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( leave komaeda be... he's still deciding, but it's come down to...

...

...

he doesn't know what he wants, so when crona turns around the corner first. )

Now now... don't yell for me. ...Crona-san, the machine won't work, maybe you have to touch it.

( it works properly, and he hasn't clicked the button yet to make his purchase. instead, he's getting to his feet to stand next to rokkun once he turns the corner so they can both oversee crona's decision. anyway, whatever they choose will automatically fall down... sometimes you have to be a thief without other people knowing. )

You should pick our choices, and we'll wait right here for you to finish. ( ... looks at rokkun, whispers very, very softly: )

What do you think? ...They'll become a very hopeful individual?

( that is not realistic!? )

I love you.

[ OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH THEY'RE WINNING TODAY ]

I love you too! Say it again! And again!!

( HE HAS A COOLDOWN NOW!! he's thinking about it, contemplating his next move and...

...

...

... )

...Only if you say it first!

( call him it, call him it!!! )

[ they already said it! ]

I love you! Now it's your turn!

[ what else does he want to hear!!! ]

Even then. I need not somebody by my side throughout the night, when a moment here and there lets me know I'm not alone.

[ Even if those moments are weeks or months or years apart ]

( he wants to be dad, let him!! )

Mmm...

( hugs them tightly so they can't escape. )

I love... your hope, and you too. Your turn.

Well um. I won't yell if you don't run off?

[ They calm down a lot once Komeada is back in sight. Maybe Rokuro will wander off and fall into a hole now that he's out of eyeshot. That thought is kind of mean, so they feel bad but... What's his problem anyway?

I want marshmallow candy. [ Hm. Hm. They turn to the vending machine and start hitting a bunch of random buttons.

...

They have good hearing, so don't get too loud! ]

[ It's fruit, it's healthy. ]

I can take a five minute bathroom break for free, I guess...

[ They don't like leaving the shop unattended for too long, on the account of some otherworldly force breaking people's bones if they try to steal from the shop. But there's not a lot of people stopping by today, as much as they loathe to admit it, so whether the door is open or closed doesn't make much of a difference.

If anything, they're not getting the usual sales because they can't pull themselves together and put on the act they need to.

... ]

Will you buy me apple juice?

[ They don't really get it, but if they think about it, there is some appeal in being a protagonist. Because everything works out in the end, for a protagonist. Their life starts off shit and they go through tough times, but they'll grow from it, and they're fated for something miraculous, and they'll have friends, and be important, and...

... ]

I won't. I don't like it. And it's not profitable.

[ Their mochi cheeks...

That makes them look up at Subaru, though, pulled out of their thoughts and made to look at him and take his sincerity for what it is.

... ]

...I wouldn't have gone without you... but I heard footsteps going upstairs, and... you know...

[ Thought maybe it could be Subaru? He has a club; they aren't the only person he shows the stars to. Trying to be brave is what got them in trouble in the first place, so they don't feel as if they are, anymore. ]

( there are some people fit for the role, and there are others who can't handle it... when it comes to that conversation, he can't be too hard on noah for his insistence, considering komaeda can't even become a protagonist himself no matter how hard he tries. nothing he does works out as well as certain people here, and he should have learned his lesson from where he teased hinata —

he laughs it off though, shrugging his shoulders after. )

Shujinkou-san played her role perfectly... ( nothing came from her actions, but it's fine. ) Hm? It's fine if you kill for hope, that's always profitable.

( ...anyway )

Will Ebalon-kun be a good choice of a third year, and Tsukimi-kun... I think you can get a lot out of them both.

( though they probably have.. no merit points to their name, but doesn't mean they can't trade the stuff they have. )

( he wants five hours but if it'll get them out, he'll get his chance, maybe. )

Yeah. Anything you want.

( and he'll hold out his hand for them to take, because even if (maybe especially if) they're having a hard time, he's figuring out that it's that physical reassurance and affection that really means something to them. and the fact of the matter? is that it's just as reassuring to him — maybe he failed, maybe what he did wasn't enough, but they're still here. they're safe, and they're alive, and he hopes their hand will be just as warm when he holds it, looking expectantly so the two of them can make their way to the door. )

[ The counselor laughs, because yes. It's not why he offers food, but it's a pleasant side effect of it that is endlessly informative, and at the very least is a good way to break the ice with students new to counseling. A little small talk like this, getting to know one another with no stakes on the table, eating snacks... ]

And the chairs?

