That's basically what I'm doin' now but I don't think a report of "the place is a wreck" is really useful. But Overhaul's big on "protocol" and I don't feel like going back yet anyway.
Ah...unfortunate. It was rather curious, so I didn't think much of letting it follow me around. But if that's the case, what's done is done.
[ At least that confirms her suspicions. It'd be another story if Vergilius wasn't dead, but since he is, she simply sighs and lets go. ]
So what did you think about that entire spectacle anyway? My eyes were pretty glued while it was going on, but now that it's over, it's like...hmm, what did I just watch.
[ We could have had the first revenge murder proposal for a goose.
He'll think on that for a moment, running a hand this his floofy hair, though it's more just to get it out of the way because of the wind. ]
It wasn't bad to watch in the beginning, but I was bored of it by the end. The guy was clearly crazy which is whatever, but showboating gets real boring real fast. The whole heart stuff just reminded me of this washed up hero back home too. [ He says this but this isn't all of it, because even if the change is minute, that's the most alert Shigaraki's been on this island. ]
I think it lasted too long as well, so thanks for cutting it off. But I am interested in how people see love, so I didn't write it off completely for my personal curiosity. Not that it feels like I've come any closer to understanding.
[ If anything, it probably threw more than a few wrenches in what little she understands. ]
Washed up hero? Don't tell me they seriously make speeches espousing love, justice, and a strong heart.
If I had to stand there for hours to keep chain killin' him I wouldn't have been as nice. And yeah, 'course they do. The one I'm talkin' bout gets his power from love or something? He's some old sack of bones that I could kill with one punch.
Yeah, I don't have enough time in the world to sit there and listen to that.
[ K.O announcer voice where? The thought of it makes her frown a little, though it's quickly wiped in favor of a more pensive expression. ]
That's just as important to observe, I'd say? You can't really get a good picture of something without seeing all sides of it. And I feel like I'm on that boat anyway. Love as a motivator is a foreign concept to me, so I think it makes sense not to be able to see it in the first place.
[ She pushes back some of her bangs, looking a little lost in thought. ]
Tell that to the sycophants who won't shut up about it.
[ A wave of his hand. ]
I'd say that's close to what I am, but it's not cuz it's foreign or whatever. It's not like my family didn't say they loved me. I believed it at one point too. It's just that I hate it and everything it stands for, the opposite of everything I am.
So the concept of it offends you? Like, hmm...if the sight of a red target annoys you to the point where you have to take a shot every time you see it.
[ Her tone is far from judging, though the words are rather blunt. If anything, it's more of the genuine curiosity she has towards concepts different from the "norm". ]
That's how I used to think, I'll give you that. Now it's like.... more personal and less personal at the same time. I wanna destroy everything, or most things. Love ain't special.
But when it comes to love and me... it's really no different from hate, just dressed up in a bow people can feel good 'bout, as far as what people will do for it. And that I really hate cuz it's— [ A short laugh. ]
—if they really meant what they said, things wouldn't have wound up this way. And I'll make them accept that one way or another.
[ That certainly makes a lot of sense to her. She nods before continuing. ]
So you found a new way to frame it. That's a situation of their own making. After all, why go through the trouble of changing your way of thinking if you aren't placed in a situation where you had to? You don't strike me as the type to change your mind on a simple whim.
[ A little hum can be heard while she sorts out what she wants to say next. ]
People talk about love and justice all the time, but it always feels like how it's defined changes to benefit the ones in charge. It's frustrating, because I've heard people say such feelings are part of being human. Then why be so fickle about it?
I guess like you said, it's something people can feel good about. But I can't understand why they'd find that self-serving ambiguity comforting.
I don't really know what's it like to be human and nowadays most people call me a monster anyway, so I'm not the best person to ask. But I've seen 'nough to know what I wanna do. To me, it's not worth thinking past that.
It's not like they'd do the same, even if I was in the business of giving them chances or trying to live up to their self-serving moral codes. And if that's what being human is, I don't wanna be it, even if I could.
