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[she sure harassed him on the bus - and now it's time to harass him afterward! lili is going to actually go find giyuu sometime in the middle of the day, and announce herself rather plainly]
Hey.
Think you have enough of a grasp on the situation to answer my questions now?
[two poorly socialized people. nothing will go wrong here.]
Hey.
Think you have enough of a grasp on the situation to answer my questions now?
[two poorly socialized people. nothing will go wrong here.]
[ when she finds him, he'll be just minding his own business, perhaps petting one of the rabbits and dressed in something that is a far cry from what he was wearing on the bus.
but, uh, it'll take him a second to know what she was talking about. what was it that she was talking about... ]
About what would get me to hurt someone?
but, uh, it'll take him a second to know what she was talking about. what was it that she was talking about... ]
About what would get me to hurt someone?
Sure, we can start there.
[that
said
lili fucking loves the bunnies so she doesn't mind this.... instead she's going to wander into the room and sit down - and another one of the bunnies will hop on over to her. she opens her arms for it immediately. kawaii.]
[that
said
lili fucking loves the bunnies so she doesn't mind this.... instead she's going to wander into the room and sit down - and another one of the bunnies will hop on over to her. she opens her arms for it immediately. kawaii.]
[ none of the rabbits have attacked giyuu yet so he's all but thrilled. years (decades?) of being attacked by various animals to finally meet soft rabbits that show no signs of malice towards him is so refreshing. ]
Shinobu Kocho and Dimitri.
[ he says plainly as he looks at the rabbit in his arms. he...probably should elaborate with that but he doesn't. ]
Shinobu Kocho and Dimitri.
[ he says plainly as he looks at the rabbit in his arms. he...probably should elaborate with that but he doesn't. ]
Edited 2020-06-09 02:10 (UTC)
[why is giyuu's life so hard. but lili blinks at that, in surprise. she didn't know that giyuu and dimitri knew each other but]
... they're the reasons why you'd hurt someone? Or they were involved in what happened before?
Shinobu said that she'd tell me the story if you said it was fine...
... they're the reasons why you'd hurt someone? Or they were involved in what happened before?
Shinobu said that she'd tell me the story if you said it was fine...
[ because canon hates him but also gave him the thickest plot armor known to demon slaying man. ]
Both. [ kind of? hm. giyuu expands on this one because this is unfortunately a bit complicated. ] ...because of what happened, I don't want anything to happen to either of them. They've dealt with enough as it were.
[ he wouldn't call it a "story" but he's sure that she was sparing talking about what happened back on the island behind his back, which is rather kind. ...except he has been dunking himself left and right. ]
Both. [ kind of? hm. giyuu expands on this one because this is unfortunately a bit complicated. ] ...because of what happened, I don't want anything to happen to either of them. They've dealt with enough as it were.
[ he wouldn't call it a "story" but he's sure that she was sparing talking about what happened back on the island behind his back, which is rather kind. ...except he has been dunking himself left and right. ]
[ i'm just praying that after this week i will be free from giyuu crimes. but it's fine. giyuu is fine with starting from the beginning but he does so without maintaining eye contact. ]
I was possessed by the island's curse and became the reason why nearly all of the murders took place. The island had a ritual for where eleven people were needed to be sacrificed within two weeks, and I was the person responsible for making sure that happened.
[ a moment so that she can deal with that as she wants to before he continues. ]
During the two weeks, I influenced four people to commit murder and took a life for my own. During those two weeks, I also encouraged everyone to work together and swore that I would take responsibility for them. [ so, you know. he played both sides. the side of the devil and the side of the saint. ] I didn't realize I was cursed or being used by the island until the curse was broken.
[ he'll leave it there for any questions and for her to process it all. ]
I was possessed by the island's curse and became the reason why nearly all of the murders took place. The island had a ritual for where eleven people were needed to be sacrificed within two weeks, and I was the person responsible for making sure that happened.
[ a moment so that she can deal with that as she wants to before he continues. ]
During the two weeks, I influenced four people to commit murder and took a life for my own. During those two weeks, I also encouraged everyone to work together and swore that I would take responsibility for them. [ so, you know. he played both sides. the side of the devil and the side of the saint. ] I didn't realize I was cursed or being used by the island until the curse was broken.
[ he'll leave it there for any questions and for her to process it all. ]
[ . . . yeah, that does make sense now. it lines up with what she had heard in bits and pieces from those who were on the island, but it's entirely different to hear it from the person who committed those acts himself. it takes her a little bit of time to process, expression going from startled to contemplative.]
... and how do Dimitri and Shinobu factor in?
[she figures that again if he doesn't want to explain, he won't. but it sounds like a rather vital part of everything.]
... and how do Dimitri and Shinobu factor in?
[she figures that again if he doesn't want to explain, he won't. but it sounds like a rather vital part of everything.]
[ giyuu has no problem sharing the information. this part isn't wildly known, he has never mentioned names but—it's fine. he is done with hiding anything. though his body sags before he responds, giyuu turning further away from lili. ]
Kocho was the eleventh death, and Dimitri was the one who killed me.
[ he lets lili absorb that as well. ]
By killing me he broke the curse and set us all free.
[ he doesn't expect her to fully understand why he would be driven to hurt someone else if they were threatened but if she does then that's just one less thing for him to explain. ]
Kocho was the eleventh death, and Dimitri was the one who killed me.
