.

[he's teasing]

Buddy, I have been uncool in this place since the second game here. Losing so much sucks.

Fair, fair. It's true that Snail has had it rough all this while.

Did you hear about how we got locked out of our house after the second game, so we had the bright idea to never let that happen again by putting all our food into Balthier's party inventory only to lose access to that this past game?

Even more things you can't plan for, though Balthier's doing his best with making bug-out bags.

So. Like I said. I'd rather not worry about "what if"s and "maybe"s and focus instead on the fact that I'm here, you're here. We could just be hanging out and stuff. Definitely would have made the past week or so a lot easier, for sure!

I have a request to make, in that case.

What's that?

The next time you, or the rest of Snail are struggling, reach out to us.

But especially if it's you.

... s'not like I was that great at keeping you from fussing in the first place.

[thinking about the fuss during Truth or Drink, really.]

Well, I want you to actively come to me and get me to fuss.

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