[ like the one part of kainés body with clothing on it, truly incredible.
he doesn't seem to mind the company. ichiro drops his head back against the wall, staring up at the sky overhead, still just infuriated. ]
I was hoping - I thought maybe if we caught someone, maybe they'd be more willing to talk about why the fuck they thought jumping someone was a good idea, since it's happened twice. Kaoruko didn't tell us shit, and now we got Manwol-san killed because, what? She volunteered herself? It's bullshit.
...yeah. [ he gets it too, and that's the worst part. it's the kind of thinking that people have in chuuoku. it's okay that the party of words rules everything and takes everything from the divisions, because at least they're safe. it's the kind of thinking that reminds him of a fight on a stage and the selfish actions of someone he used to trust.
he shakes his head, though, clearing the mental image, and curls and uncurls the fist of his good hand. ]
If this is the new normal, here, we gotta figure out how to beat it, Kainé. I can't just stand by and watch this shit happen every week.
Yeah, I don't want to watch everyone getting targeted like that. People are gonna end up getting persecuted for one thing or another, and I don't want to put up with that shit.
[ Even if they were right with Kaoruko last week, they pinned it on her for something so flimsy when they could have made her stand up and nailed her for something more substantial, and this week - well, honestly, she wasn't surprised to see her name on the voting spread. That much is normal to her.
But with Manwol, it was what? Her footprints could have matched, and she volunteered. ]
Let's break the system before it can get to us.
[ Because even if she's angry, it's not like she doesn't have fear. ]
I'm no good at solving mysteries, but I don't think we can't get to the goddamn bottom of this.
[ heh. he lolls his head to look over at her for a moment. ]
If you can't find a door, then make your own, right? [ don't quote fullmetal alchemist you fucking weeb
it does apply, though so its fine. ichiro doesn't feel like he's good at solving mysteries, either, especially after today, but stubborn, determined direction towards solving problems - now that is something he can handle. ]
Glad we're on the same page. [ again! ] And maybe next time we won't have to interrogate with petting zoos.
[ What a fucking weeb. The good reference is lost on her, but yeah, she likes that quote even if she doesn't know it's one.
What Kainé is good at is beating shit up until it gets her somewhere. Sometimes, it gets her nowhere, but moving is movement, and the sentiment helps. ]
We're gonna build a fucking door that has nothing to do with goddamn geese.
[
the mods will be so tired they have to grant us this dream. ]
[ there’s something about the wording of that - kainé’s total seriousness, the incredibly serious situation made stupid by geese — that gets Ichiro, and he just throws his head back and laughs, bright and loud. sometimes that’s all you can do is laugh, about a problem being thwarted because of geese, when the world is in the absolute garbage and there’s not much else you can do about it. ]
[ She's startled for a second, but she cracks a smile. He's made her believe enough that the reasons he'd laugh around her won't turn around into what she's too used to, at least not for now.
The world is hot garbage, but at least you can vibe. And not vibe check. (They can vibe check a door.) ]
We're all gonna end up on their shitlist at this rate.
the comment - almost a scolding? - makes him laugh a little, and ichiro ducks his head. ]
...yeah. I just - couldn't hold it in anymore. I thought if somebody talked to me, I was gonna pop them, instead.
[ so the wall seemed like a better target. and he needed to feel it, anyway, the sting of the brick on his knuckles as the reminder, the pain as fierce and bright as his fury when he threw the punch.
there's a little pause. ] ...guess probably doesn't seem like it, but I - lose my temper a lot. Way more than I should.
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he doesn't seem to mind the company. ichiro drops his head back against the wall, staring up at the sky overhead, still just infuriated. ]
I was hoping - I thought maybe if we caught someone, maybe they'd be more willing to talk about why the fuck they thought jumping someone was a good idea, since it's happened twice. Kaoruko didn't tell us shit, and now we got Manwol-san killed because, what? She volunteered herself? It's bullshit.
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She nods after a moment. It's not a bad thing to hope for. ]
It's bullshit but probably easier on some people's conscience if someone said it's okay.
[ If they can excuse it even a little, she kind of gets that thinking even if she doesn't agree with it. ]
But if it happens again, there's no way anyone can say it's just because anymore.
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he shakes his head, though, clearing the mental image, and curls and uncurls the fist of his good hand. ]
If this is the new normal, here, we gotta figure out how to beat it, Kainé. I can't just stand by and watch this shit happen every week.
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[ Even if they were right with Kaoruko last week, they pinned it on her for something so flimsy when they could have made her stand up and nailed her for something more substantial, and this week - well, honestly, she wasn't surprised to see her name on the voting spread. That much is normal to her.
But with Manwol, it was what? Her footprints could have matched, and she volunteered. ]
Let's break the system before it can get to us.
[ Because even if she's angry, it's not like she doesn't have fear. ]
I'm no good at solving mysteries, but I don't think we can't get to the goddamn bottom of this.
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If you can't find a door, then make your own, right? [ don't quote fullmetal alchemist you fucking weeb
it does apply, though so its fine. ichiro doesn't feel like he's good at solving mysteries, either, especially after today, but stubborn, determined direction towards solving problems - now that is something he can handle. ]
Glad we're on the same page. [ again! ] And maybe next time we won't have to interrogate with petting zoos.
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we can only dream. ]
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What Kainé is good at is beating shit up until it gets her somewhere. Sometimes, it gets her nowhere, but moving is movement, and the sentiment helps. ]
We're gonna build a fucking door that has nothing to do with goddamn geese.
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the mods will be so tired they have to grant us this dream. ]
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Hell yeah we are. God, I hate geese.
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The world is hot garbage, but at least you can vibe. And not vibe check. (They can vibe check a door.) ]
We're all gonna end up on their shitlist at this rate.
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he huffs, feeling a little bit lighter. this is a little better, already. ]
Good. I'm not afraid of a stupid goose.
[ here's where im hoping i die and get eaten by geese ]
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[ It's a minor issue in the grand scheme of things. She can dodge geese and shoo them away easy.
you are not allowed to die before i am. thanks. ]
... Next time you wanna punch something, punch something that won't make you bleed.
[ She isn't against violence by any means. She's made that obvious, but take care of yourself while you do it. ]
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the comment - almost a scolding? - makes him laugh a little, and ichiro ducks his head. ]
...yeah. I just - couldn't hold it in anymore. I thought if somebody talked to me, I was gonna pop them, instead.
[ so the wall seemed like a better target. and he needed to feel it, anyway, the sting of the brick on his knuckles as the reminder, the pain as fierce and bright as his fury when he threw the punch.
there's a little pause. ] ...guess probably doesn't seem like it, but I - lose my temper a lot. Way more than I should.
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[ People who vibe with her are either the really understanding and accepting type or the really angry types or both.
So it's not surprising to her. She gets it.
She isn't going to say it's wrong or that he should work on it. ]