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[uncorrupts]

takashi "shiro" shirogane
voice • text • action • video • telepathy

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[gnasher]

if i got you scrap metal, could you do that thing you did in the kitchen to the showers?

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[uncorrupts]

Sure. I found out where the tools are kept, so I could grab a welding one.

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[gnasher]

alright, cool.

[...]

[that isn't really all he wanted to contact Shiro about, but he feels awkward bringing the rest up. like he's some 12 year old kid again, trying to make himself heard by somebody bigger, stronger, and speaking a different language]

i just think we should have priorities here. even if there's no leader.

[well that could not have been more awk sounding]

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[uncorrupts]

[that did sound awkward. are you daijoubu]

Right. Fixing the base and treating those who are still sick, as well as re-stocking on supplies. Perhaps expanding the base too for some extra space. Exploration somewhere in between all that.

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[gnasher]

[no. the lack of s t r u c t u r e in this place is making him feel like a top spinning]

exactly! everyone seems to be doing things on their own, but doesn't stuff get done more effectively in teams? how are we supposed to make progress if we aren't working towards the same goals, together?

["!"]

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[uncorrupts]

In practice? Yes, teams work best. There seems to be a general lack of structure in this place.

[and shiro doesn't yet know how exactly this place is run]

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[gnasher]

i think that should change. if we're going to be serious about working out way out of this. or just trying to live here safely.

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[uncorrupts]

[he reads this over, and rin's other messages, before replying]

Do you want me to do it?

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[gnasher]

[he feels a palpable relief in his chest, like a weight's been slightly shifted to the side, if not completely off]

it's not just on you, it's on everybody. but some kid mouthing off to people who have lived here months isn't going to get listened to about stuff like this.

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[uncorrupts]

I came here the same day you did. How old do you think I am anyway?

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[gnasher]

30? 35?

10/9, around 2am

[goafk]

hey, shiro.
i got the song from dirk, but i forgot to play it
i fell asleep without really realizing it lol;;

Re: 10/9, around 2am

[uncorrupts]

[dammit]

Are you alright? I can be there if you need me.

Re: 10/9, around 2am

[goafk]

no it's ok you can stay where you are.

[ She doesn't want him to see how red her eyes are. ]

this will be the only time i do this and i'm aware this is dumb lol.
but can i talk to you about it

Re: 10/9, around 2am

[uncorrupts]

[he worries]

Yeah, alright. You can tell me whatever you need to say. I'll listen. [er, read--but...] Whatever helps.

Re: 10/9, around 2am

[goafk]

ok. ty. this is gonna be tl;dr just fyi

okay so you know i'm good at video games right? like i'm pretty beast at them and i can take down any scrub who thinks they're better than me lmao.
but sometimes i think i'm indestructible. it helps me help people, and it helps me do my job when i'm out there fighting. it helps me not get nervous when i'm competing, too. idk, i think like that wherever i go, no matter what i do.
so i dreamt that the omnic that had been terrorizing my country for years was literally indestructible, and i couldn't kill it, and everyone around me burned to pieces
i lost everything and everyone

so i'm pretty pissed off right now lol
what if that's what's happening right now? what if everything's going to hell and i can't be there to stop it because i'm stuck here?

i'm kind of scared to go back home now.

Re: 10/9, around 2am

[uncorrupts]

I understand how you feel, but you cannot think like that. If there's something I've learnt in the past year is that we humans are incredibly stubborn. We'll find a way, no matter what, to create a path and keep on living, because that's what we do best. If you start thinking that everything is lost, then you already have.

You cannot do that to yourself. Not now, not ever.

Re: 10/9, around 2am

[uncorrupts]

I believe that when I finally head back home, it'll still be there and my family and friends spared from the destruction fast at their heels. It might be wishful thinking, but you need to believe the same too for your own home.

1/2

[goafk]

shiro for president 2k16

[goafk]

ok seriously

you sound like a video game or anime protagonist right now
honestly that's kind of what i needed to hear

you're right though!!! humans are dumb and relentless and we do weird things to fight for our survival, huh?
there's a lot of that going on back in my world outside of south korea, so i should be more positive! ;;

[uncorrupts]

[he's just speaking out from his shounen kokoro]

D.Va, you're a good person. You're strong and talented. I could tell that from the moment I spoke with you, and was further clued in to your capabilities when we navigated the Stingray together. You do your best to do your part, but remember others are there to lend you a hand too.

You'll find you're not alone in feeling like this, or wanting to protect others. This much responsibility is heavy for one person alone, so... I'm glad you shared this with me.

[goafk]

...shiro.
you're giving me gushy feelings right now.
i hate u

jk

thank you for holding such a high opinion of me
i didn't think anyone really did here...i'm so used to just doing what i do bc people know who i am back at home and look up to me
but here it's like starting over so i thought i had to prove myself again.
so i'm glad you believe in me.

[uncorrupts]

[d'aw... he's just doing what he does best, and since he's dealt with the moodiest of teens, he knows how to handle the situation (pointed stare at keith)]

I don't know, perhaps the people here aren't as vocal about it, but I'm sure some look up to you without your realising. Besides--not to get too deep on this but, the only person you need to prove anything to is yourself. You're doing everything that you can with what you've been given, so this much has to be enough.

And if that isn't enough, I don't mind holding a conversation about it at two in the morning.

[goafk]

wtf shiro? seriously go back to whatever shounen anime you came from
these are some pretty deep words youre saying rn

i won't rest until i'm satisfied with myself
i'll keep working hard to do good for everyone here, and for myself

thanks shiro :)
i lost sight of what was important but you managed to bring it back.
you must be the leader of something back at home?? that lion thing maybe??

[subnauticmods]

[ On the morning of December 25th, Shiro will wake up to a small, brightly wrapped package next to where he sleeps. Inside it will be a drawing of him and URSULA in her robot form, both of them arm wrestling each other. The picture is also framed. Besides that, there are also cookies that she managed to bake herself! As she cannot taste test, they might not be perfect, but they are cutely decorated with “Happy Holidays, Shiro!” and other holiday themed items, like snowmen and reindeer.

A note attached simply says, “From URSULA!” ]