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MONSTER

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CHARACTER NAME

Okkotsu Yuta

CIVILIAN NAME

Sugawara Fuji

TEAM

Revelation

HOUSING NUMBER

012

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@ soba

[gorb]

( In the middle of the night -. )

Sukuna's gone.

Not like the others, not through a rift. Like LILITH has sent him back.

[copy]

[ An immediate response because sleep is for the mentally stable weak. ]

you're sure?

[gorb]

I wouldn't tell you if I wasn't.

[copy]

[ Hold on, checking something real quick... ]

ah, it's because his name disappeared from the network, right?
they delete someone's profile after sending them back?

[gorb]

They do.

No lingering for LILITH's enslaved. At least this time it works in our favour.

[copy]

that's a relief.
i'm glad they finally came to their senses.

[ It's a monumental weight off his shoulders... which he relishes for maybe a few seconds before he's right back to worrying. ]

or at least for now.
i imagine with everything going on at the moment, they might just not want to deal with keeping him in check.
they've sent people home and later brought them back again before, haven't they?

[gorb]

They have.

Either because they've progressed within their own lives - which with Sukuna dead seems doubtful, or because they needed a fresh copy of him. We might be better still continuing with our research, just in case.

A friend gave me the name of a doctor. One of the natives. Prone to difficult work, unlikely to ask questions.

[copy]

i agree.
i don't trust them not to do anything foolish down the line.
whether that's bringing him back or doing something worse like deciding to give kenjaku a try.
it would be good to keep contingency plans in place for that.

[ Which means still continuing to scheme together which... U G H. But at least the urgency of it is gone now. ]

that doctor sounds promising.
it's probably better that it's one of the natives since kaladin-san is gone too.
can you give me the details?

[gorb]

( Kenjaku.

Let's not. Geto might actively throw all his progress out of the window if that was the case. )

I can. But you shouldn't go alone. He's not exactly your type of person and I wouldn't want you to fuck it up.

[copy]

[ To be fair, Yuta might just riot himself if they bring Kenjaku. Between Sukuna and Kenjaku, the latter is actually the far bigger threat. ]

do you think me that incapable?
i was able to fool the jujutsu elders just fine.

[ He can give an Oscar-worthy performance when he needs to, thank you very much. Still, if it will keep Geto in his orbit... ]

but alright, if you insist.

[gorb]

Oh, by all means do your very best attempt. But let me watch. I want to know how that world suits you.

( Show him your best villain, Okkotsu Yuta. )

[copy]

[ Yuta might surprise him; in all his unhinged devotion, he is likely just a step away from potentially being one. Playing the part might come a little too easy. ]

fine.
then tell me when you want to go see him.

[gorb]

( The Gojo Satoru effect. )

Not tonight, I'm busy. But I'll get my friend to firm up some details, then I'll let you know.

[copy]

[ Truly. 10/10, best worst teacher ever, would have committed a small massacre for if only said teacher had allowed it. ]

do let me know ahead of time.
i'm quite busy as well.

[ He's juggling All The Jobs. ]

[gorb]

( Oh, jobs. )

Training, I hope?

[copy]

among working and studying too, yes.

[ The busiest bee is he. Something's gotta give at some point but we're just not going to think about that. ]

[gorb]

Is that all you do, Okkotsu-san?

[copy]

yes?
it keeps me quite busy.

[ Is he... supposed to be doing more...? Between working at the smithy and helping out at the med bay during the day and keeping up with training and his EMT studies at night, he doesn't exactly have any time left to spare for much else. ]

[gorb]

Time for yourself is also important.

Hobbies. You know.

( Not that Geto has any himself, but. )

[copy]

that's kind of hard to find at the moment.
but i have one job that's essentially more like a hobby, i guess.

[ Doing manual labor for a blacksmith ghost for funsies? It's more likely than you think. ]

[gorb]

I don't think that counts.

You need to rest too, Okkotsu-san. Otherwise we'll surely fail at any of our attempts.

[copy]

don't worry, they make sure i rest enough there.
i'm looked after plenty.

[ His own stubbornness means that he might still not get as much rest as he probably needs, but he's provided meals and made to take breaks. Muramasa has him well in hand. ]

i won't be a liability.

[gorb]

Good.

( He didn't think Yuta would be, but condescending is a habit by now. )

We still have to be on guard.

[copy]

more so than ever with everything going on.
but not having sukuna around anymore definitely helps.

thank you for telling me.

[ It's one less (HUGE) worry and he might not have caught on for a while what with his busy schedule and just figured that the lack of Sukuna's cursed energy signature meant that the King of Curses had fucked off elsewhere for a bit since Yuta barely leaves Kyoto himself. This is far better news. ]

[gorb]

Ah, it's just mutually important news.
I'll leave you to your business now.

( Don't THANK him. Gross. )