Getting in betwen a Yandere and her beloved..

[tohko_amano]

Mun, what do you think you're doing? While I do enjoy helping people, isn't getting me involved with a..yandere a little dangerous?

...Even if this is supposed to be a cruel horror game, throwing me around like this isn't good. What if she decides to kill me right before someone decides to torch the library? It's getting cold over there. They may do it. Plus..getting involved with them may spill my secrets. Too many people know about my true self already. While I'm glad that most of them have been kind, eventually, someone is going to toss the stone if they keep finding out. Do a better job at keeping that under the cover!

..And if my second secret is shown..then that won't hurt just me. That will hurt someone else in the long run, and if that gets out, then I won't be able to forgive you or myself. Or this..yandere. So, keep me away from her. Please? I can help her boyfriend though. Her boyfriend seems nice..but not the girl. So..be careful.

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[deusexyandere]

[ And cue the aforementioned boyfriend. ]

... Tohko, I realize what you're trying to do, and I appreciate it, but... I really don't think you know what you're getting yourself into, here.

[tohko_amano]

[Hello, aforementioned boyfriend..hope you didn't mind what you read..]

...I probably don't. While I would like to avoid your girlfriend, my mun seems determined to toss me towards her and watch the sparks fly. It would be better if I just met up with you..but she seems to enjoy the idea of me getting tortured.

[deusexyandere]

[ Hey, it's all true. He's fully aware of what Yuno is capable of at this point, which is why he's really not okay with this idea. He's got enough on his conscience because of Yuno as it is, as much as he is still very much in love with her. ]

No, it wouldn't. She'd find out eventually, and then wonder why someone is seeing me in secret. [ He sighs, closes his eyes, and shakes his head. ] Just promise me you'll be careful.

[temptestament]

If it helps, I think most of the people here have more to worry about than other people's secrets. Unless it's something actually dangerous.

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko sighs at that.]

That's true..however, you could tell her that I don't love you. We could both tell her. Or, you could say that I've just been annoying you and that you don't see me as a friend. Someone else in the Tower had that reaction to me. It wouldn't be surprising if you did.

[Tohko sighed again and nodded.]

I'll try to be..

[tohko_amano]

[Behemoth?! Tohko wasn't expecting you. And yes, that is a nickname. 'Brown' doesn't really sound like a proper name to Tohko, so you're stuck with that.]

T-that's true, I suppose..however, I'd hate if people thought I was a goblin or a monster or an Oba Yozo. That probably doesn't make any sense..but it would be terrible to me.

[temptestament]

*He's...not so sure he likes that nickname. It sounds kind of hostile.*

Considering we have to deal with actual monsters, I doubt anyone's going to get like that. Besides, whatever it is, I'm sure it's better than 'my job is to try to reset universal time, causing tons of suffering along the way'.

[tohko_amano]

[Would he prefer Azazello or Fagot? Since she learned of him through a Woland reference, he'll be getting a nickname related to Woland's helpers. Despite the words, Tohko couldn't help but chuckle.]

That might be true..and what you have to deal with is a lot worse than what I have to. I'm not disputing that.

[Wilhelm was a cruel, calculating master.]

However..don't you have to cause some joy to happen along the way as well? After all..the universe isn't just filled with suffering and death.

[warriorscribe]

...Be careful, Tohko. If she sees you as a threat to him, she will set aside whatever morals she has otherwise to kill you.

*That's what yandere was, right? It's the way his mundane had described the state he'd been in under the influence of Colby's candy.*

...But if you think it's right to help them, do so. It's all right if people use a few books for fuel, if they'll be replaced. It isn't so different from you doing so, yourself. If it keeps someone alive...

[temptestament]

*Well...it's probably better than some of the things Albedo's come up with.*

Through false promises and manipulation. The conditions for Recurrence aren't exactly kind.

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko sighed.] I will be. I would like to help both of them..but since she's so unpredictable, it seems like it would be safer to help her friend.

However..if I can, I would like to help her too. And even though I'm not sure why she would see me as a threat, if he can convince her that I'm not while I back him up..then she might back off. I'm not sure if my words will reach her though. She may just ignore them..

[Tohko hoped no one would catch on to how she was using books as fuel..]

I will..however..it's not like I enjoy using them as fuel. I've been trying to cut back on how much I use them, as it seems that the library has been slow to restock this month. It may stop restocking altogether until January. And..isn't there some wood in the forest that people could burn instead?

[Hypocritical? Yes. However, the thought of Tohko's precious books being burned is rather painful to her. Even if she does eat them.]

[deusexyandere]

I really wish it was that easy. [ He looks at her again, and stuffs his hands in his pockets. ]

It's not that. It's just that this might be the only chance for us to have a semi-normal life. [ Huffs. ] I just want to see Yuno happy, without her feeling the need to hurt people. For once.

[tohko_amano]

...That's true. Even if you put some joy out there..it's through manipulating others and spewing false words.

[Tohko sighed again.]

I guess..I won't worry so much about my secret then. You have to deal with a lot worse..and you still seem to be alright, for the most part.

[Azazello it is then.]

[tohko_amano]

Oh, I know you don't actually feel that way..but she might buy a story like that.

[Tohko sighed.] I see..and I'm ruining that chance. While I admit that my interactions with you aren't helping..I don't think she'll get over that feeling in this game.

[temptestament]

Yeah. Just remember that it could always be worse and be glad for the bright sides you can find.

[tohko_amano]

That's true. After all..while some might see me as a goblin..there are plenty of others who don't, and I'm happy to have met those people.

[Tohko nodded.]

Alright. Thank you for your advice! Although..what bright sides have you been able to find?

[temptestament]

I've been able to protect the person I love in ways I couldn't if I was human.

[deusexyandere]

She won't. Nobody knows me like Yuno does, she wouldn't believe that I'd be mean to someone for no reason. [ Yukki can come off as introverted, withdrawn, and possibly indifferent at worst, but he's usually never outright mean. As for Yuno... well, there were several adjectives you could use to describe her and most of them would be accurate, but 'stupid' wasn't one of them. Paranoid, yes. But not stupid. ]

Don't blame yourself, Tohko. Believe me, learning to deal with her was mostly trial and error, but... I love her.

[tohko_amano]

I see..so I guess that cancels out that story then..can you think of a better one?

[Tohko sighed again.] It's good that you love her..but it's hard to be friends with you if she's like this.

[tohko_amano]

[...Congratulations! You've been upgraded in nicknames. You're now Margarita. Which is a girls name, but it does fit your role.]

That is a pretty good aspect of your job..and even if you can't see her, it is nice that you can still help her out.

[temptestament]

*As if he doesn't get his masculinity questioned enough already...*

Actually, the version of her that's in the tower now seems pretty intent on me staying near her, even knowing what I am. Even if I know that when I get back home, things are going to be a lot different between us.

[tohko_amano]

[Well, in the story, The Master was too inactive for the nickname to fit here. So, he's Margarita.]

That's wonderful! I'm happy to hear that! Even if things are going to be different home, you can still be together here and not have to worry about what you actually are and how she'll react.

[temptestament]

*Noooooo!*

Well...I'm still not sure it would be appropriate to get too involved, but I at least don't have to avoid her.

[tohko_amano]

[Hey, Margarita was a pretty awesome character. She got Woland to respect her and grant her wishes, and that's no small feat. Even if she and her beloved did only get to Purgatory because of them.]

Well..it would be painful to form a relationship only to get pulled away when you go back home, but at least you can still talk with her and see her on a regular basis now without hiding who you are.

[temptestament]

*Still...*

It's not just that; in order to become a Testament, you have to already be dead. She should be with someone who's actually alive.