All of them really liked pancakes, so a donut would probably be better. If we could find any. [ this sounds like solid advice to him? so. but he shakes his head. ]
No, I think I still woke up when everyone else did. I'm not even sure if it has been a few days by now. It feels like it though. [ internal clock and all. he hasn't bothered looking at the phones to see if they have clocks actually. ]
[ He gets that, never needing to sleep or anything like that, and the only indication of passing days is the flow of students into and out of the school
There's five or six of them usually? They don't have abilities of their own, exactly, but they do listen to my commands when I ask them to. [ things he's not saying: they're his children. ] ...they used to be under someone else's order before they came to me, and I didn't want to trap them like that. So I gave them the option to do whatever they wanted with their lives and took them home with me when they decided to stick around.
[ His children... They kind of remind Hanako of the Mokke, the group of little spirits he's always chasing after to clean up the messes they leave behind around the school. ]
Sounds like a handful! I guess that means you have to be doubly sure to take care of themselves, so you can take care of them.
[ that's so cute? please tell nico about these spirits he'd be fascinated. as it is, hanako being who he is is the only reason nico's actually being as detailed about the little creatures. there's a wry little smile, and the creature settles on his shoulder now in an attempt to somehow get closer. curious baby... ]
They are, but we're adjusting. It'd be nice to wrap all of this up faster to get them back home. [ yes. his focus is only on the creature. nothing else. surely. ] ...depending if this competition they're talking about is real or not.
[ They're little rabbit spirits who like candy... very cute... If Nico's likes jam and pancakes, they're probably not all that different, he thinks ]
That's an idea. All this effort for a fake competition... I wonder why!
[ A competition between a group of strangers made heroes makes no sense. There's really no doubt in Hanako's mind there's more to it than that, but also, it doesn't matter, does it? ]
Say, do you think your team has a chance at winning?
Because when you tell people the things they care about are in danger, they're more likely to act than just doing it because someone asked. [ like. this just makes sense to him. he doesn't know why this is happening and he thinks the whole thing is stupid and unfair, but he can kind of guess that whoever is behind this competition wants something else from them. ]
I don't really have another option besides winning. [ it's not about if he thinks there's a chance or not. it's that he's going to make it happen by force or so help him. ] Why do you ask?
The silence is maybe telling, along with all Hanako's said so far about being dead and the idea of a "future" not applying to him, but at the same time, there's conviction when he finally speaks up. ]
There's somebody I'm going to save.
[ Not "wants to" or "needs to" but "going to". There's no other option besides that ]
Then I suppose the only advice I have left is try to remember what they would want you to do, and don't let other people stand in your way if they try to stop you. [ it's not good advice. this is just how nico thinks. ]
I've saved them before, and I'll save them again. I'm not considering anything else.
Sure, if you think so. [ does nico want to save everyone's worlds because it's fair and right and what heroes do? yeah. does nico know he'd also do whatever it takes to prioritize his own world and the people in it? also yeah. does nico realize not everyone will feel that way and may in fact just tell everyone else to figure it out themselves and good luck? yeah times three.
but what else is new? ]
But we'll have to see how other people plan on playing, if that's the case. I don't want to assume everyone's on the same page yet.
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Try donuts when you get the chance.
[ Donuts are sort of like jam on bagel? but better. donuts are the best. ]
Does that mean you woke up before the rest of us?
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All of them really liked pancakes, so a donut would probably be better. If we could find any. [ this sounds like solid advice to him? so. but he shakes his head. ]
No, I think I still woke up when everyone else did. I'm not even sure if it has been a few days by now. It feels like it though. [ internal clock and all. he hasn't bothered looking at the phones to see if they have clocks actually. ]
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[ He gets that, never needing to sleep or anything like that, and the only indication of passing days is the flow of students into and out of the school
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well, anyways! ]
How many are there? What do they all do?
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There's five or six of them usually? They don't have abilities of their own, exactly, but they do listen to my commands when I ask them to. [ things he's not saying: they're his children. ] ...they used to be under someone else's order before they came to me, and I didn't want to trap them like that. So I gave them the option to do whatever they wanted with their lives and took them home with me when they decided to stick around.
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Sounds like a handful! I guess that means you have to be doubly sure to take care of themselves, so you can take care of them.
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They are, but we're adjusting. It'd be nice to wrap all of this up faster to get them back home. [ yes. his focus is only on the creature. nothing else. surely. ] ...depending if this competition they're talking about is real or not.
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That's an idea. All this effort for a fake competition... I wonder why!
[ A competition between a group of strangers made heroes makes no sense. There's really no doubt in Hanako's mind there's more to it than that, but also, it doesn't matter, does it? ]
Say, do you think your team has a chance at winning?
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I don't really have another option besides winning. [ it's not about if he thinks there's a chance or not. it's that he's going to make it happen by force or so help him. ] Why do you ask?
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Haha, it's frustrating, isn't it? Knowing we're being manipulated, but having no choice but to go along anyways!
[ He does not answer Nico's question ]
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I suppose the only bright side is that it's not anything new. It's easy enough to understand how to play along.
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[ Not Hanako. He's usually the one doing the manipulating. ]
Does the seasoned veteran have any tips for me?
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Depends. How much do you care about really saving your world?
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The silence is maybe telling, along with all Hanako's said so far about being dead and the idea of a "future" not applying to him, but at the same time, there's conviction when he finally speaks up. ]
There's somebody I'm going to save.
[ Not "wants to" or "needs to" but "going to". There's no other option besides that ]
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Then I suppose the only advice I have left is try to remember what they would want you to do, and don't let other people stand in your way if they try to stop you. [ it's not good advice. this is just how nico thinks. ]
I've saved them before, and I'll save them again. I'm not considering anything else.
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It's a good thing she's not here, then!! ]
I guess we have no choice but to find a way to save everybody, huh?
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Sure, if you think so. [ does nico want to save everyone's worlds because it's fair and right and what heroes do? yeah. does nico know he'd also do whatever it takes to prioritize his own world and the people in it? also yeah. does nico realize not everyone will feel that way and may in fact just tell everyone else to figure it out themselves and good luck? yeah times three.
but what else is new? ]
But we'll have to see how other people plan on playing, if that's the case. I don't want to assume everyone's on the same page yet.
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[ There's no chance in hell everybody's going to come together for the betterment of society, not when there's somebody like himself around. ]
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