[ Horse continues... he hopes Tama doesn't get too used to this. Maybe. Well, he should really be stopping her but. ]
Well, I told you I didn't think people hated me...
[ That being said, he was always on his own line in his world. There were people around, but Ryuki somewhat always had a tendency to stay in his own bubble... with Tama, of course. It's a little different here, but it's nice.
He really has not socialised this much in so long, help. ]
There’s a big difference between not being hated, and being liked. The people here are good for you, I think. [ WELL. AND THEN HANAKO MURDERED FOUR PEOPLE but y’know. ] Datz especially.
You know you’ve always got me, but I don’t think this part of this place has been bad.
Datz... and Hanako. It really is the funniest dorm dynamic ever. ]
I always figured you'd be better at it than me if other people ever got to know you.
[ He's in this bizarre spot where it's like, it's weird that other people know Tama now, but it also feels weirdly natural that if people know him, they also know Tama. This is his other half after all. ]
[ well she would but the effect would be less than impressive. and successful.
two men and their murder ghost. the game really killed both your girls. ]
I’ve only ever spoken to like… five people before coming here. It’s not like I had experience.
[ it’s probably healthy for them, but it is still weird that they have friendships and connections without the other now. ] I can’t say I’m glad for this place, or coming here, but I’m not mad about meeting the people we did.
[ Honestly, they were doing pretty good, even if in theory the shut-in codependence isn't good. They're good for each other, but that's the power of AI. ]
[ He'd like to take 'wiggle out of the hold' for 100, please. ]
...I don't know. Do you want to?
[ He's not all that sure how all this multi-dimensional whatever works, but even ignoring that, he doesn't like flying. Maybe if anyone wants to come visit Tokyo. ]
[ He's friendly but not that friendly. He's not hankering, nor expecting to keep seeing everyone, because that doesn't happen under normal circumstances let alone murdergame multiverse ones, but there's a select few that if they were to come visit Tokyo, he'd meet up for lunch or something. ]
You can definitely project yourself into my phone. That's going to be a little weird to think about and work out [ since other people aren't allowed to know ] but it can't be that hard.
[ Do you think they'll have commercially available hologram projectors by his year in his weirdly normal but also slightly more futuristic Tokyo. They managed to completely rewire a Ford Falcon and whatever Ryuki's car is into AI-powered vehicles, so surely. ]
Can't you replicate the experience like, a VR, but with more data now that you know exactly how it tastes and feels?
[ Not to stop her from going out for ramen right this instant, but maybe it doesn't have to be the end of it forever. ]
It’d be nice. I mean, whatever secrets we’re meant to be keeping about me have looonnng escaped into the wild, especially after that week where everyone’s memories were running rampant.
[ … ] It’d be nice to see how everyone was doing, further down the line. Maybe we could pose it as a challenge to Pewter and he’d be gullible enough to make that function for us.
[ say nice enough, at least. please. also yeah if tama can drive a car she should definitely be able to project herself onto ryuki’s phone to cause chaos. i mean say hi to people ]
I could, but there’s definitely a lot more data I’d need to collect first to replicate all the experiences I’d want to remember. I should probably hurry if I want to get that done.
We can't do anything much about people here, but you know. Just ask to keep it under wraps if they do visit. I don't want tech poachers trying to get you or something.
[ Honestly Pewter will do it just to see if he can, because he doesn't stop to ask whether he should. Also I meant hologram projector, not her projecting herself into his phone, she definitely already has that ability. Anyway. Suspicion. ]
I've usually prefaced any discussion about what I am with "and I'm a government secret", so I think they'll be fine keeping it quiet.
[ this is why pewter is glorious and also gets himself in legal trouble. also i should not tag just before fleeing work after two hours of training because i don't understand words properly. ]
You have a perfectly smackable ass, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
[ awww. ]
C’mon, there’s plenty of things I want to do to you. It’s not like I can dish out hugs whenever I want when I’m back to projecting myself. [ … ] I mean, I could but it’s not the same.
[ Probably! They didn't give him an ass but in his defense, basically no man does in AITSF. It's so sad. ]
I guess it's the thought that counts... or you could use the VR? Couldn't you probably show up in my dreams or something since you're connected to my neural system anyway?
[ Not that anyone would probably want to show up in his dreams and he'd probably have to learn to be a lucid dreamer but. Throwback to Date's dream tutorial somnium that they never addressed again... surely Tama can also. ]
Maybe, but actually feeling the hug is nice. It’s not like I’m going to forget it, but there’s definitely going to be a difference. I definitely think I’d rather do all these things I want to do and have good memories of them, than not and wonder what it was like.
[ they really did and then never explained it again. then again the whole sequence started with aiba’s weird dance so i don’t know what anyone expected, least of all me. ]
Aw. Are you saying you want to dream about me, Ryuki?
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[ she just looks at him for a moment. ]
I’m proud of you, you know.
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[ This isn't necessarily self-deprecating, genuinely curious as to what she's talking about. ]
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A lot of things. You did good. Every week, even when it sucked and it was hurting you. [ she is. smooshing his face again rip sir ]
And I told you people genuinely liked you. Do you believe me yet?
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Well, I told you I didn't think people hated me...
[ That being said, he was always on his own line in his world. There were people around, but Ryuki somewhat always had a tendency to stay in his own bubble... with Tama, of course. It's a little different here, but it's nice.
