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Didn't you say yourself that being Gatcha was a feeling, and that anyone could do that...?

[This friend sounds Mistaken. Ordinary people are definitely only more powerful than talented ones if there are enough numbers to overwhelm them. He's seen it firsthand.]

That's what I believe! But umm, Rue-kun didn't want people to just sit back and let other people take care of things. He wanted to give everyone the power to help and make the world a place that's sparkly for everyone! So in a world where everyone is a hero, there's no need for the super.

[ she finally drops her hand, but instead goes to hold his instead. ]

It's just strange how where we're from can differ so much in things like that, when there are so many other similarities.

I can understand that kind of thinking, but I don't think either extreme is good.

[He lets her take his hand, wrapping his fingers around hers gently.]

It is strange, I agree. But...

[And he pauses, looks at her.]

Does knowing this change the way you feel about me...?

No. Why would it?

[ she's still annoyed about the whole gun incident, but she's spent enough time around komaeda to get that he's the kind of guy you need to go to extremes for. ]

I don't know. That's why I didn't want to tell you any of this, because... we're already friends. I didn't want that to change.

[He squeezes her hand gently and offers her a tired smile.]

If it makes you feel better, don't worry. I don't plan on doing something like that demonstration for Komaeda again.

[The dreamscape tho...... yeah no promises there.]

I'll hold you to that!

[ she smiles back but... yeah. she very much means that. ]

I'm just glad you're okay.

...Yeah. I have to keep moving forward toward the future.

[So, not exactly "alright" but not worse off, either? He's working on it. But he'd said he would be honest with her, and that's all technically true.]

Is there... anything else you wanted to know...?

Yup! [she just squeezes his hand back. ]

I'm not going to ask now though. I think this have been enough for one day.

[He huffs a quiet laugh through his nose and just nods, accepting her decision. If she wants to know... he knows now that she'll ask. And he won't rescind his offer to tell her more unless something extreme happens.

And while he knows logically that he shouldn't, that he shouldn't have even let her hold his hand... he wavers for a second before tugging her hand up and pressing a quick kiss to her knuckles, mimicking what she'd done for him back in the dreamscape what feels like so long ago.]

Thanks, Number Two.

[ she actually blinks in surprise at the gesture; she has noticed that hinata has been getting more comfortable with displaying affection with her over time, but she hadn't been expecting that.

she stares at her a hand for a moment, and a wide smiles spreads on her face. hajime launches herself at him, wrapping her arms around hinata. ]

You're welcome!

Whoa-!

[He wraps both arms around her to catch her so they don't overbalance, because that would be too silly. But he definitely isn't going to shove her away, either, because what kind of asshole would do that??

Instead he just laughs, shaking his head with the simple amusement that even now, she's still so difficult for him to predict.]

I should let you get back to your cartoons though, huh?

Oh! This is Dora.

[ one of her arms lets go of him to gesture at the show. ]

Maggy mentioned this show to me, so I decided to check it out.

[ she means magnus. his name is maggy now and he does not know this yet. ]

"Maggy"...?

[He... doesn't remember anyone named Maggy being on the base. Did yet another person inexplicably arrive that he somehow missed seeing?]

What's it about?

It's about this girl named Dora and her monkey friend, Boots! They go exploring together and there's this fox named Swiper who tries to swipe stuff for him! He's a very polite thief and leaves when you tell him to.

[ and yet he always comes back. such persistence. ]

It's for really little kids, but it sounded cute. And I wanted to tell Maggy that I know his references now.

I... see.

[He doesn't, but okay. If she's having fun watching a cartoon for children, he's not going to even try to stop her.]

Do you mind if I watch it with you?

[He's comfortable here with her... don't judge him.]

[ hajime's apartment is also used as a daycare so like... she does not find watching kids cartoons weird. she is probably extremely used to it in fact? ]

It'll be more fun with you. We can tell Swiper to stop swiping together!

[ she actually won't make him do it but she definitely will do it herself. ]

...I'll leave that to you.

[Is... she really a teenager?

But there's still something about that kind of innocence that's oddly refreshing, after everything he'd gone through back home. Where children made literal dioramas using corpses. For fun. #JustDanganRonpaThings]

Are you comfortable? I can move over if you need.

You're fine, Number One!

[ for a moment it seems like that's all she's going to say, and she even shifts slightly to lean against him. ]

Oh. And thank you for talking to me about all of this.

[Even the simple act of her leaning against him is way too nice. Save him.]

You don't have to thank me for that, Number Two. I want to be the kind of person you can talk to about anything.

Even kid's cartoons.

I think I'm going to show this to the kids back home! They'll like it.

[ she makes zero attempt to explain who these kids are. ]

And you already are.

I'm glad to hear it.

[Even though he said he was going to watch the cartoon with her, he closes his eyes, comfortable here like this.]

Who are the kids back home...? Do you volunteer?

We run a daycare out of our apartment! Ah, well Pai-Pai is the one who's in charge, but the rest of us help him out.

[ what's safer than leaving your kids with superheroes, right? ]

[that doesn't sound safe at all!!!!]

Pai-Pai...?

[That sounds like a really cramped living, running a daycare out of an apartment. Especially if Hajime has to go to school too. And be a superhero? When does she get to rest? Stop being so cool, it's giving him another mild case of dokis.]

Edited 2016-11-20 07:53 (UTC)

[ LOOK sometimes you gotta multitask? hajime is a very busy child. ]

Pai-Pai is our leader! He and senpai are my roommates. The rest of the team live in apartments next door.

I... see.

And you still go to school with all that stuff to do? You're really incredible, Number Two.

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