[ Of course he wanted to talk about it. And it's not totally shocking Reimi saw right through it. He thought back to that game. ]
One time, Josuke asked me to gamble with some dice with him.
[ A gentle tug on her and he tilts his head to look right at her. ]
And I stupidly agreed. And he was cheating, of course. In the mess of it all, my house caught fire. I still haven't figured out how, though. He didn't give me the chance to.
[ And he won't mention the whole - chopping off the fingers bit. Reimi absolutely didn't need to know that. ]
...I guess I did, since you all came to say goodbye. And you did look okay then...
[There is one saving grace in the world and it is the fact that Bites The Dust overwrote the time stream every time it reset, which is why Reimi doesn't remember having to watch Rohan die and pass through her alley over and over again. Small mercies.]
You really — you really need to stop getting into trouble. Don't make me worry about you!
[ See, that's why he's so unscathed when she sees him at that time. He knows she has nothing to worry about. It was fine. And at least there's no memories of the 'could have been' moments. She never had to see him die. And he stayed alive, with the help of others, of course. And he knows it. ]
You worry about me? I'm fine, Reimi. I'll be fine.
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One time, Josuke asked me to gamble with some dice with him.
[ A gentle tug on her and he tilts his head to look right at her. ]
And I stupidly agreed. And he was cheating, of course. In the mess of it all, my house caught fire. I still haven't figured out how, though. He didn't give me the chance to.
[ And he won't mention the whole - chopping off the fingers bit. Reimi absolutely didn't need to know that. ]
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Your house caught fire?
[what the absolute fresh hell were you guys even doing while she was minding her own business in that alley good grief]
Rohan! What — you — were you okay?! You didn't get hurt?! Rohan!!
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I was, and am fine. I wasn't hurt at all.
[ t o t a l l y fine. ]
You saw me after that, you know. And I looked fine, right?
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[There is one saving grace in the world and it is the fact that Bites The Dust overwrote the time stream every time it reset, which is why Reimi doesn't remember having to watch Rohan die and pass through her alley over and over again. Small mercies.]
You really — you really need to stop getting into trouble. Don't make me worry about you!
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[ See, that's why he's so unscathed when she sees him at that time. He knows she has nothing to worry about. It was fine. And at least there's no memories of the 'could have been' moments. She never had to see him die. And he stayed alive, with the help of others, of course. And he knows it. ]
You worry about me? I'm fine, Reimi. I'll be fine.
[ Matter of factly: ]
You don't need to worry about me anymore.