[Nanami being here really just complicates things, just another thing he's going to have to talk about at some point. One thing at a time.
With the way that Gojo shifts uncomfortably in his seat is how Nanami knows he's saying the right things that Gojo doesn't want to hear. Those last two sentences hit especially hard.]
I don't like the idea of someone else doing my dirty work. I dunno. Maybe it'll have a different effect coming from someone else.
[He rubs at the tension in his forehead, partly an excuse to cover his eyes. His voice is practically a whisper when he speaks up again.]
[ Nanami doesn't want to send Gojo scurrying off again, but the facts are the facts. He takes the fact Gojo came here and stays here this long as a good sign. Gojo wants things to go well with Geto. It's simply not going to be easy, in the long run, because they're people. They have issues, and avoidance only makes it worse. ]
Gojo, you should talk with Geto about it. Now is the best time. He thought you were dead when he came here, and look at you! [ Nanami motions to the very much alive Gojo. ] He knows you live back home. He knows you're here, and he cannot cope with losing you.
If you talk with him, Geto will stay. If you don't talk to him, you risk losing him again. [ Sugaru, do not let him down. ]
I'll talk groundwork with him about the future if you want. It's not just your dirty work. I have another decade on you, and it's a conversation I want to have with both of you. I can't talk with him for you though. That one's on you.
[ Gojo never saw Geto when he was on his missions. He didn't see what he was like when Gojo wasn't around. He also, thankfully, was not the first one to meet Geto and to see him as low as he was. Unresponsive until Nanami touched him.
He's just a kid. They're both just teenagers. Nanami does the same thing for Gojo as he did for Geto. He reaches out and squeezes Gojo's shoulder. As he's not a hugger, the act would be worse for the attention it draws for being out of character than the benefits a hug would provide. ]
Harder than fighting a cursed spirit, I know.
[ Nanami sighs. ]
I'm really glad you get another chance with him here. I'm glad one of us gets it. [ He means Haibara, for himself. ]
[This is all too much. He listens to Nanami, still looking rattled, but the hand on his shoulder is what finally breaks him. His breath hitches when it reaches him, and Nanami's last line is like getting stabbed in the gut.
He can't bring himself to say anything. He can't dare to. With eyes locked on Nanami, just for a moment, Gojo puts a hand over the one on his shoulder. Then, without another word, he vanishes.]
[ Nanami accepts the comfort in return. Haibara keeps coming up with them. He'd approve. Haibara would be glad he could help Geto and Gojo in any way. That doesn't make it easier. ]
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With the way that Gojo shifts uncomfortably in his seat is how Nanami knows he's saying the right things that Gojo doesn't want to hear. Those last two sentences hit especially hard.]
I don't like the idea of someone else doing my dirty work. I dunno. Maybe it'll have a different effect coming from someone else.
[He rubs at the tension in his forehead, partly an excuse to cover his eyes. His voice is practically a whisper when he speaks up again.]
I can't... If he leaves again...
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Gojo, you should talk with Geto about it. Now is the best time. He thought you were dead when he came here, and look at you! [ Nanami motions to the very much alive Gojo. ] He knows you live back home. He knows you're here, and he cannot cope with losing you.
If you talk with him, Geto will stay. If you don't talk to him, you risk losing him again. [ Sugaru, do not let him down. ]
I'll talk groundwork with him about the future if you want. It's not just your dirty work. I have another decade on you, and it's a conversation I want to have with both of you. I can't talk with him for you though. That one's on you.
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His lips quiver slightly, emotion starting to creep in around the edges despite his attempts to hold it all back. His voice is still quiet.]
Okay. I'll talk to him. Today.
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He's just a kid. They're both just teenagers. Nanami does the same thing for Gojo as he did for Geto. He reaches out and squeezes Gojo's shoulder. As he's not a hugger, the act would be worse for the attention it draws for being out of character than the benefits a hug would provide. ]
Harder than fighting a cursed spirit, I know.
[ Nanami sighs. ]
I'm really glad you get another chance with him here. I'm glad one of us gets it. [ He means Haibara, for himself. ]
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He can't bring himself to say anything. He can't dare to. With eyes locked on Nanami, just for a moment, Gojo puts a hand over the one on his shoulder. Then, without another word, he vanishes.]
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At least we talked this time. That was good.
[ Now it's really time for breakfast. ]