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... I think, of everyone, you'll have to apologize for me when it comes to your brother...

( he does recall the memory lethe gave him, after all. he watches the pile of books and lays a hand on them so they don't wobble. )

It's hard to reconcile some of the memories you showed me.

[lets himself flop back onto the couch, going a little liquid as he tries to remember which memories he's shown. there have been a few, at this point]

Ah...well. They were very different times.

Leaving you to flounder helpless like that is... not what I would call "different times".

I forgive, but I don't know if I'd forgive that.

It was literally a different time, though. It was from before I turned back time. So my leg is fine, see?

[sticks his legs up briefly. proof! no limp.]

The current Yoohyun hasn't done anything like that. In fact, he just recently helped to fix my leg when it was broken.

Turned back time? - ah, I see.

That does explain some things.

[nods]

It was...things were pretty different.

[how many times has he said that in a row. scratches the back of his head]

And it's not like I'm happy with what he did back then. But he had his reasons.

... ( looks away. )

Living with a family must be quite different.

[looks down at his hands]

It's better, now.

( ... wraps a wing around him. )

Good. It had better be.

[...leans into it, making himself a little smaller so he can fit inside of the wing]

...We weren't really talking back then. We got into a fight after he Awakened and he moved out. Whenever we saw each other after that we'd just argue. We were just shitty to each other for years, honestly.

As soon as I turned back time I told him I loved him, and...he let me back into his life just like that. I didn't find out until later that he'd been keeping his distance from me and acting cold to try and keep me out of dungeons because some people were targeting me.

There was a lot we couldn't tell each other back then, so I'm trying to make up for it now.

I can't pretend to know what family dynamics are like, and I'm a petty, grudge-holding person on top of it...

But I suppose it was a matter of difficult times and stilted communication, one that you were able to solve by being forthright.

What about these people targeting you?

My brother already paid me back ten times over for all of the arguments we had over those years. There aren't any grudges to hold, by me or anyone else. And even if there somehow was, the current Yoohyun didn't do any of those things, so there's no reason to put any misplaced feelings onto him.

[rests a cheek on Perci's shoulder, offering wordless thanks. no petty grudges are needed here, but he appreciates the thought]

And the piece of shit that was bothering us is dead.

( yeah, he lets his wing rest on lethe gently, like a blanket wrapping around him. )

... alright. I hear you.

And that's good. I'd... well, I can't say I'd kill, but... they might wish I had.

[chuckles]

I wouldn't want to get on your bad side. I haven't even seen everything you can do and I know you're a force to be reckoned with. But you might run into some trouble with these guys. They're...ah...pretty powerful beings. We have to be careful when dealing with them.

... that only makes me want to fight them more...

I wouldn't refuse the help, but that's a long-term project. The most troublesome ones are dead, but a bunch more are going to jump in and take their place.

So it's an organization sort of group... I see. No way to smoke them out.

[dryly,]

No need to smoke them out. They keep trying to destroy the planet every time we look away for a few seconds.

They do know they live on the planet, correct?

They don't live on the planet.

Eh?

They live...

[gestures. up?]

You come from a different world than me, right? Most of us here are all from different worlds. These people live...ah, separate from that. Their worlds were destroyed a long time ago. The spaces they live in are more like pocket dimensions than worlds.

... they... live in... pockets?

I'm not the best person to explain it. But, uhm, you know how we could go into your subconscious and it was like a physical space while we were there...? A pocket dimension is a bit like that, but not inside of someone's head.

Ah. I... think I understand?

... that's not fair, though. Ugh, unbothered because it doesn't affect them...

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