PC: Mizuki

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[ oh.

okay, well, he stops to actually face her this time. ]

...of course we're going to keep being friends. Not many people I can stand being around after 150 years, you know? [ easily said. it's a joke, but it's also no less sincere. ] None of us really know what's going to happen next, but we'll stick together as long as we can. And like I said, pretty sure there isn't anything that can really change this.

[ she's a good egg in his opinion. ]

[adorabrawler]

... I really hope that's true. But thank you.

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[ he just sort of pats her shoulder. but...hm. ]

Do you trust me by now?

[adorabrawler]

Yeah, I do. I trust you.

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Then trust me when I said it's definitely true.

[adorabrawler]

[ she... nods. ]

Okay. ... Okay. Sorry, I don't—mean to doubt you.

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[ he's just leading her along to go sit down somewhere. ]

No it's...maybe I'm being a little too...whatever about it. [ overly sincere. overly focused about it. ] It's something my team and I have been thinking about lately. The whole time and trust thing.

[adorabrawler]

[ Time to sit. Yay. ]

It doesn't have to do with you, promise. I've just been thinking, that's all. More than anything, I just... I want to stay friends with you guys.

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[ plopping down for a sit.

he takes a sip of his coffee and...thinks. ]

...can I ask why you think that might change? [ because this seems to be a sticking point. maybe it's just because everything will be over in a week. ]

[adorabrawler]

... I dunno. Maybe I'm the one who's overthinking now.

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[ . . . ]

...can I ask you something without it being weird? [ he figures if she doesn't want to answer, she won't. ]

[adorabrawler]

Sure. What is it?

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[ he does stall for, like, a little bit because he's not sure if he should ask. ]

...did you break the chair so your pipe wouldn't be an obvious match? Or was that an accident?

[ he's not accusing her. but more like he's asking just to get a gauge. ]

[adorabrawler]

[ A pause. Well. ]

... No, I didn't do that. It was just a lucky coincidence.

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Or unlucky, depending who you ask. [ ...sips his coffee. debates what he wants to do. ]

Nahri asked me something kind of weird earlier. About reappearing bruises? She said it was because of something you mentioned to her. [ he adjusts his grip on the cup. ] I told her a bunch of mine reappeared when we got back, so the same probably happened to you.

[ i'm not mad. i just want to make sure you're okay if this is what it is. hopefully you're not mad at me for asking. ]

[adorabrawler]

[ There's a slow, quiet exhale, then: ]

... You don't have to keep beating around the bush like this, Jonas. You can ask already.

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[ goddamnit. ]

...first thing's first. Are you okay?

[adorabrawler]

That's a loaded question. I dunno.

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Fair enough. [ how the hell would you answer it anyway. ] If you don't want to think about it still, I'll drop it. But it's...a pretty heavy thing, no matter which way you were involved. I don't want you to have to deal with this by yourself if you don't want to.

[ "Yeah, it's even weirder anyone would ask that out of a little kid."
"Not that weird when that little kid could be asked to murder any week to save herself and her team."

he's not sure if it was an accomplice kill with monika or if it was mizuki by herself. honestly it also doesn't fucking matter to him, given that he's talking to mizuki right now. and like he said, no matter which way it went, it's not something easy for anybody. maybe he's overstepping since it's not like mizuki doesn't have monika anyway, but...whatever. maybe it's a holdover from looking after her for this long. maybe it's concern for a friend. it's probably both.

this is going to be very funny if he's just drawing the wrong conclusions entirely and she actually didn't do anything. ]

[adorabrawler]

[ She shakes her head. ]

I don't think I deserve to say I don't want to talk about it. I just... don't want you to hate me.

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[ which is fair, he thinks. ]

What did I just say about trusting me? [ he's trying to keep it light because he doesn't want her to feel bad about it, or feel like she does have to tell him anything she doesn't want to. ] I'm not going to hate you. For this or anything else.

[adorabrawler]

[ Well, if he can say that even now... ]

No, I—I believe you.

[ There's relief in her voice, even if there's still a waver to it. ]

[westedge]

Okay. [ that's good. hopefully that helps her feel a little better about this, whatever it may be. ]

...what happened?

[adorabrawler]

... No point in hiding what everyone already knows. I killed him.

[westedge]

I don't know if everyone knows. [ but he does suspect a good majority figured it out and chose not to pursue it. ] But I meant...what happened to cause it to go so...that?

[ bludgeoning to death. yeah. he can imagine that's a mizuki thing because he has seen her with her pipe and has felt a few punches. but the whole "blowing up and sending everyone on a scavenger hunt to find his pieces" feels a little off to him.

despite her outright saying it, he still doesn't seem mad. he's actually pretty calm about the whole thing. ]