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[sixfeet]

Mun.

I'm glad you're not rushing things, but there's no need to worry about so many details at once. I'll be fine, I promise. So, please, stop fretting. You just had a procedure -- you'll give yourself an ulcer!

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[skinnydipchamp]

Well, then be careful you don't give each other ulcers! A worrier and a worrier, what're you gonna do with yourselves?

[he'll be wishing for your health~]

[sixfeet]

Maybe if you constantly didn't give me reasons to worry...

[He appreciates the good wishes. Even if you make him fret.]

[skinnydipchamp]

You mean the ghost thing? [he puffs his chest out] Like I said, nothing to worry about! Salt, sugar, it's all mental! And if you believe you're safe, then you're safe, see?

Even from the vengeful spirits of little girls who drowned in high schools swimming pools. Did you ever wonder why Iwatobi's was shut down...?

[Is he starting a ghost story? He's starting a ghost story.]

[sixfeet]

N-N-Nonsense. No one ever drowned there...

[No ghost stories. Please. Especially stories about drowning .]

Nagisa...

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[skinnydipchamp]

How do you know? You don't think they'd tell the students, do you? It'd be bad for public reputation! They'd try to bury it as much as possible, right?

[skinnydipchamp]

Just like the body.

[sixfeet]

[Commence the cold chills and irrational, and uncontrollable, shaking. Heeeee~eeee!!]

D-D-Don't go spreading lies around like that, Nagisa~! You know I don't like it -- [When you terrify him with relative ease.] -- so please...!

[skinnydipchamp]

But it's better to be prepared, right? The enemy you know? Don't worry, if you're scared you can hide behind me! I'm an expert at this stuff!

[read: he reads lots of scary stories that may or may not have a basis in fact]

So if you feel something cold and slimy grab your leg and try to drag you to the bottom so you'll never return, wave your arms or something! I'll do my best to help!

[sixfeet]

[Cold and slimy. Wrapped around his leg. Pulling him down and away with the current. Nothing in sight. No air. Just the moans of the dead and...ohmygodNagisa.]

Stop saying such things!

[skinnydipchamp]

Whaaat?

B-buuut... I was just warning you, cause you're my friend...

[the attitude switch is remarkable-- completely on a dime.]

[sixfeet]

[And it completely works. Makoto falls for it, hook, line, and sinker. He settles down, just a bit, and sighs deeply. Deflating.]

Were you...?

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[skinnydipchamp]

Mm-hmm!

What if something happens to you? Everyone'd be sad-- me, Haru-chan, Rei-chan, even Rin-chan!

[skinnydipchamp]

So the only way out of this is to face your fears!

[sixfeet]

[It's a noble effort. As always, Nagisa's heart is in the right place, even if it nearly gave Makoto here a panic attack. He sighs again and nods.]

...you could have said that without resorting to tales of bodies drowning at the old swim club, you know.

[skinnydipchamp]

But what's the fun in that?

[sixfeet]

Because facing one's fears isn't supposed to be fun...

[If you're a normal, well-adjusted individual, that is.]

[skinnydipchamp]

If you do it with friends, it can be! Haven't you ever done a test of courage?

[sixfeet]

I can't say that I have, no...

[He's squirming already, though.]