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[hippocarnival]

Name: Yuya Sakaki
Date: Oct. 28
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how many monsters still need a witch to bond with?

[Help.]

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[eluci]

[Ohey, he remembers this kid. They haven't talked in a while.]

don't need one myself, but i'm willing to help if you do

[hippocarnival]

[That obvious, huh...]

only if its not trouble!

i know it can be kind of uncomfortable if you dont know someone

[Or is that just him? He's not sure he wants to be sharing emotions that directly with anyone... but he's aware he doesn't have much of a choice.]

[eluci]

[He had a feeling.]

it's not

ngl though it is weird

[But it keeps him from losing his head on full moons, so he can deal with it.]

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[selfishwish]

I think I maybe need to start looking for one. U(`ヘ´)U

It's really confusing, though!!

[hippocarnival]

if you have any questions i can try to answer them?

i learned a lot before we left for dorchacht

[selfishwish]

Did you have a temporary one while you were there??

[He remembers seeing people who'd gone to the other city talking about doing that, so he assumes that's what "learned a lot" means! Since it's hard to imagine that there are "So, You Want to Be Spiritually Linked to A Stranger from Another Dimension" guidebooks floating around out there...]

What did it feel like? [There's a quick beat between messages.]

...oops, maybe that's rude to ask??

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[firewalled]

yuya are you okay?

[Probably not but...]

[hippocarnival]

im okay!!

[firewalled]

this post doesnt really sound like u are
do you need someone to bond with?

un: enkidu

[enkidoh]

do you truly wish to bond with strangers?

[Because that is how this sounds like.]

[hippocarnival]

i dont have a lot of choice

[enkidoh]

why not?

[They're kind of worried about this bonding thing. Despite the presence of many fascinating humans and their stories Enkidu cannot imagine themselves bonding to any of them.]

why is this taken so lightly?

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[rightfoot]

I can't really help because I'm a Witch. Just find someone you don't hate, I guess.

It's not like you're getting married and have to be together forever. It's better than dying or killing others.

Don't overthink.

[hippocarnival]

[Is there anyone he'd hate bonding with? ... Yes, actually.]

we can always break it off if it doesnt work

but id rather get along to begin with and not have to

[rightfoot]

Exactly. Just...ask a monster friend, is what I'd do. Or find someone who's willing to do a short term thing.

[hoboagogo]

i dunno probably a lot
even more who might already have one bond but i mean they can get more

why you gonna explode or something

[hippocarnival]

yes










not NOW but if i dont get one i will

[hoboagogo]

thats gotta suck

so since youre asking this thing do you not have any monster friends or at least people you know and dont hate

i just messaged a guy i'd met once or twice and we bonded, turned out pretty good. Like louis said it aint like we're married or anything.

[juzubeads]

I still don't have one.

[hippocarnival]

[Oh, he remembers him looking but--that was a while ago.

He supposes it's less urgent with monsters as long as you don't go on a rampage.]

still

i mean if you need one i could bond with you

[juzubeads]

I just, got distracted with the dojo and then everything else happened. I never got around to actually deciding out of who was offering.

At this point though. I probably don't have long. So I guess. As a temporary thing at least? See how it goes.

[It didn't have to be permanent. People kept reminding him of that even with his being unsure about the bond thing.]

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[ishisstrength]

I am a witch but I could keep an eye out. I know a few monsters and I don't think they all have bonds.

[hippocarnival]

its okay

someone will help if nobody speaks up now

but if they dont have bonds and theyre looking for them maybe theres still something we can do

[bloodwit]

Many, likely.

[ he's a bit out of your age range, yuya, so platonic or not, he's not about to volunteer... ]

But I wouldn't let anyone gives you grief about taking this too "casually"; necessity is necessity, after all.

[hippocarnival]

it is

i think most of us understand that

[It's more grief the other way about not taking it casually, but he's not taking it too personally.]

do you think its worse for us than the natives?

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