Audience: Hanako

[becomemod]

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[becomemod]

...a talking dog?

[What.]

[hanaban]

What?

[ yes ]

[becomemod]

Was it like...Hung? Or more of a dog-dog?

[hanaban]

More of a dog-dog. But kind of lumpy looking?

[becomemod]

Huh. I usually see humans or 'looks like humans' around here.

[hanaban]

Are you surprised? One of your new heroes is a raccoon, after all! And Whisper is a fox?

[ ?? or that's what it said on the profiles, anyways ]

[becomemod]

They're the outliers!

[hanaban]

[ looks up at the sky like whisper is a wolf, i can't read ]

You really haven't seen more of that sort of thing around here? Like, talking foxes, or fish, or maybe a tree?

[becomemod]

The most I've seen has been from people not from this world. That's why I was surprised to hear that there's a talking dog in this world, apparently.

[hanaban]

[ ... ]

I guess that's a good thing. If you're human, you should go on seeing humans. Things like me are just bad news.

[becomemod]

[Hm.]

You say that, but it's just going to make me go looking for anyone who's not human.

[hanaban]

Why go seeking out bad news? Ah! Don't tell me- you're a masochist!

[becomemod]

Wh-No!

[That's their senpai, not them.]

But I'm responsible for taking care of everyone, and that includes non-humans too.

[hanaban]

Haha!

[ uh huh, sure ]

You sure take that hero thing seriously! But you can't protect everyone, you know?

[becomemod]

I know that, nobody can save everyone. But I'm still going to try and save everyone I can.

[They seem set on this idea.]

[hanaban]

Villains too?

[ does everybody deserve to be saved? ]

[becomemod]

You beat them up first, but yeah. I don't kill people.

[hanaban]

Not even to save somebody important to you?

[becomemod]

Joke's on you: I don't have anybody important!

[Are they saying this because it's true? Or are they saying it to deflect away from the question? Who's to say!]

[hanaban]

[ noooo don't let Mouse know they said that ]

Then, for whose sake are you fighting for?

[becomemod]

Everyone's, and my own. I want to make a place to live in peacefully, but I can't stand watching people around me get hurt.

[A pause, and then they turn it to Hanako.]

What about you? You're asking me all these questions, so surely you must have thoughts on it.

[hanaban]

[ ... ]

The arcade's opening up soon, isn't it? Wow! Look at all these games! I've never played any of them before!

[becomemod]

That's what I thought, brat.

[They're not mad though.

In fact they lean over the prize counter for a moment and pull out a fake knife which they toss to Hanako.]

Next time threaten people with that. You won't get put in prison on weapons charges.

[hanaban]

[ He catches the knife, staring at it for a second before testing out the retractable blade on the palm of his hand ]

...heh. That's some sense of humor you've got, Ox. In that case, I'll go with your blessing.

[becomemod]

Not before you play some arcade games you're not.

[Come on in the arcade is being opened.]