[sometimes...you are told by a dying man that you are responsible for the grown up hope of the generation before you and that you need to build the future and dream big. sometimes those words fucking haunt you as you make confused dog noises at murder academy.
but viola's stance is easy enough to understand.]
Not bad sentiments. I know it was a lot to hope for, but I guess I just thought the school had to have some record in order to make sure the wishes came out the way they were supposed to.
[but also, hm.] There are maybe things I'd wish for. [there is more to that sentence, but he isn't sure how to voice it.] I'm just not sure which one I would choose.
she tilts a little bit in her curiosity - like a headtilt but it's the full body of the mascot sort of thing]
... would you like to talk about it? If only to have a springboard for your ideas. I understand what it's like to have a lot of things you'd like to accomplish.
[there's a very palpable kind of hesitance. it's also kind of unfair that she's a cute duck because it's hard to feel as uneasy.]
I don't know if it's worth it. We made the right decision so there isn't much of a point thinking about other options. But I guess...maybe I'm still not sure how to move forward.
That's right. We were the only ones who could do anything to make sure the Digital World and Earth weren't destroyed. [...] We finished our battle not long before we came here. Things are safe for now, but this probably isn't the end because something always comes up.
Yeah. It was the necessary one even if it wasn't entirely right. But we knew it was what needed to be done. There wasn't really another option.
And now that it's done...I'm here. We didn't even get time to--[it's frustrating. so he looks at his soccer ball instead.]
I don't regret it. Not really. But I don't know what the impact will be now. [it's basically like being removed from consequences and waiting for them to hit for months. bad! stressful!]
[those are very much words for it, and he shrugs again because he doesn't want to agree but he doesn't want to blow her off either while she's actually listening.]
...like I said. We were the only ones who could do it. I just kind of wish I knew what the point of being here was when all of that was going on. Does that make sense?
[she hums thoughtfully herself, like she's trying to consider her words]
But... well - I don't know if we'll be able to get your applications any time soon. I know you've been requesting them, but when one door remains closed, that simply means we ought to look for other openings. If we search enough, with this many curious minds and creative thinkers, I think that we'd be able to find something.
So while I understand the search for information, we might need to start looking at something else. I've been trying to learn more about Kaoruko's thinking since - well, frustration about being delayed is one thing and I don't mean to discount it, but taking the lives of students is another... but thus far everyone said that she was very difficult to talk to.
[it's a very diplomatic and thorough answer, he thinks. it's an answer he can appreciate but at the same time it says a lot and nothing at all all at once.
not that that's viola's fault, so in the end there's a somewhat tight smile that still conveys some gratitude.]
Yeah...other doors are still an option. [and then, more to the point:] Everyone I've talked to that spoke to her said the same thing. Closed off, probably gave everybody different answers and not giving much information at all. But Maya thinks it might've been because she was afraid to say anything.
I suppose... if the given answer is unacceptable, the only assumption then is that there is another answer that she could not give for whatever reason. Fear could be one...
...I know it's not like you guys know more than we do, so I appreciate you listening. But hopefully this'll be the end of it. [it will not, and he does not believe that. nevertheless...]
Thanks for meeting me out here, Viola. I'm sure you've got a lot of stuff to do, and I think I do, too. Figure out more doors, you know?
I hope you're right. [and he'll even nod politely and gesture for her to go ahead...in case...she wobbles too hard and falls. it's fine. goodbye mods.]
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but viola's stance is easy enough to understand.]
Not bad sentiments. I know it was a lot to hope for, but I guess I just thought the school had to have some record in order to make sure the wishes came out the way they were supposed to.
[but also, hm.] There are maybe things I'd wish for. [there is more to that sentence, but he isn't sure how to voice it.] I'm just not sure which one I would choose.
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she tilts a little bit in her curiosity - like a headtilt but it's the full body of the mascot sort of thing]
... would you like to talk about it? If only to have a springboard for your ideas. I understand what it's like to have a lot of things you'd like to accomplish.
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I don't know if it's worth it. We made the right decision so there isn't much of a point thinking about other options. But I guess...maybe I'm still not sure how to move forward.
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Was there something that was your responsibility back home?
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[clearly that's more than she was expecting]
The two worlds that you and your partner both come from? Is that correct?
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May I ask what decision you made, in order to make sure that the worlds weren't destroyed?
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Not a very easy one. Or one that everyone agreed was morally right. But it was what we had to do.
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... it must have been a hard decision to make. You consider it the right one - but it seems like it's still a little hard for you to swallow...
Is that right?
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And now that it's done...I'm here. We didn't even get time to--[it's frustrating. so he looks at his soccer ball instead.]
I don't regret it. Not really. But I don't know what the impact will be now. [it's basically like being removed from consequences and waiting for them to hit for months. bad! stressful!]
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[she's quiet for a moment]
I'm sorry, Taichi. I hadn't realized the scope of what you had on your shoulders - thank you for telling me.
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...like I said. We were the only ones who could do it. I just kind of wish I knew what the point of being here was when all of that was going on. Does that make sense?
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[she hums thoughtfully herself, like she's trying to consider her words]
But... well - I don't know if we'll be able to get your applications any time soon. I know you've been requesting them, but when one door remains closed, that simply means we ought to look for other openings. If we search enough, with this many curious minds and creative thinkers, I think that we'd be able to find something.
So while I understand the search for information, we might need to start looking at something else. I've been trying to learn more about Kaoruko's thinking since - well, frustration about being delayed is one thing and I don't mean to discount it, but taking the lives of students is another... but thus far everyone said that she was very difficult to talk to.
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not that that's viola's fault, so in the end there's a somewhat tight smile that still conveys some gratitude.]
Yeah...other doors are still an option. [and then, more to the point:] Everyone I've talked to that spoke to her said the same thing. Closed off, probably gave everybody different answers and not giving much information at all. But Maya thinks it might've been because she was afraid to say anything.
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[she parrots the word, tone thoughtful]
I suppose... if the given answer is unacceptable, the only assumption then is that there is another answer that she could not give for whatever reason. Fear could be one...
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Thanks for meeting me out here, Viola. I'm sure you've got a lot of stuff to do, and I think I do, too. Figure out more doors, you know?
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Then let us depart for now and reconvene later. Hopefully we'll discover a few more of those openings shortly.
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