Good point. I don't know about being human either, but...well, I think it's a good point anyway. And that's the important part to me.
[ It's something to be happy about at least. ]
Let's see... Even if I did give them a chance to change, I'd bet it'd be lip service for a few weeks while they try to break their word. I know how they work. I lived with them for years before I got out. How couldn't I tell? I couldn't love them then, and they couldn't love "me" then and now. They never saw me as a fellow human.
So I guess the only thing really holding me back now is wanting Yuuki's answer. I think I said that before at least. I've been thinking about it even more, and that's not fair to her and me.
[ She stops for a moment, looking at a sky so different from all the ones she's seen before. ]
...Yeah, I'm putting too much on her. But I can apologize by razing the colony that forced her out to save her friend. I don't need to be human to do that. In fact, I shouldn't be. I'll have to be the villain. Which is fine.
[ And she turns to look at him, probably the most at peace she's felt in ages. ]
The world doesn't really need superheroes anyway. Right?
[ He stops when she does, in tandem somehow, just like a lot of other things between them. And when she looks at him with that expression, his mouth twists into a knowing grin, his own self-achieved nirvana. ]
The only thing the world needs is what you want from it. That's how everyone plays the game, even heroes, they just lie about it.
So yeah, go ahead and destroy the colony and destroy them. Destroy the word superhero and everything they stand for.
That'll make you the villain, but there's at least two of us.
Yeah, it never sat right with me that they called themselves superheroes. I know for a fact most of them know what they're upholding.
[ Conventionally, this is in fact an incredibly screwed up situation. Unfortunately for everyone else, social norms and Moravia were never in the same ballpark from the start. Does she realize how much more frightening Yuuki would find her if she saw her like this? At this point...yes. And now she's willing to accept that fear.
Even if it makes her the villain, she won't be the only one. There's a strange sort of comfort in that, knowing that there's someone else who agrees that society should crumble to pieces for change to be made. Yes, there's Hyuga and Yukinami, always up to destroy at a word. But there's something simply different with someone not servile to her. Something that lets her breathe easier. ]
Hahaha... That so? Well, I certainly don't hate the idea. Best of luck to the both of us.
Luck is for games and people who use stupid phrases like "plus ultra".
[ It's kind of an oddity that superhero never caught on in his world but that silly catchphrase did. ]
Stuff like this is 'bout skill, power, and probably a few other things. [ For him it stops there but he knows from AFO that you can go the charisma route too. But he's fine just like this, fine with who he is and what he wants even if barely anyone else is.
And by now he knows it's...pleasant to be around someone who's similar. He doesn't need to think about it any harder than that. ]
So I ain't gonna wish you luck, cuz I don't think you need it. How 'bout give 'em hell and have fun instead?
[ That gets her to laugh again. Ah, point taken. But really, she feels like none of them would've reached this point without some luck. Just another thing to take advantage of, but hey, focusing on the more concrete areas is a far better use of time. ]
Mm, I get what you mean. It would leave a bad taste to think that everything we worked for is up to luck only. Like, don't discount our efforts. I still think a little luck brought me here, but I'll leave it at that.
[ Who knows what could've happened in another time, another place? She doesn't know, but she doesn't particularly care to know. Just gotta live in the moment. ]
I'm actually kind of excited to see what happens now.
[ That probably shouldn't be the reaction to what just happened today, but whatever, she's over it. ]
Haha, well, I can grease the wheels a little and let them spin. Just because I found my answer doesn't mean seeing how others tick is any less interesting.
[ Guess that's what happens when your hobby is observation. ]
I never bothered to watch people til recently, but I also never went outside either cuz there wasn't really a point. But if that's what you like, then yeah, keep doin' it. The thing 'bout knowing what you want is that nothing can hold you back anymore, not even yourself.
I don't. [ wow. ] But it's not bad to hear from you.
