But that doesn't stop those memories from feeling like they're really happening. It's not just something you sit back and watch. You get every thought and sensation first hand.
[That's what makes it terrifying. That's what makes it so hard to ignore. He takes a sip of his smoothie; Totodile doesn't react much, but looks at both of them intently.]
...I think it probably wouldn't have been as bad if it wasn't on purpose. Obviously the drowning still would have hurt, it would have been terrifying, but...
[Knowing that he did that to himself intentionally makes it worse, somehow. Shuji can't pin down why.]
[Silver... Isn't sure how to respond to that, really. It takes him a moment to respond, and it's not before he starts crushing the cup his smoothie's in, but-]
Why the hell do we have to remember this shit? It's bad enough that the colors and horses are gone, or that our hair or eyes can just change, but I don't want to get a first person view into some stranger's head like that.
[The memories themselves are a mixed bag, but the thoughts and feelings that come with them? Fuck that.]
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You didn't have to-
[...that sure is a blue alligator thing.]
-hi there.
[Also, Shuji looks absolutely terrible and like he'd been crying for a while, but that's probably not a surprise.]
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This is Aoi.
[Who has been a bro and gets his smoothie now. Have you ever seen a weird blue alligator sucking down on a smoothie? No? You get to now.]
Look, I didn't have to come, but... Friends look out for each other, right?
[That... Might be one of the first times Silver's ever sounded this emotionally sincere. He holds out a smoothie.]
I wanted to come. You look like you've been having a rough time.
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...it's not me. I didn't die, I'm still here. So I feel like it shouldn't get to me this much.
But I can't stop thinking about it.
[He's never wanted to die. Never seriously.]
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[And that's good. That's not to be understated.]
But that doesn't stop those memories from feeling like they're really happening. It's not just something you sit back and watch. You get every thought and sensation first hand.
[That's what makes it terrifying. That's what makes it so hard to ignore. He takes a sip of his smoothie; Totodile doesn't react much, but looks at both of them intently.]
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[Knowing that he did that to himself intentionally makes it worse, somehow. Shuji can't pin down why.]
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[There's the possibility that he's assuming incorrectly here, but it's something to throw out anyway.]
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[So being in that mindset for the first time is - awful. How do people cope with that?]
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Why the hell do we have to remember this shit? It's bad enough that the colors and horses are gone, or that our hair or eyes can just change, but I don't want to get a first person view into some stranger's head like that.
[The memories themselves are a mixed bag, but the thoughts and feelings that come with them? Fuck that.]
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[If there's anything Shuji has enough of on his own, it's feelings.]