017 | expecting just a little bit too much from the wounded

[mortal_son]

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[ He's dressed as usual now - his expression might be hard to read, for most. It's the same hunted expression, though, that he wore for a lot of the past two years, before Genessia. Before his death. ]

So, uh.

I attacked three people I didn't recognize. Durin the whole, thing, last week.

Dunno who any of you are - and. You ain't gotta trust me.

Lemme know if you had t'spend any money gettin yourself healed up, and. I'll pay you back.


... As for everyone else. Sorry for threatenin everyone. Again.



[ TEXT -> Orihime Inoue ]

heading to work now. sorry. won't happen again.


[ TEXT -> Cassian Andor ]

saw your texts - after. you all right?


[ TEXT -> Minato Arisato ]

you ok?

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[spidertwerp]

Don't worry about it, happens to me more than you'd think.

-Spider-Man

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[mortal_son]

You all right?

[spidertwerp]

Fine, don't worry about it! I'm pretty sturdy.

[mortal_son]

You seemed pretty strong.

But still scrawny. If you need help, no shame in asking for it, you know.

[ Hypocrite. ]

[spidertwerp]

Not to worry, really, I even heal pretty fast.
I'm just glad you're feeling better and not committing anymore crimes.

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[initia_nova]

Ey...I saw your post but given how everyone was acting like they had been turned into their evil doppelgangers, I thought it was better not to comment.

Are you okay?

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[mortal_son]

[ He doesn't look okay - Scott knows him well enough to tell that. His jaw is tense, his eyes are distant. Like he's expecting a blow.

Not only was he a violent asshole, deep down - which he'd known, but, now it was definitely confirmed - there was that whole anonymous post, before. Which Scott might have seen. Because he blew it, was called out, had everything laid out in the open. Had everything ruined.

And now - Scott was a good guy, just worried. Even for a jerk like him. ]

... I'm fine.

You ain't gotta worry 'bout me.

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[initia_nova]

[Scott knows about the anonymous thread because he was there asking question too, even if he was a bit better than Shinjiro at not being discovered. The whole thing make shim nervous but not for the reason Shinjiro might be thinking. He’s clearly worried too about his friend.]

No, you're not. What happened these last days it's not unfamiliar to me. Where I come from, people sometimes had been brainwashed and manipulated to turn evil. It was not their fault and it isn't yours now either. You couldn't stop it.

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[mortal_son]

You don't understand.

[ He's tired, and frustrated - and his new Persona is not happy with his current self-doubt and hatred - and. Shinjiro admits, sounding a bit like he's punched, stumbling over the words: ]

It's always been a part of me. Stuff that happened - what I remembered happenin, last week - lotsa stuff changed for Aki, not so much for me. All I needed was to be taken in by the wrong people. Then I became that - evil that you call it - all on my own.

It's - it's like before.

A Persona is who you are - and Castor - we killed people, in that other life.

Only difference was, I wasn't torn up 'bout it.

[ Cringes, after that confession. ]

So you ain't gotta waste your time, tellin me it ain't my fault

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[initia_nova]

No, I probably don't understand the full implications. [He's not going to assume he knows best, because it's Shinjiro's life and Scott is not so selfish.] But I want to.

The important difference between that other you and the person you are now is that you don't want to hurt others. We all can make the wrong decision and things can calculate from there. But we can also own our flaws and change.

You are not your mistakes or the 'what if' possibilities of a life that never was, Shinjiro.

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[captain_by_the_book]

[ Yes, and he remembers, he has re-read the texts, too. He almost doesn't reply to Shinjiro, except then he'd worry. ]

No.

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[mortal_son]

sorry I was an ass.

what happened?

[captain_by_the_book]

I wasn't myself. Which I take it applies to both of us.

[mortal_son]

it does

but now, things are ok?

[captain_by_the_book]

Other than having to live with the consequences and with what I learned about myself?

I'm no longer trying to bring Attleton under the heel of a galaxy-spanning dictatorship, if that's what you're asking.

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[leekspins]

It's fine! I didn't work last week either. I'll see you soon!

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[mortal_son]

are you ok?

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[leekspins]

Yes! Just a little embarrassed, I guess. How are you?

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[mortal_son]

i'll be fine

im glad your all right

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[leekspins]

I see! So you're not really okay, but you'd rather not talk about it. Is there anything I can help with? Do you need to take a day off?

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[clevermind]

Are you doing all right? I was a little worried when I saw this but I couldn't reply right away.

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[mortal_son]

I'll be fine.

You don't need to worry about me.

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[clevermind]

Even if I don't need too I'm going to anyway.

It's what friends do.

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[mortal_son]

... Thanks.

You're a good friend, Belle.

I'm glad you didn't run into me last week.

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[clevermind]

Even if I had, I would still be your friend.