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[isdf]

HELLO

"Greetings. This is Kisaragi Yuma."

GOODBYE

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[isdf]

[He doesn't answer straightaway.

Most people tolerate him. Being liked has never been something he's sought or experienced in the way of much.]

[aerodynamic]

[ ... oh. ]

Have... you ever liked people? [ platonically. ]

[isdf]

By that, do you mean if I ever cared about what happened to someone? . . . Then yes.

[aerodynamic]

But it hasn't been the same for you in reverse. [ what the fuck. ] ... after weeks here, I guess it isn't so surprising that people start to care about what happens to other people. Or at least taking an interest in them.

[isdf]

So the key to liking someone . . . is to spend time with them?

[aerodynamic]

Yeah. You spend more time with people and learn more about them, you start to like them. And likewise they start to like your company, too.

[isdf]

Earlier, you said that learning something about someone may make it hard to look at them. If so, there are also risks to spending that time together.

[aerodynamic]

Yeah, but those risks are always worth it for people you've come to like. That's the whole point of moving forward.

[isdf]

For . . . people?

[aerodynamic]

[ a hum. ]

... no matter what you're fighting for, doesn't it always come down to doing it for other people?

[isdf]

. . . I suppose you're correct. After all, ISDF was founded for humanity's future.

[aerodynamic]

And not everybody cares about the sake of humanity. [ he shrugs. ] I don't know, I think it's just one of those things where you care about people and they'll care about you in return, even when you don't notice it. That's my point.