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... Well, I suppose that means we don't have to worry about a swallowed key upsetting your stomach.

[seems like that'd be bad for digestion!]

"I ate a plate my first day here."

[ Does Lucien understand him better now regarding this. ]

[HE SEES.]

Was that a fun idea as well?

"It was fun at the time."

[ He is made of whimsy, but he ate it because his food was on it, so he just ate the whole thing in one go. He is a vore monster (derogatory)(comedy relief)(also dangerous). ]

[a pause.]

I suppose that if you're enjoying it and it's not hurting anyone, then there's nothing wrong with you doing as you please.

[even if it's. weird.]

"I would normally not like to hurt people, but if it happens, you can call me a scoundrel."

[ He won't deny his... aggression, so to say. ]

[honestly, hien saying he doesn't want to hurt people (even if it's with the implication that he might) gets him kudos from lucien, whose standards are not high here, so he smiles.]

Haha—I'll keep that in mind.

[ Oh, he will. Don't worry, Lucien. ]

"Thanks. I know I can count on you."

[ oooouuughhh lucien is soooooo cuuuuuuute

Despite everything, there's a pressure weighing on his chest--it's a similar feeling when you usually feel anxious. Have fun physically feeling that, Lucien. ]

[I SEE. he is no stranger to anxiety but this onset does not feel like it's coming from him, so.]

... Pardon, but I have to ask again—are you all right?

[ Hien pauses, considering if he should tell Lucien or not.

... ]

"Remember when I talked about the inevitable end when all my other selves die?"

... Yes.

[said unhappily not because he wishes he didn't remember but because it's still bad!!]

"There are two of them that live really, really long. Almost impossible to die. They have the desire to live... one of them isn't there anymore."

[...]

Isn't... there anymore? What do you mean?

"... He died. Somehow."

[ Hello. my name is anxiety and i'm here to intensify. have fun feeling that ominous pressure. ]

[lucien doesn't even need hien's anxiety through emotionshare, he's feeling anxious on hien's behalf listening to this?]

Is this something you learned just now, or...?

"Yeah... I'm... not sure what to do."

[ He just looks at the ground. Does this help? No. He wraps the haori around him some more. ]

May I ask how you came by this information? I wasn't aware that we had any contact with our worlds here. [...] And though this may be forward of me, do you... need a hug?

"My powers that are associated with that one is gone, and I can't hear him specifically, but I hear their voices all the time whether I want to or not. And his isn't there anymore."

[ but in reality it's just me being evil and all this shit is river stuff ]

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[I SUSPECTED lucien has no clue though so he has no reason not to take this at face value? hien did not answer about the hug though so lucien does not move.]

... Perhaps there is another explanation yet. It's not as though you saw or heard him die, correct?

"... Yeah. Neither of those things."

[ Actually, he just fuckin

clings onto lucien from the side ]

Then, although things may seem bad, there is still hope.

[well. he will do his best to hug hien in this position.]

[ meduka no ]

"... I try to look at things that way, but this one... I don't think it's going to go well."

[ Hien shifts so that he can hug Lucien in a better, more comfortable position. ]

We are in Purgatory, and it works in strange ways... Still, you know your situation best, so I will not doubt you. However, I will keep hoping in your place.

[not the meduka but anyhow hug ): ]

"... Thanks."

[ Because someone will, and that's more what Hien can ask for. ]

"And for checking up on me. I'll be fine now."

... All right. Try not to swallow any more keys or give Lemuen a reason to run you over again.

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