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[mind_blown]

"This is Jason. Leave a message.

Or don't. I don't care."

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[mind_blown]

I know. You didn't even get mine sent to your head. It was one of my more badass memories.

[gigadevilbreaker]

Now who's the showoff.

[mind_blown]

I don't get memories like that all that often. So what if I wanna brag a little bit? Usually they're pretty terrible, or neutral.

Me and Talon did the calculation the other day.

[gigadevilbreaker]

Oh yeah? What's the final tally?

[mind_blown]

Talon's got a slightly worse ratio. but he's 5 memories ahead of me.

I can easily make it up.

[gigadevilbreaker]

[He snorts at Jason's cavalier remark, but he quickly becomes contemplative. Considering how distressed Jason had been about his state of mind in these memories...]

...You don't take these memories alone, right? Even if they're private, you-- take'em with Talon or something?

[mind_blown]

Sometimes. But usually I take 'em alone, yeah.

[he wouldn't seriously put his brother through his memories all the time.]

[gigadevilbreaker]

[Carefully, he ventures,]

That-- doesn't seem like such a good idea. Considering...

[mind_blown]

... Talon has his own shit to go through. I'm the adult. [he can't put that on him-- he's always regretted it when his memories turn south with Talon around.]

I lived through it once, I can live through it again.

[gigadevilbreaker]

...I didn't say you had to do'em with Talon.

[Just, someone. It didn't even have to be Griffin. He fidgets a little, obviously not comforted by the idea of Jason living through his crappy excuse for a world again.]

You said these memories put you on edge. And... you didn't survive all of them.

[mind_blown]

... You want me to take some with you?

[gigadevilbreaker]

[S...hrugs, awkwardly trying not to sound pushy.]

Just. If you wanted.

[mind_blown]

... okay.

[he considers, and then checks his points. If he spends for just one, he could be fine... theoretically...]

The lack of games and that scar bullshit screwed me on having spare points.

[a glance back at him]

Don’t let me steal your show, though.

[gigadevilbreaker]

[He relaxes again when Jason agrees - every time, he expects him to push back against the idea, so when he doesn't... well, Griffin's relieved, and thankful.

But - he flips his phone in his hand, catching it precariously over the 12 storey drop - he slams his thumb on the Point store. Bets placed...]

...Here goes nothing.

[Well. There's no way he could've survived this memory, right?]

[Summary:
- confronts this mad scientist in his lab
- apparently the Order wants to take over the world by harnessing demons
- then he gets impaled and crucified
- having a demonic arm really doesn't give you regeneration or enhanced durability, and he doesn't have stabheals. this will kill him!!
- the scientist wants to experiment on his arm next. peak super-villainy]

[mind_blown]

[he’s watching the memory for a moment— but almost immediately turns to start watching Griffin, once he realizes that he’s walked into some sort of a trap.

He doesn’t strictly need to see the memory, not when he can hear it, and can hear bones and blood against steel.]

[gigadevilbreaker]

[...Involuntarily, he brings a hand to his chest, remembering pain of his entire torso being split in half.

But it wasn't the prospect of death that scared him. His brows furrow, and he glances down to the demonic hand he no longer had.]

He experimented on me...?

[mind_blown]

... Is this the first memory you have of this guy?

[he's... going to try and talk him through it. his hand twitches, as he considers reaching out]

[gigadevilbreaker]

Y-yeah. I've never seen him before.

[But, he squints - trying to focus on the details of his surroundings]

But... I know this lab. I've been back - in the future, looking for his old research documents. And I had the sword he was using to open the Hellgate, Yamato.

[mind_blown]

Well... at least it seems he didn't get his wish with the "you can rest" bit.

Means he probably didn't get to experiment, either.

[another twitch of the hand, and then finally, he reaches out and lightly touches his shoulder.]

Still.

[gigadevilbreaker]

[Griffin wanted to point out that Jason himself couldn't refute the possibility of dying and coming back from the dead, but-- the thought left his head when Jason reaches out and touches him.

He looks over at him, trying to think of what to say... eventually settling on lamely gesturing with his prosthetic.]

My arm made me real popular, huh.

[mind_blown]

[he couldn't. but also, he'd rather not think about that possibility.]

Yeah.

[a pause, and then gently]

You're fine, now, though.

[gigadevilbreaker]

[Well, except for the arm. The arm's not fine. The arm's still gone.

He still wonders what finally took it.

But for now, he clasps a hand over the one Jason had on his shoulder. Grounding them both.]

...Yeah. I'm all right.

[mind_blown]

...

[a pause.]

...

[a glance at their hands, and then back to griffin.]

Guess both our worlds suck.

[gigadevilbreaker]

...

Well, that's why we're such badasses.

[mind_blown]

Or why we're both messed up in our own way.

You sure you want me to take a memory with you? It could be bad.