[superhell] catchall for zelgadis

[ontrend]

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[hardrocklife]

I was checking items that week, too. It was right in front of my face...

[ontrend]

[he holds his arms up and makes an X with them]

I'm gonna stop you there. Do they have video games in your world, Zel?

[hardrocklife]

No...

[ontrend]

Right. And there are a bunch of us that have those games in our world, and we sure as heck didn't figure it out.

So how could you be expected to know, if we couldn't? You're not being very fair to yourself.

[hardrocklife]

[He's not exactly wrong, but...]

All I had to do was look at it... just pick it up, turn it on, and look. Like I did on Thursday, finally.

[ontrend]

Okay, but again... no one would look at a video game and think, "Oh! We're in the middle of a murder trial! This is probably relevant!"

It turned out to be, but it's super not fair to beat yourself up about it, because video games don't normally do that.

[hardrocklife]

[...

he sighs. he can't really argue that...]

... Guess I'll have to start focusing on what's ahead.

[ontrend]

Yeah. That's all any of us can do, really.

[...]

I'll be here to help, okay? Whatever I can do.

[hardrocklife]

I...

[... it really is hard to be dark and brooding with friends like this.]

... Thanks.

[ontrend]

No problem.

[he smiles.]

What are friends for, right?

[hardrocklife]

[he is resigned. there's no use fighting the power of friendship.]

Right...

[ontrend]

[at least he has learned to accept this.

kuranosuke sips his drink.]