Audience: Gojou Satoru

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[mukagen]

[ Gojou is pensive on that, thinking back on weeks before. ]

Yeah, wallowing in misery is bad. That’s how you spiral!

[ hmm. ]

Then you wouldn’t mind giving me the same thing used on Molly and White? Just to lighten things up...

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[her own mood turns inquisitive.]

Who do you think you'd use it on? Got any ideas?

[mukagen]

I was thinking Mineo and Takeru! Because Mineo always said that he’d like to see a soft Takeru, but then he’s also been keeping himself from relationships despite getting a handful of confessions cause he wants to commit his time... As Takeru’s partner. Professional.

[ Lust. Do you understand his gripe here. Also, doxxes Mineo to an Avatar just cause. ]

I think it’d be entertaining. Maybe eye-opening as they can be more sincere about their friendship since... Mineo has effectively stated Takeru is the most important to him.

[ Bro, the apparently not gay but also kind of gay shit he had to listen to ]

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[she sure does. but there's also a flutter of worry after that and something a little like protectiveness following.]

Do you think that's a good idea right now after what just happened? [normally she'd say yes, but.] Takeru seemed pretty mad...and when it wore off, would they be able to recover?

Plus...I don't know. There are other people I don't want to hurt by putting Mineo in love with someone else. [it's not a no, it's lust being worried about people's feelings because she's so incredibly biased about a few tsuns.]

[mukagen]

Unfortunately, they’re going to have to be upset with Mineo’s number of suitors and his own interests. I’d say something to put their mind off of lingering feelings about what happened would be good for them? And it’s temporary—oh, if you can tailor it to maybe a couple of hours or a day would be good. Molly and White’s lasted... A long time.

It might push people to talk about what they need to talk about again. Things that need to be revisited and, unfortunately, force is sometimes necessary.

[ However, he’s mindful of Lust’s choice in favorites. If it doesn’t seem good to her— ]

I also think Shi Qingxuan and Ming Yi are cute. Ming Yi and Megara? Medb and Endorsi must be having something, too, but Medb being Medb it isn’t a defined relationship.

[ THESE ARE LIKE more wholesome pairs in his mind. ]

... Harrowhark with someone would just be funny. Ming Yi And Molly would also be funny.

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I don't think it can be tailored. Whenever you use it, it lasts the whole week. So if you wanted it to last a day, you'd have to do it on a Saturday or a Sunday. I could probably make it a little weaker though, or maybe...[she's putting consideration into this.]

I'll think about it. But I'm still a little mad at Mineo right now, too.

[she can admit she's biased that way, too.]

All of those are really good choices...[she thinks this through.] I wonder if I could set up a three-point share between Shi Qingxuan, Ming Yi and Megara.

[mukagen]

If you figure something out where they can be more sincere to each other, text me!

[ Cause... Yeah. genuinely, Gojou is fond of Mineo and that’s apparent through emotions.

Gojou pikagasping. ]

That’s a genius idea...?

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I wonder if I can create something else...[sincerely thinking this over.]

Could do both, maybe. Triangle those three and maybe something sweet for Mineo and Takeru? But I'd feel bad for White...

[please don't just doxx people.]

[mukagen]

[ Gojou already knows about White and Mineo. They're in good hands between these two (no). ]

... Triangle Mineo, Takeru, and White, too? Except not in like. That lovey-dovey way so we don't step on toes.

[ Tilts head. ]

But I don't think Takeru talks to White much.

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...I think I have an idea. I think I can alter my own powers? So they won't last as long, and I can make new ones.

A triangle for Shi Qingxuan, Ming Yi and Megara to last three days, but end on Friday no matter what. And something different...Takeru's soft when you know how to talk to him. [there's nothing but a swirl of affection there.] So they just need to talk to each other. If I can create something for Mineo and Takeru to be open and honest with each other...that should help, too. Right?

[mukagen]

Another Lust original is going to be born...

[ Awe. He keeps nodding. ]

Yeah, that sounds good. Creating a topic is still helping them be honest—or open an avenue.

