W4: CURFEW

[9mon]

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[dms]

[ he thinks about this for a long few moments. ]

...We were supposed to be heroes. Fighting monsters, I guess. You were, too.

[9mon]

[slightly... confused? And then a tiredness.]

It made it seem like I was there, huh...? It really likes that trick.

[dms]

[ nods slowly. ]

Hottie was there, so I - I thought it really was you, too.

[9mon]

[Hm... Don't appreciate it using his likeness like that.]

It wasn't. I promise I'm alright.

[He reaches for his hand and squeezes it lightly.]

[dms]

[ appreciative vibes. ]

I know. [ a little squeeze back. ] Sorry for worrying you.

[9mon]

It's not your fault. The important part is you came back.

[A gentle feeling of relief.]

[dms]

I promised you I wouldn't leave.

[9mon]

You came back. That's the part that matters the most.

[And it's not like Kazu meant to leave.]

[dms]

Yeah. [ he smiles. ] You had a nice power, you know? Took away any pain I was feeling whenever I was close enough to you.

[9mon]

That's a really good one.

[He wishes he had it, but sadly he's just a normal jock-nerd.]

That's why you said "still", huh?

[dms]

Yeah. You were keeping me on my feet, man.

[9mon]

I'm glad that version of me could support you there.

[A burden shared, right?]

[furrier]

[ perks up from a distance ]

[dms]

[ tiredly, because he knows just enough about garou to be curious: ]

You ever meet God?

[furrier]

No. [ He heard a little of the nonsense from Hot Pants. ] I didn't even know it was real.

[dms]

It wasn't very helpful.

[ blandly. ]

Just... kept asking what we were.

[ there's a roll of apprehension after that, and he doesn't continue. ]

[furrier]

[ he's SO CONFUSED but also... apprehensive too

like it strikes a little too close to home ]

It was just messing with you.

[dms]

[ he just gives a heavy sigh. seems it worked. ]

[furrier]

Did you let it get to you? [ hm, curious ] That stuff doesn't apply to you anyway.

[ he lives in a normal world! ]

[dms]

Haha... Yeah. You're right.

[ ignore the guilt coming off of him. he's fine? he's a normie. why wouldn't he be fine? ]

[furrier]

[ YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT FINE ]

...

[dms]

[ so go poke at some more starfish about it ]

[georeject]

[there's a flicker of something in clarte's emotions, but they're also listening to this exchange.]

[dms]

[ curious? what is this, clarten?? ]

[georeject]

[nothing it's fine]