dear_mun | (no subject)

Um, there are sort of -

[A brief hesitation.]

Monsters. B-But as long as you don't go outside, they can't get in the buildings, so it's really not that much of a problem as long as people are smart about it! So you shouldn't worry!

[ AHIRU HOW AM I NOT SUPPOSED TO FREAK OUT OVER YOU BEING ATTACKED BY MONSTERS I MEAN REALLY. REALLY!! ]

... You can't be serious! Monsters?!

[NOT AS PLANNED]

N-Not if you stay inside! It's totally safe as long as you don't go inside!

What kind of logic is that? That's not safe at all! Stop trying to defend this place if you're in that much danger, Ahiru!

It is safe as long as you don't go out, though! I'm not in danger at all, I don't leave the house at night! So you shouldn't worry, okay?

It doesn't work that way! You can't just say that there are monsters everywhere in your game and expect me not to worry, how is that fair?

I didn't say there were monsters everywhere, I said they were outside! So you never have to even see them if you stay in after dark!

Stop being a stubborn idiot--! You're making excuses and you know it!

Don't call me names, and I'm not! I've been there almost two years and nothing bad has happened!

... Two years?

You've been in a city full of monsters for two years without someone to protect you?

No, that's not - I mean, yeah, b-but you're missing the point, Fakir! I don't need someone to protect me there, really, because it's safe as long as you're careful! And I've been really careful the whole time I've been there.

Careful isn't good enough! You're a clumsy, naive idi--you're so damn clumsy and naive, do you really think I can relax just because you say you're being careful?!

If I knew you were going to be mean, maybe I wouldn't have told you at all! But I've been fine, really!

[ ffffffff okay he can deal with this. and hold his temper. until he finds one of those monsters to punch in the face or something. ]

... I'm not going to stop worrying, you know.

[She has to smile, if only a little.]

I know you aren't, but that doesn't mean you should worry.

If it helps, you were there before! Um, not you, but - a version of you, I guess? That never made sense to me, either.

I'll decide what I should and shouldn't worry about.

[ SPOILERS: YOU ARE A SHOULD. ]

And... I was? What happened?

You were there for about six months. Mytho was there, too, but not as long as you. You both ended up going home eventually.

Mytho, too?

... So I left you alone.

No, you didn't, don't say it like that! People can't choose when they leave, and anyways, I still have a whole bunch of friends left. No matter what happens, I'm never alone.

Even if that's true, I promised to always stay by your side.

That's - that was back home. And I know you will, whenever we both get sent home. If that's the case, even if you're not with me there... Knowing that is enough for me.

But you have to promise not to blame yourself, okay?

I can't make promises like that, not when I've broken this one.

You didn't break any promises! You told me you'd stay with me back home, and I know you will. I'm not mad at you, so you shouldn't be mad at yourself, either.

... You're too forgiving. Especially to people who don't deserve it.

And I'm not mad at myself.

There's nothing wrong with being forgiving, and anyways, there's nothing to forgive in this case! You didn't do anything wrong.

Then - don't blame yourself, because I don't blame you. Is that better?