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[sesa]

I will make this pretty later

(Spoilers I won't, I always say I will but I won't-)

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INVENTORY:

-Grenade Launcher with 3 ammo stacks (refreshes monthly)

-Nondescript gaming console (it's an offbrand Nintendo Switch)

-Some glowing star rocks from an investigation with Elsword in the Deep Woods

-A little knitted dragon from Elsword that I forgot to link and am too lazy to find now

-1 Kotatsu that he keeps in his room at the lab. It's red with light beige birds on it

-His toolbox from Rhodes

-A workshop that connects to Gnosis' lab via a breezeway. He lives there with Passenger now

-3 erythrites, used to make Passenger a pair of earrings

Comments

[mooninthewater]

No, they disappeared a little while ago. I think the thing in the forest gets bored of redundancy…? It seems to inflict something new on us every handful of weeks? I'm not sure if that pattern means anything, or if that's just how short its attention span is…

[ Sesa's getting a head plopped against his shoulder. He'll pat his tail with one of his tentacles, too. ]

We'll be okay. We'll figure out how to get home, no problem.

[sesa]

Hah, well...if you're confident in our ability, then who am I to allow doubt to seep into my heart.

[Because for all of the faults their home world has, he's proud to be part of an organization fighting to make it a better place to live. That...and he has work that still needs to be done. Secrets that need to be uncovered, and truths that must come to light.]

I am thankful that you are here with me Mizuki. Even though that means we're both forced to face the Horrors together.

[mooninthewater]

Of course! I would hate to know that you were going through this all on your own. There's a sort of sanctuary being with friends, right? Kinda... umm, why the phrase "misery loves company" exists, right?

[sesa]

Exactly. Though I could hardly call myself miserable. I like to think I'm rather lucky, in fact.

[He feels this way Now. Just you wait, Sesa.]

I could very well have shown up here all alone. Can you imagine?

1/3

[mooninthewater]

That's true… I can't really imagine what that'd be like. [ If Mizuki had shown up first, he would've been with We Many regardless. Mizuki's never really on his own — the thought of being alone scares him. ] I imagine it probably feels… suffocating to be somewhere horrible with no one you know, and…

2/3

[mooninthewater]

[ Pause. Mizuki looks startled for a moment, a mix of shock and realization… ]

3/3

[mooninthewater]

[ …and then his eyes almost look like they turned to glass as tears gather along the lids, staring at a nearby wall. ]

…That's probably how Mister Gnosis felt…

[ Oh no… ]

[sesa]

[A




AAA

OH NO-]

W- a-a-a- Mizuki!

[Sesa lifts both of his hands, holding them aloft in front of Mizuki. He shakes his head quickly, his tail once more looping around his waist.]

Now now...everything is alright! Please don't worry, I'm...I'm sure Gnosis is okay. He has us now, that's what matters!

[mooninthewater]

[ Mizuki sort of just bonks his head against Sesa's chest, sniffing a bit. ]

Is it? Mister Gnosis has been so sad. I-is it because I never said nothin' to him? [ Emotional jellyfish is emotional. ] H-he must hate me.

[sesa]

Mizuki...

[Sesa hesitates, but only for a moment. Then, he reaches up a hand to stroke the back of Mizuki's hair in a way he hopes is soothing.]

He does not hate you. In fact, I am sure he is very thankful to have had you here to keep him company, even if it wasn't right away. That isn't something you could have possibly helped, it isn't your fault.

[mooninthewater]

But... what if I'm not doing enough? How do I know I'm doing the right thing if I don't have someone telling me what to do...??

[sesa]

[That gives Sesa pause. It's...actually a bit hard to answer that, at least off the cuff. He strokes his hair a few more times.]

...when I find myself feeling lost, I ask myself what my older brother would do in the same situation. Then...it's easier. Following in the footsteps of someone more knowledgeable and capable than I am.

[mooninthewater]

…I can't do that. S'why I just prefer the Doctor tell me what to do… 'cause I can't think like they do.

[sesa]

[Sesa pauses once more, as if to more seriously consider Mizuki's words. It isn't...entirely healthy to just rely on someone else to tell you what and how to do things 100% of the time, and while Sesa feels like he shouldn't encourage that...he also doesn't want to confuse or upset Mizuki either.

So instead he sighs, tilting his head a bit.]

Then why don't you listen to what I'm telling you. I'm not as smart as the Doctor, but I like to think I have a bit of otherworldy knowledge. And right now, it's telling me that you shouldn't worry.

Everything is going to be alright. And Gnosis, if he were truly upset with you, would have told you. Right?

[mooninthewater]

…

[ A pause. A sniff. A nod. ]

Okay. And... don't put yourself down like that, Sesa. You're one of the kindest and smartest people I know. [ No one was faster than Sesa on his first, blind playthrough of Portal 2, after all! ]

[sesa]

Heh. Well if you say it, then it must be true, right?

[Pat pat headpat.]

Come now, why don't we find something more fun to do? I still haven't had a chance to play all of the games you have here, yet.