[WELL!! True enough Danny had murdered someone because he went and refracted about it, but it's still awkward to talk to someone close to a person you just helped murder in return. Whenever their paths cross after he's cleaned himself up, he hesitates for a second, expression still shuttered.]
Kashuu's a little surprised, and a flicker of it shows in his expression, but - he'll let this happen. After a second, he'll return the hug, too, gently patting Kumon's back as he does.]
...M'sorry. [For a lot of things, honestly.] Is there anything I can do for you...?
[He clings on, tired but at least nobody else got hurt from today's incident.]
S-stay alive. Please.
[It's not up to them, not really, with the refractions and everything else that happens in this prism. But he's so tired, so exhausted after seeing his friends die week after week.]
[Oh this whops him right in his little sword kokoro. Especially since he is absolutely and fully aware of the fact that, yeah. None of them have any control over what happens to them, how they die, when they die. They simply do not control the die.
But after a few quiet seconds:]
...I'm doing my best to. [Which is the best he can honestly manage.] You gotta too, okay? Keep doing your best, even when it's hard like this.
[That willpower is something he'd almost lost hold of not even a full day ago, and seeing it in Kumon just reminds him of how important it is. You fall and you get up. You slip, you get up. It hurts, but you keep going and you keep going, and you help push everyone with you so no one is left behind.
He just rubs a gentle circle over his back, giving him a gentle squeeze.]
Good. Not giving up is the most important part. If you have that, you can do anything else.
[ You're exhausted and maybe part of you wants to give up. It's not just you here. It's everyone you care about. It's everyone who's here with you. If you can't keep going for yourself, try to do it for the others.
He has to keep on clinging to the fragile hope that they can fix this.
Kumon's breathing is still a bit rough, but it smooths out a bit. ]
[Both by the prism in its refraction, and by himself and Yasusada in their killing of what was left.]
I know it hurts. Loss always hurts, no matter how it shows up and no matter how much of it you see. But we'll keep going, together. We're all like a team, right?
[Maybe they're clinging to a fruitless hope, but honestly, it feels better than despair.]
[It hurts... It hurts so much, but leaving him like that would be terrible, wouldn't it? Sometimes... horrible things have to happen to keep everyone safe. And he'll be okay, won't he? On the other side?
Kumon's not afraid to cling onto hope.]
We are. We're a team and we'll help each other when we can.
[THE RUFFLES!! It's about the best he can do for comfort since words fail him at the worst times.]
Yeah. From what I've gathered, those guys're really pushing us to start making some changes. Not completely destructive, but disruptive. Transformative. We wanna open up as many tears as we can, but do it without just completely destroying stuff at random.
[Kashuu also doesn't have the braincell for this, god bless.]
I think we're gonna have to trial-and-error it, honestly... I know some guys're gonna vandalize the moon? And I was thinking we could dismantle some of the library to turn it into an art gallery or something. Stuff that changes things up and breaks things down, but not completely...?
[The dead were as helpful as they could be, he thinks. God.]
[THE DEAD HAVE OUR BRAINCELLS!!! He also notices that flicker, but doesn't comment on it.]
We could start with that, yeah. We can always escalate more if what we're doing doesn't seem to be enough, but we can't really dial it back if we do too much and start messing stuff up, y'know?
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...Kumon.
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When he comes across Kashuu there's a moment of hesitation before he pulls him into a hug.]
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Kashuu's a little surprised, and a flicker of it shows in his expression, but - he'll let this happen. After a second, he'll return the hug, too, gently patting Kumon's back as he does.]
...M'sorry. [For a lot of things, honestly.] Is there anything I can do for you...?
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S-stay alive. Please.
[It's not up to them, not really, with the refractions and everything else that happens in this prism. But he's so tired, so exhausted after seeing his friends die week after week.]
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But after a few quiet seconds:]
...I'm doing my best to. [Which is the best he can honestly manage.] You gotta too, okay? Keep doing your best, even when it's hard like this.
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He clings onto them harder for a moment.]
I will. I'm... I won't give up.
[Even if he's completely exhausted. Just... keep on getting up. Keep on trying to help. It hurts, but he's not alone. None of them are.]
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He just rubs a gentle circle over his back, giving him a gentle squeeze.]
Good. Not giving up is the most important part. If you have that, you can do anything else.
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He has to keep on clinging to the fragile hope that they can fix this.
Kumon's breathing is still a bit rough, but it smooths out a bit. ]
You're right.
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[Both by the prism in its refraction, and by himself and Yasusada in their killing of what was left.]
I know it hurts. Loss always hurts, no matter how it shows up and no matter how much of it you see. But we'll keep going, together. We're all like a team, right?
[Maybe they're clinging to a fruitless hope, but honestly, it feels better than despair.]
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[It hurts... It hurts so much, but leaving him like that would be terrible, wouldn't it? Sometimes... horrible things have to happen to keep everyone safe. And he'll be okay, won't he? On the other side?
Kumon's not afraid to cling onto hope.]
We are. We're a team and we'll help each other when we can.
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Yeah, we are. We're doing pretty good, I think. ...Have you gotten any letters today?
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I got one from November. Did you?
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Yeah. From what I've gathered, those guys're really pushing us to start making some changes. Not completely destructive, but disruptive. Transformative. We wanna open up as many tears as we can, but do it without just completely destroying stuff at random.
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Disruptive, but not destructive... like... graffiti or something?
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I think we're gonna have to trial-and-error it, honestly... I know some guys're gonna vandalize the moon? And I was thinking we could dismantle some of the library to turn it into an art gallery or something. Stuff that changes things up and breaks things down, but not completely...?
[The dead were as helpful as they could be, he thinks. God.]
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The moon, there's a little flicker of something for a moment, but he thinks Danny will understand. They're trying to get them back, after all.]
Hmm... Maybe if we move stuff from one location to another? A buncha library books in um... the dinosaur park?
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We could start with that, yeah. We can always escalate more if what we're doing doesn't seem to be enough, but we can't really dial it back if we do too much and start messing stuff up, y'know?
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Yeah. It's real hard to take back damage.
[Thinking about what happened to the music store... their nonexistent music store. He broke a whole CD there.]
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At least the music room still got us one of those tears that we're after... Even if we gotta chill a little.
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I'll move some books around.
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Mm. And if you need help with anything, come find me, 'kay? I'll do my best.
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[ He trusts Kashuu. ]