[He's not quite as steady on his feet which is totally not an excuse to cling to Tsukiyama's arm. Sure, he could sit and be fine, but why do that when he could touch Tsukiyama??]
I'm really glad you do. It's nice up here. I can't get up this high on my own.
[He hesitates for a moment. Continues on with it.]
...I need to ask you to not tell anyone anything about what I'm going to tell you, all right? It...that's important to me, I need to know that I can trust you with it.
[It's said quietly but straightforwardly; he's seeming a bit awkward, but the fact is that this is what he wants to do.]
What I am is something that would get me killed in Tokyo - if a human were to find out and take it to the authorities, then that would be it. They would track me down and kill me, and they'd kill my family, and nothing I could do or say would stop them because my very existence is enough to warrant a death sentence. That's why I couldn't say anything to you - even if things aren't like that here, it's not something I can have anyone find out.
Oh... So it wasn't that you couldn't trust me, specifically, it's that you can't trust any human with it.
[He thinks he understands a bit better, at least. It's sort of a relief to hear, in some strange way. He didn't screw up, it's just all the humans in Tokyo who did!!]
Oh, so that's why you have to kill people. I was curious about that.
[Aaaaand of course he's not bothered by this at all. He's sort of sparkling a bit, actually, but he's trying not to do too much of that. That's probably a little weird.]
So this is like a predator-prey thing, right? Not some fancy term for "we kill them because we're bored"?
Ah...no, it's definitely the former overall. Sometimes it's a boredom thing with me as well, but that's more of a personal choice and it isn't smiled upon by the others back home.
[He doesn't contact Ryuunosuke right after the festival; there's being curious and then there's breathing room, and the festival has been so overwhelmingly itself that he needs a couple of days to himself anyway.
In fact, he's still in the forest, up in some tall tree when he contacts Ryuunosuke.]
[If Ryuunosuke liked the forest more, he'd probably be out there as well because he's still wound up from the festival. In fact, the moment he responds the crystal is hit with a wave of excitement and joy.]
It went great! Oh my god, Silver, it was fantastic!!
[there's probably a glittersplosion over here, damn is he happy]
[...The warmth and joy is nice. He appreciates the warmth and joy.]
Yeah, I... I had no idea she liked me. But once I found out and thought about it, it just seemed right. We're best friends. I trust her a lot. Have you met her? Her name's White.
I haven't! I'll definitely have to once I've calmed down a bit. But right now I'm so ecstatic! I've managed to fill my entire apartment full of color and patterns!
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