launching of the EP site provides a good opp to voice test (AND APP TO ZODION what am i doing ashkj)

[heartboobs]

.........Heh. [It's a bittersweet little laugh. It takes a few moments to even arrive.]

It's all for the best, if they're all...happy now. And that's what matters most.

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[vizkei]

[His mouth opens and closes, as if trying to find the right words, but -- are there really any?]

If we're all...

[He makes a strained noise before clearing his throat, shaking his head -]

That ain't it. Don't mean a damn thing if you're not --

[He'd prefer not to finish that sentence, to have to say it outright.]

[watch]

[ ;_; noooo ]

But... it's not the same, is it? If we're not together.

[heartboobs]

[She pauses in place. One can almost see the wheels turning, churning through the possibilities of what or what not to say.

Finally, she decides on something.]

But I am. And what's more, I'm doing well!

[heartboobs]

...We're together now. Aren't we, Jun-kun?

[kungfu]

You've got it all wrong! Maya-chan... [weh, there are no words. she's going to run to and throw her hands around you now, big sis. ;~;]

[watch]

R-Right... [ and he doesn't want to spoil that or anything, but— ] But for how long?

[heartboobs]

[She doesn't have to stop and think about anything this time; the movement--wrapping her arms around the younger woman, holding comfortingly without becoming stifling--is automatic.]

Now, now. I do...?

[vizkei]

Yeah...?

[It's not exactly a smile he musters, that uneasy way his lips turn upwards. But as if to reassure them both (himself, really):]

Yeah. Just like Maya-nee, right? LET'S POSITIVE THINKING!

[But he sounds distracted, weary, even as he tries to shout her beloved motto with her usual zest.]

[heartboobs]

I'm not sure... Hmha! We should make the most of it! [She's always been good at pulling off a smile at a second's notice, and so does so.

It's her best option right now. It hasn't failed before.]

[heartboobs]

Haha! You got it! LET'S...POSITIVE...THINKING! [She almost seems to repay any lacking "zest" twofold, with the way she joins in right after his chant and pumps her fist in the air with each word.]

...And I'm fine, Eikichi-kun. So...

[watch]

You could come to where we are. It's dangerous sometimes, but... Tatsuya and I won't fail to protect you. Not again.

[heartboobs]

[There's a whole lot to respond to, but she latches on to only one thing:] ...T-Tatsuya is around?

[butterflyguardian]

You misunderstand their motivations, Maya Amano.

i was literally just hoping you would talk to me just a second ago woah o.o

[heartboobs]

...What do you mean? [She's not angered by seeing his face again. If anything, her demeanor is marked by an almost...passive acceptance.]

I don't think I follow.

[watch]

He's around here somewhere, I'm sure. You know how independent he is...

It's the muse, I swear!

[butterflyguardian]

They did not surrender their memories for their own happiness. They surrendered them for your sake.

:D my thoughts exactly

[heartboobs]

I...I know that.

That's why I'm so happy they're all happy now. After all of that happened...and even if they don't remember me.

[butterflyguardian]

There was no other point I could safely reverse the flow of time other than that summer day.

[heartboobs]

...Mm, is he ever. [Her smile returns.] But you're together... I'm glad!

Where did you say you two are again? [She feels a little guilty asking, but he did bring up the topic... And it could mean seeing them all again. Like before. With no consequences this time, if she was lucky.]

[heartboobs]

Mm. [There's a tender nod. It's not forgiving, it's just...accepting? acknowledging?] I know that, too. And it's okay... I'm okay with it.

I really am.

[butterflyguardian]

*Oh Maya. He knows. He is technically you, after all. He's everyone.*

Truly? None of the others were. Haha...I certainly wasn't expecting Tatsuya to show me what "pain" is.

[watch]

[ well this is the awkward part ]

Um... it's a place called Zodion...

[ the idea of having maya there used to really bother him because lol zodion but... now things are a little different. there aren't many things worse than death and/or forgetting someone important to you, including weird sex lands. ]

YOU DESERVED IT AND YOU KNOW IT

[heartboobs]

...Maybe not then. [To be honest, she's not so "okay" some days herself. But it would be impossible not to be.]

I'm sure if you asked them now, though... If there was a way to ask them now without reminding them of everything and starting it all over again. If they knew what they had now that they didn't before, if they knew what would happen if things were different...

I'm sure they would say they're okay. They would be okay with it.

I want to app him to percaligo in a human body. 8) REVENGE?

[butterflyguardian]

In the end, I sincerely hope that none of you harbor any ill will towards me.

all jun's moms have got it goin' on

[heartboobs]

"Zodion"? Ooh, sounds my-ster-ious...!

It must be pretty amazing if it's keeping Ta-chan's interest, right? I might just take you up on that offer!