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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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[goatsongs]

They're so derivative. The same bland self-insert protagonist with the same poorly characterized harem with the same excuse for them to be better than anyone else without having to work for it. It's awful.

[escardos]

that's some harsh criticism! that's awesome *_*

though technically our situation is kind of like an isekai, don't you think? a deconstructed one?

[goatsongs]

Technically, but it has as much to do with the isekai genre tropes as the Tale of Genji has to do with dating sims.

[escardos]

the tale of genji is a dating sim?

[goatsongs]

No. It's a romance, but that's about the only similarity.

[escardos]

then you just need to add a few more contestants and make it a dating sim. like in the bachelor.

[loopsbian]

I have no intention of dying if I can help it.
As little as that may mean.
But...

I'm certain it's not quite the same.
And if you don't want to dwell on the past, far be it from me to force you.
But if you should ever require someone to speak with who understands,
I was in a similar boat all too recently.

[goatsongs]

Do you want to talk about it?

I appreciate the offer, but I'm not going to pressure you to talk if you'd rather not.

[goatsongs]

You can't change the Tale of Genji, what is wrong with you.

[escardos]

why not

[goatsongs]

Because it's a classic. You can make new versions of it if you want and put your own spin on it, but you can't change the original.

[escardos]

oh, but if you change it and give it to someone saying "this is the original story!" then you're kind of changing the original.

[goatsongs]

I'm pretty sure that's illegal?

[escardos]

not if there's no copyright

[goatsongs]

I don't think you can pretend to be Famous Author Murasaki Shikibu even if she predates copyright.

[escardos]

if they don't know the tales of genji how are they gonna know who murasaki is :D

[goatsongs]

Google?

It's unethical either way.

[escardos]

why?

[goatsongs]

Why is lying to people bad?

[loopsbian]

I should be asking the same to you!
For me, I'm really not sure there's much to say on the matter...
It's simply an offer of solidarity, not a concern of mine.

[goatsongs]

I don't know if there's anything for me to say either. It's a shitty way to go, and I don't like thinking about it, but I can't do much about it now.

Set ahead a few days!

[loopsbian]

Mr. Chuuya.
May I bring you a poem?

[goatsongs]

Yeah, of course. You don't need to ask.

—>action

[loopsbian]

It’s only right to ask, is it not?
Especially for matters of such importance as this.

Allow me thirty minutes.

[ and, true to her word, there’s a knock on his door thirty minutes later. ]

[goatsongs]

[He lets her in, smiling warmly.]

Come in, make yourself at home.