[ It lands on the floor but that's okay, they can eat the top half still. Just like back then, the pain is excruciating, paralyzing, so bad you'd start wishing it'd be over already. Back then, it'd ended with him on the ground, desperately trying to pull himself together.
But here, Datz holds him together. Warm, comforting, and in the stillness he's acutely aware of how hard his heart is hammering, now that he's got a heart that actually needs to do that. ]
I'm... I'm sorry.
[ He hugs Datz back— tries to, anyways, his arms are weak ]
[ that is probably not true on tuesday but it sure will be by thursday.
he's fine with just holding onto hanako for a while like this, until his heartbeat gets back to normal and he feels steady again. that's what he's decided he's here for — to do his damnedest to hold his team together. ]
And screw that guy, he doesn't know what he's talking about.
Yeah, well, knowing "things like you" isn't the same as knowing you.
[ he hugs him a little tighter. ]
I mean— self serving? C'mon, I've seen how much you care about some of the people here. That's not you. You worry about Ruty all the time and wanna help him. And you wanted to do something nice for Taky, right?
[ too bad he's fucking DEAD before we could throw him a party but here on tuesday we can still have our dreams ]
[ he does have his own agenda. Datz already knows- Hanako had made it clear to the entire team that if it came to it, he wanted their team to win this murder game, so he can save his world.
It has nothing to do with Ruty and Taky, but. still. ]
I help the people that I like. Isn't that self-serving?
I mean, everyone wants to help people they like more than ones they don't like. Doesn't make you more selfish than your average person. There's people I'd run into a burning building to save and there's ones I'd shut the door on.
[ granted, the latter category is mostly reserved for people he'd consider to be active threats, but still. ]
I meant like, the cops and politicians and stuff back home. No one here I'd really wanna do that to now that Arugula's out of the picture... at least not until we find out who's behind all this crap.
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But here, Datz holds him together. Warm, comforting, and in the stillness he's acutely aware of how hard his heart is hammering, now that he's got a heart that actually needs to do that. ]
I'm... I'm sorry.
[ He hugs Datz back— tries to, anyways, his arms are weak ]
I didn't mean to hurt you...
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[ that is probably not true on tuesday but it sure will be by thursday.
he's fine with just holding onto hanako for a while like this, until his heartbeat gets back to normal and he feels steady again. that's what he's decided he's here for — to do his damnedest to hold his team together. ]
And screw that guy, he doesn't know what he's talking about.
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He does, though.
[ Like, if anybody's an expert in anything, it would be that exorcist there. ]
It's his job to get rid of things like me.
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[ he hugs him a little tighter. ]
I mean— self serving? C'mon, I've seen how much you care about some of the people here. That's not you. You worry about Ruty all the time and wanna help him. And you wanted to do something nice for Taky, right?
[ too bad he's fucking DEAD before we could throw him a party but here on tuesday we can still have our dreams ]
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Yeah, but...
[ he does have his own agenda. Datz already knows- Hanako had made it clear to the entire team that if it came to it, he wanted their team to win this murder game, so he can save his world.
It has nothing to do with Ruty and Taky, but. still. ]
I help the people that I like. Isn't that self-serving?
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I mean, everyone wants to help people they like more than ones they don't like. Doesn't make you more selfish than your average person. There's people I'd run into a burning building to save and there's ones I'd shut the door on.
[ granted, the latter category is mostly reserved for people he'd consider to be active threats, but still. ]
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[ like, of the people here. who are we shoving into a burning building ]
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Politicians... So, if I ever get ahold of the mayor?
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...Honestly, at this point, if you're sure you won't get caught, go for it.
Far as I know he's never made any effort to stand up against all the messed up stuff that's going on in his city, so he really is part of the problem.
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[ he looks distressingly normal without his hat, i hate it ]
A mayor's no help when he's not even around either. Do you know why Hung's so against becoming mayor?
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