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[bakegarasu]

[It's late at night (or early in the morning, depending on your view). Otoha blinks at the camera, a softer expression than usual on his face. Still, he looks... concerned.]

Mm. Things aren't right here. Other people have been noticing it, too.

Is everyone safe, at least?

[... He frowns slightly. He's not normally this worried about other people. He winces in remembered pain at something, and turns off the video.]

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[not_heavens_adam]

Johnny almost looked panicked as a burst of his own emotions broke through the borrowed memories.

"No! No one's attacking or killing anyone. Calm down...please." This was his family and it wasn't supposed to fall apart like this.

He put both hands on Otoha's arm, one at his wrist and one at his shoulder. It was to get his attention, but in the back of his mind he kept the possibility he'd have to pop the arm out of it's socket just to prevent anyone from doing anything they'd regret.

"Despite what you may believe, my...your memories have not and will not change my opinion of you."

[bakegarasu]

"Stop it, Johnny. Desco, I'm not going to kill you. Just leave me alone. I just want to leave for a bit."

He had to. He needed to get some air, get some perspective, get some kind of break from this. Everyone he cared about left him. Reiji, - wait. ... Oh.

His face paled slightly as the realization hit him.

"I'm not leaving either of you. I just want to get some air."

He moved to try to shove Johnny away with his free hand.

"Both of you, let me go."

Even despite his usual calm, he was starting to panic slightly at being immobile.

[tyrantball]

Desco eyes Otoha suspiciously.

"Even if Tachikoma lets you go, I won't leave you alone. Both of you are acting too much like humans to be trusted on your own! You'd do something really stupid if Tachikoma isn't there to straighten you out!"

[not_heavens_adam]

With Otoha putting into words what Johnny was feeling, he suddenly felt incredibly tired and he mellowed out. He stepped away from Otoha and just went to sit on the nearest piece of furniture he could find.]

It doesn't matter. You should let him go, Desco...he's not the sitting still type.

[He put his chin in his hands and stared at nothing, completely done with the conversation. What if Desco was mad at him? What if Otoha left and didn't come back? He couldn't change it if that was what they wanted.]

Besides, what Tachikoma wants isn't necessarily what you want, right? You should keep that in mind.

[bakegarasu]

"Desco, don't follow me. For one, I want to be alone for a bit. For another, I'm probably going to be places that you shouldn't be."

Stop A: the bar. Stop B: beating up monsters.

"Just let me go."