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...Whatever is the most distracting. Did you just say a lab?

[ He only points it out because it was a funny outlier among the ones he listed. Really he's probably thinking library or movie or... maybe he'll just walk around anyway.

Remember that story Tokinaga told you ages ago about a drowning kid. We can see that reflected on the ice, while Tokinaga just absently rubs his eyes. He thinks he's just seeing stuff. ]

...uh... I don't know if I have the coordination to skate, I've never tried.

I did just say a lab. [ he's about to say something else, but his eyes are drifting to the ice and he frowns softly. what the fuck?

okay. what if we don't hang out on the ice? ]

Let's not worry about that. Sometimes it's easier just to walk around and see what catches your eye. We don't have to have an actual destination yet.

[ perhaps... a little explore. ]

Might not be as many options as the city, but that might even be better.

That's fine... I wanted to get away from the city.

[ He looks vaguely disturbed by the vision of memory in the glass, of the bully screaming and kicking while baby Tokinaga in his swim cap with both eyes just watches on, bleeding from his scratches. He does not realise this is visible to Yosuke also. ]

I didn't have any particular plans anyway.

[ sorry, he's 100% distracted watching the ice because this is a lot. this is a lot? THIS IS A LOT. ]

—right. Then... why ruin it with having plans, right? Let's just go take a walk and see what sticks out to you.

Yeah.

[ Sticking his hands into his pockets. ]

Don't you have any plans yourself?

[ he shrugs, stepping onto the ice just on top of the memory in the reflection so nobody can see it anymore. ]

Let's just say I'm flexible. Besides, don't you think this kind of thing is better with another person?

I... guess so...

[ In the sense of it logically pans out but he's not sure himself. ]

Just don't want to bore you.

[ huh. so even then... he shakes his head though. ]

If you ran a risk of boring me, I would've left a while ago.

[ which is true from a dude whose shadow has a battle line that's just "i'll crush everything that bores me." ]

Do you think of yourself as a boring person? [ sneaking a peek down at the ice again. how're we doin', freaky intense memory? ]

[ Ngl that's the only one I had that was like exactly on theme that this Tokinaga would have. You can have like... other little things. Him at his sister's wedding. Happy with his family. Not depressed to shit. He looks still relatively young then. ]

If you say so.

...

[ Sort of thinks about it. ]

Maybe...? Not sure. I think I'm average or whatever.

[ i wasn't sure if it was looping but thank you for telling me this man did at least have some happiness once, i was concerned. ]

Average isn't bad either. Everybody's idea of average is different anyway... but maybe tell me about yourself anyway?

[ let us walk... away from the ice. ]

[ Hey he's been happy for others. ]

About me?

Where would I begin...

[ 🥺 ]

I've heard the beginning is good. Not a bad place to start.

...?

Um... I was born and raised in Tokyo... I have two sisters...

[ Is that beginning enough? ]

[ it is beginning enough for our walkies... maybe we can head to santa's workshop, who knows if the scarf would work in the heart. ]

Older? Younger? Are you guys close?

Both. One each. Yeah, we're close, though they both moved out after getting married.

[ hm... ]

Must feel a little weird being alone then. No marriage plans for you anytime soon, I take it?

[ There's a bit of extended silence. ]

...Uh... no... I don't think so... I'm not even seeing anyone.

[ why the silence? he seems confused by this. ]

Just not something you're interested in? I guess that's fine. I've heard it's not for everybody.

It's a little complicated, but I don't think I'm ever going to marry or anything like that, no.

So what keeps you busy instead? You have to have hobbies and stuff, right?

[ where are we walking? it's entirely possible yosuke's just doing a little short tour of the snow areas. ]

[ I can't emphasise enough to you how little of a plan Tokinaga has. They really are just drifting wherever the fuck, even in circles, if Yosuke just lets him take the lead. ]

... Studying.

[ he has lived in a small town for a while, wandering in circles is fine. ]

... that's all? Studying what? Doesn't that get tiring?

Rugnamian literature. It's what I had a masters in.

[ "I like reading, personally. I wanted to study it at one point, but instead, I'm a vet."

he does recall this much, which means... it's before the trajectory changed? ]

What were you hoping to do with a masters in literature? I haven't decided on college yet, but... kinda interested in different options.

[ tell him more to understand. ]

I was hoping to go on and get a doctorate, actually... but I stopped and looked for work instead.

[ The aura feels... worse. Just in general. But also what a nerd-ass me like he's aiming for a masters in another tag before realising he actually already has that and is going Even Further Beyond. ]

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