Steven will come by eventually after the debacle, and come across her. He didn't follow this part of the trial all too-well, since it seemed to be more emotionally concerned when Steven was more seeking evidence, but he'd overheard a little bit.
He comes closer, standing over her. ]
Aoi. [ To get her attention. He won't ask if she's doing good or anything, that seems to be an inappropriate question. ] I'm sorry about your roommate.
That's fair enough. [ He nods with that answer as acceptance. ]
You seemed to be on good terms with Mr. Kaan... well, I guess I can just call him Kaz with you. It's all very, ah... murder mystery game, isn't it. [ Help he doesn't know how to speak her lingo. ]
There are some games out there that don't, aren't there? Linear stories, where even if you die, you could try and try again.
...It must be strange, being so aware of your own story path. [ A blessing? A curse? ] Or maybe it's stranger still now that you're here and you don't know.
...I don't know. Maybe to the last little mistake I made at work. Or maybe to before Hellsalem's Lot appeared. Or maybe to before I set myself down on the path I am now. ...Maybe before that.
There's a lot of things I wish were different, and maybe they would be if I could hit "Go Back".
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Steven will come by eventually after the debacle, and come across her. He didn't follow this part of the trial all too-well, since it seemed to be more emotionally concerned when Steven was more seeking evidence, but he'd overheard a little bit.
He comes closer, standing over her. ]
Aoi. [ To get her attention. He won't ask if she's doing good or anything, that seems to be an inappropriate question. ] I'm sorry about your roommate.
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Mm.
[ she doesn't seem to know if she should say 'thanks' or 'it's okay' or what. actually, she doesn't see why she shouldn't just say so? ]
Aoi doesn't know how to respond to that.
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You seemed to be on good terms with Mr. Kaan... well, I guess I can just call him Kaz with you. It's all very, ah... murder mystery game, isn't it. [ Help he doesn't know how to speak her lingo. ]
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Murder mysteries usually follow more precise rules so that the readers have a real chance at solving them.
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...Or maybe that's just me hoping, so that we didn't just waste all these lives.
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But Aoi doesn't know what. It seems like we're going to get stuck with a Bad End.
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Does your game have a Bad End? [ How does that work... is she aware of them? ]
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There has to be something to fall back on if you don't complete a girl's route.
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Linear stories, where even if you die, you could try and try again.
...It must be strange, being so aware of your own story path. [ A blessing? A curse? ] Or maybe it's stranger still now that you're here and you don't know.
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[ ... she thinks about it for a moment. ]
Mm. Aoi preferred knowing.
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...I guess if you know everything that's going to happen in your existence, then at least you can be prepared.
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[ and she nods. ]
And Aoi could usually save and reload. It was way better than this.
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...Yeah, things would be better if we could all just save and reload things, huh. We could just try, and try again.
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Yeah, I do. Or wish I could.
If then, I wouldn't be left wondering if this or that, or fearing I might not succeed.
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...I don't know. Maybe to the last little mistake I made at work.
Or maybe to before Hellsalem's Lot appeared.
Or maybe to before I set myself down on the path I am now.
...Maybe before that.
There's a lot of things I wish were different, and maybe they would be if I could hit "Go Back".
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[ It seems like it's the only thing he can envision for himself. ]
It'll be some kind of miracle if I can get anything but. Then again... I did sign myself up for it.
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[ Wow, that gets him to shut up, Aoi. Don't say it like that. He takes a moment to think about how to phrase the next. ]
It's... for someone else's Good End.
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...He wouldn't like it. I know that.
It's admittedly selfish on my part.
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[ she doesn't really get it... ]
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And pats her on the head. ]
It's not important. I'm still here, so all I can keep doing is to postpone that Bad End for as long as I can, right?
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Let Aoi know if there's a way Aoi can help... Aoi wants to prevent other people's Bad Ends, too. Including yours.
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But I don't think you should get involved in whatever I am. [ Protect your soft head. ]
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Just focus on getting your own Good End, okay? Just that much, for yourself.