[He puffs up immediately at the "accusation" just as Hak expects, because he's easily riled up--and then exhales when it becomes clear Hak was just winding him up.
Hmph.]
You're most welcome. I promise they will be delicious.
[Tragically, he is actually a good cook.]
But... ah, no, I didn't--rather, I was too... taken off-guard the first time.
[aka cal forgot about inboxes until very recently]
I do wish I could have done more for all of them though.
[ takes an onigiri and starts eating it.....damn, this really is good ]
This is already plenty. Making sure they're taken care of, making sure they know they can lean on someone if they need it. [ he sighs. ] Wish we knew how we could stop it from happening again.
[ but he obviously hasn't made any progress on that front. ]
I do too. I did wonder if we could perhaps try to keep everyone close together around the end of the week. That is when we've previously... gotten "lost", right?
[But it's doubtful everyone would be willing to stick together for that long.]
[Hak grows more solemn, and Tsukasa does too--though he just lifts his chin.]
Of course we will. I don't have a single doubt.
[Though as opposed to his usual bravado, this is said quite simply. They'll get her out, because there isn't a universe where Tsukasa wouldn't do anything and everything for Saki's sake.]
We'll save everyone stuck in the depths of this maze and get them home where they belong.
[Oh, his favorite topic. Even more than himself. Finally.]
Saki? She is...
[... A sigh, a little wistful.]
Saki is the strongest, most amazing person I know. She has been dealt circumstances that nobody should have to go through, and yet! She still approaches life with a smile and her chin held high, ready to experience everything to the fullest.
[ in this way they are alike, willing and ready to praise the people in their shards in a moment's notice. the genuine affection in tsukasa's voice is enough to make hak smile, even slightly. ]
Sounds like a pretty incredible girl. [ almost like someone he knows! ] Is she the person you look up to the most?
[He blinks at that, tilting his head, brow furrowed a little as he processes it.]
It isn't... inaccurate, in its own way, and yet... I don't know. I'm her older brother! I ought to be the sort of person she can look up to, not the other way around.
[But. It's true, at least to him, that Saki has gone through much more than him, and is much stronger in so many ways.]
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Hmph.]
You're most welcome. I promise they will be delicious.
[Tragically, he is actually a good cook.]
But... ah, no, I didn't--rather, I was too... taken off-guard the first time.
[aka cal forgot about inboxes until very recently]
I do wish I could have done more for all of them though.
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This is already plenty. Making sure they're taken care of, making sure they know they can lean on someone if they need it. [ he sighs. ] Wish we knew how we could stop it from happening again.
[ but he obviously hasn't made any progress on that front. ]
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[But it's doubtful everyone would be willing to stick together for that long.]
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[ thinks of their rowdy children (he is a rowdy child) ]
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... Rather than preventative, is there something we could do to make it less dangerous?
Ah, but no... your group had combatants in it and still, things went poorly...
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Not sure what else we can do other than be ready whenever a group comes back.
[ it's frustrating, but he's not the only one frustrated. ]
Must be worse for the people who have to sit playing those stupid games.
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You're right. I truly do wonder... what the purpose of all of this is.
Sure, perhaps we are being challenged in some way. Certainly, we have to rescue our loved ones from the depths of the maze.
But why an Orpheus and Eurydice scenario to begin with?
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A what and a what?
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It is a myth about a man--Orpheus--who went deep into the depths of the underworld to rescue his love, Eurydice.
It mirrors our situation quite well!
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[ this is not the lesson he should be taking from this ]
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[HMPH.]
It doesn't have to be taken so literally!
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Sorry she's stuck here too. [ though at least....sleeping? or whatever it is their most important people are doing. ] We'll get her out.
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Of course we will. I don't have a single doubt.
[Though as opposed to his usual bravado, this is said quite simply. They'll get her out, because there isn't a universe where Tsukasa wouldn't do anything and everything for Saki's sake.]
We'll save everyone stuck in the depths of this maze and get them home where they belong.
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[ but for once he appreciates that steadfast nature instead of finding it annoying. ]
Found an out yet?
[ he's mostly joking. ]
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[He's human, of course, and has had plenty of doubts.
But with Saki on the line, there's just no room for it.]
And!! I haven't found an out at all!!! [Don't be so proud of it, Tsukasa.]
But that hardly matters! We can worry about that after we find your princess and Saki and everyone else.
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I'd think that's what matters most.
[ tsukasa..................................................whatever, he's moving on. ]
What's your sister like?
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Saki? She is...
[... A sigh, a little wistful.]
Saki is the strongest, most amazing person I know. She has been dealt circumstances that nobody should have to go through, and yet! She still approaches life with a smile and her chin held high, ready to experience everything to the fullest.
I really couldn't be prouder of her.
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Sounds like a pretty incredible girl. [ almost like someone he knows! ] Is she the person you look up to the most?
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It isn't... inaccurate, in its own way, and yet... I don't know. I'm her older brother! I ought to be the sort of person she can look up to, not the other way around.
[But. It's true, at least to him, that Saki has gone through much more than him, and is much stronger in so many ways.]
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[ wow, that's some confusing verbiage there. ]
I used to be like that with Soo-won.
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It surprises him that Hak chooses to bring this up.
He pauses for a moment, head tilting.]
I suppose that's true... And now?
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that's a good question though. ]
I look up to the princess now.
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She does sound like the sort of person who is easy to look up to, from what you've said.
When we've rescued them, I'm really looking forward to meeting her!
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So that is something else to look forward to, once we make it to them.
[And those easy little joys are things Tsukasa will absolutely hold onto.]
And there is even less to worry about in regards to finding a way out when we have people like your princess on our side.
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