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SOBA

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CHARACTER NAME

Geto Suguru

CIVILIAN NAME

Zaru Soba

TEAM

Brimstone

HOUSING NUMBER

003

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Comments

[gorb]

Does he want that friend to be Mark, or will any old body do?

[undrowned]

He wants it to be Mark. Despite everything else.

[gorb]

Then why can't they just be friends?

Is it the fear of what other people think?

[undrowned]

Doubtful. Both of them do not care about how they are perceived to begin with by other people; they are rather stubborn, actually.

But it's possible Bob and Mark don't know each other as well as they think they do, and therefore, are creating difficult rules for each other to 'become friends'. Does that make sense? What do you think?

[gorb]

Not really.

( Alas. )

If they don't care what anyone else thinks, and if they both want it, and if nothing detrimental will happen because of it, then why waste time with pointless hoops? Just be friends.

[undrowned]

[ damn ... well that's kind of hard to argue with, so - ]

You're right.

Thank you. You've been quite helpful.

[gorb]

( Good.

He can go back to feigning sleep now. But actually, because you can never escape being a little shit -. )

I hope your friendship proves fruitful, Bob-san.

[undrowned]

[ hey ...! that's foul 🫣 ]

I'm not Bob.

Besides, you can't prove I'm Bob.

[gorb]

No?

My mistake.

( He's so full of shit. )

[undrowned]

[ ah, how terrible ... rover sits up from her chair to try and see where he is, but everyone's tall, also her seatmate is busy torturing people. she'll have to figure out something else. ]

I wish you neck cramps and back pain.

[gorb]

Ah, maybe you should tell me who Mark is so I can warn them of your ire.

[undrowned]

Debilitating lower back pain.

Anyway, Mark is aware of my idiosyncracies.

2/2

[undrowned]

- Bob. Who is not me.

fixed it

[gorb]

You're very unkind, I already have so many issues.

( Jokes? From this cult leader? It's more likely than you think. )

Sure.

So why exactly was "Bob" hesitating? You - I mean, he - don't seem easily put off.

[undrowned]

It's not that.

Maybe I just wasn't very good at explaining the situation ... although you did give me plenty to think about.

But also, it's just who he is.

[ 😮‍💨 bobby over here sweatin' beneath the LILITH gear. ]

[gorb]

You seem to make friends easily.

Why is this one so difficult?

[undrowned]

[ she thinks it over, and finally comes up with: ]

This is just my guess, but I think ... it's because he is royalty.

And therefore, has certain expectations about people, and how he ought to act around them - or how they ought to act around him.

We don't have such people in our world, so I'm very baffled by his behaviour.

[gorb]

Oh.

Just don't let him. If he has airs and graces tell him to just be normal. If he doesn't know what that is then just show him.

( Spoken like a man with Experience. )

[undrowned]

That is the goal, I suppose. I'm doing my best.

He has quite the ego. Stubborn, and stuck to his ways. But I think I'll wear him down eventually. I just have to be patient in getting to know him.

[gorb]

Rich men often do.

If you think it's worth it though, then you should.

[undrowned]

I think at the heart of it, he means well.

I guess it just communicates badly.

Thanks for your help. I know it was an odd question, but it was nice talking it out with someone.

[gorb]

It's fine. I needed the distraction.

[undrowned]

I did notice the aircraft isn't friendly to tall people.

[gorb]

Especially with an incessant gnat poking about.

( Does he mean Gojo or Maki? Maybe a little of both. )

[undrowned]

Ah ... are you being bullied?