Messenger Box

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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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[Komaeda raises his free hand, sweeping all memory aside. They're left with a grassy hill under the stars and trees clustered around the hill like silent watchers. He hasn't said much since things took a terrible turn. There isn't much to say when his memories are speaking of painful times.]

Tell me what's on your mind, Chiaki. I know that look on your face. [The night wind passes on both sides of them as the moon rises in the little mental space. He has a feeling she had never seen how war like his and Hajime's courtship had been. And sometimes still is.]

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You already know some of it, right? [ As she murmurs it, the two transitioning into the new dreamspace, she notices that they're under the same stars that the dream Komaeda and Hinata were mere moments ago. She rubs her forehead, feeling more tired than when she went to sleep.

But it means the world to her not to be alone. She imagines it does for Komaeda, too.

Her mind is an open book to Komaeda, hence her prior words -- especially in the dreamspace, emotions flow easily from her to him. But she takes a deep breath and tries to organize them. ]

I'm sorry. We...

[ She hesitates as she tries to think of the right way to phrase it. Or at least a way that makes sense to her. ]

We made the same bad decision, over and over, about you. The whole class. After all of that, how could you not feel the way that you do?

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I tried to destroy everyone because we were all despairs. Not because of how I was treated. I expected to be hated, kicked aside, and left alone. That's how it's always been.

[It hadn't ever stopped hurting. He just got used to it and didn't see it past his ideals being disliked. Until he started getting better. Then it just hurt.]

None of what I did is excusable. My condition or treatment makes no difference. I made those choices.

It put me at odds with the rest of you. ...I do feel it could have been different if I said or did things differently. Or if more of you tried to understand me. But I've made peace with all of that. I expect everyone who comes from home to distrust or hate me.

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[ She nods, sighing. ] Well, we still should have given you a chance... or helped you...

[ Turning towards him with a determined gaze, she squeezes his hand. ] It doesn't matter now. I'll fight for you for anybody who arrives and doesn't trust you. You've more than proven yourself, Nagito.

... Thank you for showing me, though. You and Hajime -- you really have a strange relationship, right? [ But there's a small smile with her words. ]

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[He coughs.] That's one way to put it! I just leave it at passionate. It's about the same.

[Komaeda covers her hand with both of his. No one had ever loved him like Chiaki and Hajime do.] And I will fight to keep you safe. Should anyone threaten you, I'll be there to protect you.

...ahaha, I normally keep my crystal off when I sleep. But just this once is alright. Now we have a better understanding.

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We'll look out for each other. [ With a blush she nuzzles into him, quickly followed by a gentle kiss. ]

[ She whispers while close to him, ] Ah... I won't intrude upon your dreams much, I promise. But I'm glad I learned this about you two.