RITSUKA.

Ehhh... Might not be you, could be me. I have a habit of reading too deep into things.

This reads exactly like "it is what it is" to me.

Yeah, yeah... Wait. Are you doing okay?

Nothing new then.

Hi Canary. Did I miss anything?

Good morning. ( Middle of the night )

What about now? Do you think you could peak into my future again?

I want to know what you see, even if it's only a sliver of a whole.

( He pushes through it, reminding himself again, again, again to breathe. When his brain offers unhelpful memories, he sternly reminds himself of his surroundings.

This is an incredibly easy, low stakes conversation. No pressure. ) ↷

// everyman characters for the player to project on in a world of eccentric people meant to keep your interest

[As if activating like some kind of sleeper agent.]

I think we should kill that guy.

...Noted. ( He struggles for a moment, trying to find the right words. Or... Any words, really. )

I'm sorry for doubting you, Dou-chan. Who knows what will happen in the future, right?

What, you want to face their ire? Just suck it up and play along.

Yes.

I don't think they're mocking you... Probably. They just have an aura of general disdain that rapidly fills any enclosed space they enter. That's not their fault.

I guess they're our friend now.

You see how this is ten leagues above decorating, right?

I genuinely don't know how it is. Is there evil perfume now?

You sure are always doing something, huh?

( Cycling mental slideshow of Ritsuka walking into the ocean. )

You can visibly see the malice emanating off of them.

// My struggle is toeing the line between being extremely friendly and being extremely sardonic and not going too far into either extreme. Which is way harder than I thought it would be.

I'm sorry the what

I think there's something wrong with your fortune. Maybe you should check again.

I am the master of my own emotions. I an unbothered and in my lane. The world is beautiful and I am one with the world.

( Instinctively bending away. ) Wow, that's so... Uh... Poetic?

Run

Of course I am. We're ( checks smudged marker on palm of hand ) best friends, aren't we?

Yeah we missed you

RIGHT?! I'll totally figure that out... Tomorrow! Definitely!

( Guy who is definitely sending this to the procrastination realm. )

Well, we could do like... A study group? Or something like that. Check eachother's weaknesses so neither of us have gaps in our knowledge.

You think so? ( Big wet eyes. )