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    in which i project onto the person in question

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  1. Public Bookmark 3

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    There was definitely a difference between him and everyone else, Atsushi knew that well. Something intrinsically human and personable that he simply lacked.

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    27 Jan 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 16

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    'Daiki— this is why you're here. I love you, but the people out there. They don't. I forgive you when you hurt me, because I love you.'

    'They'll destroy you, you know,' he says, brushing Daikis hair out of his eyes: gentle and comforting— lovingly, as Daiki sits in his lap.

    'Your mothers blood runs in you. I can't fix that; but we can hide it, Daiki.' He starts cradling his face now, Daiki leans into it. Baring his neck— is this what trust is; is this what love is?

    'I can help; stay with me, and I'll never stop loving you. Even when I should: do you understand?'

    '... Mhm.'

    'Dad...?' Daiki whines; high pitched and pathetic. He feels like a dog.

    'Yes, Daiki?'

     

    Or, Ikeda Daiki ponders about his relationship with his Father. From beginning, to its much needed end.

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    27 Jan 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 14

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    “Daiki I’m not telling you to eat; I’m asking you,” Atsushi pleads— it’s stupid, what’s the difference anyhow?

    His throat is fucking sore, not because of dehydration, no. Because of this— feeling. It’s been building for days. His throat fucking hurts: it aches and twists— pulsating and burning. Like it always does when he feels like... This.

    ... Upset, maybe? Is he upset?

    What, just because Tei won’t let him eat? That’s pathetic.

    Or, a day in the life of Teikeda, Post-Game.

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  4. Public Bookmark 18

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    They want to go home they say. Weak and soft and whiny. They miss going outside, they miss their family. They miss their friends.

     

    They miss home; they miss freedom.

     

    But— but Ikeda doesn’t want to go home. Not yet.

     

    Everything here. It’s so new. In here is big, he can’t remember the last time he’s interacted with so many people at once. He’s seen rooms he’s never seen before. Objects and tools, foreign and strange. Although, everyone else seems to consider them ‘normal’ so maybe— he’s the strange one here.

     

    There are plenty of things to do here. Play boardgames, read, cook, paint.

     

    You can plan a murder too.

    Or, in wake of the most brutal punishment yet after the second trial. Yaitabashi Sou and Ikeda Daiki stage a plan.

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    24 Jan 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 5

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    Shishikura finds out Ikeda stole his medicine. Already annoyed about being spoken over and dismissed, this only makes his day worse.

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    24 Jan 2026