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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[ 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.