Audience: Mahito

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[it's unfortunate that they take his hands and allow him to pull them up and out of bean bag hell.]

Ummm, I think I'll pass on being a curse today. Thanks though! [they are least don't seem too worried.]

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[It's fine he is perfectly safe when nerfed. Up they go!!]

Hah, I can't turn people into curses. [Would he even if he could?? Maybe! Maybe not! He is a creature of whimsy.] But I could do a deer or a bird or something, no problem.

[Or a

toblerone.]

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Is that just a thing all curses can do? Or is it a you-thing specifically? How long does it last?

[shut up aki do not bring toblerones into this house.]

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Just a me thing.

[Just Mahito things!! Anyway it's clear he'd just been joking about this offer in his next words, because it would clearly require way more trust than any normal creature should ever have for a curse.]

It lasts until I change it again.

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I'm sort of jealous. Mine only lasts for an hour. [they absolutely would not let their fate rest in the hands of mahito, but it's interesting to hear about anyway.] But it can be anything I want.

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[No one should, that's a fair and smart choice.]

What! Really? I'm even more jealous now... Even if it only lasts an hour, that range is great!

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It's really cool! I'm still getting the hang of it but I've changed into a bird, a kitty, and a rabbit so far! I want to make sure it's always gonna work before I start turning into something bigger.

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[shakes gmail down im in tears my NOTIFS

But he nods at that! Makes sense to him.]

That's how I learned to work through my abilities, too. Best to test things out at least a little before you dive in, right?

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Yeah! But it must come easier for you, huh? It's something you're kind of born with isn't it?

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Yep! There are a lot of things I knew how to do right away, or things that I could kind of feel my way through, you know? Like-- how people remember how to ride a bike, even if it's been years and years! Except I didn't have to go through all the training wheel stuff first, hah.

[Mahito should not be allowed to cheat at anything and yet he games the system by virtue of what he is.]

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Oh...but what about the stuff you don't know? There has to be stuff you can't just figure out on your own, isn't there?

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Oh, yeah. There's lots of stuff I didn't know!

[The only things he knows innately all have to do with The General Bad And Sinful Nature Of Humans, good work humanity.]

That's why I like reading so much, you know? Or watching movies, or exploring new places, or just talking to people.

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If you wanted something new to read you could ask your Avatar? They probably have a few books you could borrow. But I think it's better to learn stuff from exploring and talking to people anyway. It's not really the same otherwise.

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Really? I'll go ask later, then! [Greed in the rafters like "please stop sending this goblin to me thanks".]

But you're right about that. Books are great for things you can't easily experience yourself, and I guess there are a lot of things that fall under that category... But first-hand is always best, where it's possible!

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At least being here has been giving you a chance...you got to meet a cat, right? So that's a good start.

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Yeah! I love cats. [NOT AS MUCH AS GLUTTONY... Nobody does, though.] And everyone here comes from really interesting places! Almost all of them are fun to talk to, too.

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"Almost"? Are there people here you're not interested in besides Mr. Satoru?

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Yeah! Some people are boring, like Vlad. [lmao] People who get too serious about all the trials and deaths and stuff aren't fun to talk to all the time, either.

[He's a misery sponge but he's also a curse trying to pretend to be remotely human!! Which means he has to like, feign concern and care, and it's TIRING.]

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I don't know if it's that Mr. Masters is boring. He just thinks really highly of himself. [lust is maybe still mad about what vlad said about wrath on saturday.]

Do you think it's wrong for people to feel sad about the deaths that are happening?

[do curses actually care? all signs point to no, but still.]

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He's definitely boring, too. [Granted, Mahito's definition of boring does not align with the definition of most other people...

ANYWAY, perhaps his answer will be somewhat surprising.]

Nope! That's the way things are for people. Sad things happen and they feel sad about it.

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[the worst is that they laugh at that.] Okay, okay, maybe he is.

But you don't want to be involved in talking about their sad feelings, basically.

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[LOOK SOMETIMES YOU JUST LAUGH ABOUT THESE THINGS!! He didn't even hear what Vlad said about Wrath but he'd probably agree with whatever Lust's gripes are, because he likes Wrath way more than Vlad. Tragic.

Either way, he just looks satisfied with the agreement before moving on.]

Oh, is that how it seems? I don't mind it at all!

[On the contrary, he loves it when people talk to him about their sad feelings!]

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[hilarious that vlad ends up dead later this week and by hilarious i mean terrible.]

...right. Curses are born from bad feelings. Forgot about that part.

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[yeah who could have done this to poor sweet innocent vlad]

Yep! They're the most familiar to me, and they're usually the most interesting to watch, too.

[All the bad vibes! All the rancid vibes!! He soaks them up like a little demon sponge.]

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Have you ever tried soaking up good feelings? I bet you could find a lot of those, too.

[can we reverse a curse? we just don't know.]