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standalonehuman) wrote2030-01-27 12:00 pm
standalonehuman) wrote2030-01-27 12:00 pm
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Togusa
This is Togusa. Feel free to message me at any time.
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i was on his side back in october too, remember
ask me whatever you want to know
ask me whatever you want to know
Oh I remember, but I still dont understand it.
You dont have to chase after him, keep him calmed down or something, to keep him from getting overtaken by- whatever that was that you could sense?
You dont have to chase after him, keep him calmed down or something, to keep him from getting overtaken by- whatever that was that you could sense?
i don't really know
i just
[There's a long pause between this text and Dante's next one. He's been holding onto this for a while.]
it's... my fault all this happened in the first place. i know you'll say it isn't but it is
it's my fault he's in the position he is right now. and even if it wasn't he still needs help, not james shoving that in his face
i just
[There's a long pause between this text and Dante's next one. He's been holding onto this for a while.]
it's... my fault all this happened in the first place. i know you'll say it isn't but it is
it's my fault he's in the position he is right now. and even if it wasn't he still needs help, not james shoving that in his face
[The words are a surprise at first, but the more Togusa looks at them, the more he starts to understand what's going on here. Dante already has his defenses up for Togusa's usual optimism. So, he needs a different tactic.]
Help me understand it, then. Why is it your fault, and why is it your job to be the one to help him?
Help me understand it, then. Why is it your fault, and why is it your job to be the one to help him?
["Dante. You're not responsible for him."]
i didn't say it was my job to help him
i don't think he'd accept any sort of help from me after everything that's happened
i didn't say it was my job to help him
i don't think he'd accept any sort of help from me after everything that's happened
Whether he'd accept it or not, your first instinct was to try to help him. Just not to let him know about it. I'm wondering why.
[ oh thank god, talking about LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE ]
hey now he's not so bad
we had a grand old time out in the woods together
i also like
barely had to do anything with him directly at all all month
we mostly just ate dinner around the same campfire
[ and, y'know. did a bunch of underage drinking. BUT HE'S NOT GOING TO MENTION THAT PART. ]
hey now he's not so bad
we had a grand old time out in the woods together
i also like
barely had to do anything with him directly at all all month
we mostly just ate dinner around the same campfire
[ and, y'know. did a bunch of underage drinking. BUT HE'S NOT GOING TO MENTION THAT PART. ]
I kid, he really is a good friend.
But does that mean you didn't get to see the key-sword in action?
[While Togusa is far from 'at peace with' the fact that Dante drinks underage, he also knows there is little he can do about it.]
But does that mean you didn't get to see the key-sword in action?
[While Togusa is far from 'at peace with' the fact that Dante drinks underage, he also knows there is little he can do about it.]
Oh my god. Okay. So.
He can summon this sword out of nowhere, it's kind of made out of shadows and very neat. And that was great.
And then it turned into a giant key.
And he's still swinging it around like a sword.
He can summon this sword out of nowhere, it's kind of made out of shadows and very neat. And that was great.
And then it turned into a giant key.
And he's still swinging it around like a sword.
oh my god
is it actually sharp like a sword
or is it just literally a giant key
do you think he could use it as a baseball bat
is it actually sharp like a sword
or is it just literally a giant key
do you think he could use it as a baseball bat
It's still sharp, that's the really insane part!
You have to ask him about it, it's the strangest weapon out there right now.
You have to ask him about it, it's the strangest weapon out there right now.
please tell me you've seen him swinging this thing around
please tell me you took video
WAIT
PLEASE tell me you have computerbrain memory footage of this you can share
please tell me you took video
WAIT
PLEASE tell me you have computerbrain memory footage of this you can share
[It's somehow appropriate that James is the first person to figure out that Togusa is now a walking-blackmail-machine. Ask and ye shall receive. It takes a few minutes, but then, he gets some wonderful action footage of Dante swinging around a giant key to take out a group of attacking vines from the subway. It would be ridiculous if it wasn't so effective.
Never mind, it's still ridiculous.]
Never mind, it's still ridiculous.]
hang on
[ The next response comes in half an hour later. It's the same video, but this time James has added a bunch of whooshy lightsword noises from Space Battles. ]
[ The next response comes in half an hour later. It's the same video, but this time James has added a bunch of whooshy lightsword noises from Space Battles. ]
[That is Togusa laughing so hard he starts coughing. Holy shit, James.]
PERFECTION.
When I die laughing at the next training meeting, because he's practicing with that thing, it'll be your fault.
PERFECTION.
When I die laughing at the next training meeting, because he's practicing with that thing, it'll be your fault.
i hope your brain has a real time video editor or something because you could just slap this audio file onto any time you see him using it again
i just realized i can text you while drinking and you can't lecture me about being underage anymore
Congratulations, you found the loophole. Learning from Ardyn well, I see.
Happy Birthday, by the way. Sorry I was out of town and under a curse for the date of.
Happy Birthday, by the way. Sorry I was out of town and under a curse for the date of.
like i wouldn't have come up with that on my own
i didn't evne know you knew when my birthday WAS, what sort of curse was it?
i didn't evne know you knew when my birthday WAS, what sort of curse was it?
I wrote it enough times on certain forms. You know, when I arrested you.
And, a weird curse. Progressive curse mark, sapped my strength, made me hear voices.
And, a weird curse. Progressive curse mark, sapped my strength, made me hear voices.
[...oh. Oh yeah. That sure was a thing that happened, no matter how much he'd like to pretend otherwise.]
were you the one who read me my rights
besides, don't you fill out enough of those every year? why remember mine?
[LET'S CHANGE THE TOPIC HE DOESN'T LIKE TALKING ABOUT HIS BIRTHDAY ANYWAYS.]
wish i could say that sounded unfamiliar
how'd you break it?
were you the one who read me my rights
besides, don't you fill out enough of those every year? why remember mine?
[LET'S CHANGE THE TOPIC HE DOESN'T LIKE TALKING ABOUT HIS BIRTHDAY ANYWAYS.]
wish i could say that sounded unfamiliar
how'd you break it?
I remember yours because you're my friend, Dante. That was just where I picked it up.
[But okay we'll move on.]
It wanted a confession, admitting a regret. Ardyn helped me out. I needed somebody to talk to.
[But okay we'll move on.]
It wanted a confession, admitting a regret. Ardyn helped me out. I needed somebody to talk to.
[WHY THAT TOGUSA. WHY DO YOU SAY THOSE WORDS
"Which words, Dante?" ALL OF THEM
It's gonna be a moment.]
why do these conversations always go this way
"Which words, Dante?" ALL OF THEM
It's gonna be a moment.]
why do these conversations always go this way
Because Retrospec?
[Togusa is cracking one open on his end, now, too.]
[Togusa is cracking one open on his end, now, too.]
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