[ ??????????? how do you not speak in cryptic shit, sounds fake???? ]
It's just a dream. If it's a dream, isn't there an easy way to end portions of it? Following the rules for "escape" in the last section wasn't viable, because neither of us was going to "graduate"...but following this dream to the end is a little easier.
[ and look at that. the dream is helpfully providing her with gasoline to douse herself with. ]
[ he watches her pour the gasoline on herself in horror and everything in his body tells him to move out to grab that lighter from her hands, to throw it away as far as possible, but he resists. he wants to trust her about this and he should trust her. she's never been wrong before and if she's telling him that this is the way to end the dream, then maybe she's right. everything might tell him otherwise but if she's determined about this and feels like this is the way to go at it, then he'll believe her and stand back ]
... I trust you, Kyouko.
[ please don't make his fears come true and catch on fire... ]
[ HE WAKES UP IN COLD SWEAT, THATS WHAT oh my god he never wants to be in another nightmare with kirigiri again... but he needs to know if she's okay, if that dream really did end without anything happening to her so without hesitation, he gets up from his desk and heads straight to her apartment next doors. ]
[ even if it's probably dead o'clock, he will still knock and hope that someone will come to the door. he could text her but he wants to make sure in person that she's completely okay ]
[ HONESTLY 60% OF HIS PTSD WOULD COME FROM KIRIGIRI how many times has she scarred him........... ]
[ when she opens the door and she looks completely fine, naegi lets out a big relieved sigh, putting a hand up to his chest as if it'd calm down his racing heart ]
I'm... I'm really glad that you're okay!
[ whoops that might have been a bit too loud for this time at night. also naegi is in super casual clothes like a t-shirt and sweatpants and his hair is Messy but it's all good. he had to get over here asap ]
But... how did you know that was the right way to end the dream? Couldn't there have been a chance where it could have continued for both of us?
[ dying in a dream doesn't always necessarily wake someone up so...? ]
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It's just a dream. If it's a dream, isn't there an easy way to end portions of it? Following the rules for "escape" in the last section wasn't viable, because neither of us was going to "graduate"...but following this dream to the end is a little easier.
[ and look at that. the dream is helpfully providing her with gasoline to douse herself with. ]
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But this is way too dangerous! What if it isn't a dream or if this will affect us in the real world?!
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anyway she's soaking her skirt with the alcohol and whatnot and now she's reaching for a briefcase that's there to take out...
a lighter... ]
Indicting the culprit means putting your life on the line.
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... I trust you, Kyouko.
[ please don't make his fears come true and catch on fire... ]
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[ because there had been a time limit. she flicks the lighter on, holding it above her skirt.
five, four... ]
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[ she makes them longer by hitting the zero and dropping the lighter. this dream will end as the world goes up in flames.
but at least naegi will wake up back at his desk, safe and sound? ]
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[ even if it's probably dead o'clock, he will still knock and hope that someone will come to the door. he could text her but he wants to make sure in person that she's completely okay ]
[ he needs a better hero partner than this... ]
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anyway, she did wake up unscathed, so she opens the door fairly quickly. since she fell asleep at her desk, she's still dressed for school, but... ]
...There, you see? I told you it would work.
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[ when she opens the door and she looks completely fine, naegi lets out a big relieved sigh, putting a hand up to his chest as if it'd calm down his racing heart ]
I'm... I'm really glad that you're okay!
[ whoops that might have been a bit too loud for this time at night. also naegi is in super casual clothes like a t-shirt and sweatpants and his hair is Messy but it's all good. he had to get over here asap ]
But... how did you know that was the right way to end the dream? Couldn't there have been a chance where it could have continued for both of us?
[ dying in a dream doesn't always necessarily wake someone up so...? ]
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[ to sit down, she means, stepping aside. ]
But, it was simple. Say you were in a dream about the first time we ever met...what would you do to "end" it, Makoto?