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[wotanon]

Who; Anybody
Where; Wherever
When; Day 435

[ it's time for some memory roulette,
ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY?! ]

Comments

Re: Witnesses OK!

[crossmyheartandhope]

Sounds pretty ominous.

Re: Witnesses OK!

[bondsofsuffering]

It just means there's a f-u-n surprise coming up!

Re: Witnesses OK!

[crossmyheartandhope]

Guess I better look forward to it.

1/2

[bondsofsuffering]

You better~

Re: Witnesses OK!

[bondsofsuffering]

[...Though the affection remains, there's another thread of anxiety and something bittersweet.]

...After a memory like that... you don't have any questions about it?

Re: Witnesses OK!

[crossmyheartandhope]

I figured if you wanted to tell me about it, you would.

Re: Witnesses OK!

[bondsofsuffering]

Do you want to see what happened for yourself?

Re: Witnesses OK!

[crossmyheartandhope]

After, you mean?

Re: Witnesses OK!

[bondsofsuffering]

Yeah. I remembered it a while back.

...There isn't any part of it that looks good, though.

[He's worried. But...

He trusts in Hurricane, too.]

Re: Witnesses OK!

[crossmyheartandhope]

...up to you. If you wanna share, that's fine.

But if you ain't feeling it, it's up to you.

Re: Witnesses OK!

[bondsofsuffering]

[Still worried, but trusting.

Tugging Hurricane to stand right next to him as he fetches out his phone.]

Re: Witnesses OK!

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Leans in against him, careful, and loops his arm around Izanagi's waist]

Re: Witnesses OK!

[bondsofsuffering]

[Leaning in and purchasing a replay.

He honestly feels wretched, remembering how he held that knife to Chrys' throat - the relief palpable once the Hizumi in the memory removes the knife to walk away. Pangs of longing as they sit together eating yogurt like all of the tension from before was no more than an illusion.]

Re: Witnesses OK!

[crossmyheartandhope]

[At some point during the memory, he begins to rub at Izanagi's back, gentle, standing beside him as they watch it through to the end]

Re: Witnesses OK!

[bondsofsuffering]

[At the end, he laughs, even if it's a bittersweet sound.]

He called me out right away... as expected of someone like Chrys.

[Even if inwardly he still feels like crap about the whole thing.]

Re: Witnesses OK!

[crossmyheartandhope]

You really did get a raw deal, huh.

Re: Witnesses OK!

[bondsofsuffering]

It's not like I'm the only person like that around here.

[Nudging Hurricane a little.]

Re: Witnesses OK!

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Nudges back, gentle]

Still don't make what you went through any easier.

Re: Witnesses OK!

[bondsofsuffering]

...No. But it's definitely not unique to me, either.

It couldn't be helped - that's just how it was.

Re: Witnesses OK!

[crossmyheartandhope]

...well.

I'm glad it could be helped, in the end.

Re: Witnesses OK!

[bondsofsuffering]

[Leaning on him, still feeling those bittersweet pangs, but affection, too.]

Yeah.

You helped me with it too, you know?

Re: Witnesses OK!

[crossmyheartandhope]

I mean, I didn't really do nothing.

Re: Witnesses OK!

[bondsofsuffering]

Sure you did.

Levi's the one who got me the chance to be human. You're the one who's been with me while I learned how to actually live as one.

Re: Witnesses OK!

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Nudges him, gentle]

You say that like hanging out with you's some kinda chore.

[The fondness that wells up with the words is very deep and very warm; he presses it out toward Izanagi like an offering, as though to prove that this isn't any kind of chore]

Re: Witnesses OK!

[bondsofsuffering]

[A little surprised, but... gratitude, affection, and warmth are sent back in return.]

For some people, it can be.

[A short pang of past pain.]