higekiri

[warmness]

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[banzais]

[thanks grune]

Brother, I believe that you might possess a special ability due to your understanding of the unspoken rules that appear to be true to what I've heard before. Even if you can't tell me directly... well, I guess I don't mind playing Twenty Questions again.

[horrible, absolutely horrible]

I've already spoken to um... Escha, Nightfeather, and Nikori.

[he makes a vague gesture]

If you're familiar with them.

[warmness]

There's a Nikori here?

[ grune wonders if she should actually look at the profiles, but then decides it's fine.

anyway. ]

... I can say that I do have an ability like that, yes.

[banzais]

[why the fuck does she not question nightfeather]

Oh? May I ask what kind it is? Or must I guess that too?

[warmness]

I'm afraid you have to guess.

But you were close before.

[banzais]

Is it protective in nature?

[that's the one he admittedly asks pretty often]

[warmness]

[ she nods. ]

It is. I can protect one person from being killed by a demon every week.

[banzais]

[hello

jackpot]

... may I ask - who did you choose this week?

[warmness]

Oh... it was Dick. So he'll be safe at the end of the week.

[banzais]

Eh...

[he nods]

Mm, that's a relief.

[but also - ]

Brother... I am currently working in order to receive something that might be able to help me protect our other brother. Until I retrieve it, might I ask for your help in keeping him safe?

[warmness]

He's who I chose last week...

[ there's another pause ]

I can protect him next week.

[banzais]

[wow

higekiri is just so happy

and he's going to move to scoop grune up into a hug]

Thank you, brother.

[warmness]

[ yay hugs! ]

... although feel free to ask me more things about that particular thing.

[ there is a lot of red tape here ]

[banzais]

[oh my god

well

i guess higekiri is going to do this while he has grune scooped into a hug]

Oh...? There's limitations? On how many times you may protect a person? Will something else negative happen, should that person you protect be targeted?

[warmness]

There's limitations, yes. I can't protect the same person twice in a row. And I don't think there's a limit on how many times I can choose a specific person, but it was... strongly hinted that I shouldn't stick to the same people every time.

[ which is why she. went with dick. ]

[banzais]

Mm...

And if the person you choose to protect is targeted that week - what will happen?

[just gonna repeat the question she didn't answer]

[warmness]

The demon won't be able to touch them.

... what happens after that, I don't know.

[banzais]

... hmm, is that so.

[he frowns a bit]

Do you have any idea what your punishment may be if any of these rules aren't followed?

[warmness]

I can find out.

[ ... ]

Do you want me to break a rule?

[banzais]

[he answers immediately:]

No.

It is not yet that pressing.

[warmness]

Let me know if that changes.

[ she would, unfortunately, make the attempt if he just asked ]

[banzais]

[you're not getting your eye loss from me, binch!

but higekiri's expression just softens as he hugs grune tighter for just a moment]

... Mm. I will.

Have the others found you?

[warmness]

No. I didn't expect anyone to.

[ most people here probably don't think grune is aware that people are being murdered ]

[banzais]

Well... in truth, I would like to hope you would be better protected...

[hmm]

... would you be unhappy with me, if I told anyone else about what you can do?

[hige straight up fucking outed everyone else because he doesn't give a FUCK

but grune is his brother]

[warmness]

[ ... what a sweet boy

she kisses his cheek. ]

... if it's someone you trust, I won't be upset.

[banzais]

[higekiri seems thoughtful about that for a moment

before he kisses her cheek in turn]

Our brother - and I will tell the others that I found someone, but not necessarily you just yet.