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[placation]

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( backdated to nov/dec for my peace of mind and timelines )

[laserhawk]

I met Akira.

[placation]

[ !!! ]

You did? Where? Is everything okay?

[laserhawk]

During the fissures, outside.

[ a pause. ]

Why wouldn't it be okay?

[placation]

He's the sort of guy trouble tends to follow, and everything is a little chaotic right now...

[laserhawk]

I wouldn't have let anything happen to him.

I think I surprised him a little.

[placation]

What did you do?

[laserhawk]

He didn't want to leave, despite the risk.

So I stayed and took the same risk. He didn't expect that.

[placation]

[ Ah. ]

I can understand why that would surprise him. He's not used to adults staying by his side.

Thank you.

[laserhawk]

I remember. Though it didn't occur to me at the time.

And he invited me for food?

[placation]

Of course he did.

He's a great cook. Are you going to take him up on it?

[laserhawk]

[ of course???? ]

I don't know. I said yes, but. Do you want me to?

[placation]

Do I want you to bond with Kurusu-kun and try his cooking? Of course I do!

[laserhawk]

Then I guess I'll do that sometime.

He's a lot like you.

[placation]

Do you think so?

[laserhawk]

Yeah. It surprised me. I thought he'd be different from the way you talk about him.

[placation]

I'm flattered by the comparison.

What were you expecting, though? I'm curious. I find him difficult to describe, so...

[laserhawk]

I'm not sure. I don't have your teen obsession.

I thought he'd be the opposite of you. And that's what drew you to him.

[placation]

I don't have a teen obsession! Stop calling it that!

[laserhawk]

How many adult friends do you actually have.

[placation]

In this reality? Several! Many. In my true reality? None, because I have no friends. Now, let's move on.

There are key ways that Kurusu-kun and I differ, but I think we were always drawn to one another for the same reasons. He would sacrifice himself to help anyone.

[laserhawk]

Is "several" the people you couldn't tell that were in their twenties.

[ hmm. ]

Is that a good thing?

[placation]

[ HE'S NOT ANSWERING THAT. OH MY GOD. LEAVE HIM ALONE. For the purposes of this question and the general demographic of Visium, 20s counts as an adult. So does 19. Please don't call Eren a teen. He needs to go for a walk, actually. Bye. ]

In some ways. In others, not so much, but the pains will never deter him. It's a struggle I'm familiar with.

All the more reason I'm glad you stuck around to help him.

[laserhawk]

[ 🙄 ]

You might be making it a bigger thing than it is.

I'm just not in the business of leaving people behind.

[placation]

That's a big deal, in my book. Give yourself some credit.

[laserhawk]

. . . I'm glad it mattered. I hope he takes it to heart, that someone will stay.

But . . . not yet. I can't take that credit just yet.