[Video] 001 ☽

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[At first, when your SFC clicks on, all that can be seen is blue--the blue of the ocean above the barrier. The video seems to be...rocking back and forth, slowly, and the gentle slap slap slap of what might be...small waves...? against something can be heard

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[Action forever] ANNNND RESCUE GET

[derparcana]

[ ... Obviously, he saw Minato going down. Never mind where he was, all that mattered was that he'd dive in to save him.

And he did. Extending his arms out to grab his friend-- ]

Minato-kun!

[ ... He might have come up a little short. Yeah, Minato just fell on him instead. Whoops. ]

... Whoops that was just HTML fail on my part--

[derparcana]

[ Blink. Blink. Haaaanding it over with a kind of awkward pouting look of "c-can it be fixed?" ]

Hmm... I wonder who gave them to us, though?

....WELL. It worked out. \o/

[lunateclock]

[Inspecting the scarf now. And then he wanders over to a shop that has towels. A short exchange later and he stands there looking a little confused, having been given free towels.

...

Well, alright then.

Clearly, saving Ryoji's scarf = priority, because he'll lay out a towel and spread the scarf out onto it first, before standing and offering Ryoji another of the towels.]

I'm not sure. Perhaps whoever brought us here?

... All's well that ends well /o/

[derparcana]

So... why do you think we were brought here?

[ Annnd drying off some. Of course like a true bro, once he's done he gives the towel to Minato. ]

Always. \o/

[lunateclock]

[He accepts the towel with a nod of thanks, toweling his own hair dry.]

...If we were brought here for a reason, I wonder if the others are here.

[That's also another 'I don't know'. And he sets to gently pressing the moisture from Ryoji's scarf next. It's...best to not ask how he learned these things. That time spent with Bebe seems to have come in handy.]

[derparcana]

I dunno. But if they are, it might be better if I just stay with you...

[ Ahahaha~ Awkward. ]

[lunateclock]

[When that is done, there's really nothing to do but sit and wait for it to dry. So he sits, fully expecting Ryoji to catch the hint and sit eventually as well.]

They don't blame you for what you had to tell us, Ryoji-kun.

[derparcana]

You don't know that for sure, Minato-kun.

[ ... He just sits as well, looking pretty miserable, what hollow smiles he'd managed to hide behind are gone now. ]

[lunateclock]

I do.

You told us what we needed to know; none of this is your fault.

And...everyone has begun to make their decisions.

[derparcana]

[ He's silent for a little while. ]

You don't understand... everything is all my fault.

[ Even breaths are paced out; he's... so, so hurt. Ryoji closes his eyes. ] You have to understand that what I told you is only what is comparable for a human. Even then... I am still the messenger. And if we're stuck here... who knows what will happen?

[lunateclock]

Ryoji-kun, haven't you ever heard the saying 'don't kill the messenger'?

[It's so apt, haha. Came across it in English class learning those idioms in other languages is tricky and it struck him deeply.]

Nyx's coming is not your fault. It's a cause, just like your status as a messenger is a cause of what really made her decide to...listen to what humanity was saying.

But thanks to you...we have the information we need to make a decision, instead of never receiving a choice at all. So...thank you, Ryoji-kun.

[...Look at you, you made him tl;dr. >:]

[derparcana]

[ ... He is silent, looking perhaps a bit shocked, and rather vulnerable. ]

M-Minato-kun...

[ He isn't sure what to say. ] You... but... you don't understand what you could be facing. I don't... want you to suffer.

[lunateclock]

[...]

I would rather be allowed to make my own choice--to live my life the way I want to live it, no matter how short it might be--than to be peacefully ignorant.

[derparcana]

... Think about it carefully. Aren't memories ambiguous? Can you not replace them quickly, forming a new reality? In so doing, then you can live a normal life. Don't you think you deserve that...? Don't you believe that your friends deserve it? I want you to consider it carefully.

[ A quiet glance. ] You still have fourteen more days or so to make a choice. If you change your mind, I won't mind. Really. I'm... going to disappear anyway, in the end. It's for the best.

[lunateclock]

[...Ah. This again. He really can't be surprised that it came back to this. A pause, and he looks at Ryoji. The fact of the matter is that he can't make a decision until he gets the opinions of all of his friends, but...

Killing Ryoji.

It seems like an unimaginable decision, as does ignoring what will happen in the future.]

...If we know what is coming, we shall be able to face it.

[...a bit of a thoughtful look.]

Even if she is undefeatable, I don't believe anything is useless.

[derparcana]

[ He sighs once. Pauses. Then sighs again, somewhat in frustration. ]

Why won't you listen to reason...? Even so, I don't want to see you all go through that. You deserve... better.

[ He just... doesn't understand it. ]