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Junpei Yoshino, 19

"If there was a button that killed everyone I hated, I probably wouldn't press it ... but if there was a button that killed everyone who hated me, I'd press it without hesitation."

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What? We have loads of room. Besides, no one's going to care about being crowded if it means you're safe.

[ Being able to wake up near Murphy. Multiple days?

It’s too good. Too good for him. He’ll get used to it. Want it always. ]

I’ve got Moon Dregs. I’ll be safe.

How’s the cat?

[Nice try at a topic change. Unfortunately, it's unsuccessful.]

Junpei, I heard about the boarding house and what happened at the meeting yesterday. Moon Dregs can't keep you safe from everything.

[ A small, soft sigh. ]

Yeah. It's scary. I can't pretend it's not. If things get too dire ... I'll consider it.

But it's difficult for me to fully abandon the clinic. The thought of something happening to it ...

Edited 2024-03-23 16:23 (UTC)

I get it. But it's just a building. Something happening to you would be worse.

[But he knows he's probably overreacting. It's hard not to, Billy and Gilia ~~and Danny~~ out in the caves, Quentin and Junpei in town. Hard not to feel useless. Hard not to remember the month he wasn't here when people needed him. He takes a breath.]

Just, yeah. Consider it. If things start getting bad.

It's ... more than just a building to me. I know that sounds ridiculous.

Kind of. But buildings are still pretty new to me, so, tell me about it?

Really?

I’ve invested a lot of time and energy into keeping things running. It’s been something I can feel some sense of stability with. Some pride in. I know who I am there. Where I belong. I feel a sense of purpose.

I think this is the longest I've stayed in one place since they dropped us on the ground. And yeah, I miss The Ark sometimes. I hated it there, but it was... you knew what was going to happen. Stability.

But you don't need a building for the rest of those things, Junpei. They're all you. The clinic is all you, and the other people who work there. Without you, it's just bricks and wood and whatever.

With sensei and Magda being away in the castle so much, I’ve just gotten more stubborn about things I guess. I want everything in good shape for when they come back. On a smaller scale that’s making sure the supplies are in order, and everything is well stocked. On a larger scale, it’s not letting what happened at the boarding house happen there.