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NAME
RYUJI SAKAMOTO
@ENTERTHEDRAGON

VITALS 300HP/100SP
LOCATION PUBLIC

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@BURGERKING

[dipolar]

(post-this.)

Ryuji. Check-in.

[ryuji]

Hm? What's goin' on

[dipolar]

I needed to know if you were OK.

[ryuji]

Honestly? It's been rough as shit, but that's kinda to be expected, right? I ain't got no right bitchin' about it when there are people out here struggling to live

[dipolar]

There's a surprising amount of levity in that response. If you've allowed yourself time to grieve, then it's best to keep moving forward as best you can.

I heard about Akira. It's unfortunate.

[ryuji]

[He hasn't really allowed himself to grieve at all, but hell, he knows if he cracks here then it's never going to stop. Still, seeing Akira's name on the BCE makes him frown, the hole in his chest just opening a little wider. Fuck.]

I don't really wanna talk about it.

[dipolar]

Understood.

Noctis worries about you. You should discuss things with him. Humans tend to prefer the company of others, so seek it out when you're in need of assistance.

[ryuji]

I didn't know he was worried... yeah, I'll check in with him. Thanks for letting me know.

[dipolar]

Just don't do anything drastic.

[ryuji]

Define drastic

[dipolar]

Barrelling into dangerous situations, tampering with your BCE, committing suicide.

[ryuji]

Did anyone tell you about the BCEs? It's tech that was stolen from the enemy and reconfigured to work for us. And apparently it's dangerous as shit. I ain't goin' anywhere near its programming.

[dipolar]

Yes, because I ran through the tutorials like we were supposed to.

Nothing truly belongs to us, Ryuji. Every ounce of life is borrowed or stolen. The BCEs are no different. They're integral tools of war - and, now, so are we. Sometimes you have to rely on repurposed things. "Know thine enemy" is a popular phrase, suitable for this situation. If they're using that technology, we should be on the same level.