All's well that ends well

[thecastle]

[ So you've wished the dead back to life, but there's still 2 wishes you have to make. Ultimately what happens from here is entirely in your hands, but for the first time in eight weeks everyone is alive and whole again (even that pesky merman). There is that corruption you should deal with, but surely you know what to do about that.

Once you've settled and wound down a bit, maybe you should relax a bit before going your separate ways. You've earned it.

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[maddogs]

[ ): ]

Hanyuu-san'll be with ya. Ya can at least talk ta her.

[gyokura]

I would rather talk to myself.

[ Which is what he did for a very long time, good lord this may be why sometimes he's almost normal pre-Goku! Zamasu and other times Light Yagami Zamasu. ]

What I said during that whole...ordeal. You would have had my word, but I could not have spoken for Black.

[ ...so there was that. But he may as well be honest now. ]

[maddogs]

Guess I shoulda figured that.

[ eight weeks for this ]

[gyokura]

He is more forceful than I am.

[ A beat. ]

You likely would have liked him more, he would not have been able to resist fighting you.

[maddogs]

Yeah, well it sounds like he probably woulda killed me for bein' a human, but I guess I see where you're comin' from.

[ i mean, he does. it's the same way as he'd told him weeks ago he should meet saejima. how he'd excitedly compared their situations - these people they loved. ]

Saejima'd kick both of your asses, though.

[ he doesn't mean it in a bad way. in a friendly one. zamasu's in a shitty position, but as majima has always maintained -- talking about fighting is the best thing you can do. ]

[gyokura]

Of course he would have.

[ Ah and then he laughs. It's not as unhinged as it could be, all things considered. ]

Do you have any idea of how many ways Son Goku and Trunks tried to kill me?

[maddogs]

Didn't say we would kill ya. That's not...

[ majima frowns, slightly ]

That's not somethin' I usually do. 's usually enough ta kick some sense inta someone, ya know? In your case, maybe a few fights.

[gyokura]

I see.

[ He does not know what to do with that, hold on.

.............. ]

If you believe you could "kick some sense into me" better than when I was punched through several buildings, you would be welcome to try.

[ Nailed it? He wouldn't just say that was permissible for anyone so he is trying badly. ]

[maddogs]

[ majima laughs - he's clearly pleased with that reply ]

Shit, well, Saejima can fight with a whole fuckin' motorcycle in his hands!

[gyokura]

A motorcycle is much smaller than a building, or a large boulder.

[ Dragonball is crazy. ]

[maddogs]

Then I guess it'll just be a long fight!

[ its too bad...that he's stuck in the bottle...remembering that just makes him sad again tho ]

I'm sorry it had ta be like this. A fight woulda been better.

[gyokura]

I wouldn't mind, I have a lot of endurance.

[ ... ]

Yes well, what is there to do about it now?

[maddogs]

She said she'll take care of ya.

[ he knows, he knows that's not much, but he doesn't know what else to say. he wishes it didnt have to work out like this.

but he figures dwelling on it is also not what zamasu really needs or wants now either. so instead: ]

Maybe one day, ya can come see Kamurocho. Since ya can hop universes, ya can always come back to when we're there. I'll show ya all the good parts of town! An' all the best ramen places!

[ realistically he knows that'll never happen but thats not the point ]

[gyokura]

You realize that even if I- [ The most awkward pause. ] even if I were to make an exception for you and Nishitani, I could not make that of all humans.

[ Do not invite him he would blow everything up. Besides you two, I guess. ]

[maddogs]

I know ya feel that way now. But I believe in you.

[gyokura]

...ridiculous.

[ That is all he has, but it's said softly so there you go. ]

[maddogs]

I know it is. But it's true anyway.

[ kiryu taught him to believe in ppl!!! and do things the right way!!! ]

[gyokura]

[...................... ]

I do truly believe that if more humans were like you, perhaps there would be a chance.

[ Don't get him wrong, he was upset with Majima for quite some time for not being able to behave in his eyes, but it's kind of come full circle again. ]

[maddogs]

[ whoa shit