008 | OVERFLOW

[godsoffortune]

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[koukai_kirai]

The B -- ah. On the computer?

[That's new territory for him, but he's trying to adjust, at least.]

Any luck with that? I heard about the incident, but not in detail.

[galactically]

She told me that she's still looking for them.

[A faint scowl appears on her face. It may have happened a few months ago, but the bad moments are fresh in her head.]

I'm just happy there isn't a repeat of that terrible incident.

[koukai_kirai]

[Hijikata watches her expression, trying to read as much about the incident as he can in it.]

That's good to hear. We'll all need to be on our guard, though, especially if no one's figured out what happened.

[galactically]

[She draws out a heaving sigh, cupping her own cheek with one hand.]

If one incident is over, another one begins, just as bad if not worse! How irritating.

[koukai_kirai]

Hmm. That's just how life is.

[Irritating, and also one capital-I Incident after another.]

[galactically]

Life is such a mysterious thing, isn't it?

[Her tone turns wistful as she glances up at the stars glittering across the sky. She can't deny that the worst things in life exist, but...]

Isn't because of the terrible things that we have to fight to continue living for the best?

[koukai_kirai]

[He looks away from her at that -- not at anything, really, just away. His hand strays to his own stomach, and for a moment, he can almost feel the bullet that he's sure killed him.]

...Maybe so.

Maybe we owe it to the people who can't be here anymore to live life for them.