Really? [why does it surprise him every time to hear the npcs don't get people talking to them.] Do the members of your own team come to spend time with you, at least?
...stupid. [he sounds disappointed.] I was hoping people would get over it by now but I guess Alex was right. We can't force people to talk to you guys.
[it would just be nicer.] Does that bother you at all? Not getting to know people or be called on or whatever.
[ they make a motion like they're going to flip hair out of the way, but. they are wearing a hood. they drop their hand to their side. ]
Look, I never expected people to run to be my friend here. For like two seconds I considered putting on some nice act, but... what's the point? My personality is all I have left. Why should I sacrifice that just to please people who probably will think I'm incompetent no matter what? [ ... ] You can't make everyone happy.
You shouldn't. That's not what I'm saying. [though he looks annoyed because yes, he has run into people who think the npcs are incompetent.] And it's not about you guys being incompetent, I don't know what's so hard about realizing you guys only know as much as we do and that's why we have to help you. How are you supposed to be able to know what to do if nobody tells you about the things we're finding?
[grumpy...] People should just get the choice to be themselves. But people should also be more open to trying to understand people that're different from them.
I don't know. Maybe that's why I want to get to know you better.
Hm, well, the funny thing is that the things we do know, a lot of people aren't actually asking us about it. There are things we can easily confirm or deny, but some people refuse to just ask.
[ it's amusing, in an odd way. not exactly a good way.
but as for the rest of it... ]
Sora, do you consider yourself to be a good person?
Like what? I've always thought people were asking the obvious questions and you guys just weren't sure how to tell us. [granted he's also stupid and doesn't always ask what's obvious, so he settles for tilting his head.
why do people keep bringing up his own goodness?]
I guess I do. But the thing about being a good person is also knowing when some bad things have to happen, what things you can change, and what things you just have to accept. Those are things I'm still working on, but...[he shrugs. he wants to be a good person and believes he is, but he isn't the kind to outright boast about if he is or not.] Why?
[ they are trying to think of an example that he already knows about... ]
Oh. Like, an amazing amount of people did not register the explanation they gave your first few days here. So they went around assuming things, instead of going to us for clarification.
[ it was funny. anyway. ]
But mostly, I think a lot of people here see it as more black and white. If someone does not appear to be outwardly upset, then they clearly do not care, so they're a bad person. Shit like that.
Ohh. Yeah, okay, I get it. [thank you for dumbing this down for him.] You guys made it pretty clear that you're here to help us though, and that we're here because of the disturbance in the Realm.
[...he digresses. truth be told it's entirely possible he also wouldn't know what's going on if he didn't talk to everyone as much as he can.]
But that makes sense. [he frowns slightly.] But that's the thing. If what we've been told is true, then removing someone whose nova is splintering is good even if murdering them is bad. You guys obviously have a stake in this, or you wouldn't be trying to figure stuff out. [wolf may have beat that into his head.] It's been weeks and things here aren't always what they seem.
Do you think you're a good person, or a bad person, or just a person who's trying?
Yeah. It's everybody's worlds, isn't it? And you all came from someplace. I know...I thought some of you weren't sure, but looking at it now it's pretty obvious. [...] Things changed after that first week, right? None of this was supposed to happen, and now everyone's just trying to figure out what to do next.
[so he doesn't blame them. instead, he glances at them curiously as he leans back on his hands, letting his feet continue to swing slowly.]
Okay, well...what kind of a person do you want to be?
Yeah, it's a lot more obvious now than it was at the start. And... pretty much. Our original goal is still there, but we just have to deal with all these other problems on top of that big one.
[ and people seem to forget that there is the original thing which. fair. but still.
And the other problems are a big distraction. So we've got the splintering nova, the murders, the Realm's rules, and that monster running around eating up our nova and that's what's causing everything to slip away in the first place. Anything I'm missing?
[...but he's quiet for a sec.]
I'm not going to tell you what kind of person you should be. [which means he thinks tiger should try to be a good person, but. well. sometimes people do weird things. vanitas didn't want to come to the light in the end, after all.] But even with everything going on I think you can take time to decide and see what suits you best.
Who knows? Maybe I can help you figure it out. [he expects the answer to be no, but he will continue to offer to help all npcs with their personal problems regardless of what he should actually be doing.]
No, I think that's mostly it. And they're all tied together, even if we're not entirely sure how the splintering started besides that it had to do with the Virid and Hajime thing.
[ tiger 100% know what sora thinks there, and even though a mask is covering half their face, it's apparent from their expression. but they don't call him out on his nice streak to... focus on his other nice streak that he says right after. you fuckin protag. ]
Maybe Virid was the one splintering and when he killed Hajime it spread. [this is not a real suggestion, given the slightly dry tone but he nods.] Too bad there isn't a way to check and contain a splintering person without hurting them or hurting us.
