camena | homophonic: vash

Loops.

[ ahaha. ]

... So how old do you feel?

Depends on company, I think. Sometimes I turn twelve, other times somewhere in my twenties—they clocked me that back at home on some posters.

[ So he guesses that's how he looks, in his mid-20s. ]

Sometimes I feel as old as I am.

That makes sense to me.

Like... Who you're with is half of who you are.

... Sometimes you pick up stuff from them, too. The same for them.

I use someone else's catchphrase every now and then.

Well, now you have to tell me.

It's... Not a fun one.

You know what. I think I can handle it.

[ Mimics the person, low voice and serious. ] Life is a series of complex problems.

One day you will have to choose.

... They're not wrong. But I don't know if that's really a catchphrase.

With how often he says it? Catchphrase. Motto. Those important quotes people lead with on their autobiography.

It's a pretty good one. So... what sort of choice did he have to make?

... To protect who he wants to protect at the expense of other people.

That's a hard one, yeah.

... I think it's one we end up having to think a lot about here, even though no one asked to be in this situation.

[ It isn't a dun catchphrase or quote. ]

I prefer mine over his.

What's yours?

Love and peace!

[ Crosses his middle and index finger, too. ]

I like that one more.

Thanks! I personally think it's better.

[ Biased. ]

... And I hope despite all you've seen, you can find it in you to still love others, too.

I don't know. I don't—I'm not as good at it as Michael was. At liking people.

And loving someone is a big deal.

But you're capable, right?

I think that's enough. Some people just shut everything out, then dramatically say "I will never let myself get close to someone ever again."

I'm not that dramatic. I'm still perfectly capable of experiencing love, yes.

[ just kidding she's a fucking dramatic teenager and she does keep people at arm's length, and she thinks that loving someone and getting close to them are two separate things, buuuuuuuuuut anywayyyyyyy ]

[ he doesn't knowwww thaaaaat. honestly, love is so broaaaadd as long as she likes people, he thinks that's what matters. ]

That's right. I'm more dramatic than you.

[ well, ]

It was your own catchphrase, so I hope that's not a roundabout way of saying you don't let yourself get close to people anymore.

That's definitely too much 4D chess for me. My head's kind of soupy.

[ maybe sometimes you are a cosmic horror that keeps people at a distance, but love company so much. ]

Soupy, huh?

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