[sometimes you are 500 years old and very sad but you're trying to keep it together because you're talking to someone much younger......]
No, we aren't... and with so many of us, there is bound to be a certain amount of... [she pauses, looking for the right word] ...chaos...? ...as we are figuring out how to proceed.
No one wants to lose anyone. That's understandable. But this... killing Hikari was a choice, and it's a choice that comes with consequences. The culprit must have known that before they did it...
They're probably just desperate to get back, aren't they? It probably wasn't even personal, just... that he was on a different team. The rules did say only one can go back, so...
[ not that it excuses it, but. he understands wanting to get back, at least. ]
Yes... but we also know that what we have in the rulebook isn't all there is to the Reaper's Game. Some of them mentioned things that "aren't the default," but are possibilities, which aren't in the rulebook.
To act this early, it's... [she shakes her head] I can't understand it. We don't even have a clear understanding yet of how quickly points can be earned through other means, and the Game has only just started, so it's not as if this was some last-ditch effort to find a way home. This is only the beginning.
...it does. But there doesn't seem to be any changing it. The best we can do right now is... try to catch whoever did it so that someone else doesn't think they'll be able to get away with it next week.
[ shoots her a concerned look. he shouldn't be surprised to hear that kind of tone right about now, but... she's always been so calm. weirdly calm, even. it's a good reminder that she's just a person, too, no matter how otherworldly she comes off. ]
Some people are harder to read than others. They're probably just used to this, right? You stop caring, if it goes on for too long.
[ comforting someone in a situation like this isn't exactly kazuki's strong suit, so whatever words should be said aren't coming to mind. and he's not particularly optimistic, so he doesn't have anything to refute nahida's words, either, so he falls silent for a long moment. ]
...Hey. What kind of music do you like?
[ the best he can do is provide a temporary distraction. but it's something, isn't it? maybe it will help. ]
[ in that case... he's had his guitar with him, strapped on his back, so he'll just turn it around and pluck at a few strings experimentally. once he's satisfied, he starts to play. ]
[nahida is quiet, letting kazuki's playing take center stage here as the music washes over her.
...he's very skilled, and the song he picks has a gentle, warm kind of vibe. she relaxes a little as she listens. by the time he's finished, she's smiling a little less faintly than before, and her smile actually reaches her eyes.]
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No, we aren't... and with so many of us, there is bound to be a certain amount of... [she pauses, looking for the right word] ...chaos...? ...as we are figuring out how to proceed.
It will make things difficult.
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Not to mention, all the other teams will be trying to protect their own so they don't lose someone, too. It's... going to get really messy.
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No one wants to lose anyone. That's understandable. But this... killing Hikari was a choice, and it's a choice that comes with consequences. The culprit must have known that before they did it...
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[ not that it excuses it, but. he understands wanting to get back, at least. ]
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To act this early, it's... [she shakes her head] I can't understand it. We don't even have a clear understanding yet of how quickly points can be earned through other means, and the Game has only just started, so it's not as if this was some last-ditch effort to find a way home. This is only the beginning.
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Only the beginning... right. It'll probably keep happening from now on.
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[ you know. ]
It's probably better to get used to the idea now, anyway.
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It still sucks, though - having to go through this at all.
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[she sounds frustrated, having to admit that she doesn't know something.]
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Some people are harder to read than others. They're probably just used to this, right? You stop caring, if it goes on for too long.
[ sounds like he understands it, a little. ]
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[she sighs.]
I hope... we don't grow accustomed to this.
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she sighs again, but nods.]
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...If it makes you feel better, there are plenty of us who aren't planning on erasing anyone. So it's not like it's a lost cause.
[ kazuki does believe it is a lost cause because #realism? but maybe he's wrong. ]
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[she shakes her head.]
...I'd like to believe it won't happen at all, but even thinking optimistically, I know that's unlikely.
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...Hey. What kind of music do you like?
[ the best he can do is provide a temporary distraction. but it's something, isn't it? maybe it will help. ]
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she thinks about it for a moment, then pulls out her phone.]
The music I would hear a lot back home is something like this... [presses a button and... it plays!] ...but I like listening to new things, too.
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That's similar to something Kaveh-san showed me before. It sounds almost like traditional instruments, where I'm from.
I can't play any of those, but I have my guitar. I could try playing something different, if you want.
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[she smiles faintly.]
...I'd really like that, Kazuki. Thank you.
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[ in that case... he's had his guitar with him, strapped on his back, so he'll just turn it around and pluck at a few strings experimentally. once he's satisfied, he starts to play. ]
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...he's very skilled, and the song he picks has a gentle, warm kind of vibe. she relaxes a little as she listens. by the time he's finished, she's smiling a little less faintly than before, and her smile actually reaches her eyes.]
That was wonderful.
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