[amazing. gold star for trying, akira. zel was almost just going to stay there, lying at the bottom of this ball pit, thinking about where his life has gone... but it looks like he's getting hoisted up, and he might as well put in the effort to stand the rest of the way.]
... Yeah... I know. I'm one-third rock golem, so...
[well, so much for keeping his dignity and skipping the bar. he's like halfway to the bar counter now, so he'll wade the rest of the way through the sea of balls to pour himself a beer.]
[He stands there, debating on what he wants to say in response. It's familiar. It's familiar, and he is by far one of the most empathetic people here, so it gnaws at him from the inside.]
...Someone convinced me to be stronger to fight demons hiding on Earth. So I did. It turned me into something else.
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... Yeah... I know. I'm one-third rock golem, so...
[Y'know. Heavy. He's up now, though.]
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R-Rock... golem...?!
[Thankfully, Zel does most of the work, so he heaves a huge sigh of relief after. It's so frustrating... to not be stronger...]
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[well, so much for keeping his dignity and skipping the bar. he's like halfway to the bar counter now, so he'll wade the rest of the way through the sea of balls to pour himself a beer.]
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He watches Zel wade to the bar, then follows after.]
So... you were just born one?
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N-no! Of course not.
[It's not necessarily Akira's fault if he doesn't know that you cannot (or really, should not) fuck a rock golem, but.]
... I'm human. I was turned into this form some years ago.
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Sorry. [No one believes Akira is a good boy, only a weird, feet-smelling one. But he apologizes.] ...I understand.
You didn't want it to happen...?
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... No.
I was presented with an offer of power, and it's true that I desired strength... but I didn't know it would come at the cost of my humanity.
I was a fool.
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[He stands there, debating on what he wants to say in response. It's familiar. It's familiar, and he is by far one of the most empathetic people here, so it gnaws at him from the inside.]
...Someone convinced me to be stronger to fight demons hiding on Earth. So I did. It turned me into something else.
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... Something else?
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A demon possessed me, but I overpowered him. So now I'm both. A demon with the heart of a human.
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That's... incredible, frankly.
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I don’t know how to explain it to you… other than I kept my heart, so I think that helped me.
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... Do you regret it? Being changed like that.
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...A little. I liked being strong enough to fight the demons, but my life and the ones I cared about were the exchange.
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My family, the people most important to me... They didn't make it.
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... You've been through a lot, huh.
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But haven't you been through a lot too?
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Can't exactly go around showing this face in public. People see a monster, and they react accordingly.
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Me too.
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... Can you control the change?
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