[ That thanks is...somehow both surprising and not. It's not met immediately with pushback (maybe that has to do with her laugh), but instead with a gradual, easy smile. ]
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Yeah, sure. It doesn't matter to me how we talk and we're already here.
You up for a walk?
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[ She nods in agreement and moves to keep in step with him. ]
I thought you'd be more busy with the amount of damage that went out.
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The actual fixing is all his job though.
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[ But there's one thing she really wants to know. ]
What happened to the goose anyway?
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Oh, that. You set the goose free, right? It was in the wrong place at the wrong time when they got into it.
That old guy's powers work using blood, and he didn't think twice. It happened pretty fast, I was surprised there was anything left.
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Ah...unfortunate. It was rather curious, so I didn't think much of letting it follow me around. But if that's the case, what's done is done.
[ At least that confirms her suspicions. It'd be another story if Vergilius wasn't dead, but since he is, she simply sighs and lets go. ]
So what did you think about that entire spectacle anyway? My eyes were pretty glued while it was going on, but now that it's over, it's like...hmm, what did I just watch.
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He'll think on that for a moment, running a hand this his floofy hair, though it's more just to get it out of the way because of the wind. ]
It wasn't bad to watch in the beginning, but I was bored of it by the end. The guy was clearly crazy which is whatever, but showboating gets real boring real fast. The whole heart stuff just reminded me of this washed up hero back home too. [ He says this but this isn't all of it, because even if the change is minute, that's the most alert Shigaraki's been on this island. ]
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I think it lasted too long as well, so thanks for cutting it off. But I am interested in how people see love, so I didn't write it off completely for my personal curiosity. Not that it feels like I've come any closer to understanding.
[ If anything, it probably threw more than a few wrenches in what little she understands. ]
Washed up hero? Don't tell me they seriously make speeches espousing love, justice, and a strong heart.
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[ One Punch Man title card drop. ]
What 'bout people who can't see love?
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[ K.O announcer voice where? The thought of it makes her frown a little, though it's quickly wiped in favor of a more pensive expression. ]
That's just as important to observe, I'd say? You can't really get a good picture of something without seeing all sides of it. And I feel like I'm on that boat anyway. Love as a motivator is a foreign concept to me, so I think it makes sense not to be able to see it in the first place.
[ She pushes back some of her bangs, looking a little lost in thought. ]
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[ A wave of his hand. ]
I'd say that's close to what I am, but it's not cuz it's foreign or whatever. It's not like my family didn't say they loved me. I believed it at one point too. It's just that I hate it and everything it stands for, the opposite of everything I am.
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So the concept of it offends you? Like, hmm...if the sight of a red target annoys you to the point where you have to take a shot every time you see it.
[ Her tone is far from judging, though the words are rather blunt. If anything, it's more of the genuine curiosity she has towards concepts different from the "norm". ]
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That's how I used to think, I'll give you that. Now it's like.... more personal and less personal at the same time. I wanna destroy everything, or most things. Love ain't special.
But when it comes to love and me... it's really no different from hate, just dressed up in a bow people can feel good 'bout, as far as what people will do for it. And that I really hate cuz it's— [ A short laugh. ]
—if they really meant what they said, things wouldn't have wound up this way. And I'll make them accept that one way or another.
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So you found a new way to frame it. That's a situation of their own making. After all, why go through the trouble of changing your way of thinking if you aren't placed in a situation where you had to? You don't strike me as the type to change your mind on a simple whim.
[ A little hum can be heard while she sorts out what she wants to say next. ]
People talk about love and justice all the time, but it always feels like how it's defined changes to benefit the ones in charge. It's frustrating, because I've heard people say such feelings are part of being human. Then why be so fickle about it?
I guess like you said, it's something people can feel good about. But I can't understand why they'd find that self-serving ambiguity comforting.
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[ He grins at that. ]
I don't really know what's it like to be human and nowadays most people call me a monster anyway, so I'm not the best person to ask. But I've seen 'nough to know what I wanna do. To me, it's not worth thinking past that.
