GAME OVER (S██'s Palace)

[pointzeropercent]

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[beathollow]

There's nothing wrong with being afraid. There's nothing wrong with wanting to live, either. But there must be a balance, and the two of you are at war.

[pointzeropercent]

I don't think I can find balance with him...but at the same time, I don't want to disappear forever.

[moodwrecker]

What caused you two to fracture?

[pointzeropercent]

We've always been like this, even from the start. I needed him, but as time has passed we haven't been able to keep it together.

[moodwrecker]

What do you need him for? To be brave for you?

[pointzeropercent]

I needed him to survive the death game. After I saw those stats, I knew I wouldn't have survived on my own.

[moodwrecker]

But now you're supposed to work for a goddess who needs you to make friends.

So what I'm hearing is: you don't actually need him at all anymore.

[pointzeropercent]

Maybe, but...

[Teal seems reluctant to let go.]

Just getting rid of him won't actually work. If the true problem isn't solved, he'll just keep coming back

[moodwrecker]

Which is... what, your distrust?

[pointzeropercent]

[Well he was going to answer but suddenly boss fight!]

[beathollow]

He's angry. You're afraid. Often times, anger overpowers fear- until fear is pushed to the brink.

What you both need is acceptance.

[pointzeropercent]

...you know that's a lot to ask of someone as fractured as us, Mafuyu-san.

[beathollow]

... Shin, I'm fractured, too. There's six aspects of my heart that have physical forms, all with their own ideas of how to help me.

[pointzeropercent]

Six??? How do you keep track of everything?

[beathollow]

Very carefully. My anger's been picking fights lately...

( she sounds tired. but fond. )