[WELL. This sure is a wild turn from where they had been just a week ago!! Kashuu is going to be visiting Atsushi later in the night, stepping through the archway into his magical jail cell. What's the digs... Where's the sir weretiger...]
[The small realm is mostly dark, with the only light coming from a set of stained glass windows. There's no visible furniture in the room, and in fact the only detail that can be seen is that there is some kind of wood floor here.
Atsushi is sitting in the center of the lit up area, with his knees drawn up to his chest. So at least it's not hard to find him?]
[This is a depressingass little jail cubicle, damn.
Kashuu will move over to sit in front of Atsushi. His distance is far enough that it's probably a little hard to pick up on his emotions, but there are threads of things: regret, sympathy, exhaustion. Frustration, though it isn't directed at him. A little guilt.]
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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Date: 2022-03-20 02:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-03-20 02:17 am (UTC)Atsushi is sitting in the center of the lit up area, with his knees drawn up to his chest. So at least it's not hard to find him?]
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Date: 2022-03-20 02:39 am (UTC)Kashuu will move over to sit in front of Atsushi. His distance is far enough that it's probably a little hard to pick up on his emotions, but there are threads of things: regret, sympathy, exhaustion. Frustration, though it isn't directed at him. A little guilt.]
...S'there anything I can bring you?
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Date: 2022-03-20 03:00 am (UTC)Not really. But, um. Staying here is enough?
[He's trying not to sound desperate but his emotions give him away. Please don't leave, he doesn't want to be alone.]
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Date: 2022-03-20 03:30 am (UTC)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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Date: 2022-03-20 03:45 am (UTC)[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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Date: 2022-03-20 03:54 am (UTC)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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Date: 2022-03-20 04:04 am (UTC)[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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Date: 2022-03-20 04:25 am (UTC)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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Date: 2022-03-20 04:39 am (UTC)[Something something no oblivion please.]
Maybe I'll get to see him again, over there. And everyone else too.
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Date: 2022-03-20 04:51 am (UTC)[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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Date: 2022-03-20 05:10 am (UTC)[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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Date: 2022-03-20 05:27 am (UTC)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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Date: 2022-03-20 05:51 am (UTC)[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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Date: 2022-03-20 06:06 am (UTC)... [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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Date: 2022-03-20 06:21 am (UTC)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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Date: 2022-03-20 06:40 am (UTC)...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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Date: 2022-03-20 02:20 pm (UTC)[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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Date: 2022-03-20 06:52 pm (UTC)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.