nightchild | does roxana know of my love for her....

[itsuki, somewhere: emotion share week is the best]

It depends. You're not the kind of person who'd shy away from telling the truth, even if it hurts. But I also think you're the kind of person who'd refuse to make things easier for yourself, if it means you'll burden someone else.

[the tide's coming in, Itsuki gently pulls Roxana a little further up the coast to avoid the surf,]

As for catching you... I have no idea. I don't really like this place's idea of justice.

[ There is a flicker of some emotion that his words elicit, but it's hard to pinpoint it because Roxana isn't even sure what exactly it makes her feel. There's a pinprick of relief before there's an undercurrent of another emotion that she puts a lid on. ]

Thank you for thinking so much of me. I'd hesitate to call it justice.

[ In fact, she wouldn't hesitate to say it's not. ]

I'm just doing what you'd do.

[impeccable roxana, who cares for so many. even if it's for reasons that are more selfish, it can't take away the fact that Itsuki thinks she cares.]

But yeah, this place... Estinien mentioned something like -- it's still a place that the residents care about. And that might be true, but...

I can't help hating it.

[even if it's the place where he met buzen, and everyone. isn't it also the place that took them away?]

[ There's faint amusement for a moment. Estinien really tries too much to seem like he doesn't care sometimes, and for what? ]

How much do we know that isn't the Prism's doing? They've been here long enough.

[ The notes from the Dreamer don't point to anything good, and even if she likes all the Residents, that doesn't mean she can't have doubts about what the Prism has done to them. ]

I don't think we have to forgive anything the Prism has put us through. I won't. Even if they genuinely care for this place, it does not invalidate our feelings.

[he nods at that,]

I wonder if they'll understand that, if we tell them.

[maybe some people already have? itsuki hasn't, but he has a habit of not thinking about the hard things, even now.]

Well, residents aside... We've got enough to worry about right now, like tomorrow.

[ It's fine. Roxana has the habit of thinking about the hard things all the time. ]

Our feelings on the Prism? I think so. Even if they don't agree, they know we are suffering and aren't heartless to that.

[ She's pretty sure? She can always be wrong. If he means how the Prism has affected them, that's a terrible thing to talk to them about.

She nods, grim. ]

We didn't catch the other killer, so we'll have to prepare for the worst tomorrow.

[ Just in case, it's a repeat of Malik. (But it's not going to be, wowee.) ]

[look he's not gonna tell them about how the prism ruined his life??? even if his emotions probably reflect that,

his emotions mirror some of that grimness though,]

It's the most we'll ever be able to do, huh.

[it's not self-pitying though, just... resolute, in the way he doesn't want to be. but he can, for now]

[ was his life not already ruined before coming here........ ]

It's hateful.

[ He won't feel that she's feeling it, but she's feeling it. ]

[it was yeah....]

Yeah... For once, I'd like to make a decision that isn't us coping with the situation.

[his own emotions are free real estate,]

At least we're all united in that.

[ Her smile is faint and mirthless. ]

What a thing to have in common.

[ the times be dire. ]

[we live in DEPRESSION,

but also]

Well, I'd rather have something in common with you, then have to face you as an enemy.

[because like he'd die, but also... he just doesn't want Roxana to murder, or for him to murder -- under the constraints of this place.]

[ She laughs a little, and her amusement filters through. ]

I'll take that as a compliment. I hope we never have to be enemies.

[ Don't join Buzen so soon, Itsuki. ]

I'd prefer for us to be friends, anyway.

[itsuki's emotions in turn are easy to read. there's affection here, for roxana. as well as relief too, that he can still speak to her like this, and a little something like hope. like a hand being extended,]

I still owe you a date too.

You do. It's been weeks. I should take you to task for taking so long.

[ it's sweet that he feels hope. ]

Let me take you out first, then you can scold me all you like.

[the absolute judgement itsuki will experience when he reveals the ship chart]

It's not polite to keep a lady waiting.

[ it's fine... probably. ]

[STOP LOOK YEAH IT'LL BE OKAY???

grips ur hand and drags us off so we can have more pcs, THAT'S ME TO YOU BTW]

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