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[gluttoning]

[Man, is he glad to recognize that nickname again...]

I still have a virus core. I still have special things Lily gave to me a while ago. I can't take any of it off.

Lily


I mean

Cubia could really hurt people if he found a way in. I don't know if he still has a way to gather data through me or not. And I don't want to hurt anyone else.

I don't know if I should go unless the rest of you will be safe.

[tinged]

Hmm.

Well! I have two answers for you. The first is... Zelkova-kun once told me he stays here so he can protect everyone from danger. In his letter about the Net Slum, he specified that this safe place is for everyone. The Net Slum is his home, and he would not invite us there if the virus cores were a concern, I think!

My second answer is... the AIs there are not affected by glitches in any way. It could be that they've evolved to the point where they are glitches themselves. They have been here for a long, long time, and they gathered together to build that sanctuary.

Does any of that help?

[gluttoning]

A little.

I guess I'm just asking if you think I'm going to be dangerous. Or Levi, or Morgan. Or Fandaniel.

When Zelkova said everyone, are you sure he meant us, too?

[tinged]

I am sure he meant everyone.

I don’t know if you will be dangerous. I don’t think so, but I can’t say that with certainty. I also do not care. All of the people I love will be receiving treatment. All of them.

Those are my answers.

[gluttoning]

[An extended pause.]

Okay.

If something does happen, could you promise to stop me?

Drown me where I stand if you need to. I just don't want Cubia to use me against you all again.

[tinged]

Is that something I need to promise? I would think it’s a given.

And.

Bear-kun, if you even touch Ganymede again, I will do a lot worse than drowning you. Do you understand?

[gluttoning]

Yeah. I do.

Protect the people you love, Hani. Ganymede already fought me once over you. I know he'd do it again.

Cherish him.

[tinged]

I’m glad we understand each other.

Yes, like Mithrun-kun, Gani-kun is angry and small, so he is quite fierce.

I will cherish all of you. I don’t know everything; I know very little actually. But what I know about my heart is true to me and that’s what I need to remember and follow. Bear-kun can do the same and I know it will work out somehow.

[gluttoning]

Mn. He really is. He's smart, too. He respects himself and knows when to walk away. I think that's really respectable.

I feel a little bad, remembering when others still don't. But I think I still understand. And I want to help, where I can.




Do you wanna hear about the first time you and I met? Outside of Fragment.

[tinged]

Outside of Fragment?? Oh, the world that might exist and might not.

[ they think long and hard about their answer, trying to draw out the memory. it doesn't come but some feelings do. ]

I suppose... I don't remember any of it after all. But I must have been excited, no? Except... this feeling... Happy and a little relieved, a little worried.

[ ... ]

I do want to know, but I do not at the moment. The more I have in me right now, the more I'll lose. Will you hold on to that memory for me?

[gluttoning]

You don't even need to ask. You held onto enough for me.

Let me know if there's anything else I can keep safe. I'll hold it close until you remember for yourself, Hani.

I hope you can remember the world someday. It really is a beautiful place.