[Week 0, Saturday post-trial: Dahlia]

[purrtagonist]

[hey Dahlia :) you have a visitor coming to see you while you're stuck in gay baby jail. aka, the ball pit]

[he stands at the entrance, hands in his pockets, expression neutral]

I'm not sorry.

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[venomosity]

[she doesn't even look up at him, but she easily recognizes his voice. she smirks.

then throws a ball at him.]

[purrtagonist]

[DAHLIA PLEASE]

[snatches the ball easily out of the air with his PHANTOM THIEF REFLEXES, tossing it casually up and down in his hand afterwards]

And here I thought being a Reaper for you was all about "survival."

[venomosity]

[look, she has plenty more to throw at him if she wants.]

Oops. I lied.

[:)]

[purrtagonist]

[HE CAN DODGE]

[his gaze narrows, jaw set tightly]

Maya didn't deserve to be dragged down with you.

[venomosity]

Oh, but she should be honored. I did this all for her.

[purrtagonist]

You did it all for yourself.

[throwing that back at her immediately]

She's just a casualty in your quest for petty revenge.

[venomosity]

. . .

Tell me, Mr. Kurusu. [at this point, the prefix is condescending, not polite.] Do you know what it's like to lose everything?

[purrtagonist]

Yes.

[he doesn't even have to hesitate in that response. after all, he had lost everything twice. once after his arrest. . . and once when Akechi pulled the trigger on him in that interrogation room]

[granted, he managed to get everything back both of those times. but that sense of loss he had felt was still very, very real]

[venomosity]

[... she spits out a chuckle. it's almost like a growl.]

Then surely you must understand the lengths someone would go through if they had a chance at retribution. At payback.

[purrtagonist]

[. . . she's just like Akechi. . .]

I understand. I understand, because I was killed by someone else who thought that way.

But I'm nothing like him. Or you.

[venomosity]

[oh akira, you sweet summer child.]

You say that now... wait until something happens to those friends of yours during this Game.

[there's a hint of loathing when she says "friends." it's not all that hard to guess why.]

[purrtagonist]

[his eyes flash. she's been de-clawed, but he still interprets that as a threat]

I'm in the best position I can be to protect them. I'll pour my all into doing just that.