I think a lot of things can qualify. You can do a lot of strange and unusual things, but at the end of the day you have to acknowledge that you are part of society. Not above other people or set apart. Having to obey the basic rules of human interaction.
["don't point knives at other people" is one of the primary ones, yeah.]
No kidding. [he can tell hanako's problem is fundamentally that, even if he's too idiotic about supernatural things to get why.] No, this place is crap. But I don't mean society as in a city or something. It's just people and how you're supposed to act towards them.
[ He pouts a little at that, but doesn't get the chance to come up with a retort because it's memshare time, Reigen can see Hanako ...functioning... in society.
"and making them feel everything you did in that moment" is just thinly veiled soul-crushing depression. ]
well, in a way, this doesn't even surprise him necessarily. it was always very obvious that something extremely bad had been going on in this kid's life for him to wind up acting this way. it's hard not to relate to the feeling of hanako's teacher, seeing all of this and also knowing that you are so out of your depth on this one.
anyway, he is going to decide what to say about this when he sees how hanako reacts to it.]
[ He slows to a stop, staring at the ground until Reigen catches up, and then a few seconds past that before he lifts his head up again. ]
It's in the past.
[ It's already happened. Neither of them can change anything, or fix anything. So there's no point in dwelling on it, is there? Especially when the person involved has already made up their mind. ]
no i appreciate getting this lore just in time to die. honestly he's just like. oh. that makes sense doesn't it. also isn't that story supposed to be about a girl. also, fuck.]
He's quiet, though, not meeting Reigen's eyes. Reigen is DEAD in the future and therefore can't exorcise him, but he doesn't know that, just sort of anxiously clenching and unclenching his fists waiting for Reigen to say anything more.
[he truly does not even realize hanako would think he would, because he doesn't think of himself as an exorcist, because he's not one. he just assumes it's the memory. putting a hand on his shoulder.]
That bad, huh? [...] Look, we don't actually have to talk about it, but if this is your problem, believe it or not but I might actually be able to help. [or at least. he knows people who might?]
[actually, he's going to go into confidence mode while he spins his wheels on this.]
Listen, between you and me, that other guy was an amateur. Total fraud with no technique. I'm way better than that, so I don't have to go around trying to show off or something. I don't have any reason to want to get rid of you, so why would I?
[he does actually think this guy is an amateur because he's using weapons at all instead of just waving his hand at a ghost and they instantly disappear like mob does. but he's more saying that because he's trying to stall while he decides what to actually say.
anyway! yeah! he has been causing trouble all the time. stabbing children on the mingle. strongly suspecting him of at least one murder. but also. okay. he has to take a second to think this through.]
...Look. I have a consulting business, and we do exorcise ghosts when we are hired to do so by a client. But I wouldn't agree to exorcise one like you. You're the wrong classification. [a person, who was once a kid.] Even if you caused trouble. So I would have to find another solution to that.
[ if mob were in this game i hope he'd take one look at hanako and instantly evaporate him ]
"Wrong classification"... [ somehow, it makes him think that he's not worth being exorcised, like he's the wrong sort of ghost. but never mind that, he doesn't want that, anyways. ]
If I hired you as a client... you would have no choice but to help me. Right?
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[ wow... imagine a world like that ]
Reigen, how would you describe an ordinary life?
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I think a lot of things can qualify. You can do a lot of strange and unusual things, but at the end of the day you have to acknowledge that you are part of society. Not above other people or set apart. Having to obey the basic rules of human interaction.
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... Well, it's something to think about! It's been a long time since I was part of society, and I don't think this one's exactly normal, is it?
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No kidding. [he can tell hanako's problem is fundamentally that, even if he's too idiotic about supernatural things to get why.] No, this place is crap. But I don't mean society as in a city or something. It's just people and how you're supposed to act towards them.
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[ that's all well and good, but from Hanako's tone of voice, it sounds to him more like a fairytale than what reality really is. ]
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Stabbing people... some of the time?
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[anyway i would like...memshare, too.]
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"and making them feel everything you did in that moment" is just thinly veiled soul-crushing depression. ]
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well, in a way, this doesn't even surprise him necessarily. it was always very obvious that something extremely bad had been going on in this kid's life for him to wind up acting this way. it's hard not to relate to the feeling of hanako's teacher, seeing all of this and also knowing that you are so out of your depth on this one.
anyway, he is going to decide what to say about this when he sees how hanako reacts to it.]
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Hanako!
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It's in the past.
[ It's already happened. Neither of them can change anything, or fix anything. So there's no point in dwelling on it, is there? Especially when the person involved has already made up their mind. ]
I'm okay. Really.
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[and made it sound like some kind of supernatural thing, at least as much as he could interpret it.]
But there's a difference between that and deciding to stay.
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Reigen doesn't get a response from Hanako, he gets another comic book panel in his face. Suffer. ]
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no i appreciate getting this lore just in time to die. honestly he's just like. oh. that makes sense doesn't it. also isn't that story supposed to be about a girl. also, fuck.]
...Oh. That's what you meant.
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He's quiet, though, not meeting Reigen's eyes. Reigen is DEAD in the future and therefore can't exorcise him, but he doesn't know that, just sort of anxiously clenching and unclenching his fists waiting for Reigen to say anything more.
Begone, evil spirit!! or something ]
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That bad, huh? [...] Look, we don't actually have to talk about it, but if this is your problem, believe it or not but I might actually be able to help. [or at least. he knows people who might?]
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You're... going to get rid of me?
[ yes being exorcised would solve all his problems, actually, but still!! ]
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No! No, of course not!
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Listen, between you and me, that other guy was an amateur. Total fraud with no technique. I'm way better than that, so I don't have to go around trying to show off or something. I don't have any reason to want to get rid of you, so why would I?
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That's what he said too, before. He left us alone since we weren't causing trouble, but then...
[ then they caused trouble. like Hanako's been causing trouble around here all this time. Reigen has so many reasons to want to get rid of him ]
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anyway! yeah! he has been causing trouble all the time. stabbing children on the mingle. strongly suspecting him of at least one murder. but also. okay. he has to take a second to think this through.]
...Look. I have a consulting business, and we do exorcise ghosts when we are hired to do so by a client. But I wouldn't agree to exorcise one like you. You're the wrong classification. [a person, who was once a kid.] Even if you caused trouble. So I would have to find another solution to that.
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"Wrong classification"... [ somehow, it makes him think that he's not worth being exorcised, like he's the wrong sort of ghost. but never mind that, he doesn't want that, anyways. ]
If I hired you as a client... you would have no choice but to help me. Right?
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