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Our final year.

( he corrects instantly, which it's true, this is rokkun's last year here, and they'll come a time where he completes his goal, does what's needed, and carry on to that dream of his. well, if it's still the same, as for komaeda, he's already made his plans, his... escape, or however someone would color it. if he wills it, he can make it happen, just like last time. it's always been like that despite how he's been cushioned by his luck — it'll be their last year, that's what komaeda thinks.

...he doesn't expand on that though. )

You used to get upset with me for not remembering, say things like... "Why am I the only one?" And have this really sad look on your face because of it... ( he thinks about it, hums thoughtfully, and his hand shifts to rokkun's cheek to lightly brush his thumb against the skin. ) I wouldn't have remembered, but you'll keep them safe for us like you always have...

( another slow stroke of his finger, thoughtful, almost like he doesn't want the other to shatter from his touch. was going to sing him a song, learned it came out in 2018, didn't feel like calculating dr time years, so something better: )

What else have you been hiding from me that you're embarrassed about?

Saransk, huh~? What a nice place.

[what a fancy name... definitely befitting of a kingdom. subaru's cheeks are a little red now, grinning, and he'll do the same to keigo, then, as is customary, before leading them into the little tent.

private and cozy. like they're the only two in all the world, and nothing exists outside their fabric walls.]

What else is customary here? I'm a foreigner blowing in, see, with an exciting tale to tell, so I'd like to know what I can and can't do while I'm taking bed here. ♪

[what sort of world and kingdom can keigo come up with...? he knows they're not too fond of adventure and the like, but playing pretend is fun.]

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Onii-chan is very brave and kind and smart, so he must have had a lot of friends! But he would always make time for me. When we read books together, he'd pick the ones with lots of characters, and he'd make all the voices different!

[ Onii-chan is the Best, essentially. This feels like a familiar sentiment, somehow. ]

[god he wishes he had your older brother. he sounds like a good example of one.]

He sounded like a stand-up guy~. To be honest, I'm an only child, so... hearing about others makes me kinda happy, and kinda jealous at the same time. I had some friends who were like brothers to me though, even if it's not the same.

[...

he misses them.]

Harupyon~, how about we put his name on a little plaque too? We'll stick it in right beside yours, so that way people'll remember him like they will you. ♪

Onii-chan isn't dead.

[ He's probably dead. She wouldn't know. ]

[oh he's probably dead. he doesn't want to hurt her feelings, but it pops out carelessly--]

Then why hasn't he visited you?

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[ There's a frown at the idea of deciding to raise a living thing just because "it sounded fun at the time" and then a little more at the implication that the shopkeeper threatens their customers with a rock to make sales.

What do plants even do? It'll grow. And then it'll die. ]

...Huh.

[ He looks back down at the papers. Bones are more interesting than plants. ]

Let me hear you name the vertebrae. These are easy.

[...]

Cervical... thoracic...? And lumber. [......] Bar. Lumbar.

[yeah he doesn't know anything in particular just the areas of them which is fine most of them are named like that anyway.]

How to get through life without dying or killing? Most people managed that just fine, up until they get to this place, and then...

[ He shrugs. It's not about erasing tallies; it's about never getting them in the first place. There's no point to it, but still... ]

Everyone dies.

( don't make that face rokkun, it's a part of life, no oen actually lives forever. )

Some die sooner than others, but... ( that's not what this is about. ) there are some people who don't have any tallies, I believe this school offers tally erasure... but it's not the same.

( hum hum hum... )

...I'm missing something.

[ Maybe my neighborhoods were always full of rude ass kids who immediately demanded tricks or treats instead of wishing people a happy Halloween first, is that how it's supposed to work

Rokkun laughs and picks up the log and places it in Komaeda's waiting paws.

... ]

( that's what i remember from halloween, it's been so long, what do people do aside from go to churches and rich people houses now.

anyway, he looks at it, and then sits it to the side because it feels like the last one. )

You could have given me a kiss instead.

