homophonic: vash

[camena]

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[camena]

You know what. I think I can handle it.

[piteous]

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

One day you will have to choose.

[camena]

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

[piteous]

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

[camena]

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

[piteous]

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

[camena]

That's a hard one, yeah.

[piteous]

... 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.

[camena]

What's yours?

[piteous]

Love and peace!

[ Crosses his middle and index finger, too. ]

[camena]

I like that one more.

[piteous]

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.

[camena]

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.

[piteous]

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."

[camena]

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 ]

[piteous]

[ 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.

[camena]

[ 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.

[piteous]

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. ]

[camena]

Soupy, huh?

[piteous]

Many thoughts, but a lot of them aren't helpful.

[camena]

I think the kind of people who try to play 4D chess don't really have helpful thoughts, either.