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"what are you-" "hold on!"

It sounds like your phone is ringing, but at the same time... It doesn't...??

- @virtualbonussingers

( Akito grumbled, grabbing his phone and... Huh? It's not ringing or playing music... No new notifications that can make it past Do Not Disturb either... How'd it make sound? )

The fuck...?

Two holograms suddenly appeared, one of them had green hair, the other had purple hair... Both seem to be virtual singers.

"-S..sorry!" The green haired girl immediately apologized, "We're new to this, we haven't done something like this at all."

( If it weren't for the fact that he was trying to not burn his room down again, he probably would have thrown his phone and freaked out. )

It's... Whatever, I guess. Who are you?

"-I'm Gumi, and this purple fellow here is Gakupo!

We felt something negative going on in SEKAI, and with Miku, MEIKO, Rin, Len, KAITO and Luka being busy, we decided to check up on you..."

"..Are you okay? I can honestly guess not. " Gakupo crossed his arms. The two were looking at Akito very intently...

I'm fine.

( The words came out too fast to be true. )

Nothin’s happenin’.

"... We're beings that were created by your memories, don't lie to us..." Gumi crossed her arms, "Just because we just met doesn't mean you can hide stuff from us, the SEKAI has been cracking a bit..."

... It's not from me. Check with Kohane and Toya.

( He felt bad throwing them under the bus like that. Shoving his phone away, Akito laid down on the couch in his room and faced the back. )

"-Hey!! We already-

-Damnit..." Gumi muttered, clutching Gakupo's arm.

"Love does that to teenagers I guess." "You're not helping- What do you mean love does that?? We don't even know the actual source of the problem!"

The two of them decided to just go back to Sekai...

( He sat like that for a while, taking silent breaths to calm down. Only after he'd collected himself did he decide he should apologise, moving over to his phone and tapping play on Ready Steady. They mentioned the place cracking, right..? )

( He squinted at the light in SEKAI. Maybe he needed to go outside a little more after this, being mostly cooped up was not good. )

... Yo! Gumi? Gakupo? You ‘round here somewhere...?

"-Uwah!"

The two were just about to go back to their respective places in the SEKAI when they heard him, really surprised, yet relieved.

".. Gumi, Don't do anything -" "-You!!!"

Gumi immediately ran up to him, "..I didn't expect you to be here all of a sudden...!

Sorry if SEKAIs empty, It's only me and Gaku... Right now. Oh, and Flower, Yuki and Fukase but those three aren't important... MEIKO-san and the others are doing their own version of hibernation."

Flower...? Yuki? Fuka— Hibernation?! Wh...

Whatever... Sorry for how I reacted earlier.

"-Sorry, she... Says things you don't really need to hear about." Gakupo sighed,

The two were surprised at the apology, they didn't really need it, but it made them smile a bit. "Honestly - We should be the ones apologizing- Barging in all of the sudden like that... But we forgive you!

There was one phone we couldn't access so we just gave up and went to you, hoping for answers."

Well... Kohane's in the hospital... I think Toya's been resting in between missions he's been taking...

An...

( He clenched his fist. )

I dunno what's going on with An. She won't talk to me. She wants me to let everythin’ out then bottles up her issues and I... I can't do anythin’.

"...Ah.." The two took a moment to think... Stuff like this was hard to fix after all.

"She seemed really cheerful the last time I met her..." Gumi mumbled to herself, seeming really worried.

"...Was there anything that happened recently that could've caused this? If you don't mind us asking."

The shit with Mizuki's been gettin’ to her. The fact that I'm barely able to emote without worryin’ if my power's are gonna explode things made me run off and hide for like a month. Kohane bein’ in the hospital. Pick your poison.

( He sighed and leaned on the nearest wall. )

I know this shit's botherin’ her. But I can't make her talk. Which pisses me off, because she makes me talk all the fucking time. It's not fair and it's hurting me to see her hurt.

"-Jesus Christ that was... Way worse than I thought?...

...Well, you obviously can't force her to talk to you... But, maybe there's something she's afraid of.

There's a lot of reasons why people don't want to talk about things,"

He crossed his arms, staring at Akito.

"From what I know so far... It seems she just doesn't wanna give you more things to stress about, which obviously isn't working.

She seems like the type of person who would feel selfish for talking about their feelings because their friends are already struggling so much."

And this is part of why I wasn't planning to tell her I lo— care about her! Because she doesn't need to stress about me, she's got enough to worry about!

( Akito didn't mean to snap, and that was evident on his face. )

I shoulda just stayed missing in the forest. Least then she coulda forgot about me and lost a worry.

"..Okay, both of you are hopeless.."

Gumi immediately punched Gakupo, "Ignore him, he's just being mean!

You do realize that would just make things worse for the both of you, right?..."

Only until I'm forgotten about. Hell, if I really wanna get forgotten, I could always trick my dad and have his fucking gross group mind wipe me from everyone's mind.

( He slid down to the ground, sitting. )

I'm literally a ticking time bomb. One wrong move from being a villain and hurting someone at every turn. One wrong emotion and there's fire. Who could remember a hero like that.

"-Okay, okay, hold on- Isn't that a bit too far?! You're not a bad person, even if that's happening!

People could remember a hero like you because, even with the things that happened to you, you're trying your absolute best to not hurt others!

I don't think your friends would want to forget you either, if An IS scared to tell you anything, it's because you're THAT important to her! You'll only make things worse to them if you say stuff like that.."

Bad people can do good things. Good people can do bad things. Life ain't black and white.

Doesn't matter how heroic and nice and kind and good I am if I accidentally kill someone I should be saving. Doesn't matter if I end up ruinin’ lives because I lost control.

"- It technically still matters...

After all,

Good people can do bad things, like you said. And you're definitely a good person!

...Bad things will happen no matter what you do after all, so counter it with a lot of good deeds..."

Or they'll see me as a person who can't be trusted.

"-Then do what you can to be seen as someone who can be trusted.

Look, it's easier said than done but, there are so many solutions. Do you really want to give up when you have so much things to do with... With them?"

I—

N-No, but what i—

"-No buts. And... Please, answer me,

Do you really want to give up?"

I... No... I don't...

"what are you-" "hold on!"

It sounds like your phone is ringing, but at the same time... It doesn't...??

- @virtualbonussingers

( Akito grumbled, grabbing his phone and... Huh? It's not ringing or playing music... No new notifications that can make it past Do Not Disturb either... How'd it make sound? )

The fuck...?

Two holograms suddenly appeared, one of them had green hair, the other had purple hair... Both seem to be virtual singers.

"-S..sorry!" The green haired girl immediately apologized, "We're new to this, we haven't done something like this at all."

