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[diedforyoursins]

[so it would probably be smart to be spending his time here leveling up and getting stronger and all that, but kaworu has actually done very little real gaming. most of his time so far has been spent exploring mac anu thoroughly, people-watching and marveling over the little things.

in this case, the "little thing" happens to be the fountain in the center of the city. he's sitting on the edge of it, legs hanging in over the side without care of how wet it was making his pantlegs. he keeps dipping his hands into the water, drawing some out between cupped palms and staring intensely at the liquid as it ran over the sides and back into the fountain. he's been sitting here for quite some time now, so feel free to bother if you're beginning to grow concerned for his mental health -- or if you just want to try shoving him in or whatever, that's cool too.]

Comments

[leggierissimo]

Difficult to say, really! Those things sort of sneak up on you.

[diedforyoursins]

Do they? I've never had that problem. Perhaps it is just a human thing?

[leggierissimo]

Does that mean you aren't human, then?

[diedforyoursins]

That would depend on who you ask, I suppose.

[most would say no, but shinji might try to argue otherwise despite everything. and while he doesn't dislike his own angelic nature, those last few days before winding up here did make kaworu wonder if he choose to be human for real, given the decision.]

[leggierissimo]

[Hmm. Cryptic. Avoidant. ... he likes you.]

I don't suppose you have a name?

[diedforyoursins]

Kaworu Nagisa. And yourself?

[leggierissimo]

Kiryu Yoshiya, but mother and father call me Joshua.

[diedforyoursins]

[he's read about the origin of that name in religious texts he'd studied in his earlier years on earth, and it's enough to bring a smirk to his lips. there's no way of knowing what significance it has with this person, or if there's any significance at all, but it's ironic at the very least.]

Why?

[leggierissimo]

[Aha, you get it. He smirks right back, tilting his head.]

The phonetics sound similar. Yo-shi-ya, Yo-shu-a.

[Of course, that's not the only reason.]

[diedforyoursins]

They do, but as the one is not any shorter than the other, one must wonder why the nickname is used at all.

[leggierissimo]

Personal preference, perhaps.

[diedforyoursins]

Strange, but I suppose humans don't always require a solid reason for things. More solid than humor and habit anyway.

[leggierissimo]

More proof that you're human then, hm?

[He saw that reaction to his name.]

[diedforyoursins]

That depends on what you think makes one human.

[leggierissimo]

I would say a sense of humor supports that.

[diedforyoursins]

[he grins a little at that. humor wasn't very much appreciated up in heaven, and it wasn't until his stay on earth that he'd discovered laughter.]

I would have to agree with you on that point.

[leggierissimo]

[Believe him, he knows what you mean. Too often, the higher ups seem to have sticks in uncomfortable places.]

So, if you aren't human, you're certainly on your way. Wouldn't you say?

[diedforyoursins]

Perhaps I was. But given that I am dead in the world I came from, I think it longer matters.

[leggierissimo]

Ah, but that's where you're wrong. You aren't dead here, hm? It seems like you've been given a second chance.

[diedforyoursins]

It would seem that way. A shame that my second chance took me away from anyone I might have cared about, but I suppose beggars cannot be choosers.

[leggierissimo]

I doubt it would be hard for someone as people-friendly as yourself to make new friends. But, then again, you could always hope for a miracle.

[diedforyoursins]

New friends are always welcome, of course, but some people are irreplaceable. And I know better than most that miracles do not come so easily.

[leggierissimo]

[Don't worry. He knows what you mean. Not just people, but things and places are irreplaceable as well.]

Have a little faith, Kaworu-kun.

[diedforyoursins]

[if he'd seemed a little down a moment earlier, that phrasing is enough to make his expression brighten again in amusement.]

That is a rather ironic thing to say to an angel.

[leggierissimo]

[Aha.]

Fully intentional, I assure you.