He really has not socialised this much in so long, help. ]
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There’s a big difference between not being hated, and being liked. The people here are good for you, I think. [ WELL. AND THEN HANAKO MURDERED FOUR PEOPLE but y’know. ] Datz especially.
You know you’ve always got me, but I don’t think this part of this place has been bad.
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Datz... and Hanako. It really is the funniest dorm dynamic ever. ]
I always figured you'd be better at it than me if other people ever got to know you.
[ He's in this bizarre spot where it's like, it's weird that other people know Tama now, but it also feels weirdly natural that if people know him, they also know Tama. This is his other half after all. ]
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two men and their murder ghost. the game really killed both your girls. ]
I’ve only ever spoken to like… five people before coming here. It’s not like I had experience.
[ it’s probably healthy for them, but it is still weird that they have friendships and connections without the other now. ] I can’t say I’m glad for this place, or coming here, but I’m not mad about meeting the people we did.
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Yeah, I guess so.
[ For the most part, the people were good. ]
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I wonder if we’ll ever see them again.
[ she is still just holding his face. this is his life. ]
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...I don't know. Do you want to?
[ He's not all that sure how all this multi-dimensional whatever works, but even ignoring that, he doesn't like flying. Maybe if anyone wants to come visit Tokyo. ]
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Do you?
I think I would, although how I’d talk to them I don’t know. Maybe I can project myself onto your phone or something…
[ ah ]
Ahh. I’m gonna have to make sure I do everything I wanna do before I don’t have a body anymore. Like eat ramen again!
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Maybe some of them, I wouldn't mind seeing again.
[ He's friendly but not that friendly. He's not hankering, nor expecting to keep seeing everyone, because that doesn't happen under normal circumstances let alone murdergame multiverse ones, but there's a select few that if they were to come visit Tokyo, he'd meet up for lunch or something. ]
You can definitely project yourself into my phone. That's going to be a little weird to think about and work out [ since other people aren't allowed to know ] but it can't be that hard.
[ Do you think they'll have commercially available hologram projectors by his year in his weirdly normal but also slightly more futuristic Tokyo. They managed to completely rewire a Ford Falcon and whatever Ryuki's car is into AI-powered vehicles, so surely. ]
Can't you replicate the experience like, a VR, but with more data now that you know exactly how it tastes and feels?
[ Not to stop her from going out for ramen right this instant, but maybe it doesn't have to be the end of it forever. ]
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[ … ] It’d be nice to see how everyone was doing, further down the line. Maybe we could pose it as a challenge to Pewter and he’d be gullible enough to make that function for us.
[ say nice enough, at least. please. also yeah if tama can drive a car she should definitely be able to project herself onto ryuki’s phone to cause chaos. i mean say hi to people ]
I could, but there’s definitely a lot more data I’d need to collect first to replicate all the experiences I’d want to remember. I should probably hurry if I want to get that done.
[ … ]
Hey, Ryuki? Turn around.
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[ Honestly Pewter will do it just to see if he can, because he doesn't stop to ask whether he should. Also I meant hologram projector, not her projecting herself into his phone, she definitely already has that ability. Anyway. Suspicion. ]
Why?
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[ this is why pewter is glorious and also gets himself in legal trouble. also i should not tag just before fleeing work after two hours of training because i don't understand words properly. ]
... [ just big soulful eyes. ] Pleeeease?
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[ He still has doubts because of people like Nimona and Hanako who are very FUCK THE RULES kinds of people, but. He sighs. ]
Fine...
[ Turns around. ]
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[ she smacks his ass*
*not too hard ]
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Ow! [ It didn't hurt. ] What was that for?!
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I can’t remember the experience if I don’t have it, Ryuki.
[ … ]
Also I wanted to.
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[ Probably? Covering his ass like she's going to slap it again even though he's facing her now. ]
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[ bro she can’t elongate her arm around him and smack his ass that way. his cheeks (not face) are safe. ]
Anyway, I can’t do this when I’m back in your eye socket. And I can’t give hugs anymore, so I have to get them all in now.
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Why was slapping my butt something you wanted to do at any point!
[ It's a testament to how he is that he can still ask this after six years. ]
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[ awww. ]
C’mon, there’s plenty of things I want to do to you. It’s not like I can dish out hugs whenever I want when I’m back to projecting myself. [ … ] I mean, I could but it’s not the same.
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[ Probably! They didn't give him an ass but in his defense, basically no man does in AITSF. It's so sad. ]
I guess it's the thought that counts... or you could use the VR? Couldn't you probably show up in my dreams or something since you're connected to my neural system anyway?
[ Not that anyone would probably want to show up in his dreams and he'd probably have to learn to be a lucid dreamer but. Throwback to Date's dream tutorial somnium that they never addressed again... surely Tama can also. ]
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[ why is this the pep talk she’s giving? ]
Maybe, but actually feeling the hug is nice. It’s not like I’m going to forget it, but there’s definitely going to be a difference. I definitely think I’d rather do all these things I want to do and have good memories of them, than not and wonder what it was like.
[ they really did and then never explained it again. then again the whole sequence started with aiba’s weird dance so i don’t know what anyone expected, least of all me. ]
Aw. Are you saying you want to dream about me, Ryuki?
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