( If it weren't for the fact that he was trying to not burn his room down again, he probably would have thrown his phone and freaked out. )

It's... Whatever, I guess. Who are you?

"-I'm Gumi, and this purple fellow here is Gakupo!

We felt something negative going on in SEKAI, and with Miku, MEIKO, Rin, Len, KAITO and Luka being busy, we decided to check up on you..."

"..Are you okay? I can honestly guess not. " Gakupo crossed his arms. The two were looking at Akito very intently...

I'm fine.

( The words came out too fast to be true. )

Nothin’s happenin’.

"... We're beings that were created by your memories, don't lie to us..." Gumi crossed her arms, "Just because we just met doesn't mean you can hide stuff from us, the SEKAI has been cracking a bit..."

... It's not from me. Check with Kohane and Toya.

( He felt bad throwing them under the bus like that. Shoving his phone away, Akito laid down on the couch in his room and faced the back. )

"-Hey!! We already-

-Damnit..." Gumi muttered, clutching Gakupo's arm.

"Love does that to teenagers I guess." "You're not helping- What do you mean love does that?? We don't even know the actual source of the problem!"

The two of them decided to just go back to Sekai...

( He sat like that for a while, taking silent breaths to calm down. Only after he'd collected himself did he decide he should apologise, moving over to his phone and tapping play on Ready Steady. They mentioned the place cracking, right..? )

( He squinted at the light in SEKAI. Maybe he needed to go outside a little more after this, being mostly cooped up was not good. )

... Yo! Gumi? Gakupo? You ‘round here somewhere...?

"-Uwah!"

The two were just about to go back to their respective places in the SEKAI when they heard him, really surprised, yet relieved.

".. Gumi, Don't do anything -" "-You!!!"

Gumi immediately ran up to him, "..I didn't expect you to be here all of a sudden...!

Sorry if SEKAIs empty, It's only me and Gaku... Right now. Oh, and Flower, Yuki and Fukase but those three aren't important... MEIKO-san and the others are doing their own version of hibernation."

Flower...? Yuki? Fuka— Hibernation?! Wh...

Whatever... Sorry for how I reacted earlier.

"-Sorry, she... Says things you don't really need to hear about." Gakupo sighed,

The two were surprised at the apology, they didn't really need it, but it made them smile a bit. "Honestly - We should be the ones apologizing- Barging in all of the sudden like that... But we forgive you!

There was one phone we couldn't access so we just gave up and went to you, hoping for answers."

Well... Kohane's in the hospital... I think Toya's been resting in between missions he's been taking...

An...

( He clenched his fist. )

I dunno what's going on with An. She won't talk to me. She wants me to let everythin’ out then bottles up her issues and I... I can't do anythin’.

"...Ah.." The two took a moment to think... Stuff like this was hard to fix after all.

"She seemed really cheerful the last time I met her..." Gumi mumbled to herself, seeming really worried.

"...Was there anything that happened recently that could've caused this? If you don't mind us asking."

The shit with Mizuki's been gettin’ to her. The fact that I'm barely able to emote without worryin’ if my power's are gonna explode things made me run off and hide for like a month. Kohane bein’ in the hospital. Pick your poison.

( He sighed and leaned on the nearest wall. )

I know this shit's botherin’ her. But I can't make her talk. Which pisses me off, because she makes me talk all the fucking time. It's not fair and it's hurting me to see her hurt.

"-Jesus Christ that was... Way worse than I thought?...

...Well, you obviously can't force her to talk to you... But, maybe there's something she's afraid of.

There's a lot of reasons why people don't want to talk about things,"

He crossed his arms, staring at Akito.

"From what I know so far... It seems she just doesn't wanna give you more things to stress about, which obviously isn't working.

She seems like the type of person who would feel selfish for talking about their feelings because their friends are already struggling so much."

And this is part of why I wasn't planning to tell her I lo— care about her! Because she doesn't need to stress about me, she's got enough to worry about!

( Akito didn't mean to snap, and that was evident on his face. )

I shoulda just stayed missing in the forest. Least then she coulda forgot about me and lost a worry.

"..Okay, both of you are hopeless.."

Gumi immediately punched Gakupo, "Ignore him, he's just being mean!

You do realize that would just make things worse for the both of you, right?..."

Only until I'm forgotten about. Hell, if I really wanna get forgotten, I could always trick my dad and have his fucking gross group mind wipe me from everyone's mind.

( He slid down to the ground, sitting. )

I'm literally a ticking time bomb. One wrong move from being a villain and hurting someone at every turn. One wrong emotion and there's fire. Who could remember a hero like that.

"-Okay, okay, hold on- Isn't that a bit too far?! You're not a bad person, even if that's happening!

People could remember a hero like you because, even with the things that happened to you, you're trying your absolute best to not hurt others!

I don't think your friends would want to forget you either, if An IS scared to tell you anything, it's because you're THAT important to her! You'll only make things worse to them if you say stuff like that.."

Bad people can do good things. Good people can do bad things. Life ain't black and white.

Doesn't matter how heroic and nice and kind and good I am if I accidentally kill someone I should be saving. Doesn't matter if I end up ruinin’ lives because I lost control.

"- It technically still matters...

After all,

Good people can do bad things, like you said. And you're definitely a good person!

...Bad things will happen no matter what you do after all, so counter it with a lot of good deeds..."

Or they'll see me as a person who can't be trusted.

"-Then do what you can to be seen as someone who can be trusted.

Look, it's easier said than done but, there are so many solutions. Do you really want to give up when you have so much things to do with... With them?"

I—

N-No, but what i—

"what are you-" "hold on!"

It sounds like your phone is ringing, but at the same time... It doesn't...??

- @virtualbonussingers

( Akito grumbled, grabbing his phone and... Huh? It's not ringing or playing music... No new notifications that can make it past Do Not Disturb either... How'd it make sound? )

The fuck...?

Two holograms suddenly appeared, one of them had green hair, the other had purple hair... Both seem to be virtual singers.

"-S..sorry!" The green haired girl immediately apologized, "We're new to this, we haven't done something like this at all."

( If it weren't for the fact that he was trying to not burn his room down again, he probably would have thrown his phone and freaked out. )

It's... Whatever, I guess. Who are you?

"-I'm Gumi, and this purple fellow here is Gakupo!

We felt something negative going on in SEKAI, and with Miku, MEIKO, Rin, Len, KAITO and Luka being busy, we decided to check up on you..."

"..Are you okay? I can honestly guess not. " Gakupo crossed his arms. The two were looking at Akito very intently...

I'm fine.

( The words came out too fast to be true. )

Nothin’s happenin’.

"... We're beings that were created by your memories, don't lie to us..." Gumi crossed her arms, "Just because we just met doesn't mean you can hide stuff from us, the SEKAI has been cracking a bit..."

