Audience: Gojou Satoru

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[worthyness]

[something something canon, something something daddy issues, something something idiot.[

It likely worked because it was the truth. It's the only thing I can think of that actually makes sense.

[mukagen]

[ i was going to make a dad joke but i will not ]

You're probably right since it's pulled from your memories and subconscious... Maybe?

[ That's what Gojou thinks considering the manila folder that only Mineo got to see, but blurted out specific things. ]

I still thought I would have gotten something harsher. I think the other crimes were kind of bad since they all had some influence on innocent lives, I don't know those specific details, but for me I've killed a thousand people in .2 seconds as a sacrifice.

[worthyness]

[thank you for your consideration.]

...ah. [ah. he can only imagine what that actually entails and for a moment he has a thought of "perhaps my subconscious wasn't paying attention" before he just...lets that go too. please know i've been suffering about miles not saying things because of reasons.]

Unfortunately I'm unsure of why the crimes read weren't as harsh as they should have been. Perhaps it was thematic, or it was a different focus, or the UWU really didn't mind considering its whole goal was murdering for sacrifice anyway.

Do you feel guilty about that at all?

[mukagen]

[ GOJOU SURE HAS SEEN A MURDER SCENE IN THAT ELEVATOR, but he won't touch that yet. He might. And go ahead and wonder about why Gojou escaped from furby Space Law. ]

They might have been harsh since the other three reacted? I noticed some small body language changes in the three, but...

[ SHRUGS. gojou satoru: sometimes becoming a terrorist just happens naturally but that's the world and people failing you ]

Patchface transfigured them and we don't have a way to revert them back. I'm not going to argue that they weren't people at that point, either. They were people.

[ ... ]

If I could have saved them, I would have... But I can't afford to feel guilty.

[worthyness]

[it's fine. sometimes furbies are also just assholes and sometimes you witness a few murders. as you do.]

Maybe. Perhaps. I'm sure there are ways to tell when a person lies and body language is one of them. Tone as well. But they shouldn't be the only things people rely on.

[...it doesn't take a genius to figure out what that actually means and the look on his face says enough. yikes. wow. bad.]

...guilt is just as dangerous as any other strong emotion. [he's not sure what he would have done, but also he would never find himself in that situation because he's very much normal and not a sorcerer.] In a way, I suppose...perhaps that was similar to saving them.

[it's a hard concept but he's thinking about it anyway.] I wonder if the court of consciousness was looking for any sort of guilt to pull from and that's why you were bypassed.

[mukagen]

[ yeah, gojou doesn't think... he's in the position to list out the other three's crimes because oof. If he thought in muggle terms, those things are awful? Yeah.

he just nods! cause yeah, edgeworth's frown is correct response. ]

Maybe, but they pardoned me entirely and it's not like I made any plea... But I'll take it! Made it easier for me to help everyone, but unfortunately I had to use the gun on the chains.

[ ................................ ]

Quite frankly, I don't know why we brought Sasazuka with us. He might have been better going to another body part.

[worthyness]

[he nods along to show he understands, but he also suddenly looks horrified hearing the word "gun" in the same sentence as sasazuka. ohhh bad. bad, bad, bad. but he's taking that information and spinning it in his head for a moment.]

Because you brought Grace and Enomoto. Asking Sasazuka to go anywhere else would have been impossible, and Grace...[...] If there was any indication it was aligned with myself I don't doubt Grace would have gone ahead and taken them with her.

[mukagen]

[ Gojou smiles wryly as they both think about Sasazuka and guns. ]

I guess it's not like we knew it was going to be that way. I only guessed because... Of how things with the furby usually go. You know, with those trips.

[ But what's done is done. ]

Did you want to know what we saw? [ As a hint: ] That gun I used wasn't Mineo's.

[worthyness]

[the poor traumatized twink...]

I did tell all of you to compare notes and think on those adventures. [what's done is done. and the thing is he doesn't actually need the hint even if he keeps his expression very neutral.]

Were you on a boat, or in an elevator?

[mukagen]

[ poor traumatized twink that tops

He just keeps smiling. ]

Hey, I shared what happened in those adventures. Even called it trauma hotel?

[ TRAUMA? TRAUMA!! ]

Elevator.

[worthyness]

[stop. but he raises both eyebrows because yeah, he is aware. trauma hotel.]

In the dark, stalled, suspended? Doors locked? [still as factual as possible, but he's all too aware of where this is going.]

So what happened then?

