not sending him anyplace until i can see the whole vita translation, but...

[luckybreakdown]

Mun, you don't need to worry. I think that the hope within you is admirable! To want to play me at a game where you know other people are familiar with the canon... when you already have someone else there? You can't let the worries in your mind deter you now! You can't give up!

...and besides, even if you don't end up being a very good mun, that will only make everyone else much happier when they find a castmate who isn't an embarrassment like you or me! And it might even bring us closer together, because we'd both be able to watch everyone else soar to new heights, even though we're both worthless.

[Komaeda, that doesn't help.]

...Eh? It doesn't?



[ Note: if you're worried about spoilers, please tell me! <3]

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spoilers are cool

[emoted]

Eeeeeeeh, why is Nagito-chan calling his mun worthless?!

\o/

[luckybreakdown]

Well, I'm just speaking in hypotheticals. This mun might be so talented that they deserve to be called Super High School Level...! They're even still in high school, so it makes sense.

i'm fine w/ spoilers! \o/

[entercheats]

[Aaaand...Komaeda is still being Komaeda. Not that Nanami hates him, but even she can't deny that conversations with him are exasperating and increasingly confusing every time he speaks.]

Mmm...does your mun already have a game in mind, Komaeda-kun?

[luckybreakdown]

You would like it, Nanami-san. It's based around a video game. I'm not smart enough to remember which one, but I do know that the roleplay is called Route 29!

1/2

[entercheats]

Ah, that one...mhm, I know about it. Actually...my mun's there themselves.

[A pause. That could be worded differently.]

But, not with me. ...There's already a version of me there, I think.

2/2

[entercheats]

Pokémon, though...yep, that would be great for you, Komaeda-kun.

[You could use your Pokémon to let hope shine! ...instead of sacrificing yourself or starting mutual killings.]

[luckybreakdown]

Is there? Good! I look forward to meeting as many versions of you as possible. I think it's just grand that so many people can channel their hope for a character at once!

...As for the Pokémon... [He frowns, and looks off to the side somewhere.] I don't know if I should be the one to raise any. I think you and the rest of our classmates would be better at it than someone like me. Maybe mine will run away before something terribly bad happens to them.

[entercheats]

[She gives a slow nod in response, not really knowing what to say whenever he goes off on his hope tangents.]

Hmm...I don't know for sure, but...I think your luck won't be an issue there, Komaeda-kun. These games...depending on the ones you go to...are a bit limited. Some of them nerf any special abilities completely...but I'm not quite sure if your luck counts as a special ability...? Those would be like making yourself invisible or flying or shooting lasers from your hands.

[...]

...In the worst case scenario, the least you'll have to deal with is Team Rocket.

[luckybreakdown]

Thank you for your consideration, Nanami-san...! I'm touched! But really... you shouldn't worry about something like me.

[entercheats]

[.........]

...Mhm, you're welcome.

[She's not even going to comment on that last part, because even if she did, it's not as if Komaeda is going to believe her. She's just sparing herself the headache.]

[luckybreakdown]

So then... how did you all fare after that trial?

[He's referring, of course, to Chapter Five.]

[entercheats]

[Ah.]

...Mmm. Well...you succeeded in finding the traitor.

[luckybreakdown]

And the representatives of despair were taken care of?

[Normally, Komaeda would conclude "So you are the traitor," based simply on the fact that Nanami is alive. But in this world, there's no way of knowing whether Nanami was the traitor or one such representative; after all, if he had come back to life, the others might have as well.]

[entercheats]

They're alive.

[The phrase comes firm, her expression immediately shedding that usual sleepiness and hardening into a look most serious. She hadn't known of Komaeda's plan until after the voting, the plan where he chose to single her out and kill the others, but she's honestly proud of herself for having gone through with sacrificing herself either way. She had given herself up as the traitor to ensure they voted correctly; if they hadn't, everyone else would have died other than herself, and she couldn't just let that happen. To know that was Komaeda's intended goal to kill them all along...just made her even more glad she had done what she did.]

[luckybreakdown]

[ ... ]

[He closes his eyes and nods, slowly.]

