[ rational, practical, self-aware. it isn't enough for him to assume that he's traveled across borders— when nothing adds up, the next best guess is that he's completely out of his element. completely, being the operative word.
mana, the stranger says. this is why Megumi doesn't like fiction: it's a whole new set of rules and standards to learn. he has trouble enough reconciling his own values in his own world. ]
A little bit of both. [ he admits when the question comes, and his tone isn't cold or uncaring, so much as it is resigned. the sentiment is these things happen. the neutral set of his mouth is the same; not emotionless, but thoughtful. ] For the ambush part— if not from you, then from whoever brought us here.
[ because he assumes there's a reason??? probably. maybe someone is collecting ability users from different dimensions, which would be a fucking preposterous thing to consider if not for the masked man with a grimoire standing just a hop and a skip away. still, he doesn't want his lack of vigilance to be the reason that either of them gets hurt. ]
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mana, the stranger says. this is why Megumi doesn't like fiction: it's a whole new set of rules and standards to learn. he has trouble enough reconciling his own values in his own world. ]
A little bit of both. [ he admits when the question comes, and his tone isn't cold or uncaring, so much as it is resigned. the sentiment is these things happen. the neutral set of his mouth is the same; not emotionless, but thoughtful. ] For the ambush part— if not from you, then from whoever brought us here.
[ because he assumes there's a reason??? probably. maybe someone is collecting ability users from different dimensions, which would be a fucking preposterous thing to consider if not for the masked man with a grimoire standing just a hop and a skip away. still, he doesn't want his lack of vigilance to be the reason that either of them gets hurt. ]