Geto presses a hand to his shoulder, careful. ) You're here, and he's here, and you've done what you need to do, Itadori-kun. Everything else can be dealt with in time, mm? Do you need anything else?
It was like I went to sleep and woke up with all the new memories. I think they call it one of their glitches...? I'm not really sure how it works, but it's happened twice now.
( Carefully. ) Sometimes it's psychosomatic. I lost my arm before I woke up here. It twinges where the tear was every now and again. But there's no real reason for it to hurt. So it could be the same for Nanami. They call them phantom pains, don't they? Funny.
( It isn't. )
I check up on him sometimes, you know. He was my kohai. You don't have to run yourself ragged, there are people who can help your loved ones too.
He wouldn't thank you for putting yourself out at his expense.
( Geto understands it a little better nowadays. )
I'm not saying you can't be concerned for him, just that he wouldn't want you to wear yourself too thin. None of us would. You have people you can rely on to take some of that wait now, Itadori-kun. I'm certainly not incapable. I can keep an eye out for you.
( That's a consideration. Nanami does seem very serious nowadays. But. )
I think he'd prefer if you gave yourself space to be a teenager. Do something fun. Something that has very little to do with survival and just ... whatever you feel like.
Do you think LILITH will let us send Satoru home to buy one? ( A grin, semi-sly. ) I would have probably made him back then too, had I not already left. It's about time he does something nice for me.
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[ Yuji swallows, covering his mouth, breathing out. Tears prickle at his eyes.
Is that answer enough, he wonders? ]
I need to get back to him.
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Geto presses a hand to his shoulder, careful. ) You're here, and he's here, and you've done what you need to do, Itadori-kun. Everything else can be dealt with in time, mm? Do you need anything else?
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[ Yuji's just glad he didn't have to say it out loud, that he didn't voice the hollow void in his chest, anoher grief to add to his pile. ]
I just need to take this back, and then... Go for a walk, or something.
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( Saves them having to do an about-turn. )
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[ Sheepish, a little shy for it, Yuji looks around. ]
... Maybe some ice cream?
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( Just operating on assumptions, but he turns towards them and waits for Itadori to follow. )
Are you hungry, Itadori?
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[ Yuji slips away from his side briefly to head back in, to slip through the doors into the large kitchen, humming softly. ]
Hungry? Mm, not really.
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( Does he have a small list of people he needs to mother hen? Yes. )
How does the remembering work, Itadori-kun? I admit I wasn't really listening to LILITH when I first arrived.
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It was like I went to sleep and woke up with all the new memories. I think they call it one of their glitches...? I'm not really sure how it works, but it's happened twice now.
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( He really wishes he had more power to fight LILITH. Even if they work in his favour for now, he does not like what they're able to do. )
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[ Looking down, he wiggles his fingers absently. ]
... Does it help if it was worth it?
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( Itadori won. All that loss was not for nothing. )
Of course it does. But that doesn't mean I can't still be concerned for you, Itadori-kun. So you'll have to tell me if anything starts to hurt.
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[ His eyes flick over to Geto briefly. ]
... Would Nanamin's arm hurt, too?
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( Carefully. ) Sometimes it's psychosomatic. I lost my arm before I woke up here. It twinges where the tear was every now and again. But there's no real reason for it to hurt. So it could be the same for Nanami. They call them phantom pains, don't they? Funny.
( It isn't. )
I check up on him sometimes, you know. He was my kohai. You don't have to run yourself ragged, there are people who can help your loved ones too.
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[ Yuji sighs softly. ]
Nanamin... Some of it was my fault, because I relied on him too much. So I want to really make sure that he's doing okay here.
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( Geto understands it a little better nowadays. )
I'm not saying you can't be concerned for him, just that he wouldn't want you to wear yourself too thin. None of us would. You have people you can rely on to take some of that wait now, Itadori-kun. I'm certainly not incapable. I can keep an eye out for you.
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Yuji sighs, nodding his head. ]
You're right. He probably wants a little bit of space to be a grown up anyway, right?
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I think he'd prefer if you gave yourself space to be a teenager. Do something fun. Something that has very little to do with survival and just ... whatever you feel like.
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[ When he smiles, it seems... Genuine. ]
Remember the festival games? That was pretty fun, wasn't it?
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( A hum. )
You can borrow the nintendo, if you want. ( You know, the pink one he's sometimes seen with. ) I need help finishing the pokedex.
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[ Look at him beam. ]
I think you need two copies to get all of them, though.
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Do you think LILITH will let us send Satoru home to buy one? ( A grin, semi-sly. ) I would have probably made him back then too, had I not already left. It's about time he does something nice for me.
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[ He cups his hand behind his back. ]
Maybe I could ask them for one, and some other games we can play together.
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Ah, Itadori-kun. I'll find us some games to play together. Don't worry about that.
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[ A laugh. ]
It's not that big a deal, Geto-san.
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