#fazuzu

He chuckles, the sound quiet but deep and clear. Fuuta wouldn't be the first person, after all, to express such a sentiment. At this point, it barely even dredges up a sense of guilt within him---although he doubts very much would, at this point.

"No," he agrees. "you probably don't."

There's no 'but' attached to the end of the sentence. Kazui knows he'll do whatever he can to keep his fellow prisoners from getting hurt, but Fuuta can't do anything but blindly trust, so assurances probably don't mean anything. The only person Kazui has stated his convictions to is the warden, and even then...

Well, I want to help others, but isn't that also something I said while feeling spiteful towards myself?

"It isn't that strange, though. I'd wager that none of us are being completely open with eachother. Would you say you've shared very much with me, or with any other prisoner here?" It isn't as if he knows the answer for sure, but there's a sense of certainty in his tone. "Whatever the case, I don't have a desire to know anything more than I'm told. Ah... For now, I'd like it if things stayed a little unclear between all of us. Not knowing what each other prisoner has done---it helps some of us get along a little better, no?"

✉ @fazuzu said: "it's funny, how they can doubt you and blame you in the same breath." harukaaa.....

✉ @fazuzu said: "I deserve it, don't I?" haruka :grimace:

"Eh...?" He tilts his head in confusion, a deep frown pulling his lips as he furrows his brows. When they first arrived in Milgram, Fuuta had been one of the most fierce defenders of his own innocence, but now... What was he saying? Did he really think he deserved to be hurt so badly, as he was now..? There was a moment of shock, before Haruka vehemently shook his head, squeezing his eyes shut.

"That's - that's not true!" He rarely raised his voice, but it was involuntary with the emotions hitting him seeing his bandaged face, overwhelmed and upset. "Don't s-say something like that... I-I think you're a good person, Fuuta-kun... I think y-you're all wonderful people! It's - it's not right... Just because Warden-san said so..." He trails off into mumbling, before finally meeting his gaze again through overgrown bangs.

✉ @fazuzu said: ❛ you okay? caught you staring off into space again. ❜ one more (':

The boy nearly jumps out of his skin when he's spoken to by a real, tangible voice, slapping a hand over his mouth to silence his startled yelp. "Ah-! I didn't - I didn't notice you there... Fuuta-kun..." He stammers, letting out a sigh of relief upon seeing it was just Fuuta. Lately, he'd been spacing out more and more - mostly when he was alone, but it was starting to leak into his little time spent with the other prisoners. The voices were just so loud - it was hard to do anything but just sit there and listen sometimes. Guilty. Unforgivable. So different from the praise he used to hear...

✉ @fazuzu said: "Huh? What? I'm awake, I swear!" [guy who is falling asleep sitting up because the weird voices are keeping him awake at night]

"Ah - s-sorry, it's just..."

Haruka fidgeted nervously - he hated arguing, but it was so obvious, even to him, that Fuuta was falling asleep at the table. The other had seemed tired and sluggish lately, and Haruka chalked it up to perhaps being a result of his injuries - maybe the pain made it hard to sleep, or something - but it just kept getting worse, and now it seemed he was just about to pass out during one of their meals... They weren't close by any means, Haruka never knew what to talk about with him, but he couldn't help but feel... Bad. Worried. He liked all of his fellow prisoners, so it was concerning to him when they weren't doing so well... He wished there was something he could do. But he couldn't do anything, could he?

Haruka blinks a few times at his words - not necessarily because he's surprised, he knows by now how Fuuta typically reacts - but even so, he still doesn't get where he's coming from half of the time. Who said anything about pity? And why was it so bad to be pitied, anyways? He doesn't voice those thoughts, though, he gets the feeling it would just annoy the other - although there's much less bite to his words these days. Even someone as timid as himself can't find it in him to be truly hurt by it...

✉ @fazuzu said: "I wasn't wrong, I wasn't wrong!" for haruka....guy who keeps muttering to himself post t1

Haruka wasn't really the type to approach others first. Especially before finding himself in MILGRAM, he'd find himself too afraid to say more than just a few stammered-out words... But lately, he'd been a little more outgoing. Maybe it was Muu's influence, or maybe spending so much time around the same people every day had eased his nerves... Either way, it was a big change for him, even if he was still far from being a social butterfly like his new mom best friend.

So, when he overheard Fuuta muttering to himself, he felt comfortable enough to give him a confused look and speak up, frown creasing his face. "K-Kajiyama-sa-" Wait, right, he didn't like honorifics, did he? "I mean... Who are you talking to?"

Maybe it was just an effect of being restrained or Kotoko's attack or something, but the other sure had been acting differently since the first trial concluded... It worried him a little, honestly. Shidou said that he'd recover physically, but he clearly wasn't doing well on some level...