09 [voice]

[palmtoptaiga]

[her voice sounds raspy, like she’s been crying all night- yeah, she has been]

You’ve really outdone yourselves this time, hyenas. I won’t even say I hate you anymore, even though I do- I won’t give you the satisfaction.

Every one of us is a monkey here, capital C Comedian. There’s your cosmic joke.

Shiki…

I’d never-

[she breaks down here-

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[tenmorehours]

Taiga...it's alright. Everyone knows you wouldn't. You're not the sort to hurt people like that.

[palmtoptaiga]

Kill them, you mean.

[tenmorehours]

...Yeah. But...it was a curse.

[palmtoptaiga]

I can't use that as a crutch all the time, Chrono.

[tenmorehours]

Sure you can. You're not a killer.

[palmtoptaiga]

No...I'm not.

And death is supposed to be permanent, but it isn't.

What does that say?

[tenmorehours]

That this place is a crazy, balled up world?

[palmtoptaiga]

I don't want to get comfortable here, Chrono.

[tenmorehours]

Taiga...

Maybe you shouldn't. But...

[palmtoptaiga]

I know, I know...we can't leave. Not of our own free will.

[tenmorehours]

Yeah. Although we could leave at any time...

[palmtoptaiga]

Has Rosette come back?

[tenmorehours]

...No. I don't think she's going to.

[palmtoptaiga]

Gut feeling, huh?

[tenmorehours]

Yeah. It's been a week or so.

[palmtoptaiga]

...I'll bring the ice cream, next time.