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"Yo, it's Nakahara Chuuya. I'm way too busy to talk to you right now, so leave a message and I'll get back to you. Probably."

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July Deaging event

[antaressnipe]

[To the surprise of no one, a city seems even larger when you're a child.

Which does not deter Chiron's curiosity, or his need to explore. He refuses to be a burden on Emet-Selch, nor does he particularly want to travel with the other jinba children (he bets Hayame would laugh at him for getting lost), so he's going to hoof it alone in this big, open city with a lot of human bodies and stores made of strange metal, and...

and...

... and he is absolutely lost, isn't he?

Whelp. Time to very gently and nervously get someone's attention, fingers fidgeting with the hem of his shirt]

Excuse me...?

[goatsongs]

[Chuuya's thankfully normal right now. He doesn't know how he'd deal with being mentally younger, and he's never getting any older anyway. He's out carrying groceries home for Satoko, when-]

Oh my god Chiron you're so cute.

[goatsongs]

That's good. She could use some time to figure herself out.

I'm not sure she knows who she is if she's not part of Rika's life.

[penalties]

They've only had each other for the longest time. That's how they always lived for many years.

I don't know if she can do that on her own. Sometimes leaving yourself to your own thoughts can be dangerous. Especially for someone who is rather dependent on another. It's a feeling that I understand well.

[ As someone who was very dependent on her sister. ]

There's a balance that needs to be set, really.

[goatsongs]

It'll take time. But I think if she has other people to fall back on, she'll manage it. She's strong.

[penalties]

I know that.

I wouldn't consider her one of the elites if I didn't think she had that inner strength to get past even the worst of obstacles. I believe in her.

[goatsongs]

Heh. I guess I can't call you a good kid too, but you get the idea.

[penalties]

I'm too much of an old geezer to be called a kid, you know! Ahaha!

But thanks.

[goatsongs]

Come back when you've hit 30.

[penalties]

I'm pretty sure I'm way older than thirty at heart.

[goatsongs]

[...thinks about time loops.]

You might be right about that.

[penalties]

Huh?

Wait. I didn't expect that sort of answer!!

[goatsongs]

Let's say I've heard some things and leave it at that.

[penalties]

Ahaha, that's fair, that's fair~

[goatsongs]

How'd the poetry contest go, by the way? Got all the votes yet?

[penalties]

Ahh, that... well, apparently it was a tie so looks like nobody wins. But nobody loses either, what a pain.

[goatsongs]

That is a pain. No punishment games for us, I guess.

[penalties]

I'll just have to get my revenge at some point, then~! With something a little different.

[goatsongs]

Probably not as stacked in my favor this time, too bad.

[penalties]

Perhaps, but that doesn't make it any less fun!

[goatsongs]

Bold words from someone who's going to lose.

[penalties]

Don't underestimate this old man. Any game is one that I will certainly win.

[goatsongs]

Didn't win this one, did you?

[penalties]

I wouldn't call that a game.

A competition, sure. But not all competitions are games.

[goatsongs]

What's the difference?