He reassess Maruki with a side-eye over steaming hot coffee. It's a respectable, somewhat idiotic, position to take. Hesitation over unfamiliar healing powers a factor he can understand and-
The only person you can rely on is yourself. Exploitation works if the consequences are clear, but those relationships are fragile, broken fast and burned to the ground in split second decisions and realizations of distrust.
Maruki has the right idea.
The comment about the true reality - an implication he will be getting into the Metaverse an annoying reminder of the future. One with a bullet in Maruki's skull the second he figures out the bizarre application on his phone and screws around in places he shouldn't.
He should have added the dinosaur band-aid he found later, a few hours into Maruki's sleep - slapped it right next to the floral printed bandage. The cartoonish versions of creatures they were battling looked stupid - would've been ridiculous plastered to an injury caused by one. A small price to pay for the future problems this asshole is going to cause him.
Next time.]
It's your decision. I can't say I'm for or against it. My only comment on the matter is to keep a pulse on how the town is acting and reacting to certain scenarios. The world can be unjust and cruel - sometimes you don't get the luxury of maintaining your values over survival.
[Small sips. Fresh. Hot. Still not Leblanc.]
But historically speaking, after the labyrinth opens, we have a couple weeks of peace. That should give you enough time to heal on your own to the greatest extent possible.
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[That's-
Unexpected.
He reassess Maruki with a side-eye over steaming hot coffee. It's a respectable, somewhat idiotic, position to take. Hesitation over unfamiliar healing powers a factor he can understand and-
The only person you can rely on is yourself. Exploitation works if the consequences are clear, but those relationships are fragile, broken fast and burned to the ground in split second decisions and realizations of distrust.
Maruki has the right idea.
The comment about the true reality - an implication he will be getting into the Metaverse an annoying reminder of the future. One with a bullet in Maruki's skull the second he figures out the bizarre application on his phone and screws around in places he shouldn't.
He should have added the dinosaur band-aid he found later, a few hours into Maruki's sleep - slapped it right next to the floral printed bandage. The cartoonish versions of creatures they were battling looked stupid - would've been ridiculous plastered to an injury caused by one. A small price to pay for the future problems this asshole is going to cause him.
Next time.]
It's your decision. I can't say I'm for or against it. My only comment on the matter is to keep a pulse on how the town is acting and reacting to certain scenarios. The world can be unjust and cruel - sometimes you don't get the luxury of maintaining your values over survival.
[Small sips. Fresh. Hot. Still not Leblanc.]
But historically speaking, after the labyrinth opens, we have a couple weeks of peace. That should give you enough time to heal on your own to the greatest extent possible.