[ hello dimitri why are you bloody...slightly bloody.
also for the sake of things, giyuu will allow dimitri to hold onto what looks to be a bit of hope about certain people still being alive which he honestly doubts. the disembodied voice seems to be all-knowing despite it not coming from anywhere in particular. ]
Exactly. [ and now to address your blood. ] Did you get hurt?
[ hello camp dad good luck wrangling all these kids
Dimitri is grateful that Giyuu doesn't shut him down immediately, even if there's basically no way any of those people are alive. He's still curt, though. ]
No. [ His edge wears off slightly as he spots the small bloodstain on his cape, thumbing it briefly. ] This isn't mine.
[ he's...going to do his best, but wrangling unruly teens is not something giyuu has been trained to deal with. not that giyuu is trained to do more than to survive and to slay demons but that's neither here nor there. though what's likely to be shocking is how attentive(?) he is being.
attentive without being overbearing or invasive. ]
Who then?
[ animal? human? he isn't accusing dimitri, but he's curious what he found. ]
[ Giyuu's questioning does not chafe, not coming across as an accusation, but it takes him a moment to respond anyway. ]
...Anaido. [ His anger flickers to grief in the span of one word; for a moment, his hurt lays open across his expression before he collects himself again. ] Did you know him? The three of us—we discovered him by the lighthouse. By then... there was nothing we could do for him.
[ confirmed to be dead...giyuu lowers his head slightly. ]
He called me "senpai"...
[ which now makes him feel all that more weird. he remembers their first meeting and about what he said to him. hm. that's not going to sit right with him for a while. the discomfort of it all slowly creeping at the edges of his face, but he'll push them back down as there are more important things— ]
[ There was no brushing off the announcement, not with a confirmed death on their hands. Maybe that's precisely why they were allowed to find the body.
But to think of him as dead felt wrong; both of their memories of him were yet young, barely formed. He bites the thoughts back, chinning over to one of their fellow Jungle Buddies. ]
Rachel was there, she can attest to what I say. Miss Kocho was present as well.
not that matters to giyuu since hearing shinobu's name is enough for him. he trusts her, however he also believes in what dimitri and the others here have told him thus far. ]
We'll have a lot of work ahead of us then. [ the idea of going to go hunt for bodies and only have the day to do it. what would happen if they don't catch who did any of them? ugh. that's too much thinking for one giyuu.
speaking of things that are too much for a single giyuu—he considers something for a moment. he doesn't raise a hand or anything but— ]
[ oh, right. that's actually reason for concern for his well-being; it obviously hadn't even crossed his mind. ]
I had escorted one of my comrades back to her camp, a girl named Flayn. But we were unconscious in much the same way. [ A deep, unmitigated slumber. ] I had attributed it to exhaustion, but...
[ if they all experienced it, then that's only More Mystery!! he lets out an aggrieved huff. ] It seems that may have been orchestrated too.
Oh, hey, I know her. I helped her when she washed up on the beach when all this stuff started. Glad the two of you are alright.
[He scrubs the back of his head with a hand, throwing sand off of it.]
Man, it's bad enough we got kidnapped, and now--what? We get drugged or something a week after some creepy voice announces we gotta kill each other?! That ain't fair! We couldn't do anything to help them!
[ Anyone who helps Flayn is good in his book. More than relief, he shares in Ryuji's frustrations, almost happy to see them in someone else—how are they supposed to lash back against someone (something?) when it could speak directly into their minds and knock them out from a distance? ]
I share your anger. It is all we can do to keep fighting our circumstances, but... [ ugh. he shakes his head. ] Though we could not save them, we must find answers for these deaths.
[It's equally as good to hear someone else has as much conviction as he does when it comes to being angry over injustices.] Don't worry, man. We'll find 'em. We'll figure it out, and-- [What happens then?
There's no way (and no time) to do a whole Palace run, is there? No app, no Metaverse...]
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We've yet to even confirm everyone's deaths. [ And if they're dead, their bodies may not even be cool yet. There's so much left to do... ]
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also for the sake of things, giyuu will allow dimitri to hold onto what looks to be a bit of hope about certain people still being alive which he honestly doubts. the disembodied voice seems to be all-knowing despite it not coming from anywhere in particular. ]
Exactly. [ and now to address your blood. ] Did you get hurt?
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Dimitri is grateful that Giyuu doesn't shut him down immediately, even if there's basically no way any of those people are alive. He's still curt, though. ]
No. [ His edge wears off slightly as he spots the small bloodstain on his cape, thumbing it briefly. ] This isn't mine.
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attentive without being overbearing or invasive. ]
Who then?
[ animal? human? he isn't accusing dimitri, but he's curious what he found. ]
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...Anaido. [ His anger flickers to grief in the span of one word; for a moment, his hurt lays open across his expression before he collects himself again. ] Did you know him? The three of us—we discovered him by the lighthouse. By then... there was nothing we could do for him.
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He called me "senpai"...
[ which now makes him feel all that more weird. he remembers their first meeting and about what he said to him. hm. that's not going to sit right with him for a while. the discomfort of it all slowly creeping at the edges of his face, but he'll push them back down as there are more important things— ]
Who else were you with?
[ please let there be an adult??? ]
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But to think of him as dead felt wrong; both of their memories of him were yet young, barely formed. He bites the thoughts back, chinning over to one of their fellow Jungle Buddies. ]
Rachel was there, she can attest to what I say. Miss Kocho was present as well.
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not that matters to giyuu since hearing shinobu's name is enough for him. he trusts her, however he also believes in what dimitri and the others here have told him thus far. ]
We'll have a lot of work ahead of us then. [ the idea of going to go hunt for bodies and only have the day to do it. what would happen if they don't catch who did any of them? ugh. that's too much thinking for one giyuu.
speaking of things that are too much for a single giyuu—he considers something for a moment. he doesn't raise a hand or anything but— ]
Don't overexert yourself.
[ a single concern. ]
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Were you with anyone last night, dude?
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His extremely obvious irritation abates by a fraction. Instead, he sounds genuinely curious. ]
Why do you ask?
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Just curious. You okay? Me an' Yusuke were together. We just, like, passed out or something. It was weird.
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I had escorted one of my comrades back to her camp, a girl named Flayn. But we were unconscious in much the same way. [ A deep, unmitigated slumber. ] I had attributed it to exhaustion, but...
[ if they all experienced it, then that's only More Mystery!! he lets out an aggrieved huff. ] It seems that may have been orchestrated too.
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[He scrubs the back of his head with a hand, throwing sand off of it.]
Man, it's bad enough we got kidnapped, and now--what? We get drugged or something a week after some creepy voice announces we gotta kill each other?! That ain't fair! We couldn't do anything to help them!
Man, it pisses me off.
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I share your anger. It is all we can do to keep fighting our circumstances, but... [ ugh. he shakes his head. ] Though we could not save them, we must find answers for these deaths.
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[It's equally as good to hear someone else has as much conviction as he does when it comes to being angry over injustices.] Don't worry, man. We'll find 'em. We'll figure it out, and-- [What happens then?
There's no way (and no time) to do a whole Palace run, is there? No app, no Metaverse...]
We'll, uh... fix their hearts. Whoever did it.