We could talk about whatever you want. If you don't wanna talk about the stuff that happened, we could talk about something else... You could tell me a little more about Yokohama, if you want.
[He just remembers that Atsushi had sounded so fond of it, before.]
[There's a little pause, and he just sighs soon after. Very like Atsushi, he thinks, to be worrying about something like that when he's on death's door.]
Who knows? I dunno how the afterlife or anything works out here, but a human spirit can carry a lotta memories with it. For better or worse.
[That's how they get cursed ghosts and haunted locations...]
If you wanna carry that stuff with you, then I'd like to think there'll be a way for you to.
[He also thinks there's a possibility Atsushi might survive the combat too, but he isn't 100% certain of it, so he doesn't mention anything. Better not get up someone's hopes.]
[His vibes aren't exactly entirely convinced or sure, but perhaps a little more certain than could be expected when this wholeass prism is still a giant question mark to all of them.]
That might be true, too. If you do... I hope you can all travel together, y'know?
[A bunch of ghosts traveling around Yokohama... It's Jujutsu Kaisen.
The vibes are a little uncertain at that, though. There's a tiny part of him that wonders if maybe the letter on the meeting hall was referencing their dead in a way, but he doesn't really want to be too hopeful, either. It's easier to think of a hypothetical situation in which their spirits just happen to meet up on the way out of here, to better places. After a beat:]
Mmm... Just tell him I said he doesn't have to worry about needing proof that he existed. And if you guys do end up crossing paths out there, watch out for each other, yeah?
[He hopes it's something like that. Hopes that it won't be lonely for Atsushi.]
[He wants to look out for everyone anyway. If he can't be the detective solving crimes and protecting everyone that way, then he'll become their guardian angel instead.]
Thank you, Kashuu-san. For everything. I won't forget it.
[Well. Of course he's going to scoot forward at that, and reach for Atsushi's hands. If he's allowed, he'll just hold them for a second.]
... [Part of him wants to say he doesn't really have anything to be thanked for, but. Eventually, he just nods.]
I wish you hadn't come here. [Because then, this wouldn't have happened. Atsushi would be alive back in Yokohama, not having to worry about dying tomorrow at the hands of someone among them.] ...But I'm glad to have met you, even then. You're a good person, Atsushi.
I wish none of us had come here. But meeting you and all the others, that's alright I think.
[Even if he's scared of tomorrow, he's still happy to have known so many good people. He hasn't felt this loved or accepted in...well, his entire life.]
[He can't find the words to explain how much that means to him, but maybe the tightening in his chest that he's sure Kashuu feels too will get that feeling across.]
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Sure, yeah. I'll stay as long as you want.
[It's the least he can do for someone who might be super hella dead in less than twenty-four hours.]
...D'you wanna talk about anything?
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[He sure did just murder someone and get voted out for it, that makes it hard to talk about the weather.]
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We could talk about whatever you want. If you don't wanna talk about the stuff that happened, we could talk about something else... You could tell me a little more about Yokohama, if you want.
[He just remembers that Atsushi had sounded so fond of it, before.]
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[Though talking about Yokohama now just reminds Atsushi of something else, and it makes his smile falter.]
...I promised Buzen I would remember him, you know. And that by remembering him, it would be proof that he existed.
I don't think I can do that anymore.
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Who knows? I dunno how the afterlife or anything works out here, but a human spirit can carry a lotta memories with it. For better or worse.
[That's how they get cursed ghosts and haunted locations...]
If you wanna carry that stuff with you, then I'd like to think there'll be a way for you to.
[He also thinks there's a possibility Atsushi might survive the combat too, but he isn't 100% certain of it, so he doesn't mention anything. Better not get up someone's hopes.]
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[Something something no oblivion please.]
Maybe I'll get to see him again, over there. And everyone else too.
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[His vibes aren't exactly entirely convinced or sure, but perhaps a little more certain than could be expected when this wholeass prism is still a giant question mark to all of them.]
That might be true, too. If you do... I hope you can all travel together, y'know?
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[He still would like to show everyone what's so great about Yokohama.]
If I do see him, is there anything you want me to say to him?
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The vibes are a little uncertain at that, though. There's a tiny part of him that wonders if maybe the letter on the meeting hall was referencing their dead in a way, but he doesn't really want to be too hopeful, either. It's easier to think of a hypothetical situation in which their spirits just happen to meet up on the way out of here, to better places. After a beat:]
Mmm... Just tell him I said he doesn't have to worry about needing proof that he existed. And if you guys do end up crossing paths out there, watch out for each other, yeah?
[He hopes it's something like that. Hopes that it won't be lonely for Atsushi.]
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[He wants to look out for everyone anyway. If he can't be the detective solving crimes and protecting everyone that way, then he'll become their guardian angel instead.]
Thank you, Kashuu-san. For everything. I won't forget it.
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... [Part of him wants to say he doesn't really have anything to be thanked for, but. Eventually, he just nods.]
I wish you hadn't come here. [Because then, this wouldn't have happened. Atsushi would be alive back in Yokohama, not having to worry about dying tomorrow at the hands of someone among them.] ...But I'm glad to have met you, even then. You're a good person, Atsushi.
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I wish none of us had come here. But meeting you and all the others, that's alright I think.
[Even if he's scared of tomorrow, he's still happy to have known so many good people. He hasn't felt this loved or accepted in...well, his entire life.]
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...You won't have to worry about proof of your existence, either. [For what little it may be worth:] The people here will remember you. Me, too.
[He wishes he could do more. He's sure many of them do. But if this is all they can manage, then... Well. That's that, huh?]
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[He can't find the words to explain how much that means to him, but maybe the tightening in his chest that he's sure Kashuu feels too will get that feeling across.]
I hope they're mostly good memories.
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As for the last part, without hesitation, he pulls one hand away so he can reach forward and ruffle Atsushi's hair with an open warmth and fondness.]
You think it'd be anything else? They're all memories that I'll be happy to keep.