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—isn't that risky, going against the contract like that? For yourself and for others? [That poor girl in white. That'll haunt her nightmares for a long time.]
Very lucky. I'm very glad it didn't kill you, and that you fared, on the whole, better than Blade and those two poor students.
[A breath.]
I just...If it was holding something worse back. If breaking the deal meant, even if you were rescued, a nightmare that you could not awaken from. Would you have risked it, anyway?
[A breath.]
I just...If it was holding something worse back. If breaking the deal meant, even if you were rescued, a nightmare that you could not awaken from. Would you have risked it, anyway?
[There's no response for a bit as Ash tries to figure out how to respond.]
Not sure I'm the best person to answer that one.
[He doesn't know this woman, and anyway how do you explain the whole Krusnik thing to someone who wasn't involved?]
But probably. I was a kid when that fucker moved in.
Not sure I'm the best person to answer that one.
[He doesn't know this woman, and anyway how do you explain the whole Krusnik thing to someone who wasn't involved?]
But probably. I was a kid when that fucker moved in.
...I wasn't. A kid. It was agree or become something worse.
[Another pause.]
I'm sorry. It must've been rough, readjusting afterward.
[Another pause.]
I'm sorry. It must've been rough, readjusting afterward.
[He nods]
Appreciate it. I'll probably take you up on that once I'm finished.
Appreciate it. I'll probably take you up on that once I'm finished.
Eheh... well, you know what they say: "Prepare for the worst, hope for the best." It's good to keep all my options in mind.
[He'd been idly checking Libra after the announcement, but seeing her on the app makes him freeze.
That's-- It's-- Damn it, why?!
He almost never does this, but... He's shaky as he makes the phone call.]
Ash...?
[He doesn't sound like he's doing too great.]
That's-- It's-- Damn it, why?!
He almost never does this, but... He's shaky as he makes the phone call.]
Ash...?
[He doesn't sound like he's doing too great.]
[And so Ash will tell Pat about his Persona, and about how he managed to knock Mara unconscious. And then about how he's thinking about college in the fall, maybe history? And then it's anything and everything he can think of to keep the conversation going.]
[And Pat will keep the conversation going as well in kind--
At least until he arrives. It's not long until he's making a beeline to Ash and gluing himself to his boyfriend. Gioia the Palisman, meanwhile, is carefully taking Pat's phone to hang onto it for the time being.]
At least until he arrives. It's not long until he's making a beeline to Ash and gluing himself to his boyfriend. Gioia the Palisman, meanwhile, is carefully taking Pat's phone to hang onto it for the time being.]
They ain't gonna do shit. I'll make sure of it.
[He presses a kiss to Pat's temple.]
Jusis'll make sure of it, too, an' Gramps. [He is. Trying to remember that he doesn't have to do this alone.] Elliot'll help, though he just joined 'em and probably can't do much.
[He presses a kiss to Pat's temple.]
Jusis'll make sure of it, too, an' Gramps. [He is. Trying to remember that he doesn't have to do this alone.] Elliot'll help, though he just joined 'em and probably can't do much.
["They can't look out for us all the time."
Those are the words at the tip of his tongue, but he can't bring himself to say it. He does trust Ash to help, and Jusis and Zhongli and Elliot, too, but he's scared.]
... I think I might... I might ask Eunie and Nonno about POKEGO. See how they like it there. That... that might be my best option, all things considered.
Those are the words at the tip of his tongue, but he can't bring himself to say it. He does trust Ash to help, and Jusis and Zhongli and Elliot, too, but he's scared.]
... I think I might... I might ask Eunie and Nonno about POKEGO. See how they like it there. That... that might be my best option, all things considered.
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