... It's not from me. Check with Kohane and Toya.

( He felt bad throwing them under the bus like that. Shoving his phone away, Akito laid down on the couch in his room and faced the back. )

"-Hey!! We already-

-Damnit..." Gumi muttered, clutching Gakupo's arm.

"Love does that to teenagers I guess." "You're not helping- What do you mean love does that?? We don't even know the actual source of the problem!"

The two of them decided to just go back to Sekai...

( He sat like that for a while, taking silent breaths to calm down. Only after he'd collected himself did he decide he should apologise, moving over to his phone and tapping play on Ready Steady. They mentioned the place cracking, right..? )

( He squinted at the light in SEKAI. Maybe he needed to go outside a little more after this, being mostly cooped up was not good. )

... Yo! Gumi? Gakupo? You ‘round here somewhere...?

"-Uwah!"

The two were just about to go back to their respective places in the SEKAI when they heard him, really surprised, yet relieved.

".. Gumi, Don't do anything -" "-You!!!"

Gumi immediately ran up to him, "..I didn't expect you to be here all of a sudden...!

Sorry if SEKAIs empty, It's only me and Gaku... Right now. Oh, and Flower, Yuki and Fukase but those three aren't important... MEIKO-san and the others are doing their own version of hibernation."

Flower...? Yuki? Fuka— Hibernation?! Wh...

Whatever... Sorry for how I reacted earlier.

"-Sorry, she... Says things you don't really need to hear about." Gakupo sighed,

The two were surprised at the apology, they didn't really need it, but it made them smile a bit. "Honestly - We should be the ones apologizing- Barging in all of the sudden like that... But we forgive you!

There was one phone we couldn't access so we just gave up and went to you, hoping for answers."

Well... Kohane's in the hospital... I think Toya's been resting in between missions he's been taking...

An...

( He clenched his fist. )

I dunno what's going on with An. She won't talk to me. She wants me to let everythin’ out then bottles up her issues and I... I can't do anythin’.

"...Ah.." The two took a moment to think... Stuff like this was hard to fix after all.

"She seemed really cheerful the last time I met her..." Gumi mumbled to herself, seeming really worried.

"...Was there anything that happened recently that could've caused this? If you don't mind us asking."

The shit with Mizuki's been gettin’ to her. The fact that I'm barely able to emote without worryin’ if my power's are gonna explode things made me run off and hide for like a month. Kohane bein’ in the hospital. Pick your poison.

( He sighed and leaned on the nearest wall. )

I know this shit's botherin’ her. But I can't make her talk. Which pisses me off, because she makes me talk all the fucking time. It's not fair and it's hurting me to see her hurt.

"-Jesus Christ that was... Way worse than I thought?...

...Well, you obviously can't force her to talk to you... But, maybe there's something she's afraid of.

There's a lot of reasons why people don't want to talk about things,"

He crossed his arms, staring at Akito.

"From what I know so far... It seems she just doesn't wanna give you more things to stress about, which obviously isn't working.

She seems like the type of person who would feel selfish for talking about their feelings because their friends are already struggling so much."

And this is part of why I wasn't planning to tell her I lo— care about her! Because she doesn't need to stress about me, she's got enough to worry about!

( Akito didn't mean to snap, and that was evident on his face. )

I shoulda just stayed missing in the forest. Least then she coulda forgot about me and lost a worry.

"..Okay, both of you are hopeless.."

Gumi immediately punched Gakupo, "Ignore him, he's just being mean!

You do realize that would just make things worse for the both of you, right?..."

Only until I'm forgotten about. Hell, if I really wanna get forgotten, I could always trick my dad and have his fucking gross group mind wipe me from everyone's mind.

( He slid down to the ground, sitting. )

I'm literally a ticking time bomb. One wrong move from being a villain and hurting someone at every turn. One wrong emotion and there's fire. Who could remember a hero like that.

"-Okay, okay, hold on- Isn't that a bit too far?! You're not a bad person, even if that's happening!

People could remember a hero like you because, even with the things that happened to you, you're trying your absolute best to not hurt others!

I don't think your friends would want to forget you either, if An IS scared to tell you anything, it's because you're THAT important to her! You'll only make things worse to them if you say stuff like that.."

Bad people can do good things. Good people can do bad things. Life ain't black and white.

Doesn't matter how heroic and nice and kind and good I am if I accidentally kill someone I should be saving. Doesn't matter if I end up ruinin’ lives because I lost control.

"- It technically still matters...

After all,

Good people can do bad things, like you said. And you're definitely a good person!

...Bad things will happen no matter what you do after all, so counter it with a lot of good deeds..."

Or they'll see me as a person who can't be trusted.

"what are you-" "hold on!"

It sounds like your phone is ringing, but at the same time... It doesn't...??

- @virtualbonussingers

( Akito grumbled, grabbing his phone and... Huh? It's not ringing or playing music... No new notifications that can make it past Do Not Disturb either... How'd it make sound? )

The fuck...?

Two holograms suddenly appeared, one of them had green hair, the other had purple hair... Both seem to be virtual singers.

"-S..sorry!" The green haired girl immediately apologized, "We're new to this, we haven't done something like this at all."

( If it weren't for the fact that he was trying to not burn his room down again, he probably would have thrown his phone and freaked out. )

It's... Whatever, I guess. Who are you?

"-I'm Gumi, and this purple fellow here is Gakupo!

We felt something negative going on in SEKAI, and with Miku, MEIKO, Rin, Len, KAITO and Luka being busy, we decided to check up on you..."

"..Are you okay? I can honestly guess not. " Gakupo crossed his arms. The two were looking at Akito very intently...

I'm fine.

( The words came out too fast to be true. )

Nothin’s happenin’.

"... We're beings that were created by your memories, don't lie to us..." Gumi crossed her arms, "Just because we just met doesn't mean you can hide stuff from us, the SEKAI has been cracking a bit..."

... It's not from me. Check with Kohane and Toya.

( He felt bad throwing them under the bus like that. Shoving his phone away, Akito laid down on the couch in his room and faced the back. )

"-Hey!! We already-

-Damnit..." Gumi muttered, clutching Gakupo's arm.

"Love does that to teenagers I guess." "You're not helping- What do you mean love does that?? We don't even know the actual source of the problem!"

The two of them decided to just go back to Sekai...

( He sat like that for a while, taking silent breaths to calm down. Only after he'd collected himself did he decide he should apologise, moving over to his phone and tapping play on Ready Steady. They mentioned the place cracking, right..? )

( He squinted at the light in SEKAI. Maybe he needed to go outside a little more after this, being mostly cooped up was not good. )

... Yo! Gumi? Gakupo? You ‘round here somewhere...?

"-Uwah!"

