I'm not sure there's anything you can do to help. [That's something Niki can say honestly, because... if he knew of anything like that, this would be a very different conversation right now. It's not even a problem with HiMERU, it's a... "How do you even deal with this?" kind of problem.] ...but you're right. Knowing him, if— I mean, when he gets back, he's never going to shut up about what he did anyway. ...just like when he died.
[He hated it. It was important and Niki knew that, so he never complained, but... he hated it.
He takes a breath. Rinne trusted Niki with his life, and he trusted him with HiMERU's, too. Maybe... he can trust HiMERU with Rinne's, too. HiMERU's words make him think that maybe that's okay.]
A while back, they found a ritual for summoning demons. So that's what he was doing. As long as his gem's okay, he should be, too, but... I think it feels a little different than it did before he left.
[Ever so slightly. He thought a lot about things like texture because of cooking, and he'd held his gem a few times in the past month alone, so he's sure he's not just imagining that.]
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[He hated it. It was important and Niki knew that, so he never complained, but... he hated it.
He takes a breath. Rinne trusted Niki with his life, and he trusted him with HiMERU's, too. Maybe... he can trust HiMERU with Rinne's, too. HiMERU's words make him think that maybe that's okay.]
A while back, they found a ritual for summoning demons. So that's what he was doing. As long as his gem's okay, he should be, too, but... I think it feels a little different than it did before he left.
[Ever so slightly. He thought a lot about things like texture because of cooking, and he'd held his gem a few times in the past month alone, so he's sure he's not just imagining that.]