[he catches the lip twitch, but it's admittedly why he doesn't linger a long time on the topic. takeru doesn't use one - and that's not something mineo's missed, given the fact that everyone was given a gun after lockdown.]
... at least think about it. It's not bad to take any chance to increase your chances of staying safe - at least until I can come and protect you.
[because he'd do his best, any time takeru ran into trouble]
[to give takeru even the bare basics against dealing with people in violent situations. if he can even buy himself just a little bit of time then maybe -
. . . . no, he'll have to do better than maybe.]
... I'm not looking down on you or anything - I know that I can't. [not when takeru is smarter than him, more capable than him in so many ways] But we work together, so I'll at least try to cover you in the areas that I can.
[ it physically pains him to agree to any of this.
but, they're both in an unknown place with none of their usual resources, surrounded by a lot of strangers who may be more willing to dirty their hands without hesitation than they are. he needs to approach things differently here. ]
Fine. [ he shifts the subject elsewhere, so he doesn't have to respond to the uh. mushier stuff. ] Does anyone here stand out to you?
Well, he's got a hole in his head, and it's not a prosthetic.
[HE CHECKED]
But when I was going through the profiles just now - his item's an electric cordless drill, and when we talked he said that he wants to uh... encourage more holes.
So.
[this is little baby detective work but mineo thinks his gut feeling is leading him the right way?]
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[ unlike everyone fucking else in this game, takeru is a good boy. :/ ]
You?
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[he'll shift his coat where he's definitely just got his gun in his holster. then he'll let it fall back to cover it]
So I didn't really need one.
... But if that's all people have got, I can teach you how to disarm someone in case anybody tries anything funny?
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... hm.
[ that's not a yes or no ]
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... at least think about it. It's not bad to take any chance to increase your chances of staying safe - at least until I can come and protect you.
[because he'd do his best, any time takeru ran into trouble]
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[ ... ]
But it wouldn't hurt to know some things.
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[to give takeru even the bare basics against dealing with people in violent situations. if he can even buy himself just a little bit of time then maybe -
. . . . no, he'll have to do better than maybe.]
... I'm not looking down on you or anything - I know that I can't. [not when takeru is smarter than him, more capable than him in so many ways] But we work together, so I'll at least try to cover you in the areas that I can.
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but, they're both in an unknown place with none of their usual resources, surrounded by a lot of strangers who may be more willing to dirty their hands without hesitation than they are. he needs to approach things differently here. ]
Fine. [ he shifts the subject elsewhere, so he doesn't have to respond to the uh. mushier stuff. ] Does anyone here stand out to you?
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[just
yea
even mineo figured that out]
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[ give him the details of your conversation, pleb ]
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[HE CHECKED]
But when I was going through the profiles just now - his item's an electric cordless drill, and when we talked he said that he wants to uh... encourage more holes.
So.
[this is little baby detective work but mineo thinks his gut feeling is leading him the right way?]
Watch your head, Takeru.
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He seemed interested in me, so... I'll keep that in mind.
[ sometimes, when you are prickly, people take it as a challenge? ]
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Think you just attract weirdos or something?
[the irony]
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[ so maybe ]
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Have you spoken to a girl named Aoi?
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[HIM HURT
anyway he just
sighs]
Ah, yeah... The one who refers to herself as 'Aoi route' like she's in a game...?
[THE META HERE IS SO FUCKING FUNNY HELLO]
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[ like
what fucking else to call it ]
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[ . . . . all of that.]
According to the profiles, Ashiya Douman's here... so I wanna meet him.
[his eye
twinkles a little]
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You'll end up disappointed.
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he looks away a bit at that, and huffs a laugh that's a little sad.]
... I know better than to look blindly at people now.
Can't help but still want to know them.
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well, he'll make to start walking out of the kitchen. follow along or don't. ]
Just watch yourself.
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isn't that what he's been doing so far? slowly walking behind yanagi and takeru, even shiraishi, while they did all the work?
so he pauses for a second before:]
... you too. Let's split up to cover more ground and I'll catch you later, Takeru.