[ he'll have to be fast, because kazuki bails from the trial room the second he can get his feet to work. he's shaken up, frustrated. he doesn't even like scien, but whatever that was, it scared him.
he almost doesn't stop for nodd at all, but eventually he does, agitated buzzing around him. ]
[ as if he's familiar. he'll follow nodd's lead, though, because he doesn't particularly want to be somewhere so anywhere is probably fine. his guitar is coming with them, too. ]
[ maybe! maybe not! maybe he's gonna figure it out through context! ]
Right, yeah. It's--this was pretty violent. Not what you're used to, I'm guessing. And you might not even be feeling everything you're gonna feel right now.
[ deep breath, then ]
If you'd like to learn how to fight, if it'd make you feel better, I can show you some things. You don't have to answer now. Think on it.
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he almost doesn't stop for nodd at all, but eventually he does, agitated buzzing around him. ]
Hm?
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regular if not slightly disappointing int for his age. ]
That was a lot. We can walk.
[ no need to stop. this type of energy is well spent pacing. ]
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Yeah. Walking helps.
[ as if he's familiar. he'll follow nodd's lead, though, because he doesn't particularly want to be somewhere so anywhere is probably fine. his guitar is coming with them, too. ]
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Have you... seen a dead person before?
[ a purely internal wince, remembering the other day kazuki was hoping they wouldn't be made to see any corpse. ]
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[ does nodd even know what a broadcast is ]
Pearce-san was the first I've seen in person - when he collapsed Thursday night.
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Right, yeah. It's--this was pretty violent. Not what you're used to, I'm guessing. And you might not even be feeling everything you're gonna feel right now.
[ deep breath, then ]
If you'd like to learn how to fight, if it'd make you feel better, I can show you some things. You don't have to answer now. Think on it.
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[ unless you count (redacted) but that's not quite the same.
the offer takes him by surprise. ]
...O-Okay, but... why?
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You're............
[ nodd doing all he can to figure out how to word something so it won't be rude. ]
You should know how.
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...You don't think someone might attack me next?
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[ hhhhhhhh ]
Okay. I... I'll think about it.