[ sometime after he's regained consciousness following execution, hope will come find futaba, holding something wrapped in a towel to the side of his head. ]
I'm glad. I... hadn't expected to react that badly to whatever was causing us to hallucinate. I think it might have had something to do with my link to Sieghart.
...Yeah, our dorm was mostly untouched the whole time.
[ he conveniently leaves out the part where lux was doing so much killing. ]
Anyway, I just... wanted to apologize for treating you in such a familiar matter this past week. I know the two of you are the same person, but you've both had your own individual experiences. [ ... ] I hope I can get to know you on your own terms, instead of relying on my memories of the other you.
Oh! [ she blinks because what even ] I don't mind too much... It's still me after all. But if you want, you can call me Navi instead! [ if that... yknow. helps. ]
[ well at least it's nice to know some things are just consistent ]
Just imagine what would have happened if the both of us ended up here. Would it just be one of us with very confused memories?? Would we have two of us to fusion dance into a supertaba?
[ she immediately starts going through fusion dance steps ]
[ heeho it's futaba. guess who's here on campus poking her around and exploring the maybe probably home of her alt. at the moment she's not heading anywhere specific so go forth and take her on a tour, hope. do you even remember your way around?? ]
[ he mostly does!! it's not like the campus itself has changed... like i can probably remember where things are at on my old high school campus if i ever went back there. anyway!! hope kind of hovers by futaba's side as they approach fall dorm, keeping a subtle eye on her. ]
[ thinking about my own hs, this is more true than i'd like to think about. hm.
anyways! futaba pokes around, absolutely fascinated by the actual college esque dorm and grounds her alter got to reside in. this already looks way more fun and entertaining than subd's village situation. ]
I've definitely dreamt about an isekai like this before. Weird doesn't even begin to cover it.
[ but since this also them meem week it only immediately gets worse. yaaay! the stardust pachoos at the both of them when they reach a corner and straight into othertaba's no good, horrible, terrible cyoa (bad end). ]
[ he meant to ask her wtf an isekai is, but. well. This Is Happening. there's so much to think about as hope stands here, unable to affect anything he watches play before him. he recognizes most of the people on this trip, both real and imitated, and that's one thing... but it must be something else entirely for futaba, whose memories are not congruent with these ones at all, despite the subject very much being her. ]
[ oh. oh....! it's her but it's not her but it's still her thoughts and memories(?) and all the feelings she would have had in the first place. to say it fucks her up is putting it lightly. she doesn't know this place. she doesn't know these people. and yet the emotions resonate within her strongly enough to be hers. to know this luckier version of her went through something so miserable it truly does put things in a new perspective, doesn't it?
when it's over, she stumbles, putting a hand to her head. talk about a total wipeout...! she doesn't want to go on a side quest anymore. ]
But why am I seeing her-.....? [ she shakes her head repeatedly to clear the last of the brain whammy, squinting vaguely at the campus. IS THIS YOUR DOING?? ]
Perhaps... because you're the same person, and the other Futaba was a Wiwaldi student, the nature of this week's effect let you access her memories...?
[ he frowns, then shakes his head in defeat. ]
I'm not sure. Did you have excursions like this in the game you were originally at?
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...Sorry about earlier. Is your hand all right?
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No worries! Nothing a good stretch won't fix!
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I'm glad. I... hadn't expected to react that badly to whatever was causing us to hallucinate. I think it might have had something to do with my link to Sieghart.
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You and Harrow sure had VIP seats to the fun. That's not the kind of 4D experience I think I'd ever want.
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Please don't call it fun.
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The Nightmare Horror Show in 4kHD.
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Futaba.
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... At this point, you're aware of the Futaba Sakura who attended Wiwaldi Academy with Claude, Rupert, and the others with me, right?
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Look, I wasn't sure how much anyone had told you about her.
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Noooot much, honestly? Like, I know she had a less murder-y run than me but that's about it.
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[ he conveniently leaves out the part where lux was doing so much killing. ]
Anyway, I just... wanted to apologize for treating you in such a familiar matter this past week. I know the two of you are the same person, but you've both had your own individual experiences. [ ... ] I hope I can get to know you on your own terms, instead of relying on my memories of the other you.
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Oh! [ she blinks because what even ] I don't mind too much... It's still me after all. But if you want, you can call me Navi instead! [ if that... yknow. helps. ]
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Are you sure? ... Why Navi?
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[ ............this is weird ]
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Think of it like an online handle. You might know their irl name but meeting them in person it's still like 'Hey, Tigerlily69!'.
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[ beat ]
Oh, wait, Lup.
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I'm sure it's closer to notdeeznuts420.
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Just imagine what would have happened if the both of us ended up here. Would it just be one of us with very confused memories?? Would we have two of us to fusion dance into a supertaba?
[ she immediately starts going through fusion dance steps ]
w3, monday
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This must be a weird experience for you, huh?
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anyways! futaba pokes around, absolutely fascinated by the actual college esque dorm and grounds her alter got to reside in. this already looks way more fun and entertaining than subd's village situation. ]
I've definitely dreamt about an isekai like this before. Weird doesn't even begin to cover it.
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themmeem week it only immediately gets worse. yaaay! the stardust pachoos at the both of them when they reach a corner and straight into othertaba's no good, horrible, terrible cyoa (bad end). ]no subject
[ he meant to ask her wtf an isekai is, but. well. This Is Happening. there's so much to think about as hope stands here, unable to affect anything he watches play before him. he recognizes most of the people on this trip, both real and imitated, and that's one thing... but it must be something else entirely for futaba, whose memories are not congruent with these ones at all, despite the subject very much being her. ]
Ngh...Fu—...no, Navi... are you okay?
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when it's over, she stumbles, putting a hand to her head. talk about a total wipeout...! she doesn't want to go on a side quest anymore. ]
What the fuck.
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Yamato, Taichi, Lalli... we were all in the same dorm. That must be why you—why the other Futaba saw them.
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Man, that's one way to learn what not to do.
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[ he frowns, then shakes his head in defeat. ]
I'm not sure. Did you have excursions like this in the game you were originally at?
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[ something something leaving a presence blah blah. but she shakes her head regardlessly!! ]
The others did but I died faaaaar too early to go myself.
[ SAVED BY THE DEATH? ]