[also? stop. he's helping and for a moment he tilts his head.]
Not really sure what that is, but if you mean am I going to listen if you want to talk about stuff to decide what to do? Yeah, sure. I keep saying that you guys deserve somebody to listen just as much as the rest of us.
Oh. Okay. [yeah never been to one of those but it makes sense to him.] Then sure, I guess I'll be your therapist. I don't know what kind of stuff you've gone through that you don't remember yet, or what's happened to you here, but...it's probably not great.
[otherwise tiger would not be like this, but that's okay. sora ignores the part where he probably also needs a therapist because he feels fine enough.]
Wasn't expecting it. [tiger...please.] But okay. So a few things! I brought some stuff for you to look at to see what you might like, but I also found some wooden spoons in the kitchen that we can use to try and teach you how to fight. Figured you wouldn't want to start with knives right away.
Cool. [he can almost hear the judgment though, so:]
Unless you can conjure up some wooden swords, this'll have to do. Riku and I grew up using those and turned out just fine. So spoons should be good enough.
Wanna head outside? You can finish your smoothie first if you want.
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[ they sound a little exasperated. ]
And some don't come to me every week, but. Whatever.
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[it would just be nicer.] Does that bother you at all? Not getting to know people or be called on or whatever.
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Look, I never expected people to run to be my friend here. For like two seconds I considered putting on some nice act, but... what's the point? My personality is all I have left. Why should I sacrifice that just to please people who probably will think I'm incompetent no matter what? [ ... ] You can't make everyone happy.
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[grumpy...] People should just get the choice to be themselves. But people should also be more open to trying to understand people that're different from them.
I don't know. Maybe that's why I want to get to know you better.
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[ it's amusing, in an odd way. not exactly a good way.
but as for the rest of it... ]
Sora, do you consider yourself to be a good person?
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why do people keep bringing up his own goodness?]
I guess I do. But the thing about being a good person is also knowing when some bad things have to happen, what things you can change, and what things you just have to accept. Those are things I'm still working on, but...[he shrugs. he wants to be a good person and believes he is, but he isn't the kind to outright boast about if he is or not.] Why?
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Oh. Like, an amazing amount of people did not register the explanation they gave your first few days here. So they went around assuming things, instead of going to us for clarification.
[ it was funny. anyway. ]
But mostly, I think a lot of people here see it as more black and white. If someone does not appear to be outwardly upset, then they clearly do not care, so they're a bad person. Shit like that.
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[...he digresses. truth be told it's entirely possible he also wouldn't know what's going on if he didn't talk to everyone as much as he can.]
But that makes sense. [he frowns slightly.] But that's the thing. If what we've been told is true, then removing someone whose nova is splintering is good even if murdering them is bad. You guys obviously have a stake in this, or you wouldn't be trying to figure stuff out. [wolf may have beat that into his head.] It's been weeks and things here aren't always what they seem.
Do you think you're a good person, or a bad person, or just a person who's trying?
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[ at the last question, they pause. ]
... I think I'm still trying to figure out the answer to that.
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[so he doesn't blame them. instead, he glances at them curiously as he leans back on his hands, letting his feet continue to swing slowly.]
Okay, well...what kind of a person do you want to be?
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[ and people seem to forget that there is the original thing which. fair. but still.
... ]
I think I'm still trying to figure that one out.
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[...but he's quiet for a sec.]
I'm not going to tell you what kind of person you should be. [which means he thinks tiger should try to be a good person, but. well. sometimes people do weird things. vanitas didn't want to come to the light in the end, after all.] But even with everything going on I think you can take time to decide and see what suits you best.
Who knows? Maybe I can help you figure it out. [he expects the answer to be no, but he will continue to offer to help all npcs with their personal problems regardless of what he should actually be doing.]
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[ tiger 100% know what sora thinks there, and even though a mask is covering half their face, it's apparent from their expression. but they don't call him out on his nice streak to... focus on his other nice streak that he says right after. you fuckin protag. ]
Wow. You going to be my therapist?
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[also? stop. he's helping and for a moment he tilts his head.]
Not really sure what that is, but if you mean am I going to listen if you want to talk about stuff to decide what to do? Yeah, sure. I keep saying that you guys deserve somebody to listen just as much as the rest of us.
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Go back to you not knowing what a therapist is.
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[otherwise tiger would not be like this, but that's okay. sora ignores the part where he probably also needs a therapist because he feels fine enough.]
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Oh, sure. You're not getting paid though.
[ tiger did not mention that therapists get paid ]
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Mm. That works.
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Unless you can conjure up some wooden swords, this'll have to do. Riku and I grew up using those and turned out just fine. So spoons should be good enough.
Wanna head outside? You can finish your smoothie first if you want.
[....he might be a little excited to train.]
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wait i messed up the week they dont know this yet
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