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-- Belph!

[ Hikage sees him leaving the scene, and follows after him not long after, catching up to him as soon as he's able to. He seemed like a man on a mission. Normally, he'd just leave Belph to said mission - but he finds that he can't. In a sense, Belph reminds him of himself; both of them seem on the verge of disappearing at any moment with how little attachment they have to their lives. He doesn't want to leave him alone when he'd been looking so fragile before.

It's been a while since he cared about someone. ]

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[ that stuns him into silence for a brief few seconds. Truth be told, he's more surprised that Belph is telling him this than that he killed someone. That doesn't matter to Hikage. His hand squeezes tightly around the other man's shoulder. ]

So what? Are you preparing to be chosen tomorrow, then? I won't let that happen. I told you.

... I don't know. It might come up, since Melloi is dead. I really don't know what's going to happen tomorrow...

[he's not afraid to die—though he is afraid that shirasu will go down with him. he's afraid of what his death will do to hikage.

but sooner or later, he expects to pay for what he's done.]

What does he have to do with you?

[ he shakes his head. No, he won't let that happen. If Belph won't protect himself, then he'll have to protect him. That's fine.

He's already done enough. ]

I'll pin the blame on someone else. It'll be easy for me. Then you'll be fine. [ and he has suspects. ] Can you vouch for Nico or Zelos?

He was my Blotter partner. It's possible someone killed him to avenge Reyna.

[...]

I don't want you to scapegoat someone else for my sake, Hikage. Putting aside that I don't even know if anyone knows about me... let's just figure out the truth tomorrow.

To answer your question, though: no.

Idiot... I can't figure it out tomorrow. I have to make my decision tonight.

[ but he thinks he's already made it. ]

... It's not just for you. You're not the only one who needs my protection tonight. [ a pause. ] ... You're just the one who matters more.

[that's... not a declaration he expected hikage to make. frankly, he's not sure how to respond to it.]

... For what it's worth, I don't plan on dying this weekend. There's still one last task I'll have to carry out before I can die.

[he smiles wryly, before reaching to flick hikage's forehead.]

So don't make that face, you idiot.

[but also who the hell is hikage protecting.]

Edited 2018-07-21 05:57 (UTC)

Stop talking about dying.

[ he squishes his eyes shut when his forehead is flicked, but doesn't back off, though he does let go of Belph. He doesn't seem convinced. ]

... All right.

[he's still going to think about it, so the problem has in no way been solved, but he won't upset hikage further.]

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