The two were just about to go back to their respective places in the SEKAI when they heard him, really surprised, yet relieved.

".. Gumi, Don't do anything -" "-You!!!"

Gumi immediately ran up to him, "..I didn't expect you to be here all of a sudden...!

Sorry if SEKAIs empty, It's only me and Gaku... Right now. Oh, and Flower, Yuki and Fukase but those three aren't important... MEIKO-san and the others are doing their own version of hibernation."

Flower...? Yuki? Fuka— Hibernation?! Wh...

Whatever... Sorry for how I reacted earlier.

"-Sorry, she... Says things you don't really need to hear about." Gakupo sighed,

The two were surprised at the apology, they didn't really need it, but it made them smile a bit. "Honestly - We should be the ones apologizing- Barging in all of the sudden like that... But we forgive you!

There was one phone we couldn't access so we just gave up and went to you, hoping for answers."

Well... Kohane's in the hospital... I think Toya's been resting in between missions he's been taking...

An...

( He clenched his fist. )

I dunno what's going on with An. She won't talk to me. She wants me to let everythin’ out then bottles up her issues and I... I can't do anythin’.

"...Ah.." The two took a moment to think... Stuff like this was hard to fix after all.

"She seemed really cheerful the last time I met her..." Gumi mumbled to herself, seeming really worried.

"...Was there anything that happened recently that could've caused this? If you don't mind us asking."

The shit with Mizuki's been gettin’ to her. The fact that I'm barely able to emote without worryin’ if my power's are gonna explode things made me run off and hide for like a month. Kohane bein’ in the hospital. Pick your poison.

( He sighed and leaned on the nearest wall. )

I know this shit's botherin’ her. But I can't make her talk. Which pisses me off, because she makes me talk all the fucking time. It's not fair and it's hurting me to see her hurt.

"-Jesus Christ that was... Way worse than I thought?...

...Well, you obviously can't force her to talk to you... But, maybe there's something she's afraid of.

There's a lot of reasons why people don't want to talk about things,"

He crossed his arms, staring at Akito.

"From what I know so far... It seems she just doesn't wanna give you more things to stress about, which obviously isn't working.

She seems like the type of person who would feel selfish for talking about their feelings because their friends are already struggling so much."

And this is part of why I wasn't planning to tell her I lo— care about her! Because she doesn't need to stress about me, she's got enough to worry about!

( Akito didn't mean to snap, and that was evident on his face. )

I shoulda just stayed missing in the forest. Least then she coulda forgot about me and lost a worry.

"..Okay, both of you are hopeless.."

Gumi immediately punched Gakupo, "Ignore him, he's just being mean!

You do realize that would just make things worse for the both of you, right?..."

Only until I'm forgotten about. Hell, if I really wanna get forgotten, I could always trick my dad and have his fucking gross group mind wipe me from everyone's mind.

( He slid down to the ground, sitting. )

I'm literally a ticking time bomb. One wrong move from being a villain and hurting someone at every turn. One wrong emotion and there's fire. Who could remember a hero like that.

"-Okay, okay, hold on- Isn't that a bit too far?! You're not a bad person, even if that's happening!

People could remember a hero like you because, even with the things that happened to you, you're trying your absolute best to not hurt others!

I don't think your friends would want to forget you either, if An IS scared to tell you anything, it's because you're THAT important to her! You'll only make things worse to them if you say stuff like that.."

Bad people can do good things. Good people can do bad things. Life ain't black and white.

Doesn't matter how heroic and nice and kind and good I am if I accidentally kill someone I should be saving. Doesn't matter if I end up ruinin’ lives because I lost control.

"what are you-" "hold on!"

It sounds like your phone is ringing, but at the same time... It doesn't...??

- @virtualbonussingers

( Akito grumbled, grabbing his phone and... Huh? It's not ringing or playing music... No new notifications that can make it past Do Not Disturb either... How'd it make sound? )

The fuck...?

Two holograms suddenly appeared, one of them had green hair, the other had purple hair... Both seem to be virtual singers.

"-S..sorry!" The green haired girl immediately apologized, "We're new to this, we haven't done something like this at all."

( If it weren't for the fact that he was trying to not burn his room down again, he probably would have thrown his phone and freaked out. )

It's... Whatever, I guess. Who are you?

"-I'm Gumi, and this purple fellow here is Gakupo!

We felt something negative going on in SEKAI, and with Miku, MEIKO, Rin, Len, KAITO and Luka being busy, we decided to check up on you..."

"..Are you okay? I can honestly guess not. " Gakupo crossed his arms. The two were looking at Akito very intently...

I'm fine.

( The words came out too fast to be true. )

Nothin’s happenin’.

"... We're beings that were created by your memories, don't lie to us..." Gumi crossed her arms, "Just because we just met doesn't mean you can hide stuff from us, the SEKAI has been cracking a bit..."

... It's not from me. Check with Kohane and Toya.

( He felt bad throwing them under the bus like that. Shoving his phone away, Akito laid down on the couch in his room and faced the back. )

"-Hey!! We already-

-Damnit..." Gumi muttered, clutching Gakupo's arm.

"Love does that to teenagers I guess." "You're not helping- What do you mean love does that?? We don't even know the actual source of the problem!"

The two of them decided to just go back to Sekai...

( He sat like that for a while, taking silent breaths to calm down. Only after he'd collected himself did he decide he should apologise, moving over to his phone and tapping play on Ready Steady. They mentioned the place cracking, right..? )

( He squinted at the light in SEKAI. Maybe he needed to go outside a little more after this, being mostly cooped up was not good. )

... Yo! Gumi? Gakupo? You ‘round here somewhere...?

"-Uwah!"

The two were just about to go back to their respective places in the SEKAI when they heard him, really surprised, yet relieved.

".. Gumi, Don't do anything -" "-You!!!"

Gumi immediately ran up to him, "..I didn't expect you to be here all of a sudden...!

Sorry if SEKAIs empty, It's only me and Gaku... Right now. Oh, and Flower, Yuki and Fukase but those three aren't important... MEIKO-san and the others are doing their own version of hibernation."

Flower...? Yuki? Fuka— Hibernation?! Wh...

Whatever... Sorry for how I reacted earlier.

"-Sorry, she... Says things you don't really need to hear about." Gakupo sighed,

The two were surprised at the apology, they didn't really need it, but it made them smile a bit. "Honestly - We should be the ones apologizing- Barging in all of the sudden like that... But we forgive you!

There was one phone we couldn't access so we just gave up and went to you, hoping for answers."

Well... Kohane's in the hospital... I think Toya's been resting in between missions he's been taking...

An...

( He clenched his fist. )

I dunno what's going on with An. She won't talk to me. She wants me to let everythin’ out then bottles up her issues and I... I can't do anythin’.

