RYUKI

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Yeah. It really does.

[ back home, her biggest worry was always just ryuki. what would happen if something happened to ryuki? him dying would've been horrible for her-- but they'd just repurpose her. reset her, put her with another agent and there wouldn't be a tama anymore.

here she's still tama. she's losing another one of her team tomorrow, someone she cares about a lot. and she's still tama and she can't just forget it and go back to her baseline. ]

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[ She's free to have her own relationships now that aren't just people who are connected to her through Ryuki himself, and having your own thoughts and opinions on the world... sucks sometimes! As it turns out.

He still keeps her hand, falling silent, just letting the misery dwell for some time longer. Sometimes, you just need that. Being not okay is okay. ]

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[ yeah, put her back in his head she’s tired of this. she’s not. there are so many things about being human she understands now— she gets it. the nice things about it like hugging people, enjoying food, drink, how the world feels now she’s living in it.

she squeezes his hand tightly again. ]

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You’ve seen the Ask Addy responses, right?

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...Yeah, I have a copy of the newspaper.

I was doing the word search last night...

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There’s a note suggesting there’s something weird about the newspaper building.

[ she’s quiet for a moment. ]

One of the Ask Addy responses had a cat pun in it.

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Oh... yeah. Mr. Datz talked to me about this too... actually, let me just.

[ He probably keeps some notes in his phone at any rate. Keeping memos helps him to remember things. Handing Tama his phone... ]

A month after the disaster, the Harbinger building has remained closed to the public. This building is off limits and still under heavy repairs. Despite this, newspapers are still being written and are in circulation.

These prinnies first arrived with Pink Pig. They seemed to be some sort of servant, though when asked for more details they would only respond with “They are repaying their sins.” What sins those are were unclear at the time of questioning.

Pink Pig’s prinnies seem to spawn from the newspaper building. Though the hero is lost to us, the prinnies they brought to the world are still working to this day. Occasionally, they can be seen entering and exiting the newspaper building. While rumors are currently abound, none are confirmed. These prinnies may be the ones stocking the newspapers throughout the city. There has been some talk of the prinnies paying off their remaining debt, though when pressed they would not reveal any specific details. They maintain what secrecy Pink Pig asked of them.

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[ she will look. ]

... Right, that's the one I've seen. Nimona showed me it.

[ hmmm. ] I wonder what's in there.

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Do you wanna try breaking in?

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Yeah. I would.

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I think we should.

I mean, what are they going to do, throw us in jail for a few days? It's not like their police is doing anything.

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Doesn't seem to daunting after the past few weeks, does it?

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I don't want another weekend like this. In any sense. And sitting around isn't going to get us anything more than more bodies and more people getting hurt.

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I know, Tama.

We'll take matters into our own hands a little bit if we have to.

You're with me, right?

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We both said we were, right?

Back home, or here, breaking into newspaper buildings.

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The last one's a little new...

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You’ve gotta try new things, otherwise you’ll stagnate.

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Who'd you hear that from?

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Pretty much every self help article on the internet, ever. Enough people do it, so why not us?

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I think we're definitely not having any sort of shortage on "new stuff" right now, but.

Okay, let's see what we can do. Something... anything to make things change around here.

[ modloading.exe ]

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Better than waiting around for the same thing to happen again.

[ modloading.exe is nearing completion…. please come back at 5pm GMT - 1am JST or later when you’re both actually awake. ]

… [ she leans her head back after a moment and rubs at her eyes, a little frustrated and a little furious. ] Sorry.

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Why are you sorry?

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Because we’re trying to figure out how to stop all this and my head’s all over the place.

[ she’s the one who’s always telling him to snap out of it and focus ]

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You're really saying this to me?

[ It's a little bit self-deprecating, but also, like. Really. You know what HE'S like, Tama. ]

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[ … she does kinda snort laugh at that. ]

I am really saying that to you. I’ve gotta keep it together, right?

[ no she doesn’t, she’s a little disaster gremlin but. y’know. she has a special lad she keeps at eye on and she’s gotta be there for him. ]

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...Sorry, Tama. I know I really do put a lot on you.

But as long as you're with me, I can keep going.

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Please.

[ she drops her head down and bumps her forehead against his. ]

If I wasn’t happy, I’d be a nightmare for you to deal with.