[ psychoanalyze his chairs ]

[ He's exaggerating his trust, but her reasonable is her reasonable. Which means it's a contract she's confident she has the upper hand on, and what sacrifices she must make will be worth it in the end. ]

You can ask as much as you want, but that does not mean you'll get answers. This contract of mine is for me; I would not get others involved, because the more variables there are, the harder it is to control the situation.

[ Imagine if her terms were contingent on like... Komaeda, or Natsume. There would be no winning. ]

If you trust me, then leave me to it. Study hard for graduation. At the very least, I was able to secure that term.

[ Hikaru, apparently ]

Why does this feel like I'm being kicked out onto the curb?

[ This feels like the opposite of getting stronger, actually ]

[so it's more his fault than he thought, but-- keigo also said it wasn't, so it wasn't. he'll believe that.]

... You thought it was me up there and wanted to meet up, huh? Yeah, you're really brave.

[genuinely. he pinches their cheeks again, rubbing them... this is fun. he might just start doing this out of the blue from now on.]

I would've been soooo surprised to hear you come out, you know! But I bet you were pretty scared coming up on what you did. I know I would've been.

[it sounds like a white lie, but it's true; subaru wouldn't have been any better off, but if he'd had someone to protect -- the way amami did -- it'd be different. but he can't say he wouldn't have been scared.

he's watching the keigo carefully, though, taking note of any discomfort. because he won't push or pry for specifics, but... he's been told well enough that it's important to feel, and he knows keigo was pushing it back down before.]

[ He stares at the back of Crona's head, and considers. They're kind of... you know...

...

just as quiet, not that it matters: ]

You have a talent for spotting hope, don't you, Nagito? If they managed to catch your attention, I don't doubt they have the potential.

[ PERSONAL OPINION, ON THE OTHER HAND, ]

[ oh—- it's their hugging tactic used against them, and they find that they don't mind it ]

I love your hope too? And also you.

( ... that IS komaeda's roomie... wait. )

It's because you don't like to ask for help, that's why it does.

( stop being a baby, oh i'm sick. )

Give me your hands.

That's fine, just click the button... and anything spicy will do, did you know that's actually a favorite of his? Once you're finished, we can all walk together...

( he speaks up for both of them, but he doesn't get anything for himself because he's not interested. sometimes you don't want to eat, you want to starve and talk about hope.

okay, soft voice now: )

That's not what I asked, I want to know what you think.

( looks him in his eyes, if he won't be honest, what do those... scary eyes of his say? komaeda knows why he chose crona, but he doesn't need the obvious redirected back at him.

SO DON'T BE SLICK, ANSWER THE QUESTION. )

Nope... I don't believe it.

( sniffle... )

Tell me I'm your favorite parent... and that you love me no matter what.

[subaru studies her, and after a moment he'll nod. maya's a straight-forward person. he likes that about her, appreciates it. and he's genuine with his words and praise--]

Okay! You're a really kind person, Prez, so I'm sure you've done everything you can to make it fair. I appreciate it, 'cause it feels like we need all the help we can get sometimes~.

Are those on the menu, too?

[ He has to be difficult first... or to joke. God knows which it is, because he doesn't laugh and only turns, sticking his hands into the pockets of his coat.

i hope they are tho, the real secret to getting an appointment is you have to be willing to bite a chair ]

There are several types and no patterns to them at first glance, and unlike the snacks, you didn't suggest one for me. So in other words, they're for the other party to choose on their own... which makes it likely you're using them to glean something about their character.

[ Is that why Shiraishi himself didn't sit on one? Who knows, but from his manner of speaking, it's more like he's analyzing this mathematically from a pool of probabilities, and less like he's putting any personal weight behind it. ]

Yeah...

[ It was scary. The shock of seeing somebody they didn't expect to see, doing something they didn't expect to see, and then when they were noticed...

Subaru can feel the frown in between his palms, can see the way they look down, both trying to remember and also not wanting to. They thought... bad things. Was so sure of it, in the suffocating darkness.

Slowly, they raise their hands to place over Subaru's. Not to remove his hands from their face, but just sort of to hold in place. ]

...You and Tarou-nii and Helena and everybody are always trying to show me fun things to do at night. But I... [ ... ] ...I don't want to be scared.

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