ㅤKOMUSO MAN.

honestly I'm not shocked he would summon a demon. anyway I would love some popcorn

oh my god this is gonna be good (pulling out theatre glasses)

a fucking DEMON?

I dont like looking at compass what's he doing now

Stop that.

( All he does is nod in acknowledgement. )

I can't interfere with them. They need to come up with the idea for me on their own. which means I can't see them until I'm completed in this time, and then they won't even need me.

Yes, they are. No, I will never see them.

All I had was to keep the tradition of Shakuhachi alive /with my family./ So we're in the same boat.

You didn't /owe/ Shadow anything. You could've done anything else.

No, you didn't.

Repaying him by destroying other robots.

I followed him out of /fear./ Not out of some dog-like wonder like you!

He's /your/ master, not mine.

I, for one, am glad we have no direction.

I don't have anywhere to leave /to./

Where else am I supposed to go?

a sunset with a few tall grasses in the foreground Alt: gif of a sunset with a few tall grasses in the foreground

🏵️ “What should I do?" I ask God desperately,

but God says, "I don't know." 🐁

#MMRP #OCRP #MVRP

That's nice to hear.

Glad to see you've wrenched your head out of your ass. Why'd you listen to him and not me?

Who? I fear I don't remember that.

/What./

( It's a harsh response, one that asks more "why are you wasting my time" than "what do you wanna say." )

( It's what he hoped for, at least, even as the helmeted bot glared. )

don't. itll only cause us problems.

Then... I'll make my leave, too. Too many footprints around here.

( They watch him walk off, processor still catching up with all that had just occurred. They don't know what they would've done if he didn't find them first. )

Thank you, again...

( They conclude, before darting away. )

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「 Thank you. Now, I'll be off before he /expects anything/ from this patrol. Just another walk through snow dressed nothing. 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤAnd with a nod, he starts to walk away.
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「 We've been making do. I've been finding an upsetting delight in his struggle. I doubt he sees the irony. 」
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤHe thinks for a moment, eventually conceding. He has to reach under his helmet to get to his earpiece, sending a ping through.

「 That should be me. 」
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「 I don't deserve that. I'll be available if you need me, but... I need to stay with Compass Man. I don't want him suspecting anything. 」
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「 He doesn't. He simply knows I /hate/ this group and everything they stand for. He believes I'm still loyal out of fear. But I'm done being afraid. 」
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「 Don't be. Whether it was malice or cowardice doesn't matter. 」
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤHe uses their grasp to pull them upward, eyes shutting like a smile.
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