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[tickingheart]

[After this happened, the robot designed to replace Kuroba Kaito had run.

It hadn't taken long before he stumbled to a halt, shaking, curled against the side of a building.

Feel free to find him there, shivering, pretty much non-responsive.]

Comments

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

So what's different now?

[tickingheart]

Nothing.

... I hate it.

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

That you don't want to hurt people?

[tickingheart]

It's wrong.

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

Why is it wrong?

[tickingheart]

[a pause, vague confusion.]

Killing people is wrong.

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[tickingheart]

[Silence, back to blank staring. If she's not asking questions, he's not talking.]

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

So if you know that it's wrong, why do you hurt people?

[tickingheart]

Loops. Cascading.

Supposed to be self-defense. But it doesn't work right.

Defective.

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

But you know it's wrong. Can you stop yourself?

[tickingheart]

Trying. Right now.

Fixing things.

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

... I'm glad. Is there anything I can do to help?

[tickingheart]

... no.

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

[Well, Mia's going to sit next to you now]

[tickingheart]

[no reaction. he's shut into himself a lot right now. not paying attention to you at all.]

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

[That's okay. Mia's just going to sit quietly. She's not going to just leave you in the middle of the... town, thing.]