[ - but the thing is that at this point in the week, mineo has been reminded of his death. he's already been scared and alarmed enough times. the issue at hand is that he is still not desensitized to it. this isn't his death - but there is a feeling that is so close to it. sometimes you get tired of being attacked from behind and bound, beaten and knowing that the people around who are watching you suffer don't care enough to do a damn thing about it.
so he collapses to the ground but he's still a bit too dazed to say anything right away. even as he catches the cigarette smell, he doesn't comment on it. instead he presses his back against the wall of the jail cell first as if to prevent anyone from attacking him by surprise again and his second thought is - ]
[ well, at least he doesn't have to look far, since takeru is still in the same spot where he collapsed at. he just lays there for a moment, before slowly sitting back up, his expression pained before turning into something a little more neutral.
[ the worst thing, is that it's not the first time he experienced something similar in this place. it's probably why he seems just a little less surprised, even if it still takes a while to get steady. ]
A memory? I don't know whose.
[ one of the avatars?
he recognizes that mineo had gone through something similar before coming here, but the details don't match up. ]
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so he collapses to the ground but he's still a bit too dazed to say anything right away. even as he catches the cigarette smell, he doesn't comment on it. instead he presses his back against the wall of the jail cell first as if to prevent anyone from attacking him by surprise again and his second thought is - ]
Takeru?!
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there's a period of silence before he talks. ]
Not exactly what I expected.
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.... me neither, I...
What the fuck was that...
[ . . . . and he runs a hand over his face, hiding his expression briefly.]
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A memory? I don't know whose.
[ one of the avatars?
he recognizes that mineo had gone through something similar before coming here, but the details don't match up. ]
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.... not out of place this week, I guess, but...
Was that supposed to tell us anything about this place?
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he begrudgingly takes it. ]
That, or maybe a person who's here.
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but he will move to help takeru get back to his feet, even if he's feeling incredibly hungry suddenly]
Ah... Maybe an Avatar...?
[guess it requires more investigation still]
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[ he just looks. increasingly unhappy as they get hungrier. and also a little sick? ]
Let's get out of here.
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isn't a great feeling but they'll have to figure it out]
... yeah.
[he'll glance back as they're on their way out but
it's fine they know what comes of the investigation later!]