kazuki catchall

[adorabrawler]

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[adorabrawler]

Confusing? Then what can you say happened?

[teenrebellion]

Uh. [ rubs at his neck. ] I was an intern...? We were beta testing this game.

[adorabrawler]

Like a computer game...?

[teenrebellion]

Mm. It was one of those romance games - not very good, either.

[adorabrawler]

Oh. Those.

... So you were just playing a dating sim the whole time?

[teenrebellion]

Not the whole time. We went home, too. It was weird, but also kind of... normal?

[adorabrawler]

[ .... ??? ]

So how did you guys get hurt?

[teenrebellion]

...I don't know what happened to anyone else. Kuremi-san... she appeared in the server room, covered in blood, but she never said what happened. And the other two... I don't know. They were already hurt when I got back.

[adorabrawler]

... Oh.

[ weird... ]

Well, I guess the details don't matter much. They don't seem to be designed to do much besides hurt everyone.

[teenrebellion]

...It's just part of the game.

[ he still seems a little out of it... distant. ]

[adorabrawler]

Yeah... that figures.

Still—you're... okay, right?

[teenrebellion]

I don't know. I'm... mostly fine. Wenzhou-san healed my hand. The bruises aren't as bad, and Setsu helped with my wrist.

But something still feels wrong. I'm not sure what.

[adorabrawler]

Like. Emotionally?

[teenrebellion]

No, like... something is wrong with this place. Everything feels surreal, like it's all a bad dream or something, and it could all disappear at any time... even me.

[adorabrawler]

[ ... ]

I mean... That's probably not entirely wrong.

[teenrebellion]

[ well, okay.

he kind of stares at mizuki, except he's not really there. just... dissociating. ]

[adorabrawler]

[ Uh.

Well.

....

Okay maybe that wasn't the best response, but like. ]

... Could you at least grumble or something instead of staring like that?

[teenrebellion]

[ he stares for a little bit longer. ]

...Sorry. I guess it doesn't matter, anyway.

[adorabrawler]

You're... acting kind of weird.

[teenrebellion]

...Sorry. I just feel kind of out of it, that's all.

[adorabrawler]

[ ... ]

Do you need a distraction? Or, uh... Food?

[teenrebellion]

No, I think I'm good. But thanks, I guess.

[adorabrawler]

... Okay.

[ my man you are zoning out hard. ]

Well. If there's anything you do want...

[teenrebellion]

...I don't think you can help me with that.

[adorabrawler]

Try me anyway.