[ It's something that Komaeda cares about, and it's that fact alone that leads Rio to share his thoughts. If its creators were here he might pick their mind, but there's not much need to report to a layman who hasn't worked on it. His fingertips brush against the coffin once more, though he does frown a little at the thought of it remaining in this static state. It's no worse for it, but those with visions always want more, they always take their work so much further.
It's fine for Komaeda to accept it, he thinks. It's not quite the same as him accepting praise for his creators' work, but it's close enough. There's a pride that one takes in the work of those they love, so much so that just hearing them praised is enough to make one happy. He pushes himself up. Komaeda had said before that it did it's job well enough. He hadn't been understand at the time, but over time he's started to just a little. ]
It's not as precise, but Namida always said that her memory machine would change the world... Ahaha, I'm sure she dreamed of something like this too.
[ He wouldn't say that the memory machine is worse. It has an entirely different functionality. It erases the worst parts of a person while keeping the remainder, rewires the brain so that the mental disorders that plague them are erased with just the click of a button. They would create AIs and perfect replications of others to restore what was lost. All of that, but innovation never stops, and this device is also one that would change the world. It's not enough to just heal a person's body, one has to be able to heal their mind as well.
It would be nice of words could reach... Ah, he wonders how things might have been if such a thing could be made in his world. ]
They were that committed to healing you and yours then, huh... That's admirable... Hm, an island isn't what I would've expected, but I guess it makes sense.
[ He's assuming they weren't playing survivor out there, which would make it a place relatively free from people, but one where they could be free of the stress of daily life. This place could be that if it weren't such a mess. He cants his head. ]
Did it come complete with the knowledge that you'd won an all expenses paid getaway vacation?
( them being committed or if it was meant to have other uses, but since it fell in line with their problem then maybe they were— could that have been what they always wanted? how much research did hope's peak take in order to create a coffin that could connect to an individual's brain waves and edit their beliefs? was this really want the ultimate programmer, neurologist and others desired? he can't say on that. in death, everyone's research is taken from them and used in ways they would have never imagined, it's just that by them existing that there's hope for machines like this. as his eyes fall onto the coffin next to him, he closes his eyes as he thinks about what was done.
ultimate despair was to die due to the chaos that they've caused, and there was no way to reform them back into society afterwards. even after using the machine, there's still despair resting inside of their bodies, and nasty thoughts that plague them from time to time. no one is as clean and pure as nanami, how lucky she is to be pure white, and protected by the fact she was erased just like that too. it kept that charm of hers away from the real world, one where it had collapsed, and all they had was a boat that would carry them out to see where no one could find them.
why would the world accept that back if they were fixed? they would still have to walk death's row. even komaeda was still sane by a margin, and he knows all of what he did so to have thoughts that he'd do it again if it meant to bring about hope? then yes, he would.
he doesn't linger on sad things, though. )
Namida-san is getting there. The machine that you took from the common room is a testament to that?
( it can be one in any world he finds, and everyone has their own pace but after some time... it seems to evolve from one thing to another that a person can be proud of. he doesn't threaten namida nowadays since he's sure rio would rather not hear it, and that he's grown over his feelings (which are probably still there as long as they aren't brought up) and so his previous partner is safe for now. it would have been better if she had came here soon, perhaps they could have avoided a few problems just because she existed. )
Ahaha, funny. No, it came with that we were students of the prestigious Hope's Peak Academy, and that we were on a vacation to strengthen our hope! ...I thought it was a little childish, we had a stuffed animal for a teacher. It's stuffy here some days, so I can take you there... the last moments of that place though, I'm unsure if it'll affect the visual of the island, but I'll keep you safe.
[ Rio lifts a brow at the mention of it being a stuffed animal. It seems an odd choice for a group of kids that were on the cusp of adulthood. He doesn't have the shame about childish things that those who grow up learning to put him away would have, but he's not so ignorant that he's unable to realize that such a thing would be questioned by a group of kids on the cusp of adulthood. It's as unnatural on sending kids on an island vacation. Maybe it was probably the least threatening option they could offer.