[mukagen]

[ Nodding. This time it is trauma courtroom and of course Miles has it right. He doesn't think he needs to talk about the blood on the floor, the child-sized handprint, and the broken window. ]

We were stuck and had to somehow get out before we ran out of air, so we pried the doors open. There was a scream, but no one was there.

[ Looks like they're coming to the end of this round of chess? Only a couple of moves now. ]

Then it was just the court stuff... And a scream again when we fell into the void.

[worthyness]

[focusing on the board...]

Sounds about right, yes. [that's not much of an explanation.] I'm sure the UWU wanted to feed from our own memories and corrupted data. And the void led you back to the base?

[mukagen]

It did, yeah.

[ He expected explaining nothing from this bitch, so— ]

Want to add some stakes to this game? If I win, you tell me a little more.

[ Miles can name whatever he wants for winning. ]

[worthyness]

[he also can't say no to a challenge, so.]

Fine. And if I win, you answer some hypothetical questions for me.

[mukagen]

... Some is vague. You get three at most.

[ He isn't going to be stuck in a HOLE OF HYPOTHETICALS with Miles Edgeworth. google said i flipped tails so Edgey wins, too.

He siiiiiiighs. ]

Maybe I shouldn't have been so aggressive? [ With his plays. ] All right. What are they?

[worthyness]

Three it is. You have another chance to rethink your strategy next game. [checkmate. he seems pretty pleased and also unsurprised he won because that's who he is as a person, but he does begin to reset the board.

it also helps to keep his hands busy while he talks.]

Hypothetically speaking, if one were to provide you with additional power, how would you make use of it?

[mukagen]

[ UGH. THIS IS WHAT HE GETS FOR STUDYING OTHER THINGS AND NOT CHESS. ]

You mean here? Or... [ Squints. ] What kind of power is it?

[ And this is who Gojou is as a person. He has POWER, but what is Miles actually asking??? Is it general? It's general, isn't it? ]

I would just use whatever extra power to do my job better—so protect and save people.

[ ???????????????????????????? ]

[worthyness]

Power from the UWU. Indulgence power to do whatever you'd like. I suppose that answer makes sense though.

[it lines up enough with what they've talked about, at least. it's something he's been thinking on when it comes to the division of power and how it will work tomorrow.]

The second hypothetical...[he seems to stall on this for a moment before he gets exhausted and just asks.] Prior to the return of Fushimi, if I had asked you to stay one night what would you have said?

[mukagen]

Ohh. Hm. Even if the power allowed me to make drastic changes, I care about the integrity and infrastructure of jujutsu society. If I had some concrete change implementation plans, I'd consider... Removing cursed energy.

[ So no more curses, no more sorcerers, it'd just be a normal world? Though it's hard to imagine! ]

I have to consider Mahito's wish first, though. [ lol. He tilts his head at the second question. ] I'd say yes? But I'd be worried about your well-being.

[worthyness]

[huh. he doesn't reply, finishing setting up the board before making the first move this time and mulling over all of that. still makes sense. you remove the source of power to level things out.]

I'm fairly certain he still wants to do something to eradicate humanity just because he's himself, but I've never asked him after our initial time together. [probably for the best. but he frowns then.]

What does my well-being have to do with that?

[mukagen]

Yeah, so I'll just have to reserve my wish to cancel his out.

[ Yeah, that's just how it is. He came here for a good time, anyway! And it has been awful! Kind of better than home, kind of worse in other ways.

Time to play chess again. Awww ye. i hate i have to dig this up from a previous thread for wording ]

You get punished for having sex.

[worthyness]

Obnoxious. [that hardly sounds worth it, or fair given what's happened, but it is what it is.

and so they play, and miles kind of narrows his eyes thoughtfully.]

We get punished for saying too much, too, but we did that more often than not. [in theory this is now past-tense since they aren't hooked up to the uwu, but he doesn't clarify.] But the concern is noted.

[mukagen]

Yeah...

[ It'd be nice to use his wish for something else (then aki and i binding vowed them)? He snorts. ]

Should have taken that risk then! Now you have to stay curious.

[ monogamy and all. ]

[worthyness]

[i never know what you and aki are doing, and miles doesn't understand the jjks so he nods.]

You still have a day to decide. [and yeah. monogamy and all, but he shrugs at that.] I suppose I will, but thank you for satisfying that curiosity.

[monogamy is also why he's dropping the subject now that he has that question answered, looking at the board and moving one of his pieces.]