It's not like they'd do the same, even if I was in the business of giving them chances or trying to live up to their self-serving moral codes. And if that's what being human is, I don't wanna be it, even if I could.
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[ It's something to be happy about at least. ]
Let's see... Even if I did give them a chance to change, I'd bet it'd be lip service for a few weeks while they try to break their word. I know how they work. I lived with them for years before I got out. How couldn't I tell? I couldn't love them then, and they couldn't love "me" then and now. They never saw me as a fellow human.
So I guess the only thing really holding me back now is wanting Yuuki's answer. I think I said that before at least. I've been thinking about it even more, and that's not fair to her and me.
[ She stops for a moment, looking at a sky so different from all the ones she's seen before. ]
...Yeah, I'm putting too much on her. But I can apologize by razing the colony that forced her out to save her friend. I don't need to be human to do that. In fact, I shouldn't be. I'll have to be the villain. Which is fine.
[ And she turns to look at him, probably the most at peace she's felt in ages. ]
The world doesn't really need superheroes anyway. Right?
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The only thing the world needs is what you want from it. That's how everyone plays the game, even heroes, they just lie about it.
So yeah, go ahead and destroy the colony and destroy them. Destroy the word superhero and everything they stand for.
That'll make you the villain, but there's at least two of us.
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[ Conventionally, this is in fact an incredibly screwed up situation. Unfortunately for everyone else, social norms and Moravia were never in the same ballpark from the start. Does she realize how much more frightening Yuuki would find her if she saw her like this? At this point...yes. And now she's willing to accept that fear.
Even if it makes her the villain, she won't be the only one. There's a strange sort of comfort in that, knowing that there's someone else who agrees that society should crumble to pieces for change to be made. Yes, there's Hyuga and Yukinami, always up to destroy at a word. But there's something simply different with someone not servile to her. Something that lets her breathe easier. ]
Hahaha... That so? Well, I certainly don't hate the idea. Best of luck to the both of us.
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[ It's kind of an oddity that superhero never caught on in his world but that silly catchphrase did. ]
Stuff like this is 'bout skill, power, and probably a few other things. [ For him it stops there but he knows from AFO that you can go the charisma route too. But he's fine just like this, fine with who he is and what he wants even if barely anyone else is.
And by now he knows it's...pleasant to be around someone who's similar. He doesn't need to think about it any harder than that. ]
So I ain't gonna wish you luck, cuz I don't think you need it. How 'bout give 'em hell and have fun instead?
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Mm, I get what you mean. It would leave a bad taste to think that everything we worked for is up to luck only. Like, don't discount our efforts. I still think a little luck brought me here, but I'll leave it at that.
[ Who knows what could've happened in another time, another place? She doesn't know, but she doesn't particularly care to know. Just gotta live in the moment. ]
Okay then, let's show them hell.
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[ He laughs at that too, because it really kinda is stupid but not in a bad way. ]
Same goes for here. [ If that's the path she wants to take, he's still here to encourage it. ]
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[ That probably shouldn't be the reaction to what just happened today, but whatever, she's over it. ]
Haha, well, I can grease the wheels a little and let them spin. Just because I found my answer doesn't mean seeing how others tick is any less interesting.
[ Guess that's what happens when your hobby is observation. ]
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[ And that's what's important. ]
I never bothered to watch people til recently, but I also never went outside either cuz there wasn't really a point. But if that's what you like, then yeah, keep doin' it. The thing 'bout knowing what you want is that nothing can hold you back anymore, not even yourself.
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[ Maaaybe more specific kinds of unpredictability, but no need to split hairs. ]
But yeah, you do you. Not that you need me to say that. Still...I guess there is something I want to say to you.
[ She can't help but laugh a little more before continuing. ]
Thanks.
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[ That thanks is...somehow both surprising and not. It's not met immediately with pushback (maybe that has to do with her laugh), but instead with a gradual, easy smile. ]
You got it. [ "You get it." ]
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