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[week 0 ; saturday ; post-trial]

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[ He's standing there after the trial, hasn't left the opera house yet and just looking around. There's a lot to digest about what just happened. ]

It kind of feels surreal...

[ Mumbling to himself. ]

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[Man. He looks equal parts tired and confused.]

's that what all trials are like?

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[ Shakes his head ]

Not even close. Investigations aren't even that crazy.

[week 1 ; thursday ; post cyoa]

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[ Luckily, by this point, Kotetsu has gotten cleaned up and has some pain killers in him. He looks like he's still pretty unsteady on his feet and like he might just pass out at any point from tired, but it's fine. He doesn't really feel like resting yet.

It's likely he has a companion on most of his journey around, but said friend will give some room for chats along the way. Or, potentially, he wandered off alone.

Either way, at this moment, Kotetsu's found himself back near the shop that they were expelled from earlier, staring at it in confusion. ]

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[Nero looks up at the shop and then back at Kotetsu.]

I dunno if you're really gonna get answers by lookin' at the thing.

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[ He casually looks over at Nero, shaking his head some. ]

No, probably not. But I still have a lot to think about.

[week 1 ; friday ; after check-in]

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[ There were still people missing. He couldn't sit still while this was happening. Sure, maybe he was more grounded about going in pairs last week, but it seems that common sense isn't there right now.

Either way, he's finding himself going on the route that he'd been taking occasionally since they arrived. He's limping into the plaza area, looking like he's caught in thought.

Finley is stalking next to him in her lion form, head hanging down. ]

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[Disce is curled around Nero's arm as he walks around the plaza.]

Hey...

[What does he say now?]

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[ Kotetsu looks over in his direction, giving a halfhearted smile. ]

Hey there. How are you holding up?

w2: Monday

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[New world, new items, new things to potentially steal.

He's out there poking around the shops, but he does pause when he sees Kotestu... once again not resting.]

You're real stubborn, ain't ya?

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[ Hearing Nero's voice, he looks over with a slow, sheepish smile. ]

Maybe just a little.

w2: Tuesday

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[Nero might not want to approach the canals, but Disce does. Stepping on one of those shards and pulling out a memory.

You're in what looks an awful lot like a kitchen, but your bed is there. You slide a snack onto the table for the boy who's come to visit, and you take the seat across from him.

The two of you exchange words, he seems clueless and pure of spirit and you... you're thinking of something heavy. A partnership in your past. Most of your words are drowned out by the music, but this comes through clearly "-what if one day, that stops being true?"

He only looks at you in confusion. Another exchange of words, he doesn't understand what you're trying to say, and in the end you laugh. It's not a funny laugh, it's one of exasperation. "-you feel the first ten times or so. But after the eleventh time, you start to get uneasy-"

The boy hesitantly asks you something.

"You realize you can no longer be together."]

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[ This memory catches him by surprise and he takes a moment to look around, spotting Nero nearby.

He's hesitant to ask, keeping his eye on him in thought. ]

w4: Saturday

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[Nero can be found at the tavern, tucked into a corner. A glass of wine and the photo placed in front of him.]

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[ He's hobbling in here with a too small of a crutch, but it works better than nothing. When he spots Nero, he approaches. ]

Mind if we talk a bit?

[week 5 ; tuesday]

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[ As per usual, with every world, Kotetsu is out exploring. At least Nero knows why he's been doing this now. It's been a bit of a trial, using a crutch with the ice, but he's managed to not eat snow too often.

Finley has their dragon friend resting on her back and it seems to make a small sound when it sees Nero. He heads over in that direction and nods at him with a warm greeting. ]

Enjoying the weather?

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[Nero can be found just lying in the snow, staring up at the clouds and he raises a hand to wave at Kotetsu.]

Yeah. 's the best place we've been to so far.

[His fingers are bleeding a little, don't worry too much about it.]

w5: Saturday

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[some of us are having a temper tantrum in the bar.

He's angrily pouring himself some wine.]

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[ He only caught the tail end of all that and probably asked what was up with it. So, he willingly approaches. ]

Mind if I sit with you?

[week 6 ; monday]

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[ Every week he finds himself seeking out the library. Why? Hm. One might wonder. He can't help but look around at all of them, and he pauses. Seeing familiar words. NEXT Users...

There's so many feelings that crop up inside and he reaches out to touch the spine. How would a book from home be here...? ]

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[Disce trots in beside him as he looks through the books.]

Find somethin' interesting?

w6: Wednesday

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[It is Nero! He's out by the park Disce looping around his legs like the cat she really is.]

Hey, can I borrow ya for somethin'?

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[ He nods at him. ]

Sure. What do you need?

w6: Saturday

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[ Everything is not fine and Nero's about as stressed as he always is.

This was the last time... ]

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[ At least it was the last time. But Kotetsu is going to find him because... ]

Uh... Sorry. About at the trial.