[Itsuki blinks rapidly as the memory fades from view. That was... Malik -- he recognized him immediately of course -- despite his age and that expression of child-like wonder on his face.
Only for it to vanish -- just like that. For a moment, he forgets that Malik had to see a memory of his own, he's trying to reorient himself back to the present. So much of his past conversations with Malik make more sense now. Art, choosing your own way, resisting tradition...
Pretty things for Itsuki to say,]
...Sorry. I shouldn't have just said what I wanted -- and pretended I knew any better.
...I made a lot of assumptions about you. [...] Maybe you would have preferred that over me seeing this memory, but... I just wanted to apologize anyway.
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Only for it to vanish -- just like that. For a moment, he forgets that Malik had to see a memory of his own, he's trying to reorient himself back to the present. So much of his past conversations with Malik make more sense now. Art, choosing your own way, resisting tradition...
Pretty things for Itsuki to say,]
...Sorry. I shouldn't have just said what I wanted -- and pretended I knew any better.
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[ that is not in any way, shape, or form the kind of reaction he was expecting. ]
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SAY THIS]
...I made a lot of assumptions about you. [...] Maybe you would have preferred that over me seeing this memory, but... I just wanted to apologize anyway.
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Maybe the same could be said about yours?
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Itsuki huffs at that, his memory huh... he'd forgotten it because he'd been so absorbed in Malik's. they really just traded trauma llamas huh]
...True. [he looks a little distant for a moment, then shrugs] I've got a lot of memories like that.
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[ and he says this in a way that is pretty sincere. ]
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You put on your little charade of happiness to keep the truth out.
[ he is 100% projecting here but look. he isn't going to assume itsuki had a very sunshiney upbringing in a brothel and also MURDER HELLO?? ]
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Charade, huh? [...] It always works out for me. It's a good way to tell people that they have nothing to worry about.
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[he's laughing though,]
Hard to know where to start, huh.