I am a master of minds.

[kingofscience]

Who: Senku Ishigami and you!
What: Semi-Open catch-all post for October.
When: All throughout October!
Where: Various locations.
Warnings: Death, more TBA.



Hihi, Pumpkin here! This is where I'll be putting most of my closed and plotted threads for the month of October. I say this post is semi-open because Senku will be on the Exchange Program Trip from 10/11-10/17 with Add, so he won't be around for a good chunk of time. If you'd like to set something up with me before or after those dates, please feel free to PM me or reach me at spooksville!

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... What I told you before, about my personal methods for dimensional travel. [you remember, right? he doesn't bother voicing the question because he's sure Senku does, they've had plenty of time to discuss it. of course, that option was ruled out early on due to a lack of a suitable energy source...

but that's not the entire truth. he scratches out his dirt equation with a single line, tossing it aside and turning around to face Senku fully.]

Pure El would be the most efficient energy source... but there are substitutes. My own abilities have been restricted, but it's possible those restrictions could be bypassed using an external mechanism. Working with the materials here will make things difficult, but even if it's only worth a few attempts, it's still something.

[... it's not exactly an explanation, but. whether Senku can read between the lines or not, he doesn't really care. it'd be easier if he could get the other to agree before he has to explain how they're "bypassing his restrictions".]

[kingofscience]

[ Bypassing the restrictions, huh? But that sounds pretty difficult. Senku knows about Add's abilities and a bunch more about dimensional travel now because of the last two months. He knows how this fellow science user is able to mess with time and space... If he's talking about something on his person that would be useful for such an "external mechanism," it would have been quite helpful to know about it by now. Unless...

It's something that can't be easily or freely given away. Senku's eyes wander to the large crystal in the others chest. ...Add can't be thinking of doing something so drastic. But also, this is Add. Would... would he be alright? Something so set in place probably can't be fixed so easily if ripped from the source. And since it looks as if it's acting as a life source anyways...

He looks back up at the other and chuckles. A hand subconsciously goes to the back of his neck as he scratches at it a bit, looking at Add. ]

Out of the question. I'm not putting you in a situation like that.

[ He doesn't want to test what would happen. If this does work and Add doesn't show back up at the school at all, he'd feel too horrible about it. Timespace shenanigans are weird. It's just not something that's been tested before, at least to Senku's perspective, especially in a stone world such as they are. It's better for them to regroup with everyone the old fashioned way and figure a way out. ]

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[Add pauses, staring silently for a long moment before breaking into another sharp grin. Of course, Senku would be able to figure that much out...]

Then don't think of it that way. It's my decision to make.

Consider the situation rationally. Mine isn't an existence that's easily destroyed, and we're both still tied to that place. If we have to "die" to go back there anyway, then it doesn't matter if one of us can benefit or not... this timeline is already extremely close to your own. Doing this from Yogen wouldn't be possible for someone like you, but under these circumstances...

[He brings his hand up to his chest, fingers tracing the edges of the crystal embedded there... these are unique circumstances. There's no guarantee they'll both last long enough to see another exchange trip in Yogen, and this isn't an offer he'd make to just anyone. Even if there was another person out there capable of understanding it...

Senku is special. That's why... Add wants to see him try, even if it would mean never seeing him again.

... or the arguably worse possibility, which is that removing the core won't kill him and he'll just be trapped in that state until his power is fully spent. But he's just not going to think about that one too hard. Yeah.]

... What reason do you have to turn this down? I wouldn't have offered if I didn't think you could do it. Do you want to go back to your own world or not?

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[ Senku looks down at the ground a bit in thought. Of course he wants to be rational and selfish. Emotions run high in a situation like this. But... He just can't bring himself to be. He may seem cold at moments, but time spent with Senku, one finds, shows that there's a much warmer character underneath those layers. ]

...Keheh. Trust me, it is tempting, and I'm sure I could do it, but... I made myself a promise. I promised myself I'd get as many people as I could out of that school, and also tear it down in the process so that no one has to go through such a thing again. I didn't think I'd be able to escape by going on this trip by any means, but, I guess I was just hoping that nothing bad happened to the people I know.

[ A pause. ]

I still don't know, since this really is a different timeline. But, if they haven't shown up at the school thus far, that makes me think they're alright for the time being. So, I'm going to do what I can to help everyone else in the meantime. No one deserves to be stuck in Yogen.

[ He smirks as he looks back up at Add, continuing. ]

It's also why I want you to stick around. You're a very intelligent and clever person. I'm sure that we, along with everyone else can find a way out together. Besides, I'm sure you still want to see the inside of the Science lab- can't do that with unknown variables standing in the way.

[ Not to mention you're one of his best friends here, Addward!!! ]

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Trying to save everyone... kek, what a disgustingly naive goal. [but not a wholly unexpected one. Senku... would probably fit right in with that group, too, wouldn't he?

His logic is sound, even if his goal is an unrealistic one... so it'd be difficult to force him into changing his mind. And maybe, deep down, Add doesn't want him to. No one deserves to be stuck in Yogen, but to a devil like Add who has infinite time and no present worth returning to, to have a place where people still want him around...

He's happy, for a moment, before he realizes how disgustingly naive he's being. So he huffs out a sigh instead, letting his hand drop back down to his side. He can keep being useful, for now, just to satisfy his curiosity. That doesn't mean he's getting too attached.]

Fine... but don't expect me to offer that again. [actually, hasn't he opened himself up to future risks now that Senku knows he could use Add for that purpose...? guess that's something new he'll have to be paranoid about]

Going back is the only option that makes sense, in that case. Sever all ties to this world, and we'll return to the other... what a waste of time this ended up being.