[Yes, Gai can hear just fine, at least. Fortunately the virus hasn't messed with that part of him. The rest of it, though... it's not pleasant, that much is for sure.]
[That's... unexpected. Gai isn't even sure how that could have happened, unless it has something to do with the virus. Which makes him a little nervous, naturally.]
[Well things got complicated and Shu sort of went off in the wrong direction. ]
Da'ath revived you and Mana. Both of you came back to fulfill your roles. You sliced my arm off the moment I saw you alive again. It was to steal the Void Genome back.
[Gai was expecting to hear many things when he asked about what occurred after his death. This, however, was NOT on the list. Being revived? Slicing Shu's arm off to steal the Void Genome?
For once in his life, Gai doesn't know what to think. What disturbs him more than any of these other revelations is the fact that Segai was right-- the man was telling the truth.
Why...]
So I was Adam after all.
[He'd been so sure that it was Shu she had chosen, not him... what was going on?]
[The fact that Shu turned Mana down makes him somewhat angry; not that he can blame the other boy for it, but didn't he realize yet that it was the only way to put an end to everything?
Apparently not.]
Of course I did. Someone had to be the one to take responsibility for bringing everything to an end.
[In truth, he doesn't even know what he's saying. He's just hoping that his bluffing will be convincing enough to Shu that Shu will believe he does.]
[That commentary just sort of kills any motivation Shu had to explain the situation to Gai. So he figures it doesn't matter anymore and decides to stay quiet. ]
[Gai is opening his mouth to snap back a reply to that when a sudden stabbing pain shoots up his arm courtesy of the virus crystals that are covering it, transforming what he was going to say into a grunt of pain.]
It's just the virus-- no one here can do anything about it. I'll have to wait until this is over with for it to go away. But I'm not going to die from it.
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