Age of False Innocence

[worthlesspride]

Who: Oikawa Tooru and Various Pride Memebers and Rescuers
What:Tooru starts to put his plan into motion. First, information gathering.
When: After Lapis Luzali's attack
Where:Pride, the garage Doc Brown took him to once.
Warnings: Pride Records warnings.

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[worthlesspride]

"Fuck you," Tooru spat. Okay no playing around. "I'm not going to stop trying to protect those I care about. This place is dangerous. And you're important to her; that's why I'm here."

He glared, his cheeks puffing out a bit. "Santiago is using like batteries to do something. My money is to turn herself into a god or something beyond human. No one deserves to be a battery, and like hell I'm going to let Santiago achieve godhood. I've experienced first hand what she's capable of now. She's capable of breaking bone single handily now, of taking a smoke bomb chucked at her thick skull and not blink. Imagine what damage she'd cause if she gets more powerful!"

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

"You're just like the others. All you care about is what you want. What you think is best for the people you allegedly care about. You don't give a crap about them."

Jecht folded his arms, though he didn't turn around. That was the only thing keeping him from using action instead of words to get his point across.

"Don't know if it's the power trip, or just blindness, or just selfishness, and I don't care. You'd send people to hell, literal hell, just so you could be right and I ain't going along with it. There's worse shit out there than whatever you're talking about. I'm not gonna live it again. I'm not gonna tell Aramat to live it again. End of story."

[worthlesspride]

Tooru's confused. "What are you talking about?" he asked, utterly baffled. "Look, whatever you're talking about, it's going to be fine. There are people out there who came here specifically to help us escape from Santiago and Blanche and stop them from achieving whatever the hell they're trying for. I think that's a pretty big indication that what's out there is a lot better than what's here!"

He turns to go. "Whatever, I'm done. I'm trying to help others, pure and simple. If you want to be a coward, then be one."

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

"Lie to yourself however you want, kid. Just 'cause you say you're helping doesn't mean you are." Same argument, different day. Everyone knew what was best for him. How dare he not go to some life where he was a monster, terrorized a world, had nothing.

The tension visible in his back said it might not be a good idea to push the issue. Not unless he was willing to risk violence.

[worthlesspride]

"That's nice, I really don't care what lies you're telling yourself either~" Tooru sung out. "Look, I'm not saying I'm making a guarantee of safety here. Everything is dangerous, but better to be out there with a chance than here without one. That's the only guarantee I can give you."

He opens the door, pauses. "If your world is too horrible, I'm sure someone else will let you go to theirs. I already made that offer to others to come to mine. It's boring compared to most, but it's safe. Well, safer than some."

Safe from crazy supernatural things, at least.

And then he slips out the door.