To be honest, I think... all those field trips are really hard to explain. [ none of them really make sense ] But... I can listen. And, um, probably not say too much.
... I woke up alone. [ Unlike his first adventure. ] I didn't know where I was, and then I met... this girl. She was hurt and afraid. It took me forever to get her to trust me.
[ Maya will get the mental image of that girl from earlier, in a dark room, dirty, bleeding and coughing. She can't speak. ]
I knew something was off about her because she spoke directly into my head. I thought maybe she was a ghost, and I had to help her move on.
She helped me escape. I was inside a shipwreck, and she helped me out. She was hungry, so I needed to go and find some food for her anyway. [ ... ] I met Lux and Kon once I got out, and they were investigating disappearances in a nearby village. Their search led us back to that shipwreck.
[ Maya can probably see where this is going. ]
When we returned... the ship collapsed. We found Futaba among a mountain of corpses. She was eating people in an attempt to become human. She hated being a monster.
But she turned into one. She never hit me even then, but I still killed her in the end.
[ yeah it's a good thing claude told her she doesn't have to respond, because she has no idea what to say. claude being soft for a young girl and helping her out is such a claude thing to do, though ]
Futaba.....
[ that checks out considering her panic attack. and that apparently taichi, yamato, and others (including maya herself, she's guessing) have featured in this corpse pile. and claude... yeah, this explains a few things ]
[ no wonder he was so ducked up ]
(This is... a new level of horrible....)
.... I'm sorry.
I think that you probably would have been forced to kill her no matter what. That's just what this place is like.
Even with the way things turned out.... I'm sure it meant a lot to her, that you were kind to her. She probably didn't have anyone else to care about her.
[ maya stays sitting up but she scooches a little closer to him now that she is confident in the knowledge that he doesn't hate her ]
[ still kind of troubled by how terrible and sad yoko taro games are and how poor claude had to live through one ]
[ really turning his weakness for small cute girls against him.... ]
[ he went on a cyoa, then lost manwol, and then his lil baby sis turned out to be a murderer and he had to run away so he wouldn't have feelings in public. so yeah ]
Don't worry, I can handle her. I'll tell her you have my permission. Plus.... it's not like you're doing anything gross, just napping.
[ bc claude doesn't have enough game to sexile them ]
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[ He draws her in toward his chest. ]
I couldn't. And I know that Manwol doesn't either. Whenever you're in trouble, I'll be in your corner. No matter how hopeless it feels.
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I know. She only thought about saving me, the whole time I was.....
[ .... ]
Even after.... what happened to you, Thursday?
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Claude looks briefly ducked up as he thinks about it. ]
It wasn't a good trip. And I'm not well-trained in being seen when I'm hurt. I appreciated you caring for me, I was just too foolish to accept it.
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.... I was just worried I was making things worse for you.
Are you okay now? You don't have to be.
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No, that was me getting in my own head. I don't think I'm past it honestly, but I don't want to dwell either.
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[ that's what she was worried about ]
If... you want to talk about it now.....
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[ Gently squeezes her shoulder.
And then he... thinks about. ]
It's hard to explain. And don't feel pressured to say anything when you hear.
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[ ..... ]
To be honest, I think... all those field trips are really hard to explain. [ none of them really make sense ] But... I can listen. And, um, probably not say too much.
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[ Maya will get the mental image of that girl from earlier, in a dark room, dirty, bleeding and coughing. She can't speak. ]
I knew something was off about her because she spoke directly into my head. I thought maybe she was a ghost, and I had to help her move on.
She helped me escape. I was inside a shipwreck, and she helped me out. She was hungry, so I needed to go and find some food for her anyway. [ ... ] I met Lux and Kon once I got out, and they were investigating disappearances in a nearby village. Their search led us back to that shipwreck.
[ Maya can probably see where this is going. ]
When we returned... the ship collapsed. We found Futaba among a mountain of corpses. She was eating people in an attempt to become human. She hated being a monster.
But she turned into one. She never hit me even then, but I still killed her in the end.
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Futaba.....
[ that checks out considering her panic attack. and that apparently taichi, yamato, and others (including maya herself, she's guessing) have featured in this corpse pile. and claude... yeah, this explains a few things ]
[ no wonder he was so ducked up ]
(This is... a new level of horrible....)
.... I'm sorry.
I think that you probably would have been forced to kill her no matter what. That's just what this place is like.
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[ He groans and falls back on the bed. ]
Joy and suffering in equal parts seems to be the motto.
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[ maya stays sitting up but she scooches a little closer to him now that she is confident in the knowledge that he doesn't hate her ]
[ still kind of troubled by how terrible and sad yoko taro games are and how poor claude had to live through one ]
[ really turning his weakness for small cute girls against him.... ]
Equal parts, huh...?
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There's been a lot of good too.
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Sap.
[ but she giggles and they do indeed press their foreheads together ]
(You've definitely brought me more joy than....)
(Ugh I forgot he can hear this!!)
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Yeah, I can.
[ He falls onto the bed though, sighing. ]
Wow, I could use a nap.
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[ she almost sounds normal for this one moment, shoving him down as he falls back ]
Go ahead. It's been a long week for you.
[ maya, on the other hand, will never sleep again ]
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I don't want to risk Rita's wrath. She's scary for someone that small.
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Don't worry, I can handle her. I'll tell her you have my permission. Plus.... it's not like you're doing anything gross, just napping.
[ bc claude doesn't have enough game to sexile them ]
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[ But if she lets him, he really will doze off here. ]
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[ she will... she'll tuck him in, too. ]
[ ignore the icon she's not sneeping this icon is just for u ]