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[engineers]

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[voidshift]

[LISTEN HE HAS REASONS.]

It's only twenty-four hours, I- listen, one of the demons ["demons" but he doesn't know what else to call them without saying who] gave me this.

[he pulls an ivory comb out of his hoodie pocket for a second, then tucks it back in.]

[engineers]

You shouldn't just do everything demons tell you to do...

[ even though they aren't demons, they're teens. he doesn't sound particularly aggravated, just more like Jesus Christ I'm Predicting A Giant Mess ] Why those ones - is this what your animal thing was about last week, too?

[voidshift]

They didn't tell me to, that isn't the point. But the other one was from-- when we were gone, the other week, I haven't used that.

[he still doesn't know what for.]

[engineers]

Okay, that still doesn't answer the question of why those three.

[voidshift]

That part doesn't matter.

[engineers]

Yes it does!

[voidshift]

Fine, Mephisto is because he's supposedly incapable of feeling love and I need to know if they're actually handing out things capable of that kind of fundamental change.

[engineers]

[ a beat. ]

Oh. I mean, that's fine. [



science ]

But why involve Itto....?

[voidshift]

Well, he's not directly afflicted, but he's likely to react, right? [visible results, he hopes.] And something like another person loving you for a day isn't so bad.

Also I just didn't want Mephisto in love with someone who was actually reciprocating it.

[engineers]

...I think everyone here needs a lesson in the consequences of a moment after...

[ christ

he pinches the bridge of his nose ]

It'll be nice for Itto, but Ryo's going to lose it as soon as it wears off.

[voidshift]

And potentialities like that are exactly why I don't want to be the only one keeping an eye on them, besides seeing whether it works.

[engineers]

This is going to be a disaster.

[voidshift]

....an educational one.

[right. right?]

[engineers]

[ this, finally, startles a laugh out of him and he rubs his hand over his face. christ ]

Educational is the word. [ help. ] At least it's only for a day. God forbid it was the whole week.

[ lol ]

[voidshift]

If it were the whole week, I'd probably have chosen differently.

[engineers]

...You need to apologize to Akira when it's done, okay?

[ WHY AKIRA AND NO ONE ELSE ] Even if you don't make it obvious that it was you, find a way somehow.

[voidshift]

...all right, all right. Not sure what would even make a good apology for him, might need suggestions, but I'll see what I can do.

[makes akira a meme shirt that says 'sorry for making your boy cheat 🥺']

[engineers]

Literally anything.

[ that poor boy ]

[voidshift]

Not entirely helpful, but fine.

[engineers]

The six of them really are just teenagers, aren't they? Wanting to pull pranks.

[ amused... ]