Audience: Gojou Satoru

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[they pick a little at the popcorn.]

Earliest memory is fighting a dog for food. [don't just SAY that casually]

[mukagen]

Did you win?

[ Most important. ]

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[an amused sound.]

Yes.

[mukagen]

Nice.

[ why is this so fucking stupid ]

That sounds tough, though. Had no one to support you? At all?

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["nice" i'm dying hei]

I didn't really need anybody else. [they shrug.] I got conscripted into a gang at a young age if that counts.

[mukagen]

[ you think gojou is parent-ly enough to be like oh no boo boo you had to fight a dog for food?? NO, IT'S ABOUT WINNING? The situation is about survival?! He's an awful dad. ]

Wooooahhh. So cool, Pride.

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[DON'T DAD PRIDE? it's fine pride doesn't seem to mind, actually.]

It's not. [they say flatly.] It is what it is, don't patronize me.

[mukagen]

[ WHAT THE FUCK. HE WAS GENUINE AND PRIDE IS LIKE

STOP LYING OLD MAN ]

What? I think it's cool only because it sounds like you got your footing. Many people, when they start out alone, are usually left behind by the world. They rot there.

If there's more to it, then I don't know?

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[gojou is sus]

It - [they pause.] It isn't some inspirational story, nor is it a sob story. It just happened.

... But you're right. Most people do rot. I refused. Mostly out of spite.

[mukagen]

[ i feel like pride would shank gojou in among us and still call him sus when he's dead. ]

Whether or not it's an inspirational story or a sob story, it's fine to say you deserved better. [ He just puts it out there. ] Got a bone to pick with someone? Or just the world?

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[you are correct]

Not so much a bone to pick as much as I just refuse to die after having dirt kicked in my face over and over. I'm picking when I die.

[mukagen]

... Right. I remember you saying that we were in the way of you picking your death.

But I’m going to guess that doesn’t mean you actually want to die soon.

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No. I don't.

... I have things I need to get back to.

[mukagen]

We’ve decreased in number, but we’re all trying to indulge. Hopefully, you won’t need to wait much longer.

[ but what does he know?? He can’t see a meter?? ]

In a way, I think we’re similar. I was born into a prestigious family, but jujutsu society is very cutthroat. In a sense, I could have rotted. On top of that, rather than when, I want to pick how I die.

[ ... ]

That sounds morbid.

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[they nod little.] You're closer.

[... a pause.] It's not an unreasonable request. I want the same thing, I just don't expect to have it.

[mukagen]

It's nice to have someone that gets it, though I'm sure several of us do. But some are more willing to share it than others.

[ Anyway. ]

Yeah. For most people, they don't get to decide how or when... They can only write down their wills, then ask for specific funeral rites. [ ... ] Maybe we'll both get lucky. There are the very few that go out on their own terms.

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[they pick at the popcorn a little again.]

I don't like to rely on luck, but I understand your meaning. [they are just a very unlucky person in general.]

[mukagen]

I don't, either. Power mitigates the need for luck, but sometimes the world hates you.

[ Kind of irritated, he waves his hand idly. ]

How strong are you, Pride?

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[snort.]

Depends on what you mean. Physically average.

[mukagen]

Overall. Power isn't always about physical strength.

[ The ideal is smarts and brawn, but we aren't perfect like that. ]

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Overall I can hold my own. I know how to plan, and how to improvise.

[mukagen]

Did you stay with the gang? Or did you end up leaving when you didn't need them anymore?

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They kicked me out when I turned ten.

[mukagen]

[ .......................... lmao i ]

Your luck is awful!

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I did just say I don't rely on luck.

It was a gang for children. They didn't take kindly to anybody over the age of nine. [... a pause.] Not that I knew exactly how old I was. I was guessing.