video; shadow'd

[halberdaxe]

[The video feed turns on to show an abnormally scared purple-haired halberd wielder. He shifts uncomfortably, glancing around his surroundings before speaking up in a quiet voice.]

W...will someone help me...?

[He gives a small squeak at the end and the feed abruptly turns off. Perhaps those who are familiar with how Noda usually acts may quickly pick up something is off with this moron.]

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[Video]

[eyewillprotect]

Is something wrong? Are you okay?

[halberdaxe]

There's... There are terrible things happening. I do not want to do this but I must find my lookalike.

Have you seen him?

[Noda's voice is trembling and soft. He keeps glancing around his surroundings, jumping at the smallest noise.]

[eyewillprotect]

Your... lookalike?

[So then...]

You definitely have one as well?

[halberdaxe]

I'm not.... sure. It is a scary thing, I do not want to be near one.

[He shuffles a bit before repeating.]

H...have you seen another one of me?

[eyewillprotect]

[She's never seen him so terrified before... He must be really shaken up.]

I haven't... Are you sure you want to do this? It sounds like it could be dangerous.

[halberdaxe]

I...I have to! Only I can do this!

[He jumps at his own voice and cowers a bit.]

If... If I don't... [He trails off with a whimper, afraid to finish the sentence.]

[eyewillprotect]

If you don't...?

[halberdaxe]

The lookalike is going to keep being violent and angry, and I don't want that. It's scary and lonely when people leave me alone.

[He gives a small sniff as a pause.]

I want to be helpful to other people, not just Yurippe, but Yurippe's gone so I feel even more lonely...

[eyewillprotect]

[Ah...]

But you aren't alone. Ever since lately-- we've spent some time together, haven't we?

[Though in hindsight... maybe she should have stayed by him even more. Even if there was no indication of it, if only she had helped him then...]

[halberdaxe]

No one stays by my side. They all leave before me. That's why I ended up choosing to leave before Yurippe did in the afterlife. I'm not even sure if I was really useful to Yurippe at all anymore... I'm not as strong as I want. I'll never be the strongest...

[eyewillprotect]

That can't be true. You have friends here, don't you? Myself, Otonashi... Hinata, too. [They're all from the same world, aren't they...?]

None of us intend to leave. I'm sure of it.

[halberdaxe]

Otonashi hates the other me. He doesn't like me for trying to kill him so many times. I know he can be really nice person, but other me is too mean to be friends.

Hinata is probably annoyed of the other me too. Loud, reckless, and doesn't try to listen to what anyone says other than Yurippe... And now that she's gone, other me won't listen to anyone at all.

But... But I like you. You're nice.

[eyewillprotect]

[Well that's... a thing. As flattering as it is to be called nice--]

They're annoyed with... the other you?

[Wasn't the lookalike supposed to be the double, though?]

[halberdaxe]

They're annoyed with me. I'm sure they'd be annoyed no matter how I act, Hinata always looked annoyed of me. But the other me doesn't know how to be nice. That's not good. It's not good to be scary, so the other me has to go.

[eyewillprotect]

[It's... strange. This entire conversation has been weird. And as much as she doesn't want to distrust in her own friends...]

Noda... what exactly do you mean by saying he "has to go"?

[halberdaxe]

Go as in... leave. Disappear. Be gone somewhere far, far away so other me wouldn't trouble anyone else. I would feel safer if I don't become so violent anymore.

[eyewillprotect]

...I see.

[Except she really, really doesn't. This is just... strange...]

I'll... I'll try to keep an eye out for him.

video;

[trainwrecking]

[The video feed is a rather intense close up of a pair of yellow eyes. The voice is Otonashi's, but...]

What a pain you are...

video; /screams

[halberdaxe]

[The video makes this Noda(?) jump and hide away, covering his head with his hands.]

Please don't be angry at me...!

[What a strange interaction.]

yes

[trainwrecking]

... You're always calling me a wuss or trying to kill me. It's annoying to try to get along with you.

[He sounds flat: irritated, but not truly angry.]

[halberdaxe]

Am...Am I really that annoying? I'm sorry... I only meant to try to help Yurippe since I'm not good at anything...

[He covers his face and starts repeating "I'm sorry," moving away from the camera in attempt to hide away from Otonashi.]

[trainwrecking]

You didn't seem very sorry when you did it... Are you an idiot?

[YES]

Can't you just learn to leave me alone?

[halberdaxe]

[The idiot part, he wouldn't deny even without the shadow business.]

What if... What if I don't want to?

[Of course normal Noda would deny this even if it took his life.]

[trainwrecking]

You don't even know how hard it is to try to keep the peace with you...

I didn't ask for you to pick on me, but you do. Should I show you all those wuss texts, or maybe the videos where you attacked me? And now you act like you want to be my friend... That's a joke.

[Otonashi tended to hand out forgiveness like candy, but forgiveness is not forgetting. And with their relationship still strained, this Shadow has a lot to say about the very glaring flaws in their weak kinship: more than Otonashi would allow to leave his lips.]

[halberdaxe]

[Talk about reversed sides. With the shadow part being so timid and shy, he only cringes at all the things Otonashi has to say. He starts getting panicked at the mentioning of the texts, though.]

No, don't show anyone that! I'm sorry! I'm sorry about that! Let me get the other me gone, so I can stop being so mean to you!

[trainwrecking]

As long as you stop harassing me. I really think you're obsessed...

[By all means, eliminate the original.]

[halberdaxe]

I-I guess so... [He's not going to deny anything that's thrown at him at the moment, anyways.]

Please don't hate me anymore...

[trainwrecking]

I never hated you. You seemed to hate me. What else was I supposed to think?!

Do whatever you have to do... I'm going to be getting rid of that vacant, delusional "me."

[halberdaxe]

Oh...Okay...

Good luck with that...

[There's a whimper, but even he knew the conversation was over.]