[CONTINUE + 4] Week 1 || Act: mingle

[foundationmods]

Monday comes onto the snowy town once more, though it still looks as if it's 'night' as ever.

Then again, you are underground. That's just to be expected, considering no natural light can get down here in the first place. The Monsters around you are just as friendly as ever, though now there's far, far less of them.

Is time running out for the mission? How many more loops do you have?

...You feel as if something is watching you when you're not looking.

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[white_camellia]

...Do you regret becoming human again?

[finalring]

Do I regret becoming human again....

[ hmm...

he stays silent for a while, thinking it through. ]

That is... a loaded question. I suppose I can guess where it comes from, but I wouldn't be able to ask you until I was finished answering this, right?

[white_camellia]

No, feel free to ask now. Particularly if you feel it would affect your answer.

[finalring]

Hmm, I think I'd like to know why this question came to mind?

[white_camellia]

In my own world... The revelation about the true nature of magical girls and witches came to many of us at once. At that moment, many people broke down, regretting they ever made a wish, wishing they had remained a normal human.

It was something I could not understand. After all, every single one of them had a wish strong enough to throw away their life for, even if they were not aware of the full consequences at the time.

Of course, a situation where those of us who have thrown away our humanity will never come, and while that may be fine for myself... It is a different matter when others are involved.

You are someone who has experienced both, and have been able to return to humanity even after everything. Therefore, you are the best person to ask on this situation.

[And also she has been feeling human again thanks to this idea of trusting people and she doesn't like it, but.]

[finalring]

Hm...

[ that does sound like a lot to take in...

there's another heavy silence on solomon's part, as he considers his experiences these past few months. he thinks of his time in the winchester mansion and here, comparing it to who he used to be in the past.

and after he puts it all together... ]

Unfortunately, I cannot easily give you something as clear as a 'yes' or 'no' answer. I could tell you that I will never truly be human again, which renders this question pointless. Even if I have come to regain my emotions and 'human'-like outlook on life, at the end of the day I will always be something different. You could say that I am...probably in a place between human and not, though certainly I am much closer to my human side than I was before the year 2000. And yet even before then, I was never completely out of touch with it. I was just...in a limbo.

[ he smiles, though it carries little to no substance behind it. ]

Truth be told, I am something that is closer to one of the many SCPs that we have, and I suppose that it's only fair that I stay in the Foundation because of that. But if you ask whether I regret my escapade as a human... the answer would be 'no'. It was a wonderful time, being a full human once again, not shackled by the weight of my duties.

[white_camellia]

...I see. Thank you for answering the question seriously.

Then, I believe I owe you an answer to a question as well.

[finalring]

That's kind of you, Nanaka. I do have a question for you, now that I think about it.

[ there's a pause, as he thinks about whether or not to ask her... ]

What's your favorite type of ice cream?

[ is that really what he wanted to ask?! ]

[white_camellia]

[...Well. She will answer it anyways for the time being.]

I am rather fond of the sakura flavor, personally. It is a simple, subtle flavor, one that everyone in Japan knows but few would call their favorite.

I do wonder if that is truly the question you wished to ask, however.

[finalring]

It wasn't. But I don't think it would be appropriate to ask you a personal question when everyone is having fun. You should enjoy yourself too.

[sageking]

[ ...

He's definitely listening to this and he'll cross his arms, scowling...and in fact. ]

Hmph, as if you are truly 'closer' to 'those many SCPs'. You are more than that.

[ He didn't like the fact that Solomon thought himself so lowly in the first place. Gilgamesh was sure that he wasn't thinking of the 6350's when he made that comment either. ]

[finalring]

[ oh he can definitely tell that gil is not happy with his answer.

however, he's not changing it any time soon. ]

My point still stands, however. Whether I am an O5 or a researcher, the truth is that I am something that belongs in the Foundation.

[sageking]

[ Gilgamesh knew he wouldn't be able to convince him to leave. Part of him liked that he was so stubborn, while another part wished he'd just give in, and leave already.

But right now, those things seemed so small, compared to how the other viewed himself. ]

'Something' isn't a suitable way to refer to yourself in the slightest. Though I've always known you would hardly be so eager to extricate yourself from such an organization, I wonder if I should take such words seriously if you can't even properly refer to yourself as a person in the first place.

[white_camellia]

I have to agree with Gilgamesh-san in this case. 'Something' is fundamentally still referring to yourself as an object. Even if one cannot be considered human, that hardly changes their personhood. It would perhaps be a different issue if you became something like a witch, but that is hardly the case for you.

[finalring]

...

[ well, you've both stunned him into silence for a quick second, green eyes blinking back in surprise.

then, he smiles sheepishly, scratching the back of his head. ]

Ahaha...you're both right, I think. I apologize, it's been a long time since I've seen myself as anything or anyone else that isn't a tool. Don't listen to me.