"...Ah.." The two took a moment to think... Stuff like this was hard to fix after all.

"She seemed really cheerful the last time I met her..." Gumi mumbled to herself, seeming really worried.

"...Was there anything that happened recently that could've caused this? If you don't mind us asking."

The shit with Mizuki's been gettin’ to her. The fact that I'm barely able to emote without worryin’ if my power's are gonna explode things made me run off and hide for like a month. Kohane bein’ in the hospital. Pick your poison.

( He sighed and leaned on the nearest wall. )

I know this shit's botherin’ her. But I can't make her talk. Which pisses me off, because she makes me talk all the fucking time. It's not fair and it's hurting me to see her hurt.

"-Jesus Christ that was... Way worse than I thought?...

...Well, you obviously can't force her to talk to you... But, maybe there's something she's afraid of.

There's a lot of reasons why people don't want to talk about things,"

He crossed his arms, staring at Akito.

"From what I know so far... It seems she just doesn't wanna give you more things to stress about, which obviously isn't working.

She seems like the type of person who would feel selfish for talking about their feelings because their friends are already struggling so much."

And this is part of why I wasn't planning to tell her I lo— care about her! Because she doesn't need to stress about me, she's got enough to worry about!

( Akito didn't mean to snap, and that was evident on his face. )

I shoulda just stayed missing in the forest. Least then she coulda forgot about me and lost a worry.

"..Okay, both of you are hopeless.."

Gumi immediately punched Gakupo, "Ignore him, he's just being mean!

You do realize that would just make things worse for the both of you, right?..."

Only until I'm forgotten about. Hell, if I really wanna get forgotten, I could always trick my dad and have his fucking gross group mind wipe me from everyone's mind.

( He slid down to the ground, sitting. )

I'm literally a ticking time bomb. One wrong move from being a villain and hurting someone at every turn. One wrong emotion and there's fire. Who could remember a hero like that.

"what are you-" "hold on!"

It sounds like your phone is ringing, but at the same time... It doesn't...??

- @virtualbonussingers

( Akito grumbled, grabbing his phone and... Huh? It's not ringing or playing music... No new notifications that can make it past Do Not Disturb either... How'd it make sound? )

The fuck...?

Two holograms suddenly appeared, one of them had green hair, the other had purple hair... Both seem to be virtual singers.

"-S..sorry!" The green haired girl immediately apologized, "We're new to this, we haven't done something like this at all."

( If it weren't for the fact that he was trying to not burn his room down again, he probably would have thrown his phone and freaked out. )

It's... Whatever, I guess. Who are you?

"-I'm Gumi, and this purple fellow here is Gakupo!

We felt something negative going on in SEKAI, and with Miku, MEIKO, Rin, Len, KAITO and Luka being busy, we decided to check up on you..."

"..Are you okay? I can honestly guess not. " Gakupo crossed his arms. The two were looking at Akito very intently...

I'm fine.

( The words came out too fast to be true. )

Nothin’s happenin’.

"... We're beings that were created by your memories, don't lie to us..." Gumi crossed her arms, "Just because we just met doesn't mean you can hide stuff from us, the SEKAI has been cracking a bit..."

... It's not from me. Check with Kohane and Toya.

( He felt bad throwing them under the bus like that. Shoving his phone away, Akito laid down on the couch in his room and faced the back. )

"-Hey!! We already-

-Damnit..." Gumi muttered, clutching Gakupo's arm.

"Love does that to teenagers I guess." "You're not helping- What do you mean love does that?? We don't even know the actual source of the problem!"

The two of them decided to just go back to Sekai...

( He sat like that for a while, taking silent breaths to calm down. Only after he'd collected himself did he decide he should apologise, moving over to his phone and tapping play on Ready Steady. They mentioned the place cracking, right..? )

( He squinted at the light in SEKAI. Maybe he needed to go outside a little more after this, being mostly cooped up was not good. )

... Yo! Gumi? Gakupo? You ‘round here somewhere...?

"-Uwah!"

The two were just about to go back to their respective places in the SEKAI when they heard him, really surprised, yet relieved.

".. Gumi, Don't do anything -" "-You!!!"

Gumi immediately ran up to him, "..I didn't expect you to be here all of a sudden...!

Sorry if SEKAIs empty, It's only me and Gaku... Right now. Oh, and Flower, Yuki and Fukase but those three aren't important... MEIKO-san and the others are doing their own version of hibernation."

Flower...? Yuki? Fuka— Hibernation?! Wh...

Whatever... Sorry for how I reacted earlier.

"-Sorry, she... Says things you don't really need to hear about." Gakupo sighed,

The two were surprised at the apology, they didn't really need it, but it made them smile a bit. "Honestly - We should be the ones apologizing- Barging in all of the sudden like that... But we forgive you!

There was one phone we couldn't access so we just gave up and went to you, hoping for answers."

Well... Kohane's in the hospital... I think Toya's been resting in between missions he's been taking...

An...

( He clenched his fist. )

I dunno what's going on with An. She won't talk to me. She wants me to let everythin’ out then bottles up her issues and I... I can't do anythin’.

"...Ah.." The two took a moment to think... Stuff like this was hard to fix after all.

"She seemed really cheerful the last time I met her..." Gumi mumbled to herself, seeming really worried.

"...Was there anything that happened recently that could've caused this? If you don't mind us asking."

The shit with Mizuki's been gettin’ to her. The fact that I'm barely able to emote without worryin’ if my power's are gonna explode things made me run off and hide for like a month. Kohane bein’ in the hospital. Pick your poison.

( He sighed and leaned on the nearest wall. )

I know this shit's botherin’ her. But I can't make her talk. Which pisses me off, because she makes me talk all the fucking time. It's not fair and it's hurting me to see her hurt.

"-Jesus Christ that was... Way worse than I thought?...

...Well, you obviously can't force her to talk to you... But, maybe there's something she's afraid of.

There's a lot of reasons why people don't want to talk about things,"

He crossed his arms, staring at Akito.

"From what I know so far... It seems she just doesn't wanna give you more things to stress about, which obviously isn't working.

She seems like the type of person who would feel selfish for talking about their feelings because their friends are already struggling so much."

#scattered song #ooc: dumbass #not how that works

And this is part of why I wasn't planning to tell her I lo— care about her! Because she doesn't need to stress about me, she's got enough to worry about!

( Akito didn't mean to snap, and that was evident on his face. )

I shoulda just stayed missing in the forest. Least then she coulda forgot about me and lost a worry.

"what are you-" "hold on!"

It sounds like your phone is ringing, but at the same time... It doesn't...??

- @virtualbonussingers

( Akito grumbled, grabbing his phone and... Huh? It's not ringing or playing music... No new notifications that can make it past Do Not Disturb either... How'd it make sound? )

The fuck...?

