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week 3 after the execution ig??
[ Or something like that... Time doesn't matter okay. ]
[ Though as Urashima is looking for Break, he'll at least not have to look very hard. Break is predictable enough in his routines, so while he's out of his room for a while to talk with Gilbert, he'll return before long. He has his door cracked, which at least means that he'll talk to anyone that comes by. Urashima is welcome to knock, though he could also just come in. ]
[ Though as Urashima is looking for Break, he'll at least not have to look very hard. Break is predictable enough in his routines, so while he's out of his room for a while to talk with Gilbert, he'll return before long. He has his door cracked, which at least means that he'll talk to anyone that comes by. Urashima is welcome to knock, though he could also just come in. ]
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He's not mad at you. But why are you asking me? I'm not his keeper.
[ He kind of is, though. And Gilbert is his. It's mutually beneficial (?). ]
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( He says simply and easily like it's the most obvious conclusion to possibly come to. Look, the "watch anime" thing went over his head at the trial but he's figured it out by now! If Break was truly a good for nothing bully, Gilbert wouldn't have checked his eye, would he? Or maybe he would have... Gilbert is a kind turtle. )
But you mean it? He's not mad?
( And he's cheering up?! This is good news. He's never had to deal with someone being mad at him before and he's glad that he still doesn't have to deal with it. )
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[ He trails off with a sigh, because he's not even going to explain, honestly. Break can bully him for a decade and Gilbert still only gets to vague annoyance, and anger only tends to come when someone threatens Oz, now that he thinks about it. Gilbert really is a pushover. ]
Well, it doesn't matter. The point here is that he wouldn't be mad at you. It's probably the opposite, honestly~. You have a personality that's annoyingly familiar to someone we know.
[ Did Break really have to add "annoyingly" there? Absolutely. He can't be nice for even like five seconds. ]
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Someone familiar? That's the second time Break has mentioned this to him. He'd said it a few days before, hadn't he? And he touches his forehead because he can still feel it even if it wasn't a hard tap or anything like that. He's a sword, okay, he remembers touch is the strongest sense tied to his memory. )
The person you mentioned before? ( He isn't asking for an explanation, really, since this is none of his business but he wouldn't deny being curious. He's quiet for a second, taking this in and wondering if this is a good thing. Yes, there are people here who remind him of people from back home and he thinks that's nice most of the time... but after all this time here, the affiliation is a little hard at times. It makes him want to protect them more and it makes it harder when they get hurt. It makes him miss home and when he thinks of home, he thinks of his brothers and he begins to worry. ) . . . I didn't mean to.
( He won't apologize but he can't help but sound apologetic.
And he also gets the feeling that Break doesn't want to be the mediator for all of this so he tries to cut to the chase, )
Is that why he doesn't stay when I'm around, then?
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Mm, that's right~. You two have a rather similar outlook on life, I'd say. Though Oz is more of a hellion than you are.
[ This isn't even rude, it's just factual. Oz bullies Gilbert just as much as Break does. Actually, almost more, since Oz is making up for lost time. That's what Break would guess, at least. He sighs, then waves a hand in Urashima's direction. ]
Oz is Gilbert's master. Gilbert is very... [ creepy ] devoted to him.
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...He must think about him a lot already.
( And doesn't need any other reminders. He feels rude for prying like he had because this wasn't something he needed to know. Rubbing his arm awkwardly, he wonders if Break is going to say anything else about this person. Hopefully he won't because it isn't his business but just in case, he let's Break know that he's been told enough, )
Sorry, I didn't mean to pry. ( With a small bow (not that Break can see), he adds ) But thank you for telling me, Mr. Break.
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You're not prying.
[ He almost tells Urashima to stop apologizing, but he doesn't quite go that far. Instead, he does feel a nagging feeling to explain a little further. ]
I'm the one that told him to be careful. Just practically speaking, most of us are going to die. [ It's blunt, almost callous, but at least that sing-song tone is gone. Break is pragmatic, and he feels like his pragmatism is partially to blame here. Maybe this is his form of an apology in a way. ]
Gilbert... cares a lot for others. I told him to be careful not to get too close to people for that reason, and that's just how he's chosen to do it, most likely. It's nothing personal.
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Twenty-nine. ( That is, if only seven people are guaranteed a chance to go home. He did the math a long time ago and while he doesn't like to think about it, it doesn't change the fact that those are the statistics. A lot of people are going to die and in his opinion, most of them are (and have been) good people. ) If only seven people can go home.
( So, he knows and understands what Break is saying. He acts like a child and in a lot of ways, he is one, but he's not hopelessly unaware. That said, it isn't a topic he wants to talk about, not when there are so many still alive. He can accept the idea of something bad happening but actually discussing it? The only thing worse is actually enduring it.
Nor, does he really want to talk anymore about Gilbert when he isn't around. It feels wrong to him and he's quiet in response for a long time, wondering if he should just leave now and the best way to do that. )
... How is your eye?
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Though the question that follows isn't quite a surprise. It gets him to smile, and he shrugs it off easily. He's a bit dismissive about it, but that's just also something he doesn't want to tread too deeply into. That's just ultimately more personal in a painful way that he's reluctant to share with even the people he considers dear friends. ]
Ahh, it'll be fine~. Don't worry about me. It's obviously seen worse, you know~.
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( And just like that, Urashima bounces back, trying to copy Break's sing-song sort of speech right there.
He's playing around because I mean... clearly, if he lost an eye, it's seen worse but look, he doesn't know Break's life he doesn't know Break's story and he doesn't want to know because then he'd probably be wondering where the heck was the Sword Army to stop Break's bad decisions when he needed them. )
Mmm! I'm going to go look for Mr. Gilbert now, okay?
( That sure is a hasty sort of retreat back out the door and he'll start to close the door but stop, opening it up wide again real quick to say loudly, )
And if you need any help let me know! At least, until your eye is better, al~right? Don't take advantage of just Mr. Gilbert because he's really nice, got it?
( He doesn't even wait for an answer before he really leaves. )