Messenger Box

[eyeswideopen]

If you need to get a hold of Komaeda, here's where you do it.

Messenger birds, action, what have you.

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[eyeswideopen]

But the world needs to move on. [He gently touches her hand with his human one. He covers it and bows his head. This is not what he expected at all. Komaru had thrown him off guard. He drops his gaze to their hands as he continues, his voice soft and as gentle as he can manage.]

It needs to continue to recover. And we...we would rather be like this and have some peace. Fighting the world isn't something any of us want. None of us really had a place in it before. We'd have less of a place if the world were to go over our lives and to try to find any reason to disbelieve us. We are criminals that killed millions. They need someone to blame. That we even have our lives is something.

The fact your brother can revive the fallen Hope's Peak means the world is moving on. I have misgivings about it but, he can achieve its true purpose. I have boundless faith in his capacity for hope and ability to bond with others. With all of you by his side you can prevent future misuse.

I know it hurts. It isn't fair. But, [Komaeda looks up at her face with a gentle smile that lights up his whole face.] We have each other. We love you too. Nothing will change that. If we need us we'll be there.

[omaru]

I... I guess you're right...

[ She finally relents with a heavy sigh, turning her gaze away listlessly. Here she was, trying to stand up against what she thought was injustice towards them, when she hadn't even stopped to consider how they might have felt. Even if her brother were to intervene and attest to their character, the world would forever peg them as criminals and be skeptical of them.

They would never be accepted in the world like normal people again. Why live a life full of being stigmatized and ostracized when they could all live together happily on the island...? If she were in their shoes, that would probably be the path that she would choose, too, she feels. So she understands. ]

...I'm sorry.

[eyeswideopen]

No. Don't be. Your kindness is a ray of a light in dark times. [He watches her a moment and continues.] This world let us both have opportunities to learn and to grow in ways we didn't back home.

I'm honored you would fight for us. But, unfair as it is. We still have what happens here and now. This is the time we can affect and shape to bring a more harmonious future.

[omaru]

...Yeah, you're right. Even though everything that happened back home happened, this world is a different one.

[ Here, she cracks a tiny smile, starting to feel a little better now. ]

We can still make precious memories here.

[eyeswideopen]

[He smiles back at her his face softening further.] We can. People come and go, this is true. But their voices and our memories will always be here.

[His hand lays across his heart and his smile grows wider.] Don't they feel like threads linking us all together? Our hopes and dreams, just make those connections endure long after someone vanishes from our sight.

[omaru]

You're right. It does feel that way.

[ She can still feel an attachment to some of those that left this world. ]

And focusing on those memories is what is most important.

[eyeswideopen]

And making memories binds us to deeper ties. [The air is slightly warm and alive with the scent of growing things. Grass, herbs, and small flowers spread out from him as he holds his hand out.]

I hope I have helped your heart feel a little lighter.

[omaru]

I still don't think it's fair.

[ She says rather simply, resolute on that opinion. ]

...But I understand you and the others' viewpoints, so I won't argue. It's not like it'll change things, anyway...and I'd rather spend that time making memories with all of you instead. So...yeah, you helped me. Thank you, Komaeda-san.

[ There's a pause after she says that, and she looks downcast. ]

It seems like you're always helping me like this.