AUDIENCE FOR: Mikazuki Munechika

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... Mm. Such systems can seem quite unfair, I would imagine.

It's up to each individual if they want to try and defy destiny, even if it means bringing everything else down, or if they'll accept the role that the world has assigned them.

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Ha ha ha.... Well, some things are still better done are your own.

But even this old man has gotten the idea that perhaps not everything can be done by oneself.

[with that said though, he tilts his head]

Have I been able to say something that might help you understand me better?

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[a hum]

It would feel foolish or arrogant to say yes, knowing there's still plenty more you keep to your chest.

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Ha ha ha.

[he doesn't deny it]

Is it not good to start somewhere?

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You're not wrong about that, I suppose. I'd rather take the pieces than nothing at all.

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[ . . . he smiles faintly]

... you might always ask me if you are curious, dear Cetus.

I have been told sometimes my answers are unsatisfying... but it is not as though one can live an entirely untruthful life at all moments.

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I'll keep that in mind, then. You won't pull back too much if I ask anything you don't want to answer?

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[he shakes his head at that]

Only just enough.

Or that is to say... I will never fault anyone for curiosity. If anything, it is a trait I enjoy very much.

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[mildly]

There's a lot you enjoy, I think.

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Maybe I'm just easy to please?

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Maybe.

... In some ways, you have quite the heart.

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[he pauses.

and hums softly at that, a bit amused]

Careful, or I might take that as a compliment.

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[there's a very slight shrug of their shoulders.]

Well, it's a bit of both.

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Do you think the heart could be a burden?

[very sword of cetus]

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[in the same mild tone:]

Some people consider caring about strangers to be a weakness.

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Well...

It does give you an awful lot more to lose.

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It's a matter of how willing you are to risk it.

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Oh, I only take necessary risks.

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Somehow, it doesn't surprise me to hear you say that.

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I consider it a necessary defense...

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[lightly amused]

How's it working out for you?

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Not well.

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I didn't think so.

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Ha ha ha.

[stop sounding so amused]

Well... nonetheless, what you say is true. Ultimately, everyone's heart is different.

I am still curious to know yours.

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[with a slight tilt of their head]

I'd say I probably have a colder heart than yours.