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"Oi, it's me. Leave something here, would ya?"
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"Oi, it's me. Leave something here, would ya?"
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"Oi, it's me. Leave something here, would ya?"
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Kaneda had certainly gotten touchy over these last few months, but a lot of it was because Ken needed it. And maybe because he needed a little bit of it too.]
Write him notes if you have to.
That usually always brings em back.
[He smiles, pushing his cheek against that hair as he holds his bowl with the other hand, swirling it idly.]
Worked with you.
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[He sniffs and finally raises an arm to scrub at his eyes. His face will be red from it, but Kaneda already knows he's crying.]
I hope they're okay.
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There's a soft clearing of his throat, breathing out just a little bit.]
It's hard not thinking of what could happen or how long they'll be gone.
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If-- if I knew that they'd be fine at home, I would've been okay with them leaving.
[Heartbroken, yes. But... nothing lasted. He knew that better than he knew anything else. And at least they would be safe.]
Not knowing hurts.
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Yeah...
[But how does he bring a bright side to that?]
But not knowing that they'd be in trouble hurts more, right? I mean, you know that.
[He quiets again, not sure if that's...REALLY any better.]
It's something.
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But it was never.. they always acted like they'd be able to get out of anything, except that time.
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[His face attempts a smile, but it's painfully forced as poking at his keihan.]
...Is it that bad?
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We still fought, because we had nothing to lose. But Dipper and Mabel are different. They have... they have family that are waiting for them. Dipper said he missed their parents.
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[He taps his chopsticks thoughtfully, resting his elbow on the arm of the couch.]
When you've got something you want to come back to...you don't give up. Especially those two.
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Dipper and Mabel are strong! They're really strong... but they were normal. They were still somebody's kids. [They should be the ones being protected. Unlike SEES, or the Capsules, who didn't have anybody to turn to anyway.]
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[He's got a point there. It's easy to fight when you're so used to knowing you could die any day.]
What are they fighting?
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A real demon?
[He won't question its existence, he's the last one to deny supernatural things, but...]
No wonder you're spooked.
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We had to fight something undefeatable too, but Nyx was never evil.
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[He stops right there, freezing in place, eyes widening.]
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[Usually, Ken would have something smart to say. Some thoughtful word about how he'd pretend not to hear anything. Some joke to ignore that anything was said.
This time, he can't find the hear to make either comment, or even to keep talking. There was a halt, but it was one that derailed the whole train.]
... I guess it's hard to say there's anything that's ever truly good, or evil.
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Sorry.
[But he stirs his food with his chopsticks, thinking it over.]
I fought--well, I guess fight's not the right word--I saw something that was kind of like your Nyx. Not good or bad...people sure thought he was bad, though.
This guy, though...you think he is? The one from Dip's...
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Nyx was awakened, and Nyx arrived to bring an end to the world, because of Erebus. Erebus was born from all of our hearts -- because... because so many people lost sight of what it meant to be alive, and we unconsciously sought death. We fought and tried to stop them, but neither of them did anything just to hurt us.
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[It's not just about humans then, right? Hearts are complex, but even without them...a world gone is a world gone, isn't it?
Or...Was it more complicated than even THAT? Now his head hurts, and it shows in the way his hair becomes matted in his fingers.]
Life was so much easier when I just fought rival gangs.
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[He sighs, stuffing his hands into his pockets.]
Even when you were fighting your rivals, both sides think they're doing what's right or best for their side, right?
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It seems good to them...and to them, we're the bad guys.
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[He sighs again.]
But their demon is still... he's a bad guy. He only wants to harm them.
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Wonder if it's that simple.
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He's bad to a lot of us.
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