zenitsu

[soba]

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[soba]

My aunt and uncle. It's theirs now.

[swordflash]

Huh? Your aunt and uncle are family, too, aren't they?

[soba]

Yeah. It's complicated.

[ he shakes his head. ]

But that doesn't really matter.

[swordflash]

Why not?

[soba]

I'm probably not going to see them again after this.

[swordflash]

How come? Did you get into a fight with them?

[soba]

[ he shakes his head ]

I'm just leaving. It'll be easier for them, too.

[swordflash]

[ it's complicated, toi said. zenitsu can't wrap his head around how something can be so complicated that one would leave family. ]

Are you gonna be all right, leaving like that?

[soba]

[ he nods. ]

I'm going to have to be.

[swordflash]

[ that doesn't sound reassuring. ]

Just don't isolate yourself. That's more tiring than anything else.

[soba]

I'll... have my brother.

So it'll be fine.

[swordflash]

[ he doesn't need enhanced hearing to hear that pause. is his relationship with his brother also complicated? ]

Thanks for sticking around.

[soba]

Where else would I go?

[ his room. ]

[swordflash]

My room's clean. I didn't go there yesterday.

You won't dry out while you're in here, will you?

[soba]

I could always sleep in the tub.

[ maybe he can drown retroactively and everyone has been talking to a ghost this whole time ]

[swordflash]

[ don't. ]

You could. That means you'll have to go back at some point, so you can't stay out here too late.

[ not just because it'll be uncomfortable, but also because zenitsu can feel the monster's vying for control. that's not something he wants toi to see. ]

[soba]

... I guess.

I'm sure other people probably want to check on you.

[ he knows zenitsu has friends, despite apparently thinking everyone dislikes him? zenitsu your self worth ]

[swordflash]

[ people always leave, okay? always. ]

You think so?

[soba]

[ that's a mood ]

People were pretty worried about you.

[swordflash]

I wish I could hear their sounds. I'm sure they'd all sound really kind.

[soba]

[ ... ]

Are you going deaf?

[swordflash]

[ he just about feels that way. ]

Before I came to this mansion, I had really good hearing. By listening to the sounds someone was making, I could tell what they were like. I can't hear them anymore, but I think almost everyone here would sound kind if I could.

[soba]

[ that... kind of seems beyond just having good hearing. it's kind of amazing what the people here can do, when their abilities aren't being blocked. ]

You think so?

[swordflash]

I could be wrong. I've been wrong a lot before.

[ he's been wrong here, too. hearing or no, he's always fumbling. ]

But it's what I want to believe.

[soba]

In that case, don't say people here dislike you again, stupid.

[ if they're kind then they're your friends ]