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[swordedpast]

Well, everything's back to normal, or what passes for it around here. Isn't that right? So I've got a question.

Don't take this the wrong way, but I don't usually care much what others think. The only one worth listening to now is myself. But some of you guys have been here a lot longer than me, so I thought I'd ask.

What do you make of the claims about the destruction of the worlds?

That's quite a subject, I know. Feel free to take your time in answering.

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[swordedpast]

Is that what you think? It can be good, but it's still unusual. You might be shocked to hear this, but most people can't pull chainsaws out of nowhere to protect themselves.

[chainsawn]

I know that. [ Not pouty or anything, still just blank though. ]

But.. is it so bad that it's unusual..?

[swordedpast]

[ A moment's silence. ]

No. Well, strange isn't necessarily bad. And you might not be so bad, though you're still naive as anything. It'll be bad for you eventually if you don't fix that.

[chainsawn]

.. Not bad is good. [ aka she's pretty glad to hear that much, at least, even if the last part is concerning - it makes her frown lightly to herself, just faintly. ] But.. how do I fix that..?

[swordedpast]

Don't trust people so much. Learn that anything can be a lie.

[ He's a little too quick to answer. ]

Even what you hold most dear.

[chainsawn]

[ .. It takes another moment of thinking, but then for once she seems to be a little more set on something instead of just going along with what he says. ]

.. No. I don't think that's true.. I think the things most dear to you aren't lies. [ ... ] Yuuto's not a lie..

[swordedpast]

Oh? You do have some spirit, huh. Who's Yuuto?

[chainsawn]

My boyfriend. Yuuto Kidou. [ One of the few topics she can actually show emotion about, apparently. The blankness is still there, but it's at least a little less strong. ]

He's my boyfriend, so.. of course he's not a lie..

[swordedpast]

...no. He's probably not a lie. It sounds certain he's not a lie to you.

[chainsawn]

.. So you think so too. [ She smiles a little (although blankly) and it shows even in her tone. ]

I'm glad. I knew you were a wise person after all.

[swordedpast]

Yeah? How did you know? Of course I know enough things to be called wise, but that's not something you can tell at a glance, or from a few words.

[chainsawn]

Since you know a lot of things, right? Like you know about people lying, and lots of other things I didn't know about.. [ or maybe you're just easily impressed, Urotsuki. ]

[swordedpast]

There's much you don't know about, it seems, so it's not difficult.

[chainsawn]

.. So you don't know much more than most people do?

[ the disappointment is almost audible in her voice, despite its usual blankness. ]

[swordedpast]

[ ...a moment of hesitation. ]

I have more experience than most. That's true.