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❀ Yukio Okumura

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[Yukio says, with a shake of his head. ]

No. However, recently there have been some... unusual circumstances, which have caused me to question the assessment of my humanity. The memory you saw was from an attempt to test it.

(Well, he's obviously interested but... just going to wait for Yukio to carry on?)

Obviously, I'm still alive. [there's a twist of a smile that doesn't reach his eyes, like maybe "obviously" isn't the word to use, maybe "unfortunately" would have been better.]

... You sound disappointed.

I was hoping I would get answers as to why I can't die, but I haven't found those yet.

Do you want to die?

[that's the first time anyone's asked him so blankly.

yukio hasn't even thought about it in those terms.]

No. [He says, and it doesn't sound convincing.]

You're quite careless for someone who wants to live.

I don't have time to be careful.

Some might say you're making less time.

(Some. Not Tsuru.)

They might. [But there isn't time. There isn't enough time left to cut short.]

Others might say you're simply making the most of what you have.

I don't spend too much time considering what others think of me.

Not even a little? I've never met a person who doesn't care at all.

That isn't what I said.

(Oh, Yukio... )

After you jumped, what happened, then?

I wasn't even injured.

(Head tilt?)

But how?

(Yukio just said he was human!!)

That is what I was trying to figure out. Unfortunately, I didn't get any more information than I already had.

(Squints at Yukio...)

Something protected you.

(That much is obvious.)

Is that why you pushed yourself before? To test your protection, too?

It protects me when I'm about to die. It doesn't prevent me from doing my own research.

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