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Right. I'm giving them to you, and you can decide when to deploy them. I'll make sure Takeru and Mineo's only lasts until Friday, too.

...you don't have any other powers now, right?

[mukagen]

Got it.

[ A nod. ]

Nope! I just used the one I got recently to make our new dolphin friend.

[ It squeaks!!! ]

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[more pats for dolphin...]

That was one of mine, too. [she says this because it's sort of funny to her.]

Okay. Two gifts. Don't tell anyone I did two at a time for you though, okay?

[gojou will hear a chime on his phone! when he looks, he will see there are two new attachments to download. the first is an attachment called aphrodite. when downloaded, he will learn that this is the power to connect people with romantic feelings, altered in the way they discussed to effect three people for three days.

the second attachment is called iris. when downloaded, he will learn this is the power to allow two people to communicate openly and honestly whether they want to or not. this will also last for three days.]

They'll expire Friday no matter what. Just in case something else happens...I don't want too many distractions. But during the week should be okay.

[mukagen]

I won't! Your secret is safe with me.

[ Bless. Aphrodite Threesome Version, then Iris... What good names? He is very pleased in a playful way. ]

That's valid. I feel that things are only going to get harder even though Greed something like we won't be having trials now. Guess harder in a different way. Have to stay focused just in case!

[ dolphin cheer. ]

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[she's just glad that gojou seems to have good (?) intentions in mind, honestly.]

With what happened today, I don't know if any of you will want to kill each other now. So that makes sense. It just means we have that other people that's lurking around.

[monster...pets for dolphin instead to ignore the wavery sort of worried feelings.]

You guys are pretty good at staying focused when it's something you want to focus on. That's definitely a plus.

[mukagen]

[ "I don't know if any of you will want to kill each other now." me, looking into camera, but Lust isn't incorrect. Gojou also thinks that.

The monster. Yeah. He will leave that alone. ]

Thanks... Yeah. That's a good thing! We just need to focus on the right thing.

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[stop let her believe!! also that should have said thing not people my god. anyway. yeah. leaving it alone sounds good, thanks for being a bro gojou. brojou.]

Think that's possible with this group?

[mukagen]

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Are we going the right direction?

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To be honest? You know more than we ever did when this started.

[mukagen]

[ AHHH... AHHH. HE IS EMOTIONALLY VIBRATING CAUSE THAT'S A RELIEF. ]

I imagine it must have been harder for you guys.

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It was sort of like...none of us were expecting it to happen either. When we got here, we thought things were just going to go the way they'd been going. Then one person lost their mind and then suddenly thirty-one people were dead in a month and we had no answers.

[she says this casually, but haha wow there's some trauma there? it's fine.]

So you're definitely in a better position!

[mukagen]

Woah! That could have been me.

[ He laughs, but his emotions are very like HELLO?????????????????? Not surprised, BUT HELLO? Lust? You are supposed to be an underground idol from a regular Tokyo? You don't deserve that... Baby girl. No. ]

... I'm not going to push you into talking about it, but if you ever just want to blurt it all out I don't mind listening.

[ GENUINE. CONCERN, but also it's something he wishes he could have done with his students. He should offer it to other people, too. ]

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It's weird, right? This game is different than ours was because we know more of what's going on, but it's still not that great. [it's fine, sometimes you are just suddenly surrounded by a bunch of dead bodies. her own emotions waver a little, uncertain of what to say.]

...I don't really know where to start, y'know? This whole thing is a pretty big mess I don't think any of us thought would happen. It makes me wonder how long we would've kept going if the first murder didn't happen.

You guys are going way faster than we did, but that doesn't really feel much better either. It kind of sucks, actually. [she feels bad, basically. none of the participants knew this would happen either.]

[mukagen]

[ ... that's not okay but sure. i can say that oocly when gojou would be like yeah sounds normal for an abnormal adult. ]

Going fast means murdering within the first two weeks? Is that better than killing thirty-one people at once?

[ Gojou weighs these invisible things in his two hands. ]

I won't lie and say it doesn't suck—by the way, thank you for the hug that one week.