It's such a different approach than what ASUNARO would use. They'll change the world, and they'll rid it of all disease, but to do that there's a need for sacrifice in order to reach that goal. They're close, though, and he knows that just what they have will change everything. But he likewise draws his attention away from that, as if he focuses on it for too long then that lonely feeling that still grips him sometimes will return.
He fidgets a little at the suggestion. He's always so sensitive about the idea of anything that touches his code, but... He should try to trust Komaeda more too. He nods. ]
It does get pretty stuff, doesn't it? Sure, let's do it.
( this time, he doesn't have to plug rio up to the system directly, and instead they can use the two resting pods in the common room. it'll feed off his memories, placing them back into simpler times, but he wonders what's left— he heard it was damaged on the inside, that their fight with ultimate despair led in the world collapsing, or rather alter ego was no longer able to keep it up. they don't need them fortunately, their data was there to keep ultimate despair in line, so as for now... )
If you open the pod, I'll have the system up and running. Ahaha, this is your first time laying into something so comfy, huh?
( a person could rest in there forever like they did, and also every time they decided to come here there was always a third person. he knows that the other isn't fond of his code being pushed through various systems, but maybe this will work better where it's just connected like it will with komaeda's brain.
walking over to the other, he reaches for rio's hands to hold onto them for a moment. his thumb brushing underneath the palm, drawing little circles as they stand in place for him to stare at the other. tilting his head to one side and then to the other, he doesn't think much about others so the action is a but odd. )
If it worries you though, we can make something out of reality...
( though the simulation feels real, and rio already knows this. komaeda still wants to offer him the option just in case he'd rather do something different. )
[ There's no one moment in which these odd little gestures of him became familiar and comforting, but by now it would be odd to be without his partner to employ such odd little gestures. There's moments when he feels his touch through the fabric of his gloves that he thinks of how soft his hands are, and he wonders if it might not such a bad thing if he were to wear his gloves less often when they're together. It's a little scary, but... He thinks that he might try.
He gives his hands a light squeeze, shaking his head. The thought of his code being tweaked is equally disconcerting now that he's felt the effects of it, but it's not quite the same. ]
I don't mind... I can't deny that it's impressive, so I shouldn't let my nerves get in the way. Besides, it's important to you, so I wanna see.
[ The last words are a little harder to put together. He's simple and honest, and he's learned over time to start piecing his emotions together along with the consideration of others. He wants to share in what's important to his partner, and he wants to share that with him alongside the reality they'll come back to. He shifts a little before taking a small step forward and giving him a quick peck on the lips. ]
You had it right. I don't need to worry if you're with me.
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It's fine for Komaeda to accept it, he thinks. It's not quite the same as him accepting praise for his creators' work, but it's close enough. There's a pride that one takes in the work of those they love, so much so that just hearing them praised is enough to make one happy. He pushes himself up. Komaeda had said before that it did it's job well enough. He hadn't been understand at the time, but over time he's started to just a little. ]
It's not as precise, but Namida always said that her memory machine would change the world... Ahaha, I'm sure she dreamed of something like this too.
[ He wouldn't say that the memory machine is worse. It has an entirely different functionality. It erases the worst parts of a person while keeping the remainder, rewires the brain so that the mental disorders that plague them are erased with just the click of a button. They would create AIs and perfect replications of others to restore what was lost. All of that, but innovation never stops, and this device is also one that would change the world. It's not enough to just heal a person's body, one has to be able to heal their mind as well.
It would be nice of words could reach... Ah, he wonders how things might have been if such a thing could be made in his world. ]
They were that committed to healing you and yours then, huh... That's admirable... Hm, an island isn't what I would've expected, but I guess it makes sense.
[ He's assuming they weren't playing survivor out there, which would make it a place relatively free from people, but one where they could be free of the stress of daily life. This place could be that if it weren't such a mess. He cants his head. ]
Did it come complete with the knowledge that you'd won an all expenses paid getaway vacation?
