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[touchups]

Really? It looks like way more trouble than it's worth!

[gamerbrain]

[ aoi shakes her head. ]

It's worth it by a lot!

[touchups]

[Curiously:] Have you been in love, then?

[gamerbrain]

Yep. Aoi exists to fall in love with the protagonists.

And Aoi is in love right now.

[touchups]

[He's not even touching that last part.]

Is that real love, though? If it's what you're supposed to do.

[gamerbrain]

No, probably not. Aoi's love has been fake, because Aoi is fake.

[touchups]

Huh... [Why do they always end up spinning off into freaky philosophical territory.] Do you think you have free will, though? I mean, you're not acting according to a script here, right?

[gamerbrain]

Aoi had free will even in the game.

To an extent.

But this isn't a game.

[touchups]

If you have free will, doesn't that mean your emotions are real, then?

[gamerbrain]

... Not sure. But Aoi never used to feel things this much. Aoi never used to think about things so much.

[touchups]

Huh... Maybe 'cuz you don't have to operate within the constraints of a game?

[gamerbrain]

Dunno.

But Aoi likes it better this way.

[touchups]

I don't blame you. I'd like it a lot better that way too, if I was in your shoes!

[gamerbrain]

A lot of things are harder.

But a lot of things are more fun, too.

[touchups]

What do you think the hardest part is, so far?

[gamerbrain]

When Aoi's friends die, they aren't just 'characters.' They won't come back in re-plays or re-loads.

It's a lot sadder.

[touchups]

Ah-- Wow, yeah. This is a pretty intense way to be dealing with real loss for the first time.

[It didn't even occur to him... Damn Aoi, what a trooper.]

[gamerbrain]

[ she doesn't quite know what to say to that so she just... nods.

this has been a lot. ]

[touchups]

[Reaches up and rests a hand on Aoi's noggin...]

Do you wanna do something else to get your mind off of this stuff? Maybe we can play a game or something.

[gamerbrain]

A game sounds good...

[touchups]

You can pick one, then! Whatever you like best.