[ AUDIENCE: NIER ]

[dormheads]

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[amain]

Who else?

[ don't look at him ]

[departea]

They definitely have other friends here, Nier.

[ she's looking ]

[amain]

[ don't call him out on his side dish of a gay crush annie ]

The appeal is that this tree house and their work is for you.

[departea]

I'm fine with sharing the work.

[amain]

... After everything that has happened to you, you deserve to be a little selfish, Annie.

[departea]

... you're the second person to tell me that here.

[ she sighs. ]

A little hard.

[amain]

... It is hard, but it's nice.

[ He gets it. ]

I've been trying to be a little more selfish here, too.

[departea]

Has it been working for you?

[ trying and succeeding are different. ]

[amain]

... I still wonder if I deserve the nice things that happen, but I accept whatever people give me. Our time here is short.

[ A couple of weeks is short! ]

I think it's been working.

[departea]

... good. Even if you don't think you deserve the good, I think that you should just hold onto what you get as tightly as you can while you still have it.

[ especially in a place like this, where everything can go wrong so very quickly. ]

[amain]

That applies to you, too.

[ me, watching friday inves in fear ]

Be more aggressive. Or something.

[ don't listen to him he doesn't know what he's saying ]

[departea]

Oh, I can be aggressive.

[ the thing she usually gets aggressive about are just fuckin stupid ]

[amain]

Be aggressive about your happiness, Annie.

[ He has seen her hound people, so he knows. ]

[departea]

Hm, so aggressive they think I'm cursed?

[amain]

Aggressive... Like... In a confident way? People like that, right?

[departea]

I guess so?

But you can be too forward.

[amain]

I think you have enough tact, Annie.

[ don't show him otherwise i am crying ]

[departea]

Oh, I do.

But I can still point it out that there is a limit some people may run over.

[amain]

[ He sighs. ]

Just... Remember you should let yourself be happy, too.

[departea]

... I will. I only have so much time left here with everyone, if we do leave at graduation. So I'd like to spend it as happily as I can manage.

[ there is so much horribleness but

there's some good too. ]

[amain]

Anything you like about here compared to home?

[departea]

Hm... that I can interact with everyone?

The majority of the people here wouldn't be able to see me.

[amain]

Oh, so you're the type of ghost that can't be seen by regular people.

[ Nier has read about different types of ghosts in fiction. It's very confusing to know what's fake or real. ]

[departea]

Yup! Only other supernatural beings.

Or if you're psychic or something, I suppose.

[amain]

A psychic. Would a spirit medium help? Maybe Maya would be able to see you if that was a thing here.