He was a serial killer. [ just flatly admitting this. ] And he had a plan for destroying the entire infrastructure of Japan, or even the whole world. He killed a few people six years ago, and then the case was reopened recently because...well. [ because amame killed him, but whatever. ] You can see why. ...she says she has no regrets for doing it, but I don't know what's going to happen now either.
[ but yeah. there's that. ]
I'm...figuring out what to do next. College is probably off the table right now because it's expensive and she'll need my help. So...what's next is probably going back to school. I'm pretty close to graduating, so at least then I can try to find a job, maybe, and keep things going until she's released. [ ... ] Being here's given me a little more time to think about it.
... I don't think I'd have any regrets either. [ there sure is... something in his voice that suggests he might undersand a little better than someone just saying platitudes would. ] And if he was planning potential worldwide terrorism, then yeah, she'll probably get a good deal.
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... hm. hold on. ]
Graduating? [ ... College? ] Doesn't your profile say you're 12?
I hope so. [ ... ] She's my sister and obviously I'm gonna protect her and I'm not gonna deny I wasn't planning the same thing. But obviously I'm sad about it and I'm trying to think of the best route now. Not like I have a ton of influence on the law or anything.
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yeah. see. he should be a little more leery of sharing this, but a.) it's already out there and b.) he does trust shu. so he just shrugs softly. ]
...my profile does say that, yes. [ and he waits just to see what shu says. who knows. maybe he'll think he's just a very smart 12 year old genius (no.) ]
No... but it looks like you have people in the law who care about you. That's something, at least.
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hm. ] ... I know you're smart, but there's a lot of reasons I think they'd hesitate letting a pre-teen skip all of highschool. [ ... ] How old are you, Shoma?
That's something. [ he knows. there's something to be said about support systems, he thinks. but there's a little lopsided smirk because it's funny to think about. ]
You're right though. I don't know if I would've taken that option if it was offered anyway. [ school was already bad enough, why would he skip ahead to face the same problems?? ] ...eighteen. I was in my third year of high school until recently.
[ huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh. thinks about people treating shoma like he's 12 and shu also just takes a moment to mentally stare at the ceiling for a moment. ]
... I'm trying to ask the obvious without hitting a nerve, give me a moment.
Oh. [ he seems surprised by this show of sensitivity (?), actually. ] Um. Thanks.
...[ truly, because it's one thing to tell people, and it's another to go into the details. so he seems to be thinking and just. reaches around shu for a moment to pour himself some coffee. ]
The easy, straightforward answer is genetic engineering. My body's always going to look like this now no matter how old I am.
[ he tilts his head. which is probably shu for "any time". ]
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[ please understand he's been exposed to magic, eikons, wizards, superheroes and now genetic engineering. it's been a week so far. (icly, it's monday ]
Genetic engineering. How the heck did you get wrapped up in genetic engineering?
[ yeah happy memshare. but that question makes him go quiet again for a bit. ]
Um. [ he has shared this with a few people here both via this week and of his own volition but he still feels weird about explaining it. ] ...when I was in elementary school, something on one of my health checkups came back as abnormal so I was sent to an institute that studied DNA and genome therapy. They told me there was something really wrong with my genes that could only be fixed with therapy. So I started. I found out later it was all a lie. They were just using me for human experimentation and rewriting my genetic code to try and find the perfect combination to achieve immortality.
It...the therapy hurt sometimes and the medicine made me sick sometimes, but I thought it was supposed to do that because it meant it was working. I didn't really notice any changes at the time, which I now know was probably the point. When I confronted Chikara about it he just told me I should be grateful because my body was special now.
Yeah, something like that. [ broadly. ] He killed Chikara and my dad, and he's been working on a plan with Naix to release TC-Perge and spread it across the country. Amame confronted him, and she killed him. But she didn't know someone else saw what she did and...[ ... ]
I can't say I'm sad about Chikara either. [ but there's a complicated little frown. ] ...my dad...made some mistakes that led to this. He did a lot of bad things and he made a choice that cost him in the end. But I never actually wanted him dead. [ ... ] But thanks. Even though it's been so long, it's still...[ he sort of waves a hand because he doesn't want to fully admit he's still having a hard time with everything despite the fact this is an extremely normal thing to be upset about and also his adventure last week really did reopen literally all of those wounds. ]
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[ but yeah. there's that. ]
I'm...figuring out what to do next. College is probably off the table right now because it's expensive and she'll need my help. So...what's next is probably going back to school. I'm pretty close to graduating, so at least then I can try to find a job, maybe, and keep things going until she's released. [ ... ] Being here's given me a little more time to think about it.
