Two Completely Differet Conversations

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[housewolf]

... I don't get it at all.

[holeful]

Mm, because we had that in common. I'm missing something too. That's why I can't ever really connect with people.

[housewolf]

... Were we friends?

[holeful]

I don't know. I hope so. I never lied to you, Omi.

[housewolf]

We were. We were friends.

I'm sorry it came down to this.

[holeful]

[He shifts, leaning against the bars. To be closer to Omi.]

It's alright. Hearing you say that, I feel like I got a wish granted.

[housewolf]

[He lets him. Right now, he won't pull away.]

... I'm glad I could do that for you.

[holeful]

[Omi is kind.]

Now you just have to have your own wish granted, Omi. Will you tell me what it is?

[housewolf]

[There's a pause... but he does seem to resolve himself.]

I want to change the past, enough so Nachi doesn't die.

[holeful]

[He squeezes Omi's hand.]

That's a good wish. That moment I saw earlier... He seems like a person who deserves to live.

[housewolf]

Thank you.

[Omi is a person who's present is entirely mired in his past. And this one specific person.]

Nachi... was the person I got revenge for.

[holeful]

Mm.... It would be better if you didn't have to have done that. For his sake but also yours. Even if I want Omi to be flawed, to be damaged... that's only my own selfish desires.

[housewolf]

There's not a single person who isn't flawed or damaged.

[holeful]

... Maybe. But some people much more than others.

[housewolf]

... Can't deny that.

I hope you get to rest.

[holeful]

Mm. I was ready to die before. So I'm not to worried. It's been an interesting three years.

[Sighs, contentedly.]

Maybe this was meant to happen, all in threes.

[housewolf]

... Your favorite number, huh?

Our third week here too.

[holeful]

Aah. And three people dead. I can think of a lot worse ways to die. At least this time I won't be alone.

[housewolf]

You won't know how you die until tomorrow, y'know?

[holeful]

Sure, but I meant more the broader circumstances than the specific methods. When I drilled the hole in my head, it was because of the numbers, but also because there wasn't anyone who would have missed me.

[housewolf]

[He squeezes his hand.]

I'll miss you.

[holeful]

Just for a little while.
[Squeezing his hand tighter, his head tilting down as a slight quiver slips into his voice.]

Once you get your wish, you and I will have never met.

[housewolf]

Once I get it... I'll lose all the friends I've made. I knew that when I came.

[He loves Mankai, he loves Autumn.

He doesn't love anyone as much as he loves Nachi.]

But that's only if it happens, you know? It's... It's important to cherish the time that we have right now.

[holeful]

Aah. I've had a lot of fun... even though I kept getting jealous of everyone... Maybe that's why this happened. I got too attached to things that weren't even mine.

Because at the same time, I want Omi to stay here as long as possible, to remember me. To not get his wish at all.

[housewolf]

We're both envy, after all.

... I won't hold it against you.