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[ it was a brownie! it seemed like such a sweet and harmless gesture! ]

So what do you feel then?

If the first step is swearing off memories, then I was already planning on it. I've seen enough. Too much, actually.

Too much?

You preached and kick that no-name loser's ass. And your friendship powers brought Nine-Nine around... I guess.

[--Though let's be real. That is the shadiest offer of help he's fucking ever seen]

The fuck are you upset about now?

[ is this a pep talk? ]

[ nine's offer seemed legit to him... ]

[ going to fumble around for his phone and maybe even drop it a couple of times. no. shutup. he's got this. ]

HERE! [ shoves his phone at intensity. doot. ~~if u read it once u read it a million times~~. ]

It still hurts, ok! and I don't know how to make it stop. I wish I could be more like you in that respect, with little to no regard for the past, but... jeez. [ smushes his hands into his face. ]

[Sorry about your emotional trauma, Yugi, but Intensity is more upset there Anubis is there and no Nine-Nine. He's not even wearing the Ring.

What the fuck?

Also---]

You're so fucking stupid. I can't even believe.

[ millennium items 101. ]

So you've said.

Why did you do that if that's obviously not what you wanted?

[ because making assumptions about his other self's wishes was clearly the best course of action. ]

I couldn't keep him trapped in my heart. It wouldn't be fair to him, to me, so I... I did what I thought I needed to do. What was best for us both.

Sure looked like that turned out great. Do you want applause?

[ the sarcasm is lost on him at the moment. ]

It didn't... and, what, no!

"Trapped in your heart." How fucking melodramatic can you be?

Did you ever make a decision you didn't fucking regret? Maybe every time you make a choice, you should do opposite of what you're instincts tell you.

You do realize back home he existed through me, right, and so he was LITERALLY trapped in my heart. If you put on the puzzle, for instance, nothing would happen.

[ clasps his hands over his face and groans. ] Do you ever not curse?

If it's too much for your delicate ears, you can turn around and walk away.

[ what. no. i was here first. ]

It's not too much. It was just a question.

If you hate memories so much, then why bother showing up when we're taking them?

I would say so that you can't tell crazy stories about me, but it seems the truth is stranger than fiction anyway.

[ snorts at that. ]

You can say that again. I don't think even the wildest imagination could have come up with some of this stuff.

Then it would be because something was bothering me about one of them, but you managed to clear that up for me.

And what was that?

Please, Yugi. We're not that close.

No, of course not.

But if you ever feel like talking about stuff from home, ... [ trails off. the implication is there, but he doubts it’ll ever come up. ]

You're right. I have Nine-Nine.

...

How could I have forgotten? [ silly me. ] If that’s it then, I’ll see you around, Intensity.

Enjoy your memories, Yugi.

And you and your timeshare enjoy doing whatever it is that you do.

I don't have a timeshare!

[ squints. ]

[ ... ]

He's right there. [ points beside intensity. ]