[ he lets lili absorb that as well. ]
By killing me he broke the curse and set us all free.
[ he doesn't expect her to fully understand why he would be driven to hurt someone else if they were threatened but if she does then that's just one less thing for him to explain. ]
[she watches him thoughtfully, notes the way he turns away. he said that he would be honest, but she can understand that it probably isn't the greatest thing to relive. even if lili herself is the type to share nearly traumatic information casually, she never expects it from anyone else.
huh, so this is what it's like to be on the other side.]
... I see.
[a beat]
Thank you for telling me. I apologize for the discomfort.
[and then, because they never got around to this - ]
My name is Lili.
huh, so this is what it's like to be on the other side.]
... I see.
[a beat]
Thank you for telling me. I apologize for the discomfort.
[and then, because they never got around to this - ]
My name is Lili.
[ giyuu only acknowledges her thanks with a nod of his head though he makes it clear to her that he was fine with "coming clean" as it were about what he did on the island. ]
There was no discomfort.
[ it was a retelling of what happened. his actions weigh heavily on him but it's nothing impossible to deal with. he does, at least, turn back to face her when he introduces himself. ]
Tomioka Giyuu.
There was no discomfort.
[ it was a retelling of what happened. his actions weigh heavily on him but it's nothing impossible to deal with. he does, at least, turn back to face her when he introduces himself. ]
Tomioka Giyuu.
Is there another reason why you couldn't face me directly when you were explaining?
[why the hell would she believe that there isn't discomfort, giyuu]
... anyway, are Shinobu and Dimitri dear to you then? If you're willing to go so far to protect them.
[why the hell would she believe that there isn't discomfort, giyuu]
... anyway, are Shinobu and Dimitri dear to you then? If you're willing to go so far to protect them.
[ because sometimes you just don't want to look at people when you talk to them because you don't know how to people well. things just be like that. the more apt answer though is: ]
Habit.
[ and he mulls over the idea of calling dimitri or shinobu "dear" to him. phrasing it that way is too personal and not quite what he feels. ]
But they've endured enough and I don't want anything else to happen to them.
Habit.
[ and he mulls over the idea of calling dimitri or shinobu "dear" to him. phrasing it that way is too personal and not quite what he feels. ]
But they've endured enough and I don't want anything else to happen to them.
[she tilts her head at that, confused]
Moreso than the others on the island that you deceived?
[hence her surprise that his protectiveness doesn't cover the whole group - but she doesn't sound judgmental, at least. tsurumaru and ookurikara were some of her most important people from the village, and she can't say the same for everyone]
Moreso than the others on the island that you deceived?
[hence her surprise that his protectiveness doesn't cover the whole group - but she doesn't sound judgmental, at least. tsurumaru and ookurikara were some of her most important people from the village, and she can't say the same for everyone]
Not necessarily moreso, however, Kocho and I are from the same place. [ and there's some extra stuff that comes with it but it's all [redacted] even beyond meta text and not allowed. ] ...as for Dimitri.
[ he stalls because he isn't sure how to go about it. it seems silly but at the same time, it's the truth. ]
He considered me a friend.
[ past tense. are they friends now? who knows. giyuu doesn't know. giyuu has never asked! sometimes it's just complicated enough figuring out if you're friends or not with someone. ]
[ he stalls because he isn't sure how to go about it. it seems silly but at the same time, it's the truth. ]
He considered me a friend.
[ past tense. are they friends now? who knows. giyuu doesn't know. giyuu has never asked! sometimes it's just complicated enough figuring out if you're friends or not with someone. ]
[giyuu please figure out how to hold a hand
that said lili doesn't seem to be too surprised at that - if anything, she sort of understands what it's like to lay everything on the line for one person that you consider a friend]
Don't have a lot of those?
[she still doesn't need to ask that question]
that said lili doesn't seem to be too surprised at that - if anything, she sort of understands what it's like to lay everything on the line for one person that you consider a friend]
Don't have a lot of those?
[she still doesn't need to ask that question]
[ no. giyuu is not allowed to hold a hand.
and giyuu takes a while to think about how he can answer lili or if he even wants to answer that question. it's strangely personal and yet not at all. the topic of friends and people liking him.... perhaps it shouldn't be all that surprising, to him, what he decides to do.
he replies as casually as he's able to: ]
No, I don't think I do.
and giyuu takes a while to think about how he can answer lili or if he even wants to answer that question. it's strangely personal and yet not at all. the topic of friends and people liking him.... perhaps it shouldn't be all that surprising, to him, what he decides to do.
he replies as casually as he's able to: ]
No, I don't think I do.
[ the slip up is not something that giyuu catches; to him they're both the same statement. what he does want to change is her thinking of what she imagines the relationship that the three of them have. he wants to make this clear.
well.
"clear". ]
They should prioritize themselves.
well.
"clear". ]
They should prioritize themselves.
If Shinobu likes you enough to refrain from telling me about what you did without your permission, I think that makes you something of a priority for her too.
[maybe not over herself? lili isn't sure if she can say that much, but.
oh and - ]
Dimitri just seems nice.
[maybe not over herself? lili isn't sure if she can say that much, but.
oh and - ]
Dimitri just seems nice.
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