Nothing I've faced here is more difficult than things I went through back home. A different kind of hard, no wordplay intended, but still... easier. So I don't think I can agree with your point.
[ ...hmm, what a dilemma... ]
For some reason, I don't want to lie to you... Something personal. I'll leave it at that.
[ well... it's not as if oushi really knows what this guy's going through. or what all he has to deal with back home. maybe he's being guilty of projecting here, but it still feels like to him that the guy is being a little harder on himself than he has to be.
it's not like any of this is any of his business anyway. he shouldn't pry. ]
what, do you think you're supposed to be stronger than all of it?
since you aren't a statue right now... does that mean you're approaching things differently this time around?
[ timelines.... as this is before oushi finds out exactly what getou is, he can only assume the man is another one of those super-powered, or ability-gifted extraordinary people who have the weight of the world on their shoulders. sometimes as literally as it can get. this place seems to be teeming with the type. ]
are you always this hard on yourself?
[ but — ah, that does make sense. if it's not flat out rebellion, and certainly not for a lack of options, than a more... discerning attitude would have been his next guess. ]
that seems smart better to have things worked out before the place forces your hand
[ he has yet to learn that even that wouldn't make much of a difference. ]
Do you always give others this much grace? And of the two, which of those is less likely to serve one of us?
[ oh sweet naive boy... ]
It'll force your hand regardless, eventually. You experienced the cruise suit game? This was one of the more mild I've seen. I'm not even sure the food was dosed. Make fast allies, Oushi.
before all this, i realized i wasn't a very good person kind of a shitty friend, and really selfish
[ sure, mitoki and batayan might have reassured him otherwise, but just because they cottoned on to his particular brand of caring (read: tsundere), doesn't mean it was still a very good way to go about things. ]
i promised myself i'd be better i'm not gonna let some shitty hotel stop me from trying
[ he'll fail a lot of times along the way, anyway. ]
some of the food was dosed
[ just! gonna leave it at that..! ]
but yeah, i'll... keep that in mind
[ will making allies be easier than being a good friend? stay tuned to find out— ]
I think that's probably true of most of people. Being selfish isn't the worst thing. Being a friend and being a person are things you get better at over time, but if you have a sudden burst of inspiration, it's good to follow it. Do your best~. (; ω ;)ヾ(´∀`||)
[ someone's so brave hiding behind pixels and text :')
but also he. genuinely doesn't know the expressions his face makes during such intimate times, and now he is both Curious but also Mortified to ever find out.
anyway. he can never confirm nor deny so he's just going to try and pivot the focus of this convo... ]
and let me guess: you like those kind of things no surprise there
what, should i use all caps and angry faces at you instead? you're being a pain on purpose but it's not like it's a big deal even i can tell the difference
i think you like to push people's buttons am i wrong?
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Nothing I've faced here is more difficult than things I went through back home.
A different kind of hard, no wordplay intended, but still... easier.
So I don't think I can agree with your point.
[ ...hmm, what a dilemma... ]
For some reason, I don't want to lie to you...
Something personal. I'll leave it at that.
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it's not like any of this is any of his business anyway. he shouldn't pry. ]
what, do you think you're supposed to be stronger than all of it?
since you aren't a statue right now...
does that mean you're approaching things differently this time around?
[ apparently he can't help himself. ]
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Ha... nosy.
[ not a scold; he kinda likes it, as evidenced from the ready explanation — ]
I made better arrangements and focused on cultivating the few connections I had.
And a few more interesting people came along.
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are you always this hard on yourself?
[ but — ah, that does make sense. if it's not flat out rebellion, and certainly not for a lack of options, than a more... discerning attitude would have been his next guess. ]
that seems smart
better to have things worked out before the place forces your hand
[ he has yet to learn that even that wouldn't make much of a difference. ]
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And of the two, which of those is less likely to serve one of us?
[ oh sweet naive boy... ]
It'll force your hand regardless, eventually.
You experienced the cruise suit game? This was one of the more mild I've seen. I'm not even sure the food was dosed.
Make fast allies, Oushi.
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before all this, i realized i wasn't a very good person
kind of a shitty friend, and really selfish
[ sure, mitoki and batayan might have reassured him otherwise, but just because they cottoned on to his particular brand of caring (read: tsundere), doesn't mean it was still a very good way to go about things. ]
i promised myself i'd be better
i'm not gonna let some shitty hotel stop me from trying
[ he'll fail a lot of times along the way, anyway. ]
some of the food was dosed
[ just! gonna leave it at that..! ]
but yeah, i'll... keep that in mind
[ will making allies be easier than being a good friend? stay tuned to find out— ]
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Being a friend and being a person are things you get better at over time, but if you have a sudden burst of inspiration, it's good to follow it.
Do your best~. (; ω ;)ヾ(´∀`||)
[ the far apart eyes?? diabolical ]
Ohooo. Get kissed by more than the sun, did you?
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i'd do my best even without your fake cheering ok!
[ all that saccharine... getou isn't supposed to even like sweets, hmph. ]
where's your mind going?? keep it still, huh???
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There's nothing more important than that.
You play coy on accident, do you? So enticing~.
[ don't stop being tsundere, you just have to find your people!! the people who wanna lewd a bad tsundere puppy!! ]
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it might not be fake but you're definitely teasing
[ listen .... don't praise him so openly. he likes it too much. ]
not wanting to air out my business isn't being coy!
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Do you dislike it? (¬‿¬||)
[ oh to be asking him this as a whisper in his ear instead... ]
Wow... now my mind is really starting to wander...
I bet you're the type to make an expression of pain even when something feels good.
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[ someone's so brave hiding behind pixels and text :')
but also he. genuinely doesn't know the expressions his face makes during such intimate times, and now he is both Curious but also Mortified to ever find out.
anyway. he can never confirm nor deny so he's just going to try and pivot the focus of this convo... ]
and let me guess: you like those kind of things
no surprise there
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I imagined you being more firm in your boundaries...
I like any kind of expressiveness, but I feel like you might be trying to imply something.
What, you think I'm a sadist?
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you're being a pain on purpose but it's not like it's a big deal
even i can tell the difference
i think you like to push people's buttons
am i wrong?
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I think you might be my kryptonite.
What good is a button if not to be pushed?
That's the fun part. Well, after finding them.
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listen
[ no. what? what does he even say to that? ]
you're probably real tough and all
but you could wind up pushing someone too far one day huh?
try and have a little more control
[ there are dangerous people out there man............. not him though. he's so safe, even babies get bored of him. ]
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I don't think that's necessary. I can read people pretty well; I'd stop before it began to negatively affect anyone in a serious way.
[ he interpreted him pushing someone else too far they hurt themselves not him lol ]
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[ i mean that's.............. also fair........... ]
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[ guy who couldn't mack on his soulmate so hard he turned to stone 🤙 ]
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surprise me sometime then