[IC] Gaaame

[dissimilarities]

I won't do it.

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[deadrising]

[ She doesn't respond right away, taking some time to look him over. ]

[ And then she nods. ]

Alright. We don't know unless we play by their game.

[dissimilarities]

I . . . know you'd let me kill you. I also know you'd let me choose.

I really wasn't meant to exist anyway, so you should kill me. I know dying hurt you a lot. A lot more than you thought it would. I don't want to be the one to put you through that again.

[deadrising]

This game and the other one are not the same.

[ it's said a little huffily, because having feelings is hard...but... ]

You're right that I was going to offer you the choice. ...but you exist right now. If you think "not existing" is a good reason to sacrifice yourself, we'd both be dead already.

[ though he might notice that she hasn't said no :|a ]

[dissimilarities]

There are no good reasons.

[deadrising]

No, there aren't. ...but if this is something you really want, I won't stop you.

[ after all, she is the best at killing. she will do so well at the killing part. ]

[dissimilarities]

I know.

Sorry. I know it'll hurt you too. But after seeing that memory of yours . . .

[deadrising]

I'll be fine.

[ there's no point in talking about her feelings, or she thinks anyway ]

It's you I'm worried about. Dying is not a pleasant experience.

[dissimilarities]

I know . . . I'm ready.

[deadrising]

Hm.

[ pacing...the room... ]

I intend to try as hard as I can to make sure that doesn't happen, you know. To that end, we should decide what we want to give up.

[dissimilarities]

I don't really have anything important.

[deadrising]

Neither do I. But that just makes it harder.

[dissimilarities]

Maybe it doesn't have to be an object. Maybe a . . . feeling or a memory?

[deadrising]

I would be willing to give either of those. The question is why -- what makes them valuable, I suppose.

[dissimilarities]

Probably by how important it is to us.

[deadrising]

I would give up a lot of important things for you.

[dissimilarities]

[ He blinks. He knew that, but it's still surprising to hear it being said. He swallows ]

Y-Yeah, I know. You've always looked out for me.

[deadrising]

You're my friend. And as close to a brother as one can be.

I'm not excellent at feelings, but I will try for you.

[dissimilarities]

We'll both try.

[deadrising]

Yes.

...on my end, I'd be willing to give up all of the positive feelings I've learned here. It won't be hard to learn them again.

Or some of my memories, or both.

[dissimilarities]

All of them?

[deadrising]

There aren't that many to begin with...

[dissimilarities]

That's still a lot!

[deadrising]

[ raising an eyebrow ]

Are you arguing because they're important, or because you don't think you're worth that?

[dissimilarities]

What? Because they're important! Good feelings aren't exactly easy to come by!

[deadrising]

I can't use them at home. They are only important here.

... [ sigh ] Memories, then.