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[gamerbrain]

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[touchups]

[There's a little hum, like he's considering, but he nods in agreement soon after.]

Yup! They go hand-in-hand, like I said. A lot of emotions are pretty similar when you boil them down, you know?

[gamerbrain]

... Aoi doesn't know.

[ emotions are hard, actually! ]

[touchups]

[Ah, the life of a... video game character......]

Mm... Well! You'll probably notice for yourself soon enough, if you're paying attention.

[gamerbrain]

Being afraid and being sad are close... What else are close?

[ it sounds like it would be much easier to just be informed! ]

[touchups]

[DON'T ASK MAHITO OF ALL PEOPLE THIS QUESTION, AOI!! Though he will unfortunately answer, after a second.]

Anger and fear, sadness and fear... To be honest, most feelings could tie to fear pretty easily. It's one of the truest emotions humans feel.

[gamerbrain]

... Everyone is afraid that much?

[touchups]

Yep. [HE SAYS THIS SO CERTAINLY.] Behind most feelings, you can find fear at the base.

[gamerbrain]

That's sad...

[touchups]

Why do you think so?

[He asks it with seemingly genuine curiosity.]

[gamerbrain]

[ ... she doesn't seem to know how to articulate it. ]

They don't know if things will turn out okay, because they don't have the script. They... Never have the script.

[touchups]

[Seems like she articulates it well enough for him to get it, at least...]

--Mm, I get what you mean. But even when humans know what's coming, that doesn't always comfort them.

[gamerbrain]

Why not?

[touchups]

Because knowing what's coming isn't the same as controlling what's coming. If you had both, it probably wouldn't be an issue, though. Do you, usually? Or do you just have the script?

[gamerbrain]

... Aoi can usually patch the game.

[touchups]

How much can you patch? Can you change things up entirely?

[gamerbrain]

... Aoi can't change the narrative completely. The story is still the story and the characters are still the characters.

But Aoi can adjust small things.

[touchups]

[Aoi your suspicious small adjustments......]

Even small things would probably help. But for most of their lives, humans don't have a whole lot of real control. It makes things really hard for them.

[gamerbrain]

[ :) there is nothing to be suspicious of :) ]

Humans... What about you?

[touchups]

[Hm that doesn't at all sound like something an incredibly suspicious person would say!]

Mm? What about me?

[gamerbrain]

Aoi thought you were like Aoi. "Basically" human. But not quite.

[touchups]

Ah! [A beat; he smiles, and then shakes his head.] No, I'm not human. I was born from them, though, so I guess we're similar in that way?

[gamerbrain]

Then... Are things difficult for you like they are for humans?

[touchups]

[He seems to consider this for a second before shaking his head.]

They're not. Not really. Do you share the same difficulties that humans have?

[gamerbrain]

Probably not.

[touchups]

You and I probably aren't too different after all, then!