AOI CATCHALL

[holeful]

(Insert a joke about putting things in holes)

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[holeful]

[Fukuda frowns, and moves to put his hand on Aoi's chest, which unfortunately is her boob but he's not like, cupping it, so listen it's fine.]

I can feel your heart beating, Aoi. I can remember the warmth of your breath, too. Even if it's not real, you're definitely alive.

[gamerbrain]

[ he could touch her boob if he wanted to? ]

It would be strange if Aoi was written to not breathe - to not have a heart beat. So Aoi is a character who has those things.

[holeful]

[Listen!! He might later.]

By that logic, couldn't you argue that you were written to be alive?

[gamerbrain]

[ i forgot about indulgences this week so please??????

anyway she nods tentatively... ]

Aoi was written to make sense in the world Aoi is in. But it's a fake world, and Aoi is fake.

[holeful]

[He's leaning in a little, hand moving to cup her face, though because of the height difference he's still kind of towering over her.]

So what? Even if it's fake, what do you lose by treating it as if it's real? If you've only ever been fake, what's the difference?

[gamerbrain]

[ she doesn't seem to mind his unintended looming. ]

Aoi... Never used to think about this kind of thing before.

[holeful]

[It's so fortunate she doesn't mind it when he's unintentionally creepy.]

It's probably normal not to think about something like that, one way or the other. But I've been thinking about that sort of thing here.

And I decided that I'd rather just enjoy my time here with you and everyone else.

[gamerbrain]

Aoi wants to help everyone enjoy their time.

[ ... ]

Is there anything Aoi can do to make you happy? So that you enjoy your time more?

[holeful]

[His hand shifting from Aoi's chin to her hair.]

Mm, well, I'd say I enjoy my time here more if I could make you happy, Aoi. But I suppose that just puts us in a loop, doesn't it?

[gamerbrain]

Oh! It does.

[ what would end the loop, then? ]

Aoi is already happy.

[holeful]

[!!]

You are?

[gamerbrain]

Yep. Aoi has been able to collect CGs, and has lots of energy.

[holeful]

[Lots of energy..... Fukuda suddenly looks kind of dejected, and pulls away.]

I see. That's good. You don't need my help, then.

[gamerbrain]

[ really wish she was emotionally intelligent enough to understand the implication here, but... instead she's just thinking logistics. ]

... Aoi already collected your CGs. Once that's done, you can't help Aoi anymore.

[holeful]

[If this was a week ago this would be the end of it, but he's been influenced in debateable constructive directions, so after a few seconds of dejection;]

Wouldn't there be new CGs if we did it in a different way?

[gamerbrain]

[ i'm proud of him. ]

Maybe. There are also sometimes CGs outside of sex scenes, but without the script, Aoi doesn't know what scenarios would unlock them.

It's safest to go for what you know will be there.

[holeful]

[You should not be I want him arrested.]

... What are you saying?
[HE CAN'T TELL IF HE'S GETTING HIS WAY OR NOT.]

[gamerbrain]

Just that... It isn't a guarantee that it will still help Aoi.

So it's okay if you don't want to.

[holeful]

[He does want to but also he feels it's wrong to say that because he doesn't want to just take advantage of Aoi's permissive nature.]

Well... won't it help with your indulgence? With the avatar you're aligned with...
[Gestures at her hand.]

[gamerbrain]

Oh, that's right. Aoi almost forgot about indulging.

[ ....... hm. she's stupid. ]

[holeful]

Aoi... you shouldn't forget. I want you to be able to achieve your wish, too...

[gamerbrain]

But Aoi doesn't have a wish.

[holeful]

... You don't? But then, why are you here?

[gamerbrain]

To collect CGs.

[holeful]

[He really is so troubled by Aoi, sometimes? But, well, in how she approaches things, that's just her saying she wants to get a wide variety of experiences... So it's not such a bad thing to say, if you think about it.]

Oh, there's another area here, you know. A side room. Did you see it before?