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[usedrage]

--t your life was wasted your life on me!?

[OH BOY. HERE'S ANOTHER EPISODE OF KEN AMADA HAS REALLY BIG FUCKING ISSUES. THIS IS A CROSS OVER EPISODE WITH SHNINJIRO ARAGAKI HAS EVEN BIGGER FUCKING ISSUES. Because that's whose big, gruff voice is coming over the gear next.]

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[miniworth]

[ He didn't mean to eavesdrop, he really didn't. But even without the gear echoing their voices at him from his pocket he can hear their conversation just fine, having walked up to them from the beach to make sure neither - especially Ken - wasn't going to get hurt from anything.

He wasn't trying to walk in on their conversation - just to take a look... but with his gear suddenly talking from his pants?

He's caught. ._. ]

[miniworth]

[ He has no answer for his best friend, glancing at Shinjiro's retreating back and turning to Ken again. ]

... What reason did he ever have to hate you?

[usedrage]

H-he died to protect me and I wasted it--

[miniworth]

What you did with your life after that point was your choice.

You decided to live after October, didn't you? Even if that robot killed you what you decided after Mr. Aragaki's death was to - ultimately - live. That was your choice, wasn't it? Then you didn't waste it. Even if you had it's your life.

[usedrage]

[only becauswe you dragged my sorry as out of the ocean.

but he cant say it so he just sniffs again.]

[miniworth]

[ There was no Miles to pull you out of anything in Iwatodai. ]

... [ He looks up and regards Ken. His best friend would.. perhaps never understand why people want him to live. Why Shinjiro took that bullet, why Miles ran after him into freezing water - why he'd do it again if he ever had to. ]

[usedrage]

[no, he wouldn't. Which is why he's sitting here hating himself.]

[miniworth]

[ It hurts much more than he can say right now, more than he thinks he should be, watching Ken.

Because I wish you'd just let me die.

Miles throws one foot forward followed by the next until he's closer to Ken. He won't run away no matter how much he wants to - not now. ]

[usedrage]

You... don't have to stay. [He's not worth it.]

[miniworth]

I will. I want to. [ He wants to run from hearing Ken's words again. But he wants to stay with his friend. ]

[usedrage]

I'm an idiot.

[miniworth]

... You are. [ But if anything, Miles steps closer to stand next to him. ]

[usedrage]

[another pathetic sniff, and he's back on the ground.]

[miniworth]

[ He follows Ken down. ] But you're still my best friend. You're still Kisa's friend and your teammates from SEES are your friends as well.

[usedrage]

[He shakes his head. He's so afraid of what they're gonna say when they see this.]

[miniworth]

... Kisa will cry because she wants you to be okay.

Miss Kirijo and Mr. Sanada - they'll worry about the both of you.

If you dare walk into those water again I will drag you back out.