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[ yeah... fantastic. ]

oh, uh, thanks. there was also the beach team, scott and kotone and mikey and ekko. i stayed with them before i went back to—

i mean, went home

yeah, not the first time she's helped me either. she's pretty aces

it warms my heart to see so many names here. you must have adapted well into this world despite all these challenges to have gathered so many companions.

i see. i am glad to hear that. to my knowledge she is a young girl, carrying the weight of a troubled mind. but it sounds like she has been able to direct herself to do good and extend a helping hand.

sure, i have plenty of friends here

right, yeah. she's definitely helped me, so... there's that. but sounds like you've heard of her rather than learned about that from her

we have had a few encounters. but enough of that, as long as she treats you with kindness and respect i am satisfied.

well, so far so good

anyway, enough about me, yeah? you doing alright? whitey make it back okay? don't get on junpei's case about it, please, he disappeared during the reset or right before it, and uh, i was sort of hurt so if anything, it was my fault

worry not. i warned him about whitey's tendency of not respecting the boundaries set by closed doors. i am not least surprised he escaped from his care.

[SORRY CHARLES. You just turned his attention more towards you.]

injured? how?

that's good. i mean, not that he escaped, but that i guess he made it safely to you?

oh, uh, don't worry about it. the ketsorans just got one lucky shot in, that's all

as domestic he might appear he is still a wild boar. you can never fully tame them.

[Hm, okay. At least it wasn't more grave than that. Still, he doesn't like the underlying issue here.]

do you not trust me, Charles?

guess that's true. he's real cute, though

[ "not more grave than that"..... ha, ha. then again he'd downplayed it for everyone so it's not like richard is special! ]

what? of course i do!

why you didn't come to me about this injury earlier, then?

why didn't i —

why'd i come to you about something you can't do anything about? ghost injuries, it's... it's not like we have bandages or anything here that work for me. if i get injured all i need to do is rest and wait for it to heal. it wasn't that i don't trust you, your grace. just, i'd feel right stupid, telling you, hey, i got injured, you can't really do anything about it though

it is true that there is a lot i don't understand about your condition or world. but i do know that even you can get hurt. i might not be able to dress your wounds or make them better, but i would still like to be there for you. support and care for you, to help ease the pain that i can. never feel that there is an issue too mundane or foolish to share with me. you are of great importance to me, i do not want you to be alone.

[ well shit he's going to tear up at this rate ]

thanks. i mean it, that means a lot to me. but it's okay, i wasn't alone

and you know that goes both ways, yeah? you're really important to me. guess that's partly why i didn't wanna bother you... but you're right. i'd want to be there for you no matter what too, so i should do the same, shouldn't i? promise i'll try to do better from now on

of course.

[he will not tell Charles a shit...]

i do not take your trust for granted. i will work harder on protecting you for now on.

[ of course he won't.... it's a nice balance!! neither of them telling each other anything.

and he thinks for a moment to just say, hey, you don't need to protect me at all — but he can already see how that would go badly. so, ]

thanks, your grace.

it is my pleasure, charles.

please keep me updated on your missing friends.

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