いっぱい飲んですか?

for the "i don't need your help" one

you can get lost.

i thought i told you i had this under control.

you never listen to me.

i was taking care of it.

leave me alone.

are you happy now?

you just stepped in and ruined it for me.

that was completely unnecessary and you know it.

i had it under control.

you didn't need to show up.

can't you let me handle my own shit?

i would have appreciated it if you asked first.

i had it handled!

you didn't need to do all that!

what part of "i don't need help" do you not understand?

they were about to give it to me before you showed up!

i had something going and you ruined it!

what, you mean you don't trust me to handle it myself?

you trained me better than this.

you can't just show up every time and save me.

what's the point in putting me out here if you're not going to let me do it on my own?

i thought you trusted me to take care of this by myself.

you taught me this.

i'm never going to forgive you for this.

that was uncalled for.

what happens when you're not here one day and i have to take care of things on my own?

how am i ever going to learn if you keep stepping in?

i'm not you.

for the "i'm just trying to help you" one

i heard you struggling.

i was just trying to help you.

and this is the thanks i get for trying to help?

things were getting out of hand. i had to step in.

you never would have done that by yourself.

it's okay to ask for help.

it's not that i don't trust you. i don't trust [them].

a minute longer and you'd be dead in there.

i had to make sure you were okay.

of course i trust you. this was never about trust.

i'm not going to risk your life like that!

i should have been there sooner.

if i'd only reached you faster.

a simple "thank you" would suffice.

you could thank me for saving your ass back there.

sure didn't seem like you had it under control.

things were getting out of hand, and i stepped in.

i'm in charge here, not you.

i'm not going to put your life at risk like that again.

we're done here.

i'm not arguing with you.

i saved your life, and this is how you repay me?

i just wanted to make sure you were okay.

maybe i crossed a line back there, sure, but i did it for you.

it's because i care about you.

of course you're capable. that was never up for debate.

you're not ready.

next time, let me handle it.

clearly you need more time before i let you do that alone.

He yawned, thumbing through the new phone the Producer had given him. He had spent a significant amount of time as ambient Soul bound to a pin, as Hanekoma had spent several years searching the Underground for all the pieces of his Soul to put back together. The world changed a lot in the time he was unconscious, though he had appreciated how much easier technology was to use with his disability. As for Hanekoma...he was both a savior and an irritant. There was only so many times that he could asky 'Why?' and get back something along the lines of "you're too weird to let go."

His phone dinged again, a response back to his snarky answer. He mulled over if he did want anything, then spoke to the phone as it would write it down.

"A famichiki and a couple of energy shots. I'll pay you back."

In reality, the time between Kitaniji's erasure and the events that followed with Shinjuku were a lot longer than the human world presented. When he was collecting the Conductor's soul fragments from the UG; there was a staggering of time so he could ensure that all of Kitaniji was put back into place. It was like trying to put a puzzle together, only this puzzle had an elevated difficulty and had the ability to talk back when it was finished. The Conductor had proven he would, on many occasions- which was expected. Shibuya's former Conductor wasn't shy to say what was on his mind when he felt it was needed.

It was more complicated than just finding him too weird to let go of. The Composer had failed on many occasions to ensure a proper Conductor to take over where Shibuya's Inversion game had ended. While it did end in his favor; Hanekoma still wasn't completely happy with it. The Higher Plane was also largely in disagreement and in the several years since, he'd been testifying on Shibuya's behalf. Shinjuku's Inversion didn't help matters. Nor Shinjuku's Conductor. There had been a lot that defined his decision to bring Kitaniji back.

██ │Be there in 30

He could go by Family Mart on his way to the Pad. In reality, he wasn't too bent on the other trying to repay him. It could be grounding to give him things to work towards. It wasn't like he had the Composer's blessing or ability to manipulate the Real Ground to change the fact that according to human records; Kitaniji Megumi was deceased in more ways than one. Largely, the Real Ground didn't keep close tabs on when someone was erased.

There were bills he needed to pay as well, so a stop by the convenience store on the way was not entirely bad. Several bills were coming up due soon and the lights needed to stay on even if the patronage wasn't there to do it. It was how he proffered things.