【NETWORK】UN: Inaban || also filtered away from Satou [backdated to the 2nd]

[dereban]

Okay, so I know a bunch of us are concerned over MirrorMe, but there's another spirit that I'm concerned about, given that the amusement park is here.

I can't speak with spirits, so I'd need to ask for help on this front.

If anybody wants more details on this front, meet me at Canis. I'd prefer to talk about this in person. Thanks!

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un: yuuto

[spacialeyes]

[Disclaimer: Yuuto is absolutely useless and won’t actually get much done. He’s too tired. But he figures he’ll work until he can’t anymore, so!]

Alright! I can help talk to the spirits in the park.

I’ll stop by and get the details after this delivery!

[dereban]

Don't push yourself too much.

[spacialeyes]

If there is a Rumor in that castle, then I need to push myself anyway! MirrorMe-san deserves the extra effort!

Besides,

If we help the other park spirits now, then they won’t need help from Wishmaker later. That’ll help too. Then we can all breath easier!

[dereban]

I'm a hypocrite for saying this, but this is when you can rely on other people. Don't push yourself so hard that you're unable to handle it anymore.

People are going to worry about you if you collapse.

[spacialeyes]

Thank you for worrying about me.

I’ll probably be fine? If you’re working hard, then I will work hard with you. We’re partners.

[dereban]

You better be! I'll be mad if you're not fine!

[spacialeyes]

The same to you. [Though Inaba probably knows that Yuuto can't get mad. Just frantic.]

Don't push yourself either. I'll meet you at Canis and we can work together, right? Then neither of us will collapse!

I love you, Himeko.

[dereban]

Alright.

[spacialeyes]

[And it is not long before-] I’m here! Do you still require assistance?

[And while he waits for a reply, Yuuto yawns into his hand and subconsciously adjusts his tail for balance. There’s no way he’s exhausted!]

[dereban]

The more the merrier.

Do you need me to head down?

[spacialeyes]

It would help to hear from you first hand, but you must have many other visitors, correct? I can wait.

[dereban]

OK. If you need to, feel free to use the other floors while you wait.

[spacialeyes]

Yes! I can't wait to see you!

[Yuuto is going to be a problem child and go somewhere to practice with his sword then! The last two encounters in the castle have him pretty anxious after all. Eventually, he's going to have to fight someone for real. He might even have to cause harm on purpose.]

[dereban]

I'll let you know when I'm done.

[ And she'll do just that! ]

[spacialeyes]

[Good News: The dumbass does let her know ahead of time that he's practicing in one of the gym locations.

Bad News: That means that he won't immediately notice that he has a text. When he does, it has been five minutes or so and he's very upset with himself.]

Himeko!

Sorry! I'm just wrapping up. Where shall I meet you?

[dereban]

I'll head downstairs.

[spacialeyes]

Okay! See you soon!

[Yuuto can teleport downstairs, which lets him take extra time to clean up after himself. Unfortunately, that does mean that he's the second to arrive this time.]

Inaba! Good day! Sorry to keep you waiting.

[dereban]

No, it's fine--I'm the one who kept you waiting.

[ He might notice that she's definitely in formal wear for work; it's a white button up blouse and a black suit over it and black skirt. ]

[spacialeyes]

[They have real, serious work to get to and his first thought is that she still looks great in a suit.

Yuuto scolds himself into getting back on track.]

Uh, well. Then. We both kept each other waiting. [His tail is still helping him maintain his balance,] You need for me to talk to some spirits, right?

[dereban]

Yeah. I remembered that the Rumor from back in January was from the amusement park so now that it's back... I think that we need to not only focus on MirrorMe, but on the other spirits in the amusement park as well. So that they don't feel like they're simply being used or lonely.

[ A feeling that Inaba unfortunately is getting even more now. ]

[spacialeyes]

That's a good point... I know that a lot of the spirits enjoy the park. That's how it manages to exist at all. But if some of them are lonely...

Last year, we changed the fate of the park by participating. Do we need to do that again somehow..?

[dereban]

. . . I don't know.

I've been thinking about "what if we don't save the park"? After all, that's what caused the locals to think of the Fallen Stars as miracle granters, because it caused the spirits to do something that could only be seemed as a near impossibility.

But I know that nobody's going to agree with me on that.

1/2

[spacialeyes]

Himeko... [Yuuto initially bristles and feels himself disagree, but he's quick to settle that by meeting her eye. Or at least, trying to. She has a good point, after all. Because having the Fallen Stars become 'miracle granters' isn't good for anyone. It endangers many people. The excitement of saving an amusement park can't justify the risk on its own.

But he remembers how he felt that day too.]

2/2

[spacialeyes]

Then we need to save the park as a city, not just as Fallen Stars! Right?

The spirits can keep their park and have a place to play with everyone, and the Fallen Stars won't be the center of the miracle anymore. It should be a miracle that everyone makes together!

[dereban]

[ She lets out a sigh before nodding. ]

I agree with that sentiment. If anything needs to be done, it has to be as a city and not just us. It's something that I've been thinking about for a while even last month.

We can't do things simply by ourselves. Maybe that might have been the case in other worlds, but... it's to our detriment here.