Inori is a member of Funeral Parlor. All of us are prepared to accept the death of a comrade at any point. Those who can't handle the thought of losing someone they care about aren't cut out to be one of us.
From the very beginning I was never ready to join you.
Sacrifices are something I never accept. It's not normal to give up your life for a cause.
When you don't even realize who you're hurting in the process of it. Accepting death right away without even fighting or thinking of alternative strategies that'll result in less death rates. That's crazy.
Death should be prevented at all costs. Not accepted.
[First he'll give you a stare that says 'what the heck are you talking about?'. Then it stiffens a bit. Trying to get a handle on the situation but he doesn't know how to react to it.]
She was there when it happened. Now stop asking questions.
[There's a sharp edge to his voice now, a very clear indicator that he does not want to continue along this line of discussion. He's already said far more than he ever intended to and it's making him uncomfortable.]
[Oh nooo, don't cry, now he's just going to feel hideously awkward because WHAT DO. Shu may be a socially-awkward idiot who needs constant rescuing, but he's still Gai's best friend, even if he doesn't remember that part.]
[SHU STOP you're making him want to punch you and hug you at the same time THAT IS NOT HOW THIS IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.
Ugh. Fine. Carefully he takes a seat on the side of the bed; then, after a long moment of hesitation, he reaches out to tug Shu a little closer into an awkward one-armed hug. It's definitely not the best hug ever (it's more stiff than anything else), but the mere fact that Gai is hugging Shu rather than punching him speaks volumes.]
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[You better explain more, Gai.]
Inori's strong, but you're close to her. She'd be upset if you hurt yourself. You should know that better than anyone.
Being chosen or not has nothing to do with it. Your well being.
That is.
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Sacrifices are something I never accept. It's not normal to give up your life for a cause.
When you don't even realize who you're hurting in the process of it. Accepting death right away without even fighting or thinking of alternative strategies that'll result in less death rates. That's crazy.
Death should be prevented at all costs. Not accepted.
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But whether it's normal or not, it's something you're going to have to accept. There's no getting around that fact.
[This is code for 'drop it now, Shu.']
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For him that means 'keep going'. Let's go with that.]
Someone who can fake being a lawyer and see voids definitely isn't normal.
What if I can't accept it?
[He's still pushing on it. You may have to spell it out more clearly.]
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You don't have a choice.
[Now drop it.]
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[Nope. Never dropping it.]
We're not even fighting anymore. Why do I have to accept it?
[Now he's just whining.]
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Because I'm already dead.
[Yeah. Chew on that for a moment.]
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Don't joke around.
There's no way you can be dead.
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[Maybe it would help if Shu remembered how to breathe.]
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[This is him very deliberately not answering the 'how' part.]
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That doesn't answer my question.
You need to explain everything from the very beginning.
Does...Does Inori know?
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[There's a sharp edge to his voice now, a very clear indicator that he does not want to continue along this line of discussion. He's already said far more than he ever intended to and it's making him uncomfortable.]
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Something that important too.
What do you mean there when it happened?
[Asking more questions.]
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[He means it, Shu. Don't keep pushing him on this or he'll do more than just yell at you.]
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Then you push yourself and now you don't want me to ask about what you've done up until now.
Until you finally explain something I'll keep asking.
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[Do you have any idea how weird it is to be discussing your own death, Shu?]
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What you're saying is true. Details may not matter here at all.
Still, I think it's wrong to ignore it.
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That's just---
[Gai you're scaring him and now he's crying. It scares him more since he doesn't understand the situation.]
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[Oh nooo, don't cry, now he's just going to feel hideously awkward because WHAT DO. Shu may be a socially-awkward idiot who needs constant rescuing, but he's still Gai's best friend, even if he doesn't remember that part.]
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All the tears. Crying rivers. They won't stop. cue: titanic theme]
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Ugh. Fine. Carefully he takes a seat on the side of the bed; then, after a long moment of hesitation, he reaches out to tug Shu a little closer into an awkward one-armed hug. It's definitely not the best hug ever (it's more stiff than anything else), but the mere fact that Gai is hugging Shu rather than punching him speaks volumes.]
You idiot.
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At least it's not a punch. Being called an idiot doesn't help with his self esteem issues and he knows. He does stupid things a lot.]
When did you--
[Start awkwardly hugging him. He was too busy wiping away his tears so he didn't notice.]
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