Uh. It's carried over from the House, but. If one of us ended up being the killer, the other was going to volunteer to be the executioner. Just because we could both handle it, if it had to happen.
Yeah. [ she smiles a little, finally. ] Long story short - I helped save his life, and then he helped save mine.
[ literally, then metaphorically. ] We've been trying to keep our friendship quiet because we don't want people to use us against each other. I don't know how much longer that's going to last, because I really don't want people to think he has nobody in his corner.
We've been sworn brothers for as long as I can remember. Grew up on the streets together, joined the yakuza together... shoulda gotten thrown in the slammer together. Went through hell an' lost my eye instead.
[ it's his turn to look off in the distance now. ]
Before my game happened, stayin' alive for his sake was all that kept me goin'.
S'what I was gonna tell ya guys before we got knocked out. [ that's what happened, it's fine, we're fine, ] ...There was a week where me an' a couple of people pretended to be a family unit. It was for shits an' giggles at first, but... those kids started treatin' me like their dad for real, an' it got to me.
[ ... then, his expression softens considerably. ]
Their name's Mizuki, they're fuckin' beautiful, an' they are way outta my league. But hey, weirder shit's happened before, so who'm I to judge their taste.
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The two of ya really are ride-or-die for each other, aren't'cha?
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[ literally, then metaphorically. ] We've been trying to keep our friendship quiet because we don't want people to use us against each other. I don't know how much longer that's going to last, because I really don't want people to think he has nobody in his corner.
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Yeah? Can you tell me about him?
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[ it's his turn to look off in the distance now. ]
Before my game happened, stayin' alive for his sake was all that kept me goin'.
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I know how that is. Having one person to stay alive for. [ she offers, first. ] He sounds like a guy worth his shit, if you're standing by him.
Did you find more people worth staying alive for in your game?
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S'what I was gonna tell ya guys before we got knocked out. [ that's what happened, it's fine, we're fine, ] ...There was a week where me an' a couple of people pretended to be a family unit. It was for shits an' giggles at first, but... those kids started treatin' me like their dad for real, an' it got to me.
[ ... then, his expression softens considerably. ]
An', y'know, my partner happened. So.
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Sometimes partners happen. [ beau says, with a little huff of a laugh. ] Come on, you can gush about them to me, I won't tell anybody.
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I can't go dyin', knowin' they're waitin' for me.
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[ she tilts her head back. ] Both of us have people relying on us to get home, so I guess no dying for us, huh.