[To say that that question doesn't cause his chest to lurch would be a lie. Naoki's eyes have gone a little wide and he looks at Sayo before turning his face.] Well...
[He tries, to keep his tone purposefully light, as though he's not thinking about everything that came of what he become. The people who died. His failure to save them.] Sometimes, I guess I do. But I can't change that it did.
[He watches Naoki and hear his response. The answer that he sometimes wished otherwise, but it still happened in the past.
Sayo had similiar thoughts about it before, whenever he's not continuously haunted.]
...Yes, you can't change the past. [It's the unspoken rule in the army. Preserve history, never change it.] I... don't have any other questions, Naoki-san.
[Naoki finds his smile again after a moment, his shoulders rising and falling in another careless gesture. If he could shrug off the feelings about his past...
Ahh, dark thoughts. Back to the present, Naoki, he tells himself.]
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For me, sorta. The parasite-- well, it's called a magatama. It's the very essence of a demon. So it can change even humans into one.
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A demon's essence changing a human... Wouldn't that be dangerous?
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[He runs one of his hands absently down the opposing forearm, his fingertips tapping his tattoos.] It did hurt a lot.
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[To say that that question doesn't cause his chest to lurch would be a lie. Naoki's eyes have gone a little wide and he looks at Sayo before turning his face.] Well...
[He tries, to keep his tone purposefully light, as though he's not thinking about everything that came of what he become. The people who died. His failure to save them.] Sometimes, I guess I do. But I can't change that it did.
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Sayo had similiar thoughts about it before, whenever he's not continuously haunted.]
...Yes, you can't change the past. [It's the unspoken rule in the army. Preserve history, never change it.] I... don't have any other questions, Naoki-san.
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Ahh, dark thoughts. Back to the present, Naoki, he tells himself.]
You can just call me Naoki, if you want.
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[It feels rather personal for him to use, but if that's what Naoki wants. Sayo doesn't want to waste time on arguing it.]