[ same, mary, same. He's surprised; and also a little glad to hear from Mary. He's not really used to worrying, since everyone in the Shinsengumi was more or less capable of handling themselves. But being acquainted with moes and liking them meant also having to worry about them, which Souji does in a way that's not too apparent considering how casual he sounds here. ]
I'm fine. There's no reason I shouldn't be, since I got rid of mine way before all this started. How about you? You're not running around outside looking for trouble, are you?
That's still pretty impressive. Did you use a coat hanger or something?
[ Souji imagines Mary strangling a robot version of herself with a coat hanger, then blinks a couple of times. That doesn’t seem like something Mary would do?? ]
[ it's not a lie, but it's not the whole truth??? Souji considers her answer, and also doesn't say anything back for a long while. so after that stretch of awkward silence ]
You're surprisingly tougher than I thought, huh? [ nice. still, even if Souji can detect what's not being said here, he isn't so mean to bully an answer out of Mary. Okay. He is, but he figures there's no point in doing that over audio (bullying is far more effective in person) and also well ]
[ he might be fond enough of mary not to try. for now at least. ]
But handling that by yourself deserves some kind of praise, so... good job Mary-chan.
[ ugh how cute. Souji's not sure if he should be offended or touched. Most people would be touched, but Souji doesn't have lots of friends so. Maybe it's a mix of both??? ]
And if I wasn't? Would you run over and try to rescue me?
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audio; sometime during the event
[ Because Mary is so over them. ]
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I'm fine. There's no reason I shouldn't be, since I got rid of mine way before all this started. How about you? You're not running around outside looking for trouble, are you?
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[ She's fine, really. She's just really... done. ]
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Really? [ here's Souji sounding intrigued ] Did you kill it?
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[ MARY IS A KIND, SWEET GIRL. ]
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That's still pretty impressive. Did you use a coat hanger or something?
[ Souji imagines Mary strangling a robot version of herself with a coat hanger, then blinks a couple of times. That doesn’t seem like something Mary would do?? ]
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[ ... well. Yes. ]
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Hmm, I see. [ at least he doesn't sound like he's judging her?? ] So what did you use?
[ Time to wriggle out of this subject, Mary. ]
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[ Well, it's not a lie. ]
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You're surprisingly tougher than I thought, huh? [ nice. still, even if Souji can detect what's not being said here, he isn't so mean to bully an answer out of Mary. Okay. He is, but he figures there's no point in doing that over audio (bullying is far more effective in person) and also well ]
[ he might be fond enough of mary not to try. for now at least. ]
But handling that by yourself deserves some kind of praise, so... good job Mary-chan.
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Thanks! Hiro and I threw it off a bridge afterwards, and I hope those things never come back again.
[ she really didn't like them. ]
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You'll be fine even if they do come back.
[ because mary's a robot murderer like Souji ]
Are you staying with Hiro right now?
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No, I'm home now. But I thought about you and I thought I should make sure you were doing okay.
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And if I wasn't? Would you run over and try to rescue me?
[ why he gotta be a teasing punk ]
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[ Well, duh. ]
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You know. I'm kind of tempted to get into trouble now, just to see that happen.
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Don't do that!! [ WHY ] You should try to stay safe!
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But it's not like you'd let anything happen to me, right? So I should be fine, even if I find ten robots to fight.
[ AT THE SAME TIME ]
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[ UGH. ]
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See? [ NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. ] I'll be depending on you then, Mary-chan.