Week 8

[airlockedmods]

[This weekend has brought about some unusual questions about your resident robotic Overseer, but unfortunately, you've also lost two more of your own to an accidental death.

You've done your best with the star charts, but if anyone is coming to help you, there is no sign of it yet. SIS remains the only friendly face here, even as you've found that she holds her own secrets. Meanwhile, yet another new floor has opened up - the elevators are in perfect working order now, if any of you care to go and see it. That's four concourses now; one for each of your groups. There's an awful lot of dead, aren't there?]


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[induality]

I guess that makes sense, the way things are right now.

[You can swap Pyrrha and Noctis any time you want girl, the sisters will watch the dad.]

I never... had a lot of friends before. And I never got to meet the person that would have been my sibling. But I always envied people that had those kinds of people in their lives. Who got to do things together and give them presents... those kinds of meaningful things... I only dreamed about before. Now I think... it's really okay to accept this.

[This weird connection of friends and family and loved ones that's complicated but also really pure and heartfelt.]

That it's not just... because everyone's trying to tolerate me-- that they won't just forget me when it's all over.

[everylittlesecret]

I don't want to impose on anyone, which is... why I haven't asked Pyrrha to come over. I might have a difficult time keeping my hands to myself.

[And that is not something she could kick Noctis out of their shared room for. Didn't seem right.]

... I never really had that either, before the mansion. I had a sister, but after a few things, that was strained... I thought Mira would be like family to me, or more, but....... It's good I'm not in her life anymore. [She puts the bracelets on carefully.] I have a family now. With you guys. You're one of the last people I would ever want to forget, Touko. Hell, I would find a way to keep in contact with you.

[induality]

Heheheh... You're probably not the only one who's feeling that problem. Don't underestimate Pyrrha just because she sees like the innocent type. You'd be surprised.

[Only Touko Fukawa would not have a problem discussing these kinds of matters about her sister.]

...it's not fair to decide that for yourself you know. [She doesn't know Mira, but-- that's... that's sad. Not that she can't relate to that feeling...] A-anyway-- y...you'd better. I know most of us would probably go our separate ways, but... the thought of not seeing you again or hearing from you... I don't want to even think about that.

[everylittlesecret]

Oh? Is that so? I know I'm not. I've kissed quite a few ladies in my time even if it never went further than that.

[Does Fukawa kiss and tell for other people?]

True... but she's been much happier with me gone, that much I've noticed from Facebook posts. [Mira's happy life with her corgi, and her husband, and her times in France and America... just. Happy. Happy life that Nari is never ever going to be a part of again, and that's fine. It's fine.]

Same. You guys are too important to me now.

[induality]

Halloween party-- closet... ducking away for some private time when they think no one is looking...

[She sure does.]

That's a lot to assume from some dumb social media posts. [Okay, she was allergic to machines but that doesn't mean she doesn't know the Basics.] N-not that there aren't people who wouldn't do that to others. But...

[...holy crap. She's. Not assuming the worst. She may actually be dying.]

I don't know if I'd ever go back to Towa City, or where I'll really end up. But... wherever that is... you're welcome too, you know.

[everylittlesecret]

That's pretty tame. Try making out with people in front of everyone with a girl that you weren't even dating. Though Rainbow was totally fine with it.

[Bless Fukawa.]

Mira does hide her bad things... but she's also not one to brag. If she's genuinely happy, she just loves sharing it with everyone, hoping they'll get happy, too. We just haven't really talked in years... we used to talk everyday when in college.

[And Mira still didn't catch on that her best friend was hopelessly in love with her.]

... well, I might take you up on that. I don't have a destination after this place.

[induality]

Ahhhhh what the hell. I can't believe how much I missed.

[She belonged with that group at least in spirit, and you can't tell her otherwise.]

Being happy isn't that simple. I'd be a hell of a lot happier if this was all over. But... I'm still happy that I got to meet you all. I'm happy that you're still here.

People's feelings are complicated.

But if that means I get to spend more time with you then... that's her loss.

[everylittlesecret]

You would love Queenie, she's very liberal with her affections.

[Fukawa...]

You make everything sound so simple, ya know.

[induality]

There's nothing more beautiful than a woman in love.

[Even if that love is for everyone.]

Simple... Maybe.

But... aren't you just making excuses? Deciding what other people think-- so you don't have to hear the truth from them? If you tell yourself that then you won't... expect more.

...you won't get hurt when reality sets in.

[She... knows. Very well.]

[everylittlesecret]

And she's a damn good kisser.

[Well...]

I've had too many people claim they are "speaking the truth" just to hurt me. It makes me trust in things like science and proven facts more than human words... There's been too many times that the "truth" was lies. It's not above accepting it, it's about the fact that I've had to train myself to hear if people are lying to me, and even then I can't accept everything at face value. Humans can be really good actors.

[induality]

[Note to self: observe Queenie. Write a book about her and her harem.]

I see.

So we witnessed the same things, but... came to very different conclusions. When I realized the truth about the people that should have cared about me-- or the ones that said they did when they didn't... I came to the conclusion that the problem had to be me. It didn't mean I hated them any less for it, but I decided that the reason they had to make that choice was... me. But you... accepted the kind of people humans are and lived like that.

...honestly, the person who woke up in Starfield... would have thought that was smart. I would have said you made the right decision.

That was before I had anyone I could believe in. Well-- no. There were two people I believed in. Byakuya and Makoto. But... not in the same way I do the people here.

I'm no one special. So introducing myself to people never felt important-- they'd just forget me anyway, if they didn't hate me. But I guess here, eventually I started to think maybe... that... if I died, maybe [Only maybe though.] someone would be impacted.

Whatever you think about yourself... I know that-- if you died... if you weren't here... it would make a difference to me.

So... if even someone like me can feel that way, I want to believe that the person you cared about that much would feel the same way. I don't have any proof and... my experiences would tell you that you're better off not hoping... but that's not what I want to tell you. I want... to tell you to live and go see her so you can see the truth for yourself.