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Hey. Checked out this Night Market, yet?
Okay, so.
My curiosity might've hit a peak low after last month's war game.
I ain't going alone.
My curiosity might've hit a peak low after last month's war game.
I ain't going alone.
Well, I was planning to check it out. I'll watch your back if it has you that worried.
Why does everyone suddenly want to check out my ass?
You watch my back, and I'll watch your front. Deal?
You watch my back, and I'll watch your front. Deal?
[Masaomi will find a silver metallic bird waiting for him outside his doorway. Don't step on it, Masaomi! There's no note or indication who it's from. hm! ]
That wasn't what I meant, so I don't have an answer for you there.
Still, sounds like a plan...I think.
Still, sounds like a plan...I think.
[Attached is a picture taken just outside the church. It's a small army of tiny snowmen (no taller than 5-10 inches) or perhaps more accurately snow sigillaria. If you look, each snowman has an initial on its belly to correspond to the people Jason considers himself close to. Written in the snow are the words: Happy Saturnalia & Merry Christmas.
He couldn't find enough gifts for everyone he wanted to, so he sculpted these an sent out a sort of Christmas card instead. Of course, the snowmen are still there in person for the foreseeable future.]
He couldn't find enough gifts for everyone he wanted to, so he sculpted these an sent out a sort of Christmas card instead. Of course, the snowmen are still there in person for the foreseeable future.]
[Gonna convince himself he's got a secret admirer. And what cute but elegant taste too!
It's now sitting on the table in his room.]
It's now sitting on the table in his room.]
That's why you're my bro.
Grab a bite to eat at the inn first?
[Because he's not eating at the market. No way. You can't make him.]
Grab a bite to eat at the inn first?
[Because he's not eating at the market. No way. You can't make him.]
[This hits Masaomi unexpectedly hard. Here he is, trying his damnedest not to show himself to these people, trying to run away from everyone before he's forced to accept the reality of his death, M.K.'s death, and his own continued helplessness. Here he is, alone in his room, looking down at his tablet. But on that tablet is a picture of his little, initialed snowman surrounded by the others anyway.
He's only been cooped up in his room for a few weeks. By choice, even. But his resolve shatters nonetheless, and his fingers settle over a digital keyboard.]
Hey. Can I make some more buddies for these guys?
He's only been cooped up in his room for a few weeks. By choice, even. But his resolve shatters nonetheless, and his fingers settle over a digital keyboard.]
Hey. Can I make some more buddies for these guys?
Now that I can accept.
And sure. I'll meet you downstairs.
And sure. I'll meet you downstairs.
Of course. I think some others have stopped by to add to it too.
[Specifically someone added little origami animal friends among the bunch.]
[Specifically someone added little origami animal friends among the bunch.]
[Oh no, too cute. Masaomi will be taking more pictures later.
But first he has to throw on a big, honkin' jacket and roll a few basic snowmen so he can add them to these cavity-inducing ranks. These get no initials. They're meant to be his friends from Ikebukuro, so he figures no one would recognize their names anyway.]
But first he has to throw on a big, honkin' jacket and roll a few basic snowmen so he can add them to these cavity-inducing ranks. These get no initials. They're meant to be his friends from Ikebukuro, so he figures no one would recognize their names anyway.]
Time me!
[Is this an actual request or a joke? Either way, Masaomi is racing to get ready.
See ya soon, bro.]
[Is this an actual request or a joke? Either way, Masaomi is racing to get ready.
See ya soon, bro.]
Hello Masaomi. I realize this timing could be better, but I have a few potentially invasive questions to ask, if you're feeling up to it.
[Masaomi stares down at his tablet like it just bit him. Then he groans.
This timing could be better? WHY YES. YES, IT COULD. What's so important that it can't wait until every muscle in his body has stopped aching? He almost doesn't want to know, is ready to drop the tablet and go back to sleep, but curiosity stays his hand.
He really, really hates his own curiosity.]
Not a big fan of persuasive writing, huh?
That's no way to make me feel up to it!
This timing could be better? WHY YES. YES, IT COULD. What's so important that it can't wait until every muscle in his body has stopped aching? He almost doesn't want to know, is ready to drop the tablet and go back to sleep, but curiosity stays his hand.
He really, really hates his own curiosity.]
Not a big fan of persuasive writing, huh?
That's no way to make me feel up to it!
[Persuasive writing huh?]
I'm a very cute girl that needs your help.
I'm a very cute girl that needs your help.
[Welp. He sure is awake now! Is this the real deal? Has his self-hype machine finally yielded fruit? Only one way to find out.]
See? You can do it if you try.
Masaomi Kida is here to assuage all your fears and doubts!
Ask away!
See? You can do it if you try.
Masaomi Kida is here to assuage all your fears and doubts!
Ask away!
Gee, are you sure? There's so much to be scared of.
Like the parade. I heard you've seen it once before, right?
Like the parade. I heard you've seen it once before, right?
[Oh. Oh.]
Yeah. I've seen it.
[And in the whirlwind aftermath of their rescue, he'd managed to forget all about it. Until right now. He chooses to ignore the twisting deep in his stomach.]
Yeah. I've seen it.
[And in the whirlwind aftermath of their rescue, he'd managed to forget all about it. Until right now. He chooses to ignore the twisting deep in his stomach.]
I saw them too, a few days ago.
The king let me go, but they were throwing something around. I wondered if you'd seen it too.
The king let me go, but they were throwing something around. I wondered if you'd seen it too.
Green. Kinda glowy. Right?
...They really just let you go?
...They really just let you go?
Yeah, I think I was just very lucky.
I thought I couldn't be the only one who saw it. The green glowing thing. But I didn't get very close.
Have you seen any more anywhere else?
I thought I couldn't be the only one who saw it. The green glowing thing. But I didn't get very close.
Have you seen any more anywhere else?
Lucky how?
[Masaomi hadn't stood a chance against the thoughts in his own head. What made them so different?]
I didn't have the best seat in the house either.
[He may have been right in the thick of things, but he'd been... preoccupied at the time.]
I just kind of figured green is the color of the nastiest spirits.
You know?
[Masaomi hadn't stood a chance against the thoughts in his own head. What made them so different?]
I didn't have the best seat in the house either.
[He may have been right in the thick of things, but he'd been... preoccupied at the time.]
I just kind of figured green is the color of the nastiest spirits.
You know?
I had earplugs just in case. But the King stopped the parade and sent me away. I'm not sure why.
I saw them passing the green thing around, but I always thought the spirits seemed scared of the green-eyed ones. So why play with it?
I saw them passing the green thing around, but I always thought the spirits seemed scared of the green-eyed ones. So why play with it?
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