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[swordhardy]

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[pushpin]

uh....
sometimes yea i guess
some people name their kids after the days they were born or stars from their birth
which sounds about as weird as naming them after birth order
then theres like weddings only on certain days
& shit like feng shui

[swordhardy]

I was going to say, that's not too unfamiliar

Never really thought about it much before. They probably have their own on the station too, huh?

[pushpin]

what
like star signs & stuff ?
i just guessed that there werent that many people born here
maybe down on haen

[swordhardy]

Yeah, or residents bringing their own with them and making them popular.

Man, that reminds me. I want to go down there

[pushpin]

yea ? why ?

[swordhardy]

Curious to see what's down there, you know? If there's real grass, mountains, fields, rivers... what the towns and cities are like. It's more freedom.

[pushpin]

[...what a Gemini]

[Guanshan just thinks it looks like a big and terrifying unknown, filled with -- what? aliens, monsters, more people like the ones here who spread him open and throw credits down on his night stand? fuck that]

yea shoulda guessed

[swordhardy]

Not interested?

[pushpin]

nah
guess i dont like freedom

[swordhardy]

That's okay. I'll ask Velvet to go with me, then. If we ever can

[pushpin]

yea shed probly like it huh

[swordhardy]

Not sure about like it, but she doesn't do so well with being idle. She has her reasons

We both do

[pushpin]

bcoz shes 1 too ?

[swordhardy]

In part, yeah

Luckily things worked out pretty well, as far as the station goes. The food's enough to satisfy her. Not... that it doesn't bring its own problems, but those are easier to take care of

Just in case you were wondering about that

[pushpin]

naw
u told me not to worry about it so i didnt

[swordhardy]

Oh? That feels pretty good

[pushpin]

shut up

[swordhardy]

Nah

[pushpin]

i promised i would
u know how i am

[swordhardy]

I do

That's why it feels good

[pushpin]

u got other people that trust u, dont u ?

[swordhardy]

Yeah, I suppose I do

But that's not the same

[pushpin]

hows that

[swordhardy]

Fighting together fosters trust

We don't have that, you and I. We had to start from a different point

[pushpin]

[...]

[how starkly different the words Rokurou says contrast the ones a man in his similar position had once told him -- all in the prepositions, "against", "for", "with"]

[and how much more tolerant and soft he finds the daemon's, physically feeling his heart give one hard push towards him and away from a bitter memory]

oh