[homophonic] catchall for kazuki

[dendroculi]

KAZUKI

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[dendroculi]

It must be confusing. At least for those of us who are used to people being much older, people being younger isn't that strange, because we're accustomed to people of that age, too...

[hmm.]

Would it be easier to think of us as being from a movie?

[teenrebellion]

[ shrugs? ]

It's the most likely explanation, where I'm from? That or cosplay. I don't really want to be delude myself, either, but this whole setup is pretty crazy.

[dendroculi]

...I don't even remember how I supposedly died anyway. It's all very strange.

[teenrebellion]

I... think I know what would have happened to me. [ what a surreal conversation. ] But it's fuzzy. I don't remember actually dying or anything, just... the situation we were in.

But it's hard to believe we're supposed to be dead when so many people were having a normal day before this.

[dendroculi]

It feels strange to want proof of this, but... since we don't feel very dead, it would be helpful to have proof of what happened beyond our own fuzzy memories.

[teenrebellion]

[ proof, huh. he looks down at his shirt, one of the fresh, clean ones from ikea, and replies sullenly. ]

...My clothes were covered in blood.

[dendroculi]

[oh. oops.]

...I'm sorry.

[teenrebellion]

[ just. shakes his head. ]

It's... [ well. "fine" isn't the right word. ] ...Like I said, Kaveh-san helped me out earlier. So I don't mind giving him a hand, too, if I can.

[dendroculi]

...

[she nods.]

It will be good if we can all look out for each other. This situation is strange on its own... we should do what we can to make it easier on each other.

[teenrebellion]

That's going to be hard if you really believe this game setup they're talking about, though. It sounds like only one team can win.

[dendroculi]

...they didn't say what would happen if there was a tie. All the teams would be "the team with the most points" in that case, wouldn't they?

[teenrebellion]

In theory, sure. Don't you think they'd have some kind of contingency for that, though, like keeping the points secret so we can't track it, or something? They haven't even told us how we can get points in the first place.

[dendroculi]

They might. It would be nice if we could know more about how all of this works, but we probably won't find out until later.

[until they've all picked teams... sighs.]

[teenrebellion]

Yeah, probably not. We should probably count ourselves lucky they're even letting us choose teams like this.

I'm guessing you and Kaveh-san are going to team up, right? Since you're already friends.

[dendroculi]

Probably, unless he finds someone else he would rather form a team with. But it's my job to look after him.

[



lol.]

[teenrebellion]

...Why would that be your job?

[dendroculi]

Hmm... well, let's put it this way.

[since he's struggling with the idea that she's 500, he will probably also struggle with the idea that she's a god.]

In the country he and I come from, you could say I'm... [she hesitates. does she look too young to be a "queen"? she knows she's not royalty, but it's probably the easiest comparison to make.] ...from the ruling family. Kaveh is not. In my position, it's my job to look after the people who live in my country.

[teenrebellion]

[ she is so right bless her ]

I guess that makes sense, in a way. [ he's still confused about ages but. sure. ] Wait, does that mean I should be using honorifics for you?

[ nahida-hime? nahida-sama????? ]

[dendroculi]

That's not necessary. Just Nahida is fine.

[if one more person calls her "great dendro archon" to her face instead of her name she will scream]

[teenrebellion]

Nahida, then.

[ that's so much easier he would have felt so awkward ]

I feel like you shouldn't have to look after a grown man, but, uh. Good luck?

[dendroculi]

Hehe. Don't tell him I'm looking after him, though. I get the impression he thinks he's the one looking after me.

[teenrebellion]

[ kazu internally like isn't that?? how it should be?? ]

Right... I won't tell him. [ ... ] Is he really that bad?

[dendroculi]

He cares a lot about other people and their struggles, even when he doesn't know them well. It's an admirable trait, but... he takes it to extremes, and it worries me.

[teenrebellion]

...Yeah, I know someone kind of like that.

[ maybe ichika isn't that bad but she still overworks herself >:( ]

[dendroculi]

[she sighs]

The world is better for having people lke them in it, but with other people being the way they are...

[it's rough on people like kaveh and ichika.]