[ that is answered with a bit of relief, that she seems to actually be listening to him, so he simply nods. ]
Setsu told us you guys got a message after what happened with you guys, so... maybe that'll happen for them, too. Maybe that'll be one good thing to come out of it.
That's what I was thinking, too. I considered checking the library for stuff about that Game yours mentioned, but I think you all would have beaten me to it, anyway. But anything's better than the little bit we have now.
[ besides which investigation would probably be ichika's thing, if she wasn't just a beat cop. he's just a guy with a guitar. ]
...I just wish none of you had to go through something horrible to get it.
[ there's, like, a little confusion there, because he still doesn't know what happened to anyone. just that they were horribly injured, and that alone is enough for him to hate it. ]
[there's a definite sense of melancholy and frustration there - and a general sense of feeling like a failure. when nahida realizes that he can probably also feel that, there's a sort of ! feeling and she looks away.]
I did try talking to the Reapers about it, but... they kept saying it was just a technological glitch of some kind. The message, I mean. I guess... we'll see if there's another glitch that happens with this group, too.
[ softly, as he gives off a little more concern. whatever it was, it hit hard, so he won't force nahida to talk about it - just let her know that he doesn't want to hide from it, even if it is a little scary. ]
I'd feel bad bothering them too much tonight. Maybe once they've had some time to recover.
[oh... there's some surprise when he calls that out, and then gratitude. she's still getting used to people actually caring about how she feels.
softly:]
Thank you, Kazuki.
[at the next part, she nods.]
I plan to go see how they're doing. If they seem like a distraction might help them, I might try to talk to them about it, but... the important thing is making sure they're okay. It won't hurt to leave it for later if that's what they need.
nahida is quiet for a few long moments, staring down at her hands. if the pattern holds - and at this point, there's no reason to believe it won't - someone is going to die tonight, and there won't be anything they can do about it.
it's a miserable feeling.]
Yes... but we'll just have to do what we can, tomorrow. And afterwards.
[ he's no stranger to feeling helpless. it settles in around him like an old friend with its arm slung around his neck, whispering the same old frustrations in his ears as it always does. ]
We will. [ ... ] I think the waiting is almost worse than anything happening at all.
...Yeah. My team keeps talking about making plans and stuff, just in case, but it feels kind of pointless when you know they'll be on their own, anyway.
[her emotions dip into something a bit more melancholy at that.]
I've been thinking a lot - about strategies that people could use on their own, but... it's hard to plan a strategy when you don't know who would be coming after them, and why.
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Setsu told us you guys got a message after what happened with you guys, so... maybe that'll happen for them, too. Maybe that'll be one good thing to come out of it.
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[...]
If this keeps happening, maybe we can put it together into something more useful. Like pieces of a puzzle.
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[ besides which investigation would probably be ichika's thing, if she wasn't just a beat cop. he's just a guy with a guitar. ]
...I just wish none of you had to go through something horrible to get it.
[ there's, like, a little confusion there, because he still doesn't know what happened to anyone. just that they were horribly injured, and that alone is enough for him to hate it. ]
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[there's a definite sense of melancholy and frustration there - and a general sense of feeling like a failure. when nahida realizes that he can probably also feel that, there's a sort of ! feeling and she looks away.]
I did try talking to the Reapers about it, but... they kept saying it was just a technological glitch of some kind. The message, I mean. I guess... we'll see if there's another glitch that happens with this group, too.
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[ softly, as he gives off a little more concern. whatever it was, it hit hard, so he won't force nahida to talk about it - just let her know that he doesn't want to hide from it, even if it is a little scary. ]
I'd feel bad bothering them too much tonight. Maybe once they've had some time to recover.
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softly:]
Thank you, Kazuki.
[at the next part, she nods.]
I plan to go see how they're doing. If they seem like a distraction might help them, I might try to talk to them about it, but... the important thing is making sure they're okay. It won't hurt to leave it for later if that's what they need.
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Mm. That's the most important thing. Any messages or whatever can come later.
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nahida is quiet for a few long moments, staring down at her hands. if the pattern holds - and at this point, there's no reason to believe it won't - someone is going to die tonight, and there won't be anything they can do about it.
it's a miserable feeling.]
Yes... but we'll just have to do what we can, tomorrow. And afterwards.
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We will. [ ... ] I think the waiting is almost worse than anything happening at all.
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Knowing it's likely to happen, and knowing you can't stop it... it's truly terrible.
[this conversation is even worse knowing that bUZEN IS DEAD.]
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I've been thinking a lot - about strategies that people could use on their own, but... it's hard to plan a strategy when you don't know who would be coming after them, and why.
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[ sweats in drift ]
It's a double-edged sword, isn't it? Having more to choose from, but never knowing what they'll come after you with.
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It certainly doesn't make things easy...