Catch-all: Ms. Shinobu

[swordflash]

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[wisterin]

Why wouldn't I? You seem so convinced it can't be you.

[ A possible him can still be him. ]

[swordflash]

[ Can it? Even a possible him feels so far away. ]

Well, I can't help it! We don't know what's going to happen here.

[ At least one instance of these so-called games had a so-so outcome. What if that happens here? To begin with, crunching numbers with lives isn't all that appealing. ]

[wisterin]

We don't, but if even a small part of you wants that possibility, isn't that all right for you to try?

[ There's nothing wrong with trying to be that person you could be. ]

Please don't stop before you even begin.

[swordflash]

[ Having just experienced her memory, he really can't backtalk to the doctrine that's propelled Shinobu through the ranks. She never stopped—in fact, she was a veritable juggernaut while he's been tripping every step of the way.

At least he's walking, right? Too bad he's barely gotten anywhere. ]

I won't.

[wisterin]

[ Walking, however haphazard and however bumbling, is a start. It's what he learns from tripping that can help propel him.

Or that's one of her hopes. ]

That's a relief to hear.