[Oh yes, definitely not all of these things. Naoki's sharper than people give him credit for, but he also knows when to not push something. Politeness, and all.]
...Nah, you're not wrong. Some people just don't believe it.
Especially if their world already was destroyed. [On the other hand, Naoki can admit that without difficulty, bringing his hand up to gesture at himself with a jab of his thumb.]
[Frankly. This is the easiest thing for Naoki to talk about concerning his world, strangely enough.] They brought about an event called the "Conception", that'd destroy my world in preparation for it to be recreated.
[That was a terrifying concept. Miyako was no stranger to things that threatened the existence of her world, but the Triangulum and Administrators came on their own will. No one had called them to Earth.]
They orchestrated the event themselves? There were no outside powers that made the decision on their own?
[Although she can understand why people would want to remake the world. That was what her friends did in the previous iterations, and it was a better choice than to let the world die. But to call upon its destruction just for the sake of recreating it... That was truly terrifying.]
Yeah. I mean, an outside power is the one that destroyed the world, but Hikawa was the one who figured out the way to do it, and had help with it. The world might've ended on its own anyway in time, as its energy ran out, but...
[He shakes his head. Still, Hikawa had chosen to destroy it as opposed to wait for that time. And he'd wanted to impose his own vision of a world onto what would be.]
That...is horrifying. Even if one's dissatisfaction with the world is so strong that they desire to remake it, to destroy it willingly rather than acting with their own power is...cowardice! How vile and unforgivable he sounds.
[She falls silent for a moment, reigning in her reaction and emotions. He was willing enough to share his story, and that deserves something in return. When she speaks again, her voice is slow and methodical.]
My world was on the verge of destruction, but we were planning on defying that fate. That would have required remaking the world in some form, but that was a necessity in order to survive.
Even then, I would hope no one would have ever attempted such a level of destruction by forcing it themselves.
[The vehemence of her reaction has Naoki's eyes widening slightly, and there might be a tinge of gratitude in the quirk of his lips. It's not a bad feeling to hear that from others. He's thought by himself something similar.]
So your world... was going to be remade too? Were there different people who wanted to do it in a certain way?
[There were so many conflicting philosophies, but she hadn't been created yet when most of it happened.]
It was going to be remade for the third time, actually, and there were differences in opinion. At that point, however, our disagreements stemmed not from what sort of world we wanted, but from the methods of bringing that regression about. I...had my own plans, but they were wrong. I was fortunate enough to have friends and allies who cared about me enough to help me realize that.
[Miyako falls silent after that. She's still unused to the taste of failure, even though she bears her friends no anger or resentment. All of her bitterness stems from her being aware of own weakness, and admitting even a sliver of that to a stranger was both oddly liberating and incredibly painful.]
[Naoki's quiet for a long moment, thoughtful, and then he nods to himself.]
It's good that you gave them the chance, [and there's an inflection of respect there.] Not everyone's willing to admit that there might be another way.
[And he's speaking from experience, on the side of the party trying desperately to convince others. He'd tried, but if the person isn't willing to listen, there isn't much good in it.]
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...Nah, you're not wrong. Some people just don't believe it.
Especially if their world already was destroyed. [On the other hand, Naoki can admit that without difficulty, bringing his hand up to gesture at himself with a jab of his thumb.]
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You are of the latter. [A pause as she thinks.] Was it already destroyed by the Flamines, or another threat? You do not need to go into details.
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[Frankly. This is the easiest thing for Naoki to talk about concerning his world, strangely enough.] They brought about an event called the "Conception", that'd destroy my world in preparation for it to be recreated.
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They orchestrated the event themselves? There were no outside powers that made the decision on their own?
[Although she can understand why people would want to remake the world. That was what her friends did in the previous iterations, and it was a better choice than to let the world die. But to call upon its destruction just for the sake of recreating it... That was truly terrifying.]
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Yeah. I mean, an outside power is the one that destroyed the world, but Hikawa was the one who figured out the way to do it, and had help with it. The world might've ended on its own anyway in time, as its energy ran out, but...
[He shakes his head. Still, Hikawa had chosen to destroy it as opposed to wait for that time. And he'd wanted to impose his own vision of a world onto what would be.]
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[She falls silent for a moment, reigning in her reaction and emotions. He was willing enough to share his story, and that deserves something in return. When she speaks again, her voice is slow and methodical.]
My world was on the verge of destruction, but we were planning on defying that fate. That would have required remaking the world in some form, but that was a necessity in order to survive.
Even then, I would hope no one would have ever attempted such a level of destruction by forcing it themselves.
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So your world... was going to be remade too? Were there different people who wanted to do it in a certain way?
[Conflicting philosophies?]
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It was going to be remade for the third time, actually, and there were differences in opinion. At that point, however, our disagreements stemmed not from what sort of world we wanted, but from the methods of bringing that regression about. I...had my own plans, but they were wrong. I was fortunate enough to have friends and allies who cared about me enough to help me realize that.
[Miyako falls silent after that. She's still unused to the taste of failure, even though she bears her friends no anger or resentment. All of her bitterness stems from her being aware of own weakness, and admitting even a sliver of that to a stranger was both oddly liberating and incredibly painful.]
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It's good that you gave them the chance, [and there's an inflection of respect there.] Not everyone's willing to admit that there might be another way.
[And he's speaking from experience, on the side of the party trying desperately to convince others. He'd tried, but if the person isn't willing to listen, there isn't much good in it.]