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[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!

[gamerbrain]

That would be nice.

[touchups]

Mm. It's pretty lonely when you're the only one like you, huh?

[gamerbrain]

Aoi is never the only heroine in the visual novel. But Aoi is the only one who knows.

[touchups]

Sets you apart in a pretty big way, doesn't it?

[gamerbrain]

Aoi had never thought about it before.

[ but - she nods. ]

[touchups]

It's okay! We can form our own team.

[TEAM HUMAN-LIKE-BUT-NOT-QUITE.]

[gamerbrain]

You want to be on a team with Aoi?