[Aibouverse, circa ep34 canon: open to AU Go-Busters, particularly seeking Masato and/or 'iromu~]

[silverpleather]

If it had been my decision, I probably wouldn't have told the others about Masato's... not entirely helpful coping mechanism. I've seen it before, of course, his tendency to make a joke out of anything that upsets him.

I've been the subject more than not in the past thirteen years, but this is something different entirely.

I had every intention of going after him on my own and dealing with him and the stupid Puppetroid, but Jueki put paid to that by telling the entire group what was going on before I got a chance.

Hopefully I'll still get a chance to talk to him alone. Even if I have to drag him to the subdimension to do it.

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[red_pleather]

"I know, but you go... you go inwards, too," I say softly. "Ryuu-san and Yoko-chan are a little easier to help."

Took me a while to get to a point where I knew how to help them at all, though. And I'm sure I still miss times when they need it.

"I understand." He'd have to be horrible to not want to protect someone who's done so much for him. And he's not horrible at all. I like him quite a lot, in fact.

[silverpleather]

I smirk weakly at that. He's probably right, but that's no fault of his, nor really of mine. One of the many flaws and pitfalls of a partially real experience.

I shrug and shake my head to clear it. I don't need to be having those thoughts right now.

"I will try to stop assuming that I am the only one that can help him, though."

[red_pleather]

"Thank you," I say with relief. He's a good person.

I pause for a moment. "Must've been scary to see him controlled like that." In the moment, it mostly just pissed me off, because Jin-san didn't deserve that, and I hate it when Vaglass tries to use our own people against us. But I can see how it would've been scary, too.

[silverpleather]

"Scary." I agree softly, then shrug one shoulder, trying not to let it bother me as much as it obviously does. "I don't think I realized that was something that... could happen. Because we're not... Because we're avatars, I mean."