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[Early in the morning--perhaps one or two--there's a series of violent explosions that seem to originate in the residential elevator shaft. The elevator itself plummets--anyone unlucky enough to be inside is killed either by the explosion or the fall, although they won't be able to recall which due to apparent unconsciousness.

Jason sends this message not long after the explosions quiet down.]

WHAT have you lot done this time? Are you trying to crack the Tower in half? HOW did you even get explosives? Do you know what you've just DONE? This is going to be a mess. It's your own fault, but given I'm on babysitting duties, I'm going to do my best to fix this as quickly as possible. It'll still take a week or so, though.

Until then--well, maybe you should figure out which of your revolutionaries had THIS bright idea and give them a talking to, because pretty soon you're all going to find out what that explosion broke.

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Comments

[integrous]

I--I just don't know! I don't know if we can trust them on this or not since there's other stuff we can't trust them on, but his words seem like he really was frustrated after all..!

[ It's frustrating for her too, mostly since she's so used to just being able to tell who's lying and who isn't. With the admins hiding she can't tell if they have a tail or not at all. ]

Then what am I supposed to believe, Giorno..?! [ It's almost like a cry for help. ]

[ventoaureo]

[What is she supposed to believe in? He seems to be deep in thought over the idea, actually...it's making him actually question what he wants to believe in, as well, but for now, he seems to be shaking his head a bit.]

...we'd need to do some investigating of our own if we want to actually unravel the mysteries that seem to be lying here, won't we? [He seems to be taking this in rather calmly now...] ...after all, would that help you find something to believe in?

[integrous]

... Well, yeah, if I can just find out the truth, then I'll know what to believe.. [ But the difficult part is finding it. It's why she hesitates a little, her tone clear that she's still thinking-- ] But can we even find out something..? They're so good at hiding things that even people who've been here for a long time still don't know much about this place.

[ventoaureo]

Then we could try ourselves, can't we? Even if we can't find anything substantial, we could at least check out where the explosion came from. With my powers, it will be easy to track down who could have done it. [Especially if he can use some of the residue of the explosion in his favor, but...] ...however, I'm not sure what the effects will be on me...hm. Maybe I'll see what will happen myself...

[integrous]

W.. wait a moment!

[ At least that shakes Asahi out of her unsure state, since there's one thing here she is very sure of. ]

You can't just say "I'm not sure what the effects will be on me" and just leave it at that, moron! You're not allowed to go and get yourself hurt or do something else weird to yourself, even if it's for this!

[ventoaureo]

It's something I'm used to, Asahi. I'm sure, by the end of this, I'll be fine.

[He's sure of it, it seems. There's no way this place can ever find the way to crush his resolve- he's way too resilient for that sort of thing to happen.]

So don't worry about me. After all, I made a promise to protect you, didn't I? If I were to go back on something like that, then I could no longer be your shield. So, take it as another promise from me.

[integrous]

If you're going to keep making promises like that, you won't be able to live up to them anymore eventually.. [ But it's half-mumbled and she's blushing as she says it. It's more just that she's embarassed by it, she's not used to hearing something like that at all.. ]

B-but, more than protecting me, just make sure you're okay in the end, got it?! If you'd get hurt, then I wouldn't be okay either, so then you'd break both at the same time!

[ventoaureo]

Don't worry, I won't get hurt in the slightest. [Of course he's confident in that fact- hell, he's got the best defense at his disposal in the first place. Seriously, he wouldn't know what he'd be able to do if Requiem wasn't by his side...either way, he's already smiling to reassure the girl.]

And even if I do, I'd come back, wouldn't I? Please, don't think too much about this; just know that I'll be coming back to you no matter what.

[integrous]

... [ That's right. They just come back to life if they die here, right? It's weird, and.. honestly, it's a pretty sick idea to her, but she has no choice but to just accept it.. but that's not the same as just accepting these words from him of all people. ]

Even if you'd come back.. you'd be hurt. That's what I don't want to happen. [ At least she's not yelling... ]

[ventoaureo]

[...that actually gets his heart to sink a little bit when she says that. If she were to die...she would come back hurt too, wouldn't she? It makes him grind his teeth- part of him actually understanding the girl's feelings a little bit. With a sigh on his part, he crosses his arms.]

...you put me in quite the position. Now I'm beginning to question whether or not I should go in the first place...it's odd how you're making me question my actions now...

[integrous]

That's not "odd", that just means you care about my feelings.. [ It's embarassing to have to spell it out like that, so she's definitely pouting and blushing a little bit as she's saying it, glancing off to the side. Man, why doesn't he get this stuff again.. ]

B-but, if you really want to go, then I guess you should. As long as you don't get hurt.

[ventoaureo]

[...caring about someone's feelings, huh...this is so far out of his spectrum of normal human relations that he's just going to be confused all around. He's going to have to learn about how to deal with emotions and the like, but in the meantime...]

..if it means that much to you, then I'll...stay behind. I wouldn't dare to see you frown over something...