[If everyone else is alive, then... there is still a possibility of them relapsing. And yet -- if they are alive, then Hinata is alive. And despite what he knows full well about the reserve student, he can't help but feel pleased with that conclusion. So... did that mean that the ultimate failure of his plan was the bad luck to counteract the good luck of him dying? Or was his own sacrifice the bad luck, and Hinata's continued survival the good luck?]

...I guess I'll never know.

[entercheats]

[She's unsure of whether or not she should actually tell him; on one hand, it would at least give him closure on how his plan went, but on the other hand, if he tries to do something like that again, it would be simpler to execute it than it had been before. Though, this place worked different - they had their respective fates on the island, but they were alive here. There really wasn't more harm that he could do, given both he and she were dead in that world.]

The traitor...a person who was far different from the rest of you but was never allowed to think so; a person who's been watching over everyone because that was the purpose of their existence; a person who was doing their best to protect everyone despite the circumstances; a person...who can only exist in that place, who can only exist as a traitor...

[...]

Hey, Komaeda-kun, can you guess who it is...?

[luckybreakdown]

[He glances up at her then, searches her eyes for... something, but doesn't seem to find it.]

No... I haven't a clue.

[entercheats]

Just think...a person who's only able to speak with you like this...because they're a traitor.

[luckybreakdown]

[If anyone else were in this situation, they might listen to what Nanami's saying and notice her body language, which would lead them to conclude that it is indeed Nanami himself who is the traitor -- based simply on the fact that she looks so unusually worked up about the whole thing. ...But of course, this is Komaeda we're talking about.]

[Truth is, he doesn't know much of anything that happened past when he died. The real traitor could have shared this information with Nanami at any time, and he would have no idea.]

[Well, maybe he just has to take a guess.]

...Is it you?

[entercheats]

[There's a lengthy moment where Nanami says nothing, her expression unchanging, until she suddenly smiles.]

...Yep, you've got it. Good job, Komaeda-kun.

[Even if she had to give him clues to help him out, she still can't help but praise the fact that he was able to deduce from them.]

I'm the spy sent by the Future Foundation...the traitor that you wanted to protect.

[luckybreakdown]

I actually... didn't come to that conclusion on my own. [The smile fades slowly; very slowly.] It was a lucky guess.

...Is that all that my abilities boil down to? A series of lucky guesses?

[Komaeda now is not the time to talk about your personal problems-- oh welp alright you're going ahead with it anyway.]

HI I CAN'T RESIST, i'm only up to the chapter 3 murder so no spoilers past that if that's ok?

[radiobluffs]

[ What happens when an unstoppable negativity meets an immovable positivity?

Kevin's smiling. His teeth are like spiders' legs and his eyes are entirely missing, but he's smiling encouragingly nevertheless. ]

Ohhh my, where did you learn to put yourself down like that? Everybody has something to offer! I'm sure you could make yourself worthwhile anywhere in our country's fine fast-food and service industry!

[ Kevin, as it turns out, is almost as entirely not-helpful as Komaeda. ]

Absolutely! Be careful of the thread right above ours; it's getting super spoilery.

[luckybreakdown]

Ahaha... [Komaeda's laugh sounds wispy, like it dies halfway out of his throat.] Yeah, you're probably right. That's exactly where I'll end up going.

But before that happens, I want to be of use to my fellow students.

Cheers for the warning, I'll hide safely down here

[radiobluffs]

[ Kevin's intimately familiar with laughs that are small, sad, forced or even fake. But he chooses not to recognise those adjectives. Those are such vulgar adjectives! If anybody asks, he'll say that Komaeda's laugh was full-bodied and cheerful, and it'll be impossible to tell whether he believes his own words. ]

What a nice sentiment! It's so nice to meet young people who want to do good things for their community. So many teenagers nowadays seem to want to be difficult... littering... staying out late... organising violent and unpleasant child militias...

[ You might think that his voice gets a bit tight on that last comment! But no! Here's a carefree laugh!! To show how entirely positive and not bitter at all he is!!!!

Warmly: ]

I'm sure you'll be able to help your friends!

[luckybreakdown]

...Child militias?

[Komaeda blinks, but seems otherwise unaffected. The suddenly ramped-up severity surprised him for a moment; the fact that Kevin deals with child militias at all doesn't evoke much of a reaction.]

Well, anyway, that's what I'm hoping for! And at the end of the day, hope will always triumph over despair, even if I must sacrifice myself for its sake...!