so much voice testing do not judge me too fiercely

[alwayswiththe]

"Hello…"

There. I said hello just as you asked. So this can be the end of it, right? No more posting or talking about spaceships or games or games on spaceships, alone. I did as you asked, so now we're done, right?

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[sole_choice]

Unfortunately, when I get really nervous or flustered I already do stutter and trip over my words and she knows that way too well. I'm kind of a lost cause, but I appreciate the sentiment.

Here's hoping that your linguistic quirks can save you yet.

[alwayswiththe]

Ah, really? ( more sympathetic idk. ) Hey, but you sound great now.

[sole_choice]

[Wow, because that was an embarrassing thing he really wanted to share, right? At least he wasn't forced to explain about the stomach aches!... r-right?]

... T-Thanks. I think.

But even if she gets a handle on your speech, even if you get dragged somewhere, at least space would be interesting right?

[alwayswiththe]

…Yeah, it's interesting… ( just usually deadly. literally in his case. ) Only I'd like to, you know, live a peaceful life at this point.

[sole_choice]

I know the feeling only too well. Space would be insanely interesting to me, but not at the cost of... you know my sanity or safety.

Not that my life is all the much safer even on earth, really.

[alwayswiththe]

How's that? ( something he can try to drag the doctor into to help…? god is this his life now. always assuming it's aliens. maybe it's just the kid's stutter and he can refer him to a doctor or something. a proper one. )

[sole_choice]

[Considers a moment silently. Eh, this is just between them and the muns, right? Can't see the harm in telling a stranger who seems to know the pain of living in chaos despite their own wishes.]

Being in the mafia isn't exactly the safest of occupations, after all. Especially when they are all completely insane.

[alwayswiththe]

The mafia. ( oh… okay that isn't what he was expecting. )

[sole_choice]

Sounds completely ludicrous, doesn't it?

But that's where I found myself. Tangled up in all that mess since I was 15 and never really escaped. Mostly my own fault. You know what they say about curiousity killing the cat?

Yeah, they aren't kidding about that.

[alwayswiththe]

Can't you… go to the police, become an informant and get protection…? ( yes this is based off of american movies. )

[sole_choice]

. . .

[Yeah, just a look at first here.]

Not really, it's a bit more complicated than that. I screwed things up and I have to set them right. Which means sticking it out.

I owe people that much. It's not like I dislike them all, just... they're all definitely crazy.

And my life is anything but peaceful anymore.

I get the feeling you kind of already know what that is like without a mun around to stir it up even more though, huh?

[alwayswiththe]

Yeah, well… ( hooooooo does he even want to go into that. actually a lot of it sounds sadly close to his life and that makes him sad. )

Good on you… for sticking it out, I mean.

[sole_choice]

E-Eh? It's just... something that has to be done. No matter what. And hopefully in the end it'll all work out somehow. [Time travel is a bit messy like that, never sure just how things'll work out til they have.]

But... thanks.

I uh... Y-Yeah. [Change the subject hurry, awkward Japanese man is awkward!] But good luck avoiding spaceships. And memes. And further insanity. You'll need it.

[alwayswiththe]

I'm starting to think I won't have such luck… sadly.

[sole_choice]

To be honest, you being here in the first place isnt a good sign, but I didn't want to be the complete pessimist and point that out.

[alwayswiththe]

The more I talk, the more she feels as though I might be "decent," which if you ask me is a bit rude, but it also means she's getting more confident…

[sole_choice]

I'm proooobably not helping you out here much then, am I? Sorry about that.

[alwayswiththe]

Yeah, but it's fine. I'd rather talk to someone than myself. Or her. Or… kind of… both.

[sole_choice]

Gets kind of complicated to think about if you do it too much. Not to mention unsettling.

But I can understand choosing possibly making it worse and her more confident over the alternative. Trust me...