[ it hits. kazunari makes no effort to dodge - sumi might have been able to, but kazu's just an artist, not an acrobat - so he stumbles back a step or two with the blow. one hand reaches up to touch his stinging cheek, as if that might sooth it. ]
[She's grabbing him roughly by the collar to pull him up.]
Say it again. Want to try me? Want to see how far the "drama" goes? There are people who need you. And don't keep acting like this is some damn curse when I know for a fact that someone did their best to clear you of it - and here you are, still acting like this, so don't give me this crap.
[ and just like that, something in kazunari seems to snap, as well. his eyes turn sharp, filled with anger, his teeth grinding into a scowl. ]
I have no idea what you're talking about. And I don't need anyone's help! Least of all someone like you who can't be bothered to admit they care about anyone else!
If this is how you plan on "helping" anyone, why don't you just go back to being alone and leave the rest of us out of your little temper tantrums? Aren't you too good for friends, anyway?
[Her eyes widen, and then...her eyebrows furrow, after a moment, but her gaze grows sharper, her grip unrelenting.]
Too "good"? Too "good"? [She would laugh, if she wasn't so angry.] I care. I care, and this is how I care. I came here because I was worried and I wanted to see if you were cured, you absolute idiot! Because - because Kumon was worried! Because even if I won't be forgiven in a million years, at least he has you!
[Her hand is shaking.]
But sure! Continue to be a selfish brat in your own little world and deny everything! At least I have the decency to be there for people instead of putting my hands over my ears and hoping things will be better! You need help! We all do!!
[She's not moving or shaking him. Just keeping him here - he says all of that, but she's unsurprised. Of course. She thought that's what he thought. Her voice is more level now, though she's still staring him down.]
I'm not here specifically to hurt you. I'm not here to hurt him. I'm not here to make things better, or get forgiveness. I won't ask for that. I'll never ask for that. I know what I did, in that world, and its hardly like I'm going to make excuses for it. You both can hate me for the rest of your lives. You won't be the first.
[She shakes her head.]
So, you're surprised that I care? I'm a sinner, no doubt. But it doesn't stop me from fighting for everyone to get to where they need to be. I want him to go home to his real brother. I want you to go home. I'm fighting for that for every inch of me, because you all matter more than me, don't you understand?
[His last statement doesn't faze her - she doesn't let go, just staring down at him.]
How should I show it then? Take a page from your book? Leave others, make them worry, and insult them when they try to reach out to me? Insult the memory of the dead? Is that what you want me to do?
[She doesn't understand. She doesn't understand all of this. What was done, what was known about, if this was a curse, or an effect...it should have worked and gotten rid of it, right? And yet, he's still like this. So it's just him?]
[She lets go of him, annoyance in her expression...but it eases into something more stony, now, as she turns away.]
.......I'm sorry for slapping you. [A...sigh.] But whatever is happening to you...do know that you're burning bridges here. Reconsider what you're doing.
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[ winks! ]
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Kazunari...
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Good, that's good! Drama always was your specialty, wasn't it? The audience must love it!
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[She's approaching him, but clearly in the menacing jjba way, her face stony, now, though her eyes, her eyes could burn craters through him.]
Say that again to my face.
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Say it again. Want to try me? Want to see how far the "drama" goes? There are people who need you. And don't keep acting like this is some damn curse when I know for a fact that someone did their best to clear you of it - and here you are, still acting like this, so don't give me this crap.
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I have no idea what you're talking about. And I don't need anyone's help! Least of all someone like you who can't be bothered to admit they care about anyone else!
If this is how you plan on "helping" anyone, why don't you just go back to being alone and leave the rest of us out of your little temper tantrums? Aren't you too good for friends, anyway?
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[Her eyes widen, and then...her eyebrows furrow, after a moment, but her gaze grows sharper, her grip unrelenting.]
Too "good"? Too "good"? [She would laugh, if she wasn't so angry.] I care. I care, and this is how I care. I came here because I was worried and I wanted to see if you were cured, you absolute idiot! Because - because Kumon was worried! Because even if I won't be forgiven in a million years, at least he has you!
[Her hand is shaking.]
But sure! Continue to be a selfish brat in your own little world and deny everything! At least I have the decency to be there for people instead of putting my hands over my ears and hoping things will be better! You need help! We all do!!
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Now you're going to say you care about him? After you killed his brother right in front of him?
Do you really think hurting me is going to make whatever problems you have with either of us better after that?
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I'm not here specifically to hurt you. I'm not here to hurt him. I'm not here to make things better, or get forgiveness. I won't ask for that. I'll never ask for that. I know what I did, in that world, and its hardly like I'm going to make excuses for it. You both can hate me for the rest of your lives. You won't be the first.
[She shakes her head.]
So, you're surprised that I care? I'm a sinner, no doubt. But it doesn't stop me from fighting for everyone to get to where they need to be. I want him to go home to his real brother. I want you to go home. I'm fighting for that for every inch of me, because you all matter more than me, don't you understand?
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[ something in kazunari shifts as he says that, and once again, he laughs, genuinely amused. ]
Hey, maybe you should give comedy a shot after all! You'd make the perfect straight man in a manzai skit!
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How should I show it then? Take a page from your book? Leave others, make them worry, and insult them when they try to reach out to me? Insult the memory of the dead? Is that what you want me to do?
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[ what is she talking about?? ]
Never thought you were the type to follow anyone else's lead, though?
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[She ignores the second question.]
Saying something like that to Kumon, isn't that insulting? He cares about you.
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It's true, though...?
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[She doesn't understand. She doesn't understand all of this. What was done, what was known about, if this was a curse, or an effect...it should have worked and gotten rid of it, right? And yet, he's still like this. So it's just him?]
[Is it really just him?]
Why?
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And yet, for someone who's just a fellow actor, you get all up into arms over me killing his brother?
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It kind of became my problem, so yeah, it's annoying.
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[She lets go of him, annoyance in her expression...but it eases into something more stony, now, as she turns away.]
.......I'm sorry for slapping you. [A...sigh.] But whatever is happening to you...do know that you're burning bridges here. Reconsider what you're doing.
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[ unclear if he means the slap or the burned bridges. kazunari only winks without clarifying further. ]
It's kind of cute how you're all worried about me, though! I'm into it!