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( them being committed or if it was meant to have other uses, but since it fell in line with their problem then maybe they were— could that have been what they always wanted? how much research did hope's peak take in order to create a coffin that could connect to an individual's brain waves and edit their beliefs? was this really want the ultimate programmer, neurologist and others desired? he can't say on that. in death, everyone's research is taken from them and used in ways they would have never imagined, it's just that by them existing that there's hope for machines like this. as his eyes fall onto the coffin next to him, he closes his eyes as he thinks about what was done.
ultimate despair was to die due to the chaos that they've caused, and there was no way to reform them back into society afterwards. even after using the machine, there's still despair resting inside of their bodies, and nasty thoughts that plague them from time to time. no one is as clean and pure as nanami, how lucky she is to be pure white, and protected by the fact she was erased just like that too. it kept that charm of hers away from the real world, one where it had collapsed, and all they had was a boat that would carry them out to see where no one could find them.
why would the world accept that back if they were fixed? they would still have to walk death's row. even komaeda was still sane by a margin, and he knows all of what he did so to have thoughts that he'd do it again if it meant to bring about hope? then yes, he would.
he doesn't linger on sad things, though. )
Namida-san is getting there. The machine that you took from the common room is a testament to that?
( it can be one in any world he finds, and everyone has their own pace but after some time... it seems to evolve from one thing to another that a person can be proud of. he doesn't threaten namida nowadays since he's sure rio would rather not hear it, and that he's grown over his feelings (which are probably still there as long as they aren't brought up) and so his previous partner is safe for now. it would have been better if she had came here soon, perhaps they could have avoided a few problems just because she existed. )
Ahaha, funny. No, it came with that we were students of the prestigious Hope's Peak Academy, and that we were on a vacation to strengthen our hope! ...I thought it was a little childish, we had a stuffed animal for a teacher. It's stuffy here some days, so I can take you there... the last moments of that place though, I'm unsure if it'll affect the visual of the island, but I'll keep you safe.
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[ Rio lifts a brow at the mention of it being a stuffed animal. It seems an odd choice for a group of kids that were on the cusp of adulthood. He doesn't have the shame about childish things that those who grow up learning to put him away would have, but he's not so ignorant that he's unable to realize that such a thing would be questioned by a group of kids on the cusp of adulthood. It's as unnatural on sending kids on an island vacation. Maybe it was probably the least threatening option they could offer.
It's such a different approach than what ASUNARO would use. They'll change the world, and they'll rid it of all disease, but to do that there's a need for sacrifice in order to reach that goal. They're close, though, and he knows that just what they have will change everything. But he likewise draws his attention away from that, as if he focuses on it for too long then that lonely feeling that still grips him sometimes will return.
He fidgets a little at the suggestion. He's always so sensitive about the idea of anything that touches his code, but... He should try to trust Komaeda more too. He nods. ]
It does get pretty stuff, doesn't it? Sure, let's do it.
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( this time, he doesn't have to plug rio up to the system directly, and instead they can use the two resting pods in the common room. it'll feed off his memories, placing them back into simpler times, but he wonders what's left— he heard it was damaged on the inside, that their fight with ultimate despair led in the world collapsing, or rather alter ego was no longer able to keep it up. they don't need them fortunately, their data was there to keep ultimate despair in line, so as for now... )
If you open the pod, I'll have the system up and running. Ahaha, this is your first time laying into something so comfy, huh?
( a person could rest in there forever like they did, and also every time they decided to come here there was always a third person. he knows that the other isn't fond of his code being pushed through various systems, but maybe this will work better where it's just connected like it will with komaeda's brain.
walking over to the other, he reaches for rio's hands to hold onto them for a moment. his thumb brushing underneath the palm, drawing little circles as they stand in place for him to stare at the other. tilting his head to one side and then to the other, he doesn't think much about others so the action is a but odd. )
If it worries you though, we can make something out of reality...
( though the simulation feels real, and rio already knows this. komaeda still wants to offer him the option just in case he'd rather do something different. )
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He gives his hands a light squeeze, shaking his head. The thought of his code being tweaked is equally disconcerting now that he's felt the effects of it, but it's not quite the same. ]
I don't mind... I can't deny that it's impressive, so I shouldn't let my nerves get in the way. Besides, it's important to you, so I wanna see.
[ The last words are a little harder to put together. He's simple and honest, and he's learned over time to start piecing his emotions together along with the consideration of others. He wants to share in what's important to his partner, and he wants to share that with him alongside the reality they'll come back to. He shifts a little before taking a small step forward and giving him a quick peck on the lips. ]
You had it right. I don't need to worry if you're with me.