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[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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[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.