WEEK 4 - VENUS FLYTRAP

[foundationmods]

Another week dawned.

But after the events at the trial, more than a few people would have wanted for time to stop still.

In this game, even unshakable loyalties....could be broken.🗈

If that were the case, then what was stopping even more horrible crimes from happening this thursday night?
And they knew they could do nothing to stop it from happening.

...Still, they had to continue the game, until one or both of the Witches admitted defeat, or the game itself came to a close.

Yet, they also felt as if something might change. Some big reveal felt as if it was just around the corner....but for now, it seemed as if they had to play the waiting game.

No matter how awful that felt.

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rec room

[excavated]

[ Syaoran is obligated to show up whenever someone is watching Cardcaptor Sakura because. Well. But Takumi might hear him before he sees him, given the loud clack, clack, clacking sounds of the geta he's wearing with the outfit he has on, the same one that he had during the meeting. ] . . . Takumi?

Re: rec room

[goldenmaniac]

[from the clacks he had assumed Shadow or Watanuki, so when he sees who it is he's a little startled]

Oh, hey!

[excavated]

Are you doing alright? [ He glances over at the TV and then back at him. ] You haven't been paying attention to that anime, have you?

[goldenmaniac]

I'm alright... and heh, yeah I've mostly just been using it for background noise.

[excavated]

Apparently Gebura-san was doing that, too. I actually wanted to watch it a little more properly since another version of myself and Sakura is in it. . . but we have a lot of more important things to think about. Were you thinking about something?

[goldenmaniac]

I saw that. Little you was cute.

[hehehe]

And... yeah, I guess so. Just thinking on some stuff.

[excavated]

That's- [ How to get him to blush in a few seconds flat. ] I mean, he was- [...] I'm not really that mean... [ Or a tsundere. Although his voice is definitely cracking a little bit now. Good job, Takumi. He has to clear his throat to go back to being serious. ] What kind of stuff? Do you want to talk about it?

[goldenmaniac]

[Takumi looks utterly delighted by this reaction.]

It's not anything bad, but I don't mind talking about it.

[come sit with him]

[excavated]

[ NO BULLI....... at least he's managed to calm down at least ]

I'd be happy to listen to you, Takumi.

[ And he will in fact join him. ]

[goldenmaniac]

[Once Syaoran is comfy Takumi goes back to holding up his hand]

Normally I'm not flesh and blood- I'm more like how I look during trials. I look like I'm made of flesh and bone but it's actually manifested data. My appearance is just the avatar based off what I looked like before. But I guess Nirrti wouldn't want a Piece that can't make a gorey murder, so I can get hurt like normal.

But I was wondering if maybe I could revert my avatar back to not-hurt. No luck so far though.

[excavated]

So. . . [ Instinctively, he goes right on ahead to grab Takumi's hand. ] If you somehow became like your avatar, would I not be able to do something like this?

[goldenmaniac]

[oh...]

Ah... well, you'd still be able to touch me, but... I don't know it just feels different? Like I'm wearing thick gloves all the time.

[He doesn't mention how being on containment over long periods periods makes him feel more and more detached from the physical. How even if the Foundation kept repairing his unstable data he'd probably fall apart again eventually. Or all the data that was "Takumi" would be replaced bit by bit]

But here I feel like a real person again.

[excavated]

. . . [ He's quiet for a little bit before squeezing that hand tightly. He might not know what Takumi's been through, but it sounds a little rough. It's honestly, in some ways. . . the opposite of Kimihiro's problem. ] Do you think that's a good thing? Or a bad thing?

[goldenmaniac]

That I feel "here" now? I mean... I could probably avoid a lot of pain if I could just jump into the computers and hide but...

I'm happy. Anon would laugh at me, but I'd give up my powers in a heartbeat to be back in my real body again.

[excavated]

Sometimes... you have to face the pain, you know? [ There's something in his voice that says that he's been through a lot, so he's obviously speaking from experience. ] After all this. . . if we can find a way to put you back in your real body, you'd want to, right? Because I'd like to help you with that.

[goldenmaniac]

[He nods softly]

And yeah, I would. Though I don't know if that's possible: it's probably still back in my world. Or popped out with me and the Foundation has it stored somewhere. Even if it died I'd still exist.

Still.... thank you, Syaoran.

[excavated]

We never know until we try. There's- [ He puts a hand on his chest. ] someone I want to meet again. I've been going on a journey for that reason. Someone that I'd like for you to meet, too. I don't know if it's possible for you to meet them... but I think we can figure out if both of those things are possible together.

[goldenmaniac]

Does that mean we'll be going on a journey together to meet them?

[excavated]

If you'd like to come with me, I'd want to. I do want you to meet Sakura as well, after all. Although the person that I'm looking for... it's not her.

[goldenmaniac]

It's not?

[Yeah he was assuming it was her]

[excavated]

No, I know where Sakura is. And if things turn out alright, I can ask Kimihiro to help me send us to Clow. It's my father. He's- [ He brings a hand towards his own chest. ] He's still in there, and I don't know how to get him out.

[goldenmaniac]

And you want to search for how to do that...

I wonder... if his mental data is tangled with your own...

[He's mumbling to himself, sorry Syaoran]

[excavated]

Yes.

[ and it's okay, Takumi! Syaoran doesn't mind and he can give some insight ]

And... I do share memories with him. I watched his actions for almost all of his life, through his right eye.