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[doublerinbow]

[Rin has not taken her first death well. When she first got to Mayfield, someone told her that she should kill herself, to accustom herself to pain. She had ignored this advice - after all, she got her robot body back! There was no reason to feel true pain, only the amount of pain necessary to deter from danger. A human's pain was unimaginable to

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[swordline]

[Shichika wandered aimlessly after returning from the island, there wasn't really much else to do. The entire thing was a waste of time... Togame wasn't here, and he wasn't able to go back. His wandering led him to Makeout Point, where, ironically, he hears singing.

Penchant for singing, huh?

When she goes quiet during the moment that Len would sing, he pipes up.]

Is that how it ends?

[doublerinbow]

N-

[Wait, that voice. Rin doesn't forget voices. She freezes up for a second, then turns around. Confirming who it is, she instantly puts her hands on her hips. But despite her tough act, she's kind of afraid of him, so she doesn't move from her elevated spot.]

No. It's the part Len's supposed to sing.

[An accusing glare.]

[swordline]

[That was her brother, right? That's right... unfortunately, Shichika just stands his ground, not even paying much mind to the glare.]

Oh. Do you two sing together a lot?

[doublerinbow]

[well good, because it's not going to go away. What right does he have to ask her about Len so casually? Grrr.]

We don't, because he's not here.

Why are you here? ♪

[swordline]

[That, he's a bit bothered by.]

I don't know. I thought that if I killed someone, they'd let me go back to Togame. It was a complete lie.

[doublerinbow]

...

Are you stupid or something? ♪

[swordline]

If that's what the town wanted me to do, then I'd try it. It could have resulted in me going back.

[A pause.] Or bringing her here, though I don't really want that.

[doublerinbow]

No, no, no. Don't tell me about her - I don't want to know. If it's her or Len... why should I care about her? You stole my chance, and now you're talking to me like it's no big deal... it's moronic. I'm REALLY mad at you, you know! I should run you over. You can't kill me this time. ♪

[swordline]

I don't understand why you're really mad at me. You're alive right now, and wouldn't it be better to keep your brother out of harm's way by having him stay away from this town?

[doublerinbow]

No - I would protect him, and he would protect me. That's how it works.

And besides, that really hurt! ♪

[swordline]

...[That much he can understand. Having to protect someone...]

I can't help that! I've never had to experience dying, so I wouldn't know how to do that without hurting someone. If you ask me though, the best way to protect him would be to find a way to keep him from ever reaching this town.

[doublerinbow]

But then who's going to protect me? Who's going to stand by my side?

[oh god. She's choking up again. She squints, trying to keep it together.]

We can't be separate! We're twins!

You can't blame it on not having died before. You can't get away with that... ♪

[she starts to climb down.]

[swordline]

You could always protect yourself. [He says as if it's the most natural thing in the world.] Protect yourself for now, until you can stand with him again. Consider that an unspoken promise.

...[He watches her, though he's not making any moves to back away or leave. What's she doing now?]

[doublerinbow]

I will.

[She's gettin' inside the roadroller, of course.]

You should apologize. ♪

[swordline]

[Uh.]

For killing you?

[doublerinbow]

Yup. ♪