Two holograms suddenly appeared, one of them had green hair, the other had purple hair... Both seem to be virtual singers.

"-S..sorry!" The green haired girl immediately apologized, "We're new to this, we haven't done something like this at all."

( If it weren't for the fact that he was trying to not burn his room down again, he probably would have thrown his phone and freaked out. )

It's... Whatever, I guess. Who are you?

"-I'm Gumi, and this purple fellow here is Gakupo!

We felt something negative going on in SEKAI, and with Miku, MEIKO, Rin, Len, KAITO and Luka being busy, we decided to check up on you..."

"..Are you okay? I can honestly guess not. " Gakupo crossed his arms. The two were looking at Akito very intently...

I'm fine.

( The words came out too fast to be true. )

Nothin’s happenin’.

"... We're beings that were created by your memories, don't lie to us..." Gumi crossed her arms, "Just because we just met doesn't mean you can hide stuff from us, the SEKAI has been cracking a bit..."

... It's not from me. Check with Kohane and Toya.

( He felt bad throwing them under the bus like that. Shoving his phone away, Akito laid down on the couch in his room and faced the back. )

"-Hey!! We already-

-Damnit..." Gumi muttered, clutching Gakupo's arm.

"Love does that to teenagers I guess." "You're not helping- What do you mean love does that?? We don't even know the actual source of the problem!"

The two of them decided to just go back to Sekai...

( He sat like that for a while, taking silent breaths to calm down. Only after he'd collected himself did he decide he should apologise, moving over to his phone and tapping play on Ready Steady. They mentioned the place cracking, right..? )

( He squinted at the light in SEKAI. Maybe he needed to go outside a little more after this, being mostly cooped up was not good. )

... Yo! Gumi? Gakupo? You ‘round here somewhere...?

"-Uwah!"

The two were just about to go back to their respective places in the SEKAI when they heard him, really surprised, yet relieved.

".. Gumi, Don't do anything -" "-You!!!"

Gumi immediately ran up to him, "..I didn't expect you to be here all of a sudden...!

Sorry if SEKAIs empty, It's only me and Gaku... Right now. Oh, and Flower, Yuki and Fukase but those three aren't important... MEIKO-san and the others are doing their own version of hibernation."

Flower...? Yuki? Fuka— Hibernation?! Wh...

Whatever... Sorry for how I reacted earlier.

"-Sorry, she... Says things you don't really need to hear about." Gakupo sighed,

The two were surprised at the apology, they didn't really need it, but it made them smile a bit. "Honestly - We should be the ones apologizing- Barging in all of the sudden like that... But we forgive you!

There was one phone we couldn't access so we just gave up and went to you, hoping for answers."

Well... Kohane's in the hospital... I think Toya's been resting in between missions he's been taking...

An...

( He clenched his fist. )

I dunno what's going on with An. She won't talk to me. She wants me to let everythin’ out then bottles up her issues and I... I can't do anythin’.

"...Ah.." The two took a moment to think... Stuff like this was hard to fix after all.

"She seemed really cheerful the last time I met her..." Gumi mumbled to herself, seeming really worried.

"...Was there anything that happened recently that could've caused this? If you don't mind us asking."

The shit with Mizuki's been gettin’ to her. The fact that I'm barely able to emote without worryin’ if my power's are gonna explode things made me run off and hide for like a month. Kohane bein’ in the hospital. Pick your poison.

( He sighed and leaned on the nearest wall. )

I know this shit's botherin’ her. But I can't make her talk. Which pisses me off, because she makes me talk all the fucking time. It's not fair and it's hurting me to see her hurt.

"what are you-" "hold on!"

It sounds like your phone is ringing, but at the same time... It doesn't...??

- @virtualbonussingers

( Akito grumbled, grabbing his phone and... Huh? It's not ringing or playing music... No new notifications that can make it past Do Not Disturb either... How'd it make sound? )

The fuck...?

Two holograms suddenly appeared, one of them had green hair, the other had purple hair... Both seem to be virtual singers.

"-S..sorry!" The green haired girl immediately apologized, "We're new to this, we haven't done something like this at all."

( If it weren't for the fact that he was trying to not burn his room down again, he probably would have thrown his phone and freaked out. )

It's... Whatever, I guess. Who are you?

"-I'm Gumi, and this purple fellow here is Gakupo!

We felt something negative going on in SEKAI, and with Miku, MEIKO, Rin, Len, KAITO and Luka being busy, we decided to check up on you..."

"..Are you okay? I can honestly guess not. " Gakupo crossed his arms. The two were looking at Akito very intently...

I'm fine.

( The words came out too fast to be true. )

Nothin’s happenin’.

"... We're beings that were created by your memories, don't lie to us..." Gumi crossed her arms, "Just because we just met doesn't mean you can hide stuff from us, the SEKAI has been cracking a bit..."

... It's not from me. Check with Kohane and Toya.

( He felt bad throwing them under the bus like that. Shoving his phone away, Akito laid down on the couch in his room and faced the back. )

"-Hey!! We already-

-Damnit..." Gumi muttered, clutching Gakupo's arm.

"Love does that to teenagers I guess." "You're not helping- What do you mean love does that?? We don't even know the actual source of the problem!"

The two of them decided to just go back to Sekai...

( He sat like that for a while, taking silent breaths to calm down. Only after he'd collected himself did he decide he should apologise, moving over to his phone and tapping play on Ready Steady. They mentioned the place cracking, right..? )

( He squinted at the light in SEKAI. Maybe he needed to go outside a little more after this, being mostly cooped up was not good. )

... Yo! Gumi? Gakupo? You ‘round here somewhere...?

"-Uwah!"

The two were just about to go back to their respective places in the SEKAI when they heard him, really surprised, yet relieved.

".. Gumi, Don't do anything -" "-You!!!"

Gumi immediately ran up to him, "..I didn't expect you to be here all of a sudden...!

Sorry if SEKAIs empty, It's only me and Gaku... Right now. Oh, and Flower, Yuki and Fukase but those three aren't important... MEIKO-san and the others are doing their own version of hibernation."

Flower...? Yuki? Fuka— Hibernation?! Wh...

Whatever... Sorry for how I reacted earlier.

"-Sorry, she... Says things you don't really need to hear about." Gakupo sighed,

The two were surprised at the apology, they didn't really need it, but it made them smile a bit. "Honestly - We should be the ones apologizing- Barging in all of the sudden like that... But we forgive you!

There was one phone we couldn't access so we just gave up and went to you, hoping for answers."

Well... Kohane's in the hospital... I think Toya's been resting in between missions he's been taking...

An...

( He clenched his fist. )

I dunno what's going on with An. She won't talk to me. She wants me to let everythin’ out then bottles up her issues and I... I can't do anythin’.

