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[foreverphantom]

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[foreverphantom]

[ well. there's nothing he can really say to that, is there.

at the mention of reigen though he huffs a sigh ]

I did. Why?

[resumed]

[ a blip of curiosity. ]

Just wondering what you might've said to him or what happened. Considering. That so bad?

[foreverphantom]

Of all things, he apologized to me and then tried to be all encouraging and giving advice.

[ weirdo. ]

[resumed]

[ yeah, sorry, that is just. fondness. and exasperation. but mostly fondness. ]

All the things you hate, I know. [ haha. ] ...I can't say I'm surprised. He's actually pretty good at pinpointing when a person's a mess.

[foreverphantom]

[ in a very low grumble: ] And worst of all, so far everything he said is turning out to be true. Horrible.

[ he is SO disgruntled about it ]

[resumed]

[ lmao. ]

Like I said, he's good at what he does. There's a reason I trust him almost more than anyone here. Is it really that bad?

[foreverphantom]

He's a fraud, he's not supposed to be this good!

[ that and danny hates how much reigen Perceives him ]

[resumed]

[ help. ]

You know a person can be perceptive without actually being a psychic, right?

[foreverphantom]

I thought the fraudness would apply to everything.

[resumed]

That would be far too easy and you know it. Is it that bad?

[foreverphantom]

...I don't like it. [ radiating discomfort. ]

[resumed]

Too close to knowing the things you're struggling to acknowledge yourself? [ continues to pick and pry anyway just out of curiosity. ]

[foreverphantom]

[ nyeh!!!! you can tell by the way he's scrunching his nose and his feelings that that is right on the money ]

[resumed]

[ pff. but he holds his hands up like "no offense" before slipping them back into his pockets. ]

I won't bring it up again. So let's just...you know. Focus on you being back and what's coming ahead. All of the existential and perceived stuff can wait.

[foreverphantom]

...right.

...Is this just you saying you want to get on more roller coasters?

[resumed]

This is me saying that I'm good with just trying to be glad something else worked out and we can focus on everything else another day, yeah. Roller coasters are optional. [ ...but he's always into the idea of doing that. ]

[foreverphantom]

Sure. Put everything off and pretend like nothing's wrong. I can do that.

[ he doesn't say that sarcastically or anything either, and his emotions show it--he is fully okay with this approach! it is, after all, what he spent so much of his time here doing. ]

Go ahead, Mr. Thrillseeker. You can pick the next ride.

[resumed]

Cool. I think I saw one that goes underground on part of the track. Let's head that way.

[ he is. way more than okay ignoring harder things. he got answers to the things he wanted now, and he thinks the rest can wait. all that matters now is letting their dead get reacquainted with living and taking care of what's ahead. and we can handwave that they hung out for a while longer and wrap this if you want lisa! ]