[ 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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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.