"what are you-" "hold on!"

It sounds like your phone is ringing, but at the same time... It doesn't...??

- @virtualbonussingers

( Akito grumbled, grabbing his phone and... Huh? It's not ringing or playing music... No new notifications that can make it past Do Not Disturb either... How'd it make sound? )

The fuck...?

Two holograms suddenly appeared, one of them had green hair, the other had purple hair... Both seem to be virtual singers.

"-S..sorry!" The green haired girl immediately apologized, "We're new to this, we haven't done something like this at all."

( If it weren't for the fact that he was trying to not burn his room down again, he probably would have thrown his phone and freaked out. )

It's... Whatever, I guess. Who are you?

"-I'm Gumi, and this purple fellow here is Gakupo!

We felt something negative going on in SEKAI, and with Miku, MEIKO, Rin, Len, KAITO and Luka being busy, we decided to check up on you..."

"..Are you okay? I can honestly guess not. " Gakupo crossed his arms. The two were looking at Akito very intently...

I'm fine.

( The words came out too fast to be true. )

Nothin’s happenin’.

"... We're beings that were created by your memories, don't lie to us..." Gumi crossed her arms, "Just because we just met doesn't mean you can hide stuff from us, the SEKAI has been cracking a bit..."

... It's not from me. Check with Kohane and Toya.

( He felt bad throwing them under the bus like that. Shoving his phone away, Akito laid down on the couch in his room and faced the back. )

"-Hey!! We already-

-Damnit..." Gumi muttered, clutching Gakupo's arm.

"Love does that to teenagers I guess." "You're not helping- What do you mean love does that?? We don't even know the actual source of the problem!"

The two of them decided to just go back to Sekai...

( He sat like that for a while, taking silent breaths to calm down. Only after he'd collected himself did he decide he should apologise, moving over to his phone and tapping play on Ready Steady. They mentioned the place cracking, right..? )

( He squinted at the light in SEKAI. Maybe he needed to go outside a little more after this, being mostly cooped up was not good. )

... Yo! Gumi? Gakupo? You ‘round here somewhere...?

"-Uwah!"

The two were just about to go back to their respective places in the SEKAI when they heard him, really surprised, yet relieved.

".. Gumi, Don't do anything -" "-You!!!"

Gumi immediately ran up to him, "..I didn't expect you to be here all of a sudden...!

Sorry if SEKAIs empty, It's only me and Gaku... Right now. Oh, and Flower, Yuki and Fukase but those three aren't important... MEIKO-san and the others are doing their own version of hibernation."

Flower...? Yuki? Fuka— Hibernation?! Wh...

Whatever... Sorry for how I reacted earlier.

"what are you-" "hold on!"

It sounds like your phone is ringing, but at the same time... It doesn't...??

- @virtualbonussingers

( Akito grumbled, grabbing his phone and... Huh? It's not ringing or playing music... No new notifications that can make it past Do Not Disturb either... How'd it make sound? )

The fuck...?

Two holograms suddenly appeared, one of them had green hair, the other had purple hair... Both seem to be virtual singers.

"-S..sorry!" The green haired girl immediately apologized, "We're new to this, we haven't done something like this at all."

( If it weren't for the fact that he was trying to not burn his room down again, he probably would have thrown his phone and freaked out. )

It's... Whatever, I guess. Who are you?

"-I'm Gumi, and this purple fellow here is Gakupo!

We felt something negative going on in SEKAI, and with Miku, MEIKO, Rin, Len, KAITO and Luka being busy, we decided to check up on you..."

"..Are you okay? I can honestly guess not. " Gakupo crossed his arms. The two were looking at Akito very intently...

I'm fine.

( The words came out too fast to be true. )

Nothin’s happenin’.

"... We're beings that were created by your memories, don't lie to us..." Gumi crossed her arms, "Just because we just met doesn't mean you can hide stuff from us, the SEKAI has been cracking a bit..."

... It's not from me. Check with Kohane and Toya.

( He felt bad throwing them under the bus like that. Shoving his phone away, Akito laid down on the couch in his room and faced the back. )

"-Hey!! We already-

-Damnit..." Gumi muttered, clutching Gakupo's arm.

"Love does that to teenagers I guess." "You're not helping- What do you mean love does that?? We don't even know the actual source of the problem!"

The two of them decided to just go back to Sekai...

( He sat like that for a while, taking silent breaths to calm down. Only after he'd collected himself did he decide he should apologise, moving over to his phone and tapping play on Ready Steady. They mentioned the place cracking, right..? )

( He squinted at the light in SEKAI. Maybe he needed to go outside a little more after this, being mostly cooped up was not good. )

... Yo! Gumi? Gakupo? You ‘round here somewhere...?

"what are you-" "hold on!"

It sounds like your phone is ringing, but at the same time... It doesn't...??

- @virtualbonussingers

( Akito grumbled, grabbing his phone and... Huh? It's not ringing or playing music... No new notifications that can make it past Do Not Disturb either... How'd it make sound? )

The fuck...?

Two holograms suddenly appeared, one of them had green hair, the other had purple hair... Both seem to be virtual singers.

"-S..sorry!" The green haired girl immediately apologized, "We're new to this, we haven't done something like this at all."

( If it weren't for the fact that he was trying to not burn his room down again, he probably would have thrown his phone and freaked out. )

It's... Whatever, I guess. Who are you?

"-I'm Gumi, and this purple fellow here is Gakupo!

We felt something negative going on in SEKAI, and with Miku, MEIKO, Rin, Len, KAITO and Luka being busy, we decided to check up on you..."

"..Are you okay? I can honestly guess not. " Gakupo crossed his arms. The two were looking at Akito very intently...

I'm fine.

( The words came out too fast to be true. )

Nothin’s happenin’.

"... We're beings that were created by your memories, don't lie to us..." Gumi crossed her arms, "Just because we just met doesn't mean you can hide stuff from us, the SEKAI has been cracking a bit..."

... It's not from me. Check with Kohane and Toya.

( He felt bad throwing them under the bus like that. Shoving his phone away, Akito laid down on the couch in his room and faced the back. )

"what are you-" "hold on!"

It sounds like your phone is ringing, but at the same time... It doesn't...??

- @virtualbonussingers

( Akito grumbled, grabbing his phone and... Huh? It's not ringing or playing music... No new notifications that can make it past Do Not Disturb either... How'd it make sound? )

The fuck...?

Two holograms suddenly appeared, one of them had green hair, the other had purple hair... Both seem to be virtual singers.

"-S..sorry!" The green haired girl immediately apologized, "We're new to this, we haven't done something like this at all."

( If it weren't for the fact that he was trying to not burn his room down again, he probably would have thrown his phone and freaked out. )

It's... Whatever, I guess. Who are you?

