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We were. We were friends.

I'm sorry it came down to this.

[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.

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

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

[Omi is kind.]

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

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

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

[He squeezes Omi's hand.]

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

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.

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.

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

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

... Can't deny that.

I hope you get to rest.

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.

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... Your favorite number, huh?

Our third week here too.

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

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

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.

[He squeezes his hand.]

I'll miss you.

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.

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.

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.

We're both envy, after all.

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

... Omi really is kind. You shouldn't stay here much longer, I think. I won't be able to let you go.

[He'll let go of Fukuda's hand to cup his cheek. Come here? Let him kiss you one last time.]

[Fukuda's face is a little wet, he'll find, when he lifts the man's face up... Don't examine this at all. He will absolutely lean into a between the bars kiss, like 90% because it's Omi and 10% because this is a totally cool like-in-movies thing to do.]

[You dumb dog.

Omi doesn't say a word about the wetness.

It's a nicer, sweeter kiss than they usually share. There is no promise of more, this time.]

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