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[epitaffio]

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let's say this iiis before shit gets Very Bad for dop

[epitaffio]

Oh hey
What's wrong?

[justbeingknife]

On my end? Nothing, I don't eat mystery candy.

But [ how did one politely say that Doppio seemed like a man who'd eat mystery candy ] I thought I'd check in, seein' as how I'm hearin' weird shit off the network.

[epitaffio]

[He is, and he did eat it. Multiple pieces, in fact. Which obviously meant...]

I'm fine, thanks!

[... Yeah, no, he wasn't even acknowledging the candy comment.]

[justbeingknife]

The clinic wasn't hit too bad, then?

[ Hmm. Hmm. Was Doppio really okay?

Was he ever? ]

[epitaffio]

I guess so!
I don't think Dr. Hawkeye even touched the candy

[Who's dodging questions, because it is definitely not Doppio]

[justbeingknife]

I see. It's just that, y'know.

I know ya miss your boss.

[ it was Fine ]

[epitaffio]

[... Wow. That transparent, huh?]

So what

[justbeingknife]

[ hmm... ]

So I thought it might be a good idea to give you a ring.

[ but it did sound like Doppio had all his fingers, at least, so ]

Guess there was no reason to worry.

[epitaffio]

[...]

Were you seriously worried?

[justbeingknife]

Of course. If there was a way I could see my brother again, I can't say I wouldn't be tempted.

[epitaffio]

[Ah. Worried about THAT, naturally. Right.]

But...
You'd still rather not go for it?

[justbeingknife]

I know I'll see him again someday.

[ on what did Majima base this confidence? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ]

Besides, if he ever found out about what I did, he'd kick my ass.

[epitaffio]

[Hey, it wasn't unfounded. After all, Doppio assumed, Majima could still go home one day.]

Wait, why?

[justbeingknife]

[ How to explain Saejima, really... ]

You ever heard of uncompromisin' principles?

[epitaffio]

[uhhh]

Is that a yakuza thing?

[justbeingknife]

Nah, I'm pretty sure he'd be the same way even if he hadn't been in the business.

I've been called unreasonable, in polite terms, but I'd say compared to him, I'm definitely the reasonable one.

[epitaffio]

Oh.

[He thought it might have been lingo! Who knows what gets lost in Ryslig's mysterious Translation Magic?]

So what you're saying is...
You've done something he wouldn't approve of no matter what?

[justbeingknife]

I'm sayin' springing for some strange candy instead of meetin' him the right way ain't something he'd approve of.

He's more the "smash your head against a problem the hard way until it resolves itself" kinda guy. No shortcuts... especially not when there might be fallout.

cw: body horror mention

[epitaffio]

Oh...
If you really think he'd mind that then I guess I can understand.

[Now, he hadn't known what would happen when he ate the candy, but if he had... would he have still done it? He knew the Boss wouldn't want him spreading his face around...

... Even if this "Boss's" face wasn't... much of one. Especially now that it was attached to the back of his head.]

[justbeingknife]

Yeah. Spent a lot of time thinking about what I was gonna do the next time I saw him.

[ In this case, perhaps two heads were not better than one, dohohoho ]

[epitaffio]

[There is a far longer pause before the next message.]

But if you didn't know the candy would do that in the first place, then there wouldn't be a problem, right?

[justbeingknife]

I suppose that'd be more agreeable.

Though it'd probably make more sense to pop to the store if I had a sweet tooth.

[epitaffio]

Well yeah but…
If you had candy right THERE, or you just weren’t thinking…

[justbeingknife]

Doppio are you sure you didn't eat that candy

[epitaffio]

[hhhhhhHHHHHHHH]

I didn't say I DIDN'T eat it exactly...