( but know if he tries, komaeda will back away because he was given the log so the kiss is null in void. )

[ He taps the corner of his right eye. Maya tells him everything. ]

[ Goto-kun's going to get beat up later today, but that's for later ]

"Not exactly" implies "sort of," though... Maybe it'll be worth a try, especially since you sort of have a direction in mind?

[ Thinking... crystal ball, that will show the culprit's face inside ]

[ PLEASE there was a sentiment behind the log and now Rokkun won't be able to explain it ]

Could I have? Can I kiss you?

You should have tried.

( WHAT ? WHAT'S THE SENTIMENT BEHIND THE LOG?

i'm sick, the jury would like to know. )

Besides, you gave me the log, which is the same as last time... I presume?

[ Your dad sounds kind of sketch, Natsume ]

Intentions aside, being able to control the hearts of the masses is a very powerful skill. You still have a ways to go on that front, though.

[ If you can't capture the heart of one girl-- but anyways, ]

Not much, but I did eat.

[ She figures he would try another picnic, but also you don't go anywhere without eating first, mom drilled that into me ]

You have been what?

[ He's used to teaching little kids who use "never mind" as playing coy when they actually want to talk about something but only because you insist ]

[ wholesome conditioning... gotta wholesome condition myself to write cute threads without the growing apprehension ]

Because my hope isn't up there, so that means you're kissing me! That means you love me!

[ Them!! Not their hope!! That they harbor! ]

( What does his right eye have to do with anyth

And then it hits him, and, oh.

Natsume pauses, and he thinks about just trying to brush it off like he tried with Subaru—but that hadn't worked, and Hiro'd been honest with him as far as he knows. His grip on his chopsticks tightens a bit, and while the smile that returns to his face isn't a genuine one, it's the one Hiro gets treated to all the same. )

What about IT? If she mentioned it to YOU, then I assume you're aware of what's going on with it and why it's like THAT.

( Sorry Hikaru. )

You're thinking the culprit's face will just show up in my crystal ball, aren't YOU.

( Yeah he is, but Natsume says that his dad's not a bad person he's just a super megalomaniac. I hate this family. )

Do you really think SO? How disheartening to HEAR.

( Except he doesn't sound that heartbroken over it—he knows he's nowhere near his mom's level, not yet. And Maya is hard mode, especially since they've gotten off on the wrong foot more often than not.

The reply about food makes him hmm though, and he mentally shuffles some things around in his mind; today is flexible enough that he can manage that much... )

But alright; that means we can leave eating for a little while laTER. There's something else I'd like to treat you to anyWAY. ( ...he's going to close his eyes again, ugh. ) Once... the meteor shower is over, that IS.

( STOP he doesn't want to talk about it........ )

I've been thinking about what comes after all THIS. If we don't remember who or what we ARE, what's the point in forming BONDS? Does it matter if I spend time with someONE, if we're just going to part ways and possibly never meet aGAIN? And yet...

( ... )

I don't mind the people I've met HERE. ( Which is a little bit of an understatement, but Natsume has a hard time speaking frankly about his feelings, sometimes. ) In FACT, I don't regret the time I spend with them at ALL, and I'd like to think in some small way it might affect them anyway once we've left this school beHIND.

( yet an unspoken "but" hangs after that sentence, related to the first part of his thinking. but what if it doesn't matter, because of all that? ... )

It's stupid to worry aBOUT. ( Especially as he's both a second year, and graduation isn't exactly guaranteed anyway. Not exactly. ) That's why I said never MIND.

( yes... komaeda is being good, he's terrorizing others.... so your npcs are free for awhile... cute threads!! )

...? You still don't get it, but it's fine... you'll learn sooner or later.

( because komaeda's body is trash, so whatever it does doesn't matter as long as it dies for hope. )

To write that sort of narration on me... don't you think it's unfair. Now, do you want to see something interesting?

[ ...

it's not admitting if she doesn't say yes ]

Can it do that?

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