"-I'm Gumi, and this purple fellow here is Gakupo!

We felt something negative going on in SEKAI, and with Miku, MEIKO, Rin, Len, KAITO and Luka being busy, we decided to check up on you..."

"..Are you okay? I can honestly guess not. " Gakupo crossed his arms. The two were looking at Akito very intently...

I'm fine.

( The words came out too fast to be true. )

Nothin’s happenin’.

"what are you-" "hold on!"

It sounds like your phone is ringing, but at the same time... It doesn't...??

- @virtualbonussingers

( Akito grumbled, grabbing his phone and... Huh? It's not ringing or playing music... No new notifications that can make it past Do Not Disturb either... How'd it make sound? )

The fuck...?

Two holograms suddenly appeared, one of them had green hair, the other had purple hair... Both seem to be virtual singers.

"-S..sorry!" The green haired girl immediately apologized, "We're new to this, we haven't done something like this at all."

( If it weren't for the fact that he was trying to not burn his room down again, he probably would have thrown his phone and freaked out. )

It's... Whatever, I guess. Who are you?

"what are you-" "hold on!"

It sounds like your phone is ringing, but at the same time... It doesn't...??

- @virtualbonussingers

( Akito grumbled, grabbing his phone and... Huh? It's not ringing or playing music... No new notifications that can make it past Do Not Disturb either... How'd it make sound? )

The fuck...?

Like partner like partner for real..

Shut up.

*knock knock*

"Aki♪ I'm here..."

She sat down as she waited by his door, she felt extremely exhausted...

Though, that exhaustion didn't get rid of her worry for him...

(... He's... Still sick, right?

Jeez... He's not gonna take Kohane getting hospitalized well.)

- @electric-vivid

( He shuffled his way to the door, rubbing his eyes as he opened it and sleepily smiled. )

Sup.

[trimmed 2]

Hey...

(He lifted one hand, moving hair from her face. )

If I'm not allowed to apologise, you don't have to hide behind a smile.

"-..." She gently took his hand off her, she didn't want to be comforted, she... Didn't need it, she hoped.

"It'll be fine, Aki, yours is just... A special case."

(.. After all, I'm not suffering like you, or Kohane, or Toya... Or Mizuki. Or.. Haruka, Or Mita- Or my dad- or everyone...

I'm just being selfish.)

( which made him just hold her closer and curl up a little around her. )

Well, that is bullshit and you know it. So now you're trapped.

"-Awe, dammit.."

An jokingly pouted, but didn't bother to get out.

"..But, I really am fine, I'm just genuinely tired. The stuff with Kohane and Mizuki took a toll on me."

And that is why I am telling you to not pull a me and hide your emotions.

"..I'm not though! Literally the only thing I'm feeling is exhaustion..

..And atleast someone's gotta stay positive, I haven't even heard from Toya in a while."

( he rolled over a smidge, partially laying on her. )

The more you lie the more I'll be trapping you and lying on you.

"..If you do that, I'll just lie more♪

But I'm fine, Akito. Really."

( He just shifted and dropped all his body weight onto her. )

"-A..Akito!! I can't breathee!!!

I'm serious! Besides, I'm pretty sure I'm more okay than all of you!"

I do not believe you, just like you didn't believe I was fine when I wasn't.

"-Well, I'm not you so I'm not pretending...

I'm okay, and I'm fine."

She sounded like she was trying to convince herself more than him...

"-Anyway- I should get going.. I just wanted to check up on you-

..Seriously, get off me!!— I love your company but I can't breathe!!"

I told you, you're trapped.

( well now he's just playing around. )

"-If you like my company, just tell me, I don't mind...

But I really really really need to go now.."

Nope. Trapped. Mine forever now. Fear me.

( he snorted. )

"...oh come onn.. You don't have to be so clingy..."

She tried her best to get out of his grip, very tempted to shock him..

Who's clingy, this is the work of Cuddlesir, the villain who traps people in cuddles.

( Now he's absolutely just joking. not serious at all. )

"..Haha, oh no... Cuddlesir has caught the hero...

You are very clingy though, Clington fits you more."

I think I've earned that right.

"-Can I go now? My rum raisin ice cream in my freezer is currently waiting for me..."

Wooooow. Food is more important than me. I see how it is.

( his tone was clearly playful. )

"-Food wins by a slight 0.01%,

Now can you let me go-"

(..No, wait...

..I forgot I had to ask him this...)

".. actually...

.. Yeah, you're right, there was something on my mind earlier.

But I have a feeling you'll say no,.or that it's my choice."

Hm? What's up?

( He shifted off her a bit, honestly a little worried. )

"-I.. well..."

She took a deep breath for a moment,

"..After we save Mizuki I...

I've been thinking about something.

...I was wondering if I should stop talking to her."

“I... You're right. I'm saying no. An, you're one of her closest friends, ‘sides maybe Ena.

Why would she want you to shut her out?”

"...Aha, no...

..No, that's not the problem.

She wouldn't want that, probably... It'd kill her if someone left because she'll think it's her fault, right?

... I'm leaving purely for her own safety.."

(I'm not someone she should be friends with. I'll probably just take advantage of her and use her own insecurities against her, because I barely help her anyway... We're not that close.

We're not that close... I'm an arrow to her deer.

I'm just going to hurt her. Make everything worse...)

"..It sounds stupid, right?"

Yeah, really fucking stupid. You want her safe so stay her friend and talk to her when she needs you.

An, talk to me... What's got you thinkin’ this way. I can't promise I'll understand or have anything to help with, but gettin’ it off your chest may make it easier to think.

( He rubbed her shoulder. )

You let me get stuff that's botherin’ me for years off my chest. Lemme help you...

"-That's because whatever was bothering you wasn't even your choice to begin with-

I'm letting myself suffer."

All she did was try to smile, she wasn't backing down that easy. When her mind was set on something, she'd never stop till it was finished.

"—Staying friends with Mizuki won't make anything better for her- And, I'm not gonna be able to help her, not anymore. Even you have a better chance at saving her-

... She's really happy with Ena-san Yoisaki-san, and Asahina-san away. If I keep meddling in this... I'll just interfere with their happiness."

( He frowned. Why they were suffering shouldn't matter. )

So what if you're choosing this or not, it's upsetting you... You tryin’ to say your partner can't try and help you not be upset but you can help them?

"..Yeah, very much.

After all... my partner never wanted this to happen to him. The outcome of whatever happens is my fault."

( his face became deadly serious. )

An. I chose to get into your business when I confessed to you. I want you to rely on me, just like you want me to rely on you. Don't make me go after Mizuki so you can calm down.

We're equals, so trust me to be able to handle what you're going through.