[ AUDIENCE: NIER ]

[dormheads]

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[darksubverted]

It's never happened before, not as long as I've been here.

[Haha.

He frowns down into his stew with enough frown to wither it if it wasn't just food.]

[amain]

[ Nier stays quiet as he eats, but something does get to him. ]

… Luke, have you considered that you’re not… Actually from this place? Or this world.

[darksubverted]

[Pretty quickly, he gets a rather defensive look on his face. Like he's trying not to get snappy, but it's difficult.]

Not you, too. I'm me. Luke. Nobody else.

[amain]

[ ITS NICE WEEK STARTING TODAY YOU CANT SNAP AT HIM ]

… I just want to make sure that you have control over your own life, Luke.

[ Nier at least wants Luke to have the agency he himself didn’t and doesn’t have. ]

[darksubverted]

[He has to follow a nice week rule? Says who? Haha.]

I know.

[He's just incredibly stubborn. (Is it that?) He frowns into the stew again, and then glances up.]

If... I'm not me... then who am I?

[amain]

... You're you and we'll find out if there's anything strange happening.

[ He doesn't know if Luke's background is actually his, but his time as Luke interacting with them all is still him. ]

Don't worry about it too much. You can forget what I said.

[darksubverted]

Mm.

[He gives Nier a sort of quizzical look. He's him, huh. But they keep prodding him with such weird speculations.

When he looks back down to try for more than simply stirring the stew around, Nier gets a sweet, little memory.]

[amain]

[ Will Nier even be able to hear these boys calling each others' names... What a sweet memory. They seem like very good friends. ]

Is that one of yours?

[darksubverted]

That name again... Sora.

[Yep. Haha!

Luke just looks extremely bewildered by this.] No. I... [Here he is gazing off into the middle distance toward the right, brows tightly together.]

The boy from the beach... but... Nothing has ever happened like that. And... my name is definitely Luke.

[amain]

[ WOW MEMSHARE IS DANGEROUS. Nier… Isn’t sure what to say. ]

It’s all right, Luke. Take a deep breath.

[darksubverted]

I'm alright.

[It gets him to focus back in, and he glances over at Nier before looking down.]

Things... just aren't making a lot of sense. Not since the start of the year.

[amain]

With this whole Dorm Wars program, right?

[ I typed dork wars ]

[darksubverted]

[i hate you so much]

Dorm Wars weren't... The Dorm Wars isn't about any of... this. What's happening. Murder was never a part of it. Murder isn't a part of school. It isn't the Dorm Wars. It's...

[He shakes his head, frustrated.]

I feel so... helpless.

[amain]

Luke, you’re helping in your own way. We have to play the game, don’t we?

[ Murder is part of school now! He reaches over to pat his shoulder. ]

Just do your best. I think we’ve been learning a handful, so… We’re kind of on the right track.

[ Not that Nier likes any of this. He hates it all, actually. He isn’t even sure if they’re getting closer, but they are getting something. ]

[darksubverted]

[Stop, don't just say it's a part of school.]

I know. I... You're right. I hope so.

[amain]

[ HE DIDNT SAY SCHOOL… HE SAYS GAME. ]

Yeah. We’ll figure this out… But you can’t look away. [ … ] Including those memories you don’t recognize. You have to face them. They might lead you to the truth.

[darksubverted]

[NOT, NIER. YOU. YOU SAID MURDER WAS A PART OF SCHOOL NOW.]

...

[His brows furrow, but he looks up at Nier for a long moment or two before turning his head slightly away. Wow! Really don't want to start thinking about whether or not he's the right person!

Imagine some blockhead telling you that your life is a lie.]

I'll have to cross that bridge when I get to it then.

[amain]

[ anna this is literally your game you said murder is part of school

Well, this blockhead will stay by Luke’s side until he dies (again). ]

We’ll be there with you no matter what happens. [ … ] As long as we’re calm, we can tread the middle ground between light and darkness.

[ Sometimes you absorb what your little brother said, even if dramatic. ]

[darksubverted]

[murder isn't a part of school, i don't know what you're talking about.

Also STOP THAT. He's a little surprised when he glances up, not expecting his own words to be used against him like that. Then he looks sort of wry.]

Yeah. We can... walk the path toward the dawn.

[amain]

[ Nier uses it genuinely, despite how it would sound edgy to anyone else. ]

... Toward the dawn, huh.

[ They can just enjoy their dinner before I come to assault again. ]

[darksubverted]

Mm.

[Tags this after invest and body announce going haha. LET THEM ENJOY THEIR DINNER TOGETHER AS (NOT) BROTHERS!]