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... hm. hold on. ]
Graduating? [ ... College? ] Doesn't your profile say you're 12?
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yeah. see. he should be a little more leery of sharing this, but a.) it's already out there and b.) he does trust shu. so he just shrugs softly. ]
...my profile does say that, yes. [ and he waits just to see what shu says. who knows. maybe he'll think he's just a very smart 12 year old genius (no.) ]
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hm. ] ... I know you're smart, but there's a lot of reasons I think they'd hesitate letting a pre-teen skip all of highschool. [ ... ] How old are you, Shoma?
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You're right though. I don't know if I would've taken that option if it was offered anyway. [ school was already bad enough, why would he skip ahead to face the same problems?? ] ...eighteen. I was in my third year of high school until recently.
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Eighteen.
[ huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh. thinks about people treating shoma like he's 12 and shu also just takes a moment to mentally stare at the ceiling for a moment. ]
... I'm trying to ask the obvious without hitting a nerve, give me a moment.
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Shu. Memories are being broadcast everywhere right now. My nerves have been hit, repeatedly. You may as well ask however you want.
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[ but. hey. ]
How? There's looking young, but this seems different. [ this is straight up "i told puberty to leave and it listened" territory. ]
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...[ truly, because it's one thing to tell people, and it's another to go into the details. so he seems to be thinking and just. reaches around shu for a moment to pour himself some coffee. ]
The easy, straightforward answer is genetic engineering. My body's always going to look like this now no matter how old I am.
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[ please understand he's been exposed to magic, eikons, wizards, superheroes and now genetic engineering. it's been a week so far. (icly, it's monday ]
Genetic engineering. How the heck did you get wrapped up in genetic engineering?
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Um. [ he has shared this with a few people here both via this week and of his own volition but he still feels weird about explaining it. ] ...when I was in elementary school, something on one of my health checkups came back as abnormal so I was sent to an institute that studied DNA and genome therapy. They told me there was something really wrong with my genes that could only be fixed with therapy. So I started. I found out later it was all a lie. They were just using me for human experimentation and rewriting my genetic code to try and find the perfect combination to achieve immortality.
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sharply, but not at shoma. ] What the fuck?
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You're saying they lied to you, make you think you were sick, and messed with your body while you thought they were helping you.
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...I only found out because I stole my file from my doctor's desk. They were never planning to tell me.
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Did they just think you weren't going to question why you stopped growing? Aging?
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It...the therapy hurt sometimes and the medicine made me sick sometimes, but I thought it was supposed to do that because it meant it was working. I didn't really notice any changes at the time, which I now know was probably the point. When I confronted Chikara about it he just told me I should be grateful because my body was special now.
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Chikara's an idiot. And an asshole.
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So, this serial killer was active six years ago and then crawled out of the woodwork again recently. That's the timeline I'm getting here.
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It's a long story.
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I can't say I'm mad that Chikara guy ended up in his firing line. But I am sorry about your dad.
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I can't say I'm sad about Chikara either. [ but there's a complicated little frown. ] ...my dad...made some mistakes that led to this. He did a lot of bad things and he made a choice that cost him in the end. But I never actually wanted him dead. [ ... ] But thanks. Even though it's been so long, it's still...[ he sort of waves a hand because he doesn't want to fully admit he's still having a hard time with everything despite the fact this is an extremely normal thing to be upset about and also his adventure last week really did reopen literally all of those wounds. ]
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Grief doesn't really go away, it just lessens. Sometimes you prod it wrong and it's agonising all over again, but eventually it dulls down.
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but...yeah. there is that. ]
Eventually. Whenever that is. [ it's okay though. ] All I can do is keep moving forward and try to figure out what to do about this situation first.
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