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[adherencetofacts]

No. [ Faint. Barely a murmur. Nanami can never claim that. The two were codependent from the first time he saw them. Incredible but not exactly something he wanted to emulate. ]

He is. He's as fucked up as you are, but Gojo's in love with you.

[a_darker_path]

You don't get to where we are without ending up like that, I don't think. [But as long they're on the same page, it should be manageable.]

Then everything should work out.

[adherencetofacts]

[ Nanami sighs. ]

You can both still unfuck yourselves up to some degree.

[a_darker_path]

I don't think that's going to be easy but we'll see what happens here.

[adherencetofacts]

[ Nanami nods and drinks his tea. ]

At least there's a chance here. No curses to get in the way.

[a_darker_path]

That doesn't mean nothing will interfere, though. It's just going to be something we weren't looking for. I've heard the trials can be pretty out there.

[adherencetofacts]

That's life. There will always be something that happens. Something we didn't predict. [ Nanami considers the little he's read. ] We cannot control what the trials are, but we can get through them together.

[a_darker_path]

I heard from the other special grade, Yuta, that they can take your memories and replace them. So it may not be easy as facing them together.

[adherencetofacts]

[ Nanami raises an eyebrow. ] You'll have to be more specific about what Okkotsu was talking about. There was a post on the twenty-fifth of someone who woke up a couple decades older, but given the lack of many posts to that effect, it does not seem to be a common occurrence.

[a_darker_path]

He said there were a few of these trials where he had his memories replaced with other memories. Like he lived a different life entirely. [Which is not exactly something Suguru wants to experience.]

[adherencetofacts]

Alternate universes in common parlance. [ Nanami considers that, frowns slightly. ] It seems like he returned to being himself afterward, given how he was when we met.

[a_darker_path]

It does. Still things to potentially be aware of. [Given their respective lack of experience in the situation. ]

[adherencetofacts]

Yes. [ Nanami sighs. ] I wish we had a writeup of all the previous trials, for informational purposes.

[a_darker_path]

I'm sure he could probably write up what he remembers. At least enough for us to use a potential reference. Not for the specifics but if there are similarities to the type of situations... [Better than being completely blind.]

And then record our experiences with our own, like mission reports.

[adherencetofacts]

Okkotsu and Inumaki can fill us in on a lot. That's a starting point. If we can get information from people who have been here longer as well, all the better. [ Nanami raises his tea as though it's a glass of something harder. ]

Mission reports is a good idea.

[a_darker_path]

Best way to keep the details fresh and compare notes. [He sips from his own cup before setting it down. ]

Even if we can't really prepare for the exact incidents.

[adherencetofacts]

We can propose it to the group sometime. Starting with the invitation to that island and what we each find there.

[ Nanami considers for a moment. ] I'm not sure if it's a trial. I befriended a goat?

[a_darker_path]

So did others. [Alluka had found a baby goat, although with how small it was, it likely wouldn't ever be a full-sized goat.] I was more focused on the girl I took to see what it was all about but I did find one for myself.

[adherencetofacts]

Gojo's goat was quite small and stole his sunglasses. The ones he has now are replacements.

[ Nanami looks over at Geto. ] The same girl as before?

[a_darker_path]

She wanted to ride Rainbow Dragon. Seemed as good at time as any. [And if he was there, he could keep an eye on things. ]

[adherencetofacts]

[ Nanami tilts his head. ] She's about the same age as Amanai.

[a_darker_path]

She is. And she's very attached to Satoru as well.

[adherencetofacts]

I am sure you'll both treat her very well. [ Geto's the one who comes closer from Amanai's death. He's the one who saw it, but they both lost her. ]

[a_darker_path]

She's a kid and I'm not a total asshole. [And given how much she went about Gojo, it was pretty clear she liked him a lot too.]

[adherencetofacts]

You can turn a kid away without being an asshole. You aren't under any obligation to humor one, even if she and Gojo like each other. [ Nanami refills his tea. ] However, I am not surprised you aren't, even regardless of Amanai.