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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-12 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ I will not ask. He has an apple pie from McDonald's. ]

Oh. I'm a bit angry, but also relieved.

[ !!! yeah ]

They're obviously keeping information from us. Valuable information.
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-12 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
I asked Aika why the Reapers were working with whoever brought us here with "everyone has reasons for their decisions".

From what I follow they're meant to be like judges for us, but she also described them as referees. Whichever you think works best for them.
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-12 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
Like it's their responsibility?
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-12 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
I think it’s just odd.

This world itself is strange. So it begs the question of just who they are and where they’ve come from — but it almost sounds embarrassing to pry that information out of a teenager.
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-13 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe it'll be easier for you to bond with them that way.

You guys can talk about what's trending? Maybe find out what's hot around the city we're in?
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-14 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
Then they're favorite bands... ?

[ HE COULD JUST ASK THEM THIS ]
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-14 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
Well that might not be a bad thing?

Either way, I do think it would be a good idea to talk to potentially get to know them.
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-14 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
Well you're definitely the perfect person to bond with another teenager.

Anyway, I only bring it up because I think it would best to treat them as friends. But they're just... part of the student council, I guess.
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-19 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Not particularly. I'm going to assume you're in the same boat?

[ He seems a bit embarrassed. ]

I wasn't really going to school aiming for arts.
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-19 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ HOW THEY DON'T EVER ANSWER THIS SO I'LL GO WITH THE EASIEST ANSWER: ]

Business. It was mainly because it's easy to find a job.
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-20 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
I think so long as you’re passionate you can find anything to do with a degree.

Is there anything you’d want to study in the future?
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-20 11:09 am (UTC)(link)
That wouldn’t be a bad idea.

And even if it comes later in life, so long as you find something that you’ll enjoy doing is best. Though money is a good motivator, too —

[ He laughs a bit sheepishly. ]

Oh! Maybe you could become the artist. Since you seemed like you had fun spray painting. Isn’t that becoming a bit popular these days? I’ve seen a few people overseas request murals from artists.

You could paint stars everywhere you go.
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-21 12:03 pm (UTC)(link)
So you're just naturally talented? And mischievous?

[ He chuckles lightly. ]

Sorry, I'm just teasing you a bit. For the shirt.
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-21 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
It's fine, it's fine.

It was sponsored anyway. I wasn't going to end up keeping it after the show aired.
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-06-21 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
It was a survival competition against other artists. Dancers, former idols, bands, you name it.

Typically they'd just give us a "mission" and then we'd show our talents solo. After that the fans would vote their favorites.
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-07-04 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ The feeling's mutual, so imagine just all their feelings crashing against each other like a car crash. ]

Miss Alex. [ His voice is gentle, yet tired -- maybe a bit cracked. Like he's only finished sobbing moments prior. ] Breathe a little...

[ he is not a man of great comfort i'm sorry ]
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-07-04 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
No, I understand. Today was…

[ A lot. But that’s an understatement. ]

Too much loss all at once.
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-07-05 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
That might be a better question to ask the Reapers.

Because from our perspective it's just something that's inevitable.

[ like rule one of fight club except the rule is that all your friends WILL die ]
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-07-05 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry.

I hate it just as much as you do. I hate that -- [ There's a brief pause. ] ... It's a bit selfish of me to mention it, but I truly am tired of having to witness people die.

I've seen too much of it... to the point I can't even say that I'm living through that loss anymore.
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[personal profile] grantee 2023-07-05 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
But that’s all we can do.

[ Just looping around in circles over the fact that… yeah… they’re just going to have to get used to their friends dying. ]

Though I hope that there’s something we can do, that we can change, so you and others don’t have to suffer with this pain anymore.

As I said: it’s tiring.