ｔｈｉｒｄ。 ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ。

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[ locked away from breaks_destiny so much ]

[ she can't even bring herself to use voice for this - just sending this message out in general is already embarassing enough, but she can't think of it by herself, so.. have some written text, Luceti. ]

So, let's say there's a person who did a lot for you, and even though you still can't really take it in you feel like you should at the very least try to do something back for them in return. Since it's only natural, and maybe you want to show you care as well or whatever. Something like that.

But all the things they did are so big combined that you can't even start to think of something that would be big enough or of equal value to give in return. So.. what should you even do in a situation like that?

... Purely hypothetical, I mean.

......

This is stupid.

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[ctrlaltdemons]

Aha, I knew it! [..WAIT CRAP BETTER SCRATCH THAT OUT. VIOLENTLY. GIANT BLACK BOX NOW. You saw nothing, Ange. Nothing.]

So this is purely hypothetical, right? [Atsuro's not buying it, but whatever. He'll roll with it and see if he can help out at all.]

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Yes, it's purely hypothetical. I just wanted to see what everyone would say.

[ but Atsuro, sorry, you're not getting off that easily. ]

I see you're practicing with your artistic skills though.

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[ctrlaltdemons]

Well in that case, wouldn't a simple "thank you" be sufficient?

[damn it.]

I spelled something wrong.

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What they did for me was so big that it can't be repaid with a simple thank you or something like that.

Yeah, hypothetical is a pretty difficult word to spell even when you've just seen it spelled out for you, right? [ she's probably deadpan kidding again. but you know, it's hard to tell with text. ]

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[ctrlaltdemons]

Showing your appreciation for someone doesn't necessarily mean that it needs to be through material things. Besides, there's always the chance that you've done a lot for him, even if you don't know it.

[Not only is it hard to tell with text, but it's just hard to tell with Ange in general.] Hey, mistakes happen! [Soooob Ange.]

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No, I definitely can't see what I ever could have done for them, even if's just me not knowing about it or whatever. But.. even if it doesn't have to be material, a thank you still can't weigh up against all that stuff.

[ it is, it's just another level of difficulty when text is involved. ]

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[ctrlaltdemons]

If you really think that, then how about reversing the situation and looking at it the other way around? Let's say that you were the one who did a lot for him. What would you want in return?

[Mania mode.]

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Reversing the situation, is it? ... I guess I would just want him to like it, and.. well, it would depend on the intentions behind it, right? Whether you do it for them as a friend, or.. [ well, something.. more.. than friends.. ]

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[ctrlaltdemons]

[Wow Atsuro gets the feeling that he's giving relationship advice to a girl or something and it is incredibly awkward. But... she's a friend, right? OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT ANYWAY. so it's okay right. yeah.]

Look at it both ways then. If you were doing it as a friend, what would you want? And if you were doing it as something [more than a friend?] else, what then?

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[ THEIR CR IS SO COMPLICATED WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHETHER TO CALL IT FRIENSHIP OR NOT.. ]

If it was as a friend, I wouldn't expect anything in return, maybe I would just want them to like it or something like that. But.. [ oh god this is so awkward AVOIDING THE EXACT WORDING STILL. ] ... otherwise, I'd like them to return my feelings, at least.

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[...FRENEMIES? Except I wouldn't call them enemies at all... TROLL AND TROLLEE FRIENDS? idek]

So didn't you just answer your question right there then? He would either like for you to not give him anything in return, or for you to just return his feelings. Right?

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[ THE LATTER SOUNDS SORT OF ACCURATE.. ]

The problem is that neither of those feel right. [ no ange the problem is that you would like to do the latter but you're too tsundere.. ]

[ctrlaltdemons]

[OH OKAY]

Why not? You just said yourself that those are the type of things you'd want. If it counts for anything, that's how I would feel too if given the situation. I'm sure he's no different.

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You don't know, the guy I'm talking about could have a really strange sort of mindset, you know. [ not that she's saying Keiichi is weird, but. you know. ]

Still, I guess in a way it's also pleasing my own conscience. I feel selfish if I receive too much and don't do anything in return.

[ctrlaltdemons]

Does he have a strange mindset? [He's really just kidding since, well... he figures this guy doesn't, anyway.]

I think returning feelings for someone can be the best thing to do in return though. [Or buying them a computer---]

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Considering how much he's done for someone like me by now, he must have a really weird mindset. I don't think I'll ever understand him. [ as usual it's hard to tell whether she's serious or not, oops. ]

Returning feelings isn't as easy as you're trying to make it sound though, just so you know.