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[isdf]

HELLO

"Greetings. This is Kisaragi Yuma."

GOODBYE

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[isdf]

[Time is fake, yet marches on regardless.

Presumably, this meeting takes place before the slabs make their appearance. Yuma returns the gesture with a nod and a polite smile.]

Ah, it's you. How are your teeth?

[selfconcept]

"My teeth are fine."

[ Sorry for the demonic distortion static voice, Yuma. Alas. He was born this way (no). ]

"Injuries are fine too."

[ Since he got stabbed as a treat. ]

"What about you? Did you find your answer?"

[isdf]

[His voice really is just like this, huh.]

No. We all parted ways shortly after leaving the building; I haven't asked anyone since.

[selfconcept]

[ Yeah... Yuma doesn't seem to show discomfort, so Hien will just keep talking like this. If not, he would have to change into a dog where he sounds more normal. ]

"I'm sure anyone can answer your question, unless you've let it go at this point."

[isdf]

[A dog would be more unusual than this.]

I am still interested in knowing the answer. Does that mean you're willing to provide it?

[selfconcept]

"Sure. You can ask me anything you want, so tell me the question again."

[ It's... the least he could do for what Yuma had to witness all That.

Urge to prank not withstanding, unfortunately. ]

[isdf]

[To be honest, he has several now that this grand opportunity has been given to him.]

Thank you. Then I will start from the beginning: What does it mean for love to be pure?

[selfconcept]

"For a love to be pure, it means to be unmarred by anything that would taint it. Maybe possible infidelity, no devotion to one's lover or lovers..."

[ He slightly tilts his head. ]

"Though what most people mean by it is that no one in the loving group has had sex yet."

[isdf]

[Well, they're not lovers, so Hak was clearly talking in relation to the last part, which still makes no sense.]

So when he said that his love for me was still pure, did he mean that . . . he has not engaged in sexual intercourse before?

[???]

Why would he tell me this?

[selfconcept]

"Because purity also correlates to never having sex before, and many people like that sort of thing. To have someone precious to you, untainted by anyone else... sharing your first times with each other because it's an experience that is usually unforgettable. He was appealing to you through that."

[ okay now he's just bullshitting ]

[isdf]

[What the.

None of that makes sense to him.]

However, he was holding onto you when he made the appeal. How are the two actions related?

[selfconcept]

"Because he didn't want you to think that he was with me."

[ he's having fun... ]

[isdf]

[Purgatory really enjoys toying with people's emotions.]

Then . . . it had nothing to do with the biting?

[selfconcept]

[ It sure does! Hien thinks back on his behavior and plays out the scene in his head one more time.

... ]

"Kinda. I bit him with the intent to eat him, but I can see how he would interpret it as a "love bite". They're basically hickeys, and people do that in acts of intimacy to 'claim possession' of their significant other or others."

[isdf]

[So he was actually trying to eat Hak . . . ]

In other words, love is a feeling of possession, and biting, which creates hickeys, is a demonstration of that emotion.

[selfconcept]

[ Just his bones, but that felt way too weird, even for him. It's like trying to chew on chicken bones and get rid of the fried portion and the meat. ]

"Many emotions stem from love, and possession is only one of them. It really depends on the person too. It's not the same for everyone."

[isdf]

[It sounds complicated. Fortunately, such an emotion has nothing to do with him, so he can stop here.]

In your case, it was simply a matter of hunger, yes?

[selfconcept]

"Well... eating that food made me want bones specifically."

[ He pauses, definitely making a Face behind that mask. ]

"Not even meat. Just the bones."

[isdf]

The bones . . . ?

[He also makes a face, if more so in confusion.]

How ironic. In the end, all you had was meat.

[selfconcept]

[ Hien is not going to describe the method of sucking bones out, so he'll just leave it at that. ]

"Despite everything, I don't really enjoy the taste of blood..."

[isdf]

[He should. It can be an educational experience.]

Do you prefer your meat well-done?

[selfconcept]

[ Only if Yuma asks for it... ]

"I prefer it prepared and cooked. Doesn't have to be well-done, but too much blood oozing from my mouth isn't great and the aftertaste is terrible."

[isdf]

You say that like you speak from experience.

[How much blood was he consuming for it to ooze from his mouth?]

[selfconcept]

[ ... ]

"Well... I mean... You all saw me take a chunk out of Hak's flesh. So."

[isdf]

Was there that much blood . . . ?