wizardmanor | Floor 2, Room 3

Is there someone else you could ask to give it to him?

[ Not him. Not Yamato. He's not the right person for it. He can kind of guess who would be, but he'll defer to Day first. ]

[ Instantly: ] Ginger.

Yeah. It's who I thought of, too.

[ So thumbs up from him! ]

...Guess I'm gonna have to consult with him anyway, so I may as well ask for his thoughts on it.

Yeah. Good luck with that, but I'm sure he'll be more than willing to help.

[ Possibly too willing, which Day isn't quite sure how he should feel about, but one thing at a time, he supposes. ]

Thanks for listenin' to met. [ At least now it feels less like a reckless idea and more like a plausible, valid reckless idea. ]

Of course. I care about his safety, too, you know, and you're doing a good thing for him.

[ Day...so kind and thoughtful. That's Yamato's thoughts on him for now. Who knows what else he'll learn about him in the next few weeks... ]

Let me know how it goes, will you?

[ For what it's worth, Yamato isn't wrong. His gaze moves up a little because he's not about to disagree with Yamato, but he also can't help wondering if it really is a good thing for Mika. In a way, it's about trying to keep a greater group of people safe(-ish. his confidence in keeping them safe is not exactly high right now) and protecting Ginger's feelings as much as it is about protecting Mika. If not more so, depending on how charitably one wants to view this.

...Right, if the results are the same, maybe it doesn't matter too much. ]

Of course. Hopefully it works out.

[ Perhaps it isn't an entirely charitable act, but it's still going to serve a good, greater purpose, he thinks. Yamato also has the tendency to value some people highly -- his tendency to try to lift others up before himself is coming in hot here. (They've both got their secrets, it seems.)

He takes a sip of his wine. ]

I guess it was too much to ask for some peace until we figure things out. Heh.

[ Bluntly, possibly because of the wine: ] Honestly, this feels like somethin' that would've happened back home and I don't like it.

...Yeah? That bad, huh?

[ Ah. ]

I mean...people will be people. [ And there are 27 strangers of varying degrees in this manor.] But I was kinda hoping it'd take longer than a month.

No, I mean your home.

[ ... ]

I've never seen something like this happen before, but it sounds like you were expecting it.

[ Oh. He misunderstood.

It kind of sinks in that Yamato really does come from a relatively peaceful life, in a way that Day has to try hard to imagine these days. And if that isn't kind of screwed up, Day doesn't know what it is. ]

...There's a sayin' back where I'm from. "Violence is inescapable." [ He will let that sit for a moment. ] There are beautiful, gentle things in the world, and many more that are stupid, cruel and brutal. I've seen my share of both, that's all.

... I don't blame you for wanting some semblance of peace. Truth be told, I didn't expect any of that to happen, either. Most of us didn't.

I just don't want you to feel like you have to deal with it by yourself.

[ There's a sort of slow blink, like he's chewing on what Yamato just told him.

...It's true that there are other people here, so he doesn't have to deal with this alone. It's just easy to get into that mode because that's what he does: work in the background to try and smoothen things out, maybe preempt disaster. The less aware people are of this, the better. ]

...That's mighty kind of you, Yamato.

I wouldn't say it's kind. It's stating the truth.

[ Him? Kind? Don't make him laugh- ]

I mean it, you know.

I think statin' it out loud and meanin' counts as kindness.

[ He's just pointing it out. ]

...But thanks.

Anytime.

[ He's so tempted to ruffle Day's hair, but. He'll refrain. He's not that drunk just yet. ]

Are you feeling any better, after talkin' about that?

I do, yeah. [ It's a genuine smile, at least. ]

Good. I'm glad.

[ He also gets a genuine smile in return. ]

Now...let's get your mind off of that stuff for now, yeah? Tell me about something fun.

Oh, a bunch of stuff showed up in my room the other day, if you wanna take a looksie?

Sure. What've you got?

[ Peeking at his pile of stuff! ]

[ There's a weird assortment of things, like incense, candies, a pair of rings and a magical charm...

...that is glowing for some reason??? ]

Huh?

[ That sure is an ominous glow, eh? ]

Hmm, what's that all about?

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