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[ There really is so much going on. Roxana has removed all her hair accessories and is sporting the new flower crown for a change of pace.
She is fiddling with her new phone and looks up when she hears him. ]
Hello, Buzen. It's quite the welcome for people who didn't know to expect us.
She is fiddling with her new phone and looks up when she hears him. ]
Hello, Buzen. It's quite the welcome for people who didn't know to expect us.
Thank you. I needed something with a bit more color.
[ See her wear a meme sweater tomorrow maybe. ]
I want to be able to trust them, but... I don't know yet. We'll see. [ She holds up the phone. ] This makes me think we'll be here for a while.
[ See her wear a meme sweater tomorrow maybe. ]
I want to be able to trust them, but... I don't know yet. We'll see. [ She holds up the phone. ] This makes me think we'll be here for a while.
Your concern is sweet. I'm not the one who's injured.
[ Assuming his arm injury is still visible, she gestures at it. ]
Would you care to explain?
[ Assuming his arm injury is still visible, she gestures at it. ]
Would you care to explain?
[ Why were Garou's ribs broken in the first place? Help.
She sighs. ]
No, all of that sounds worrisome, from start to finish. I don't even know what the start of it is, but I'm sure it's concerning.
She sighs. ]
No, all of that sounds worrisome, from start to finish. I don't even know what the start of it is, but I'm sure it's concerning.
The point is you landed in a situation where you were bitten in the first place. I have no complaints about your treatment.
[ There is less to worry about with Jiuqing than there is about a sword who she doesn't quite know is a sword yet that likes to run everywhere, she thinks. ]
[ There is less to worry about with Jiuqing than there is about a sword who she doesn't quite know is a sword yet that likes to run everywhere, she thinks. ]
Very well. If that's what you want.
[ She pulls out the water bottle everyone got and takes a sip of water. ]
Tell me what you think of those four.
[ She pulls out the water bottle everyone got and takes a sip of water. ]
Tell me what you think of those four.
I don't see the point in pushing if you aren't going to listen.
[ Why do you want her to waste her energy? ]
[ Why do you want her to waste her energy? ]
[ Wonder why they all keep reprimanding him.
She wishes the water were tea. She takes another sip. ]
Your apology is accepted, though I doubt how much you're going to learn.
She wishes the water were tea. She takes another sip. ]
Your apology is accepted, though I doubt how much you're going to learn.
Don't brush off when people worry about you. Care is not always freely given. How much I care is finite, Buzen.
[ She really isn't going to pretend she is the most kind or compassionate, not when her profile is how she's all about murder and other terrible things. ]
Even if you are healthy and strong and can withstand more than I can, when you run straight into danger, run with the thought that I'd like to see you stay that way.
[ She really isn't going to pretend she is the most kind or compassionate, not when her profile is how she's all about murder and other terrible things. ]
Even if you are healthy and strong and can withstand more than I can, when you run straight into danger, run with the thought that I'd like to see you stay that way.
[hmmmm.]
... I'll remember that.
[he seems thoughtful, like he's trying to figure out the next thing to say - but ultimately he's not the type of person to think too hard]
When you asked me how many I tend to guard, I answered that it can err toward the thousands. That was true. However sometimes it can be thousands of people I've never met, or hundreds of thousands more, because I was forged for the protection and battle of humans.
I am still learning - how to be human myself, and how to gauge a reasonable amount of danger. I'll probably still fumble... but if you care about me, I'll try even harder.
Because I care about you too.
... I'll remember that.
[he seems thoughtful, like he's trying to figure out the next thing to say - but ultimately he's not the type of person to think too hard]
When you asked me how many I tend to guard, I answered that it can err toward the thousands. That was true. However sometimes it can be thousands of people I've never met, or hundreds of thousands more, because I was forged for the protection and battle of humans.
I am still learning - how to be human myself, and how to gauge a reasonable amount of danger. I'll probably still fumble... but if you care about me, I'll try even harder.
Because I care about you too.
As long as you try and you show that you are, that's all I can ask.
[ It's not really like she's out here to change him. There are multiple different things she could say that die on her lips. How being human, how to be human doesn't really make anyone better, and how some humans can be tools forged for the protection and battle of others all the same. ]
It all comes down to choice. What you can choose and what you end up choosing. That shows what you learn.
[ It's not really like she's out here to change him. There are multiple different things she could say that die on her lips. How being human, how to be human doesn't really make anyone better, and how some humans can be tools forged for the protection and battle of others all the same. ]
It all comes down to choice. What you can choose and what you end up choosing. That shows what you learn.
[he nods along with that, laughing a little bit]
Is that how it works - alright, I think I understand better now. It'd be a shame to have this body and not be able to exercise some of that choice.
[ . . . well, though that does remind him of something. he's gotten to being more honest now that profiles have been released, but he can't help but wonder if that's limited to just him - ]
Can I ask you a question, Ro-san? You don't have to answer.
Is that how it works - alright, I think I understand better now. It'd be a shame to have this body and not be able to exercise some of that choice.
[ . . . well, though that does remind him of something. he's gotten to being more honest now that profiles have been released, but he can't help but wonder if that's limited to just him - ]
Can I ask you a question, Ro-san? You don't have to answer.
Never take choice for granted.
[ She gives a small nod. ]
Go ahead.
[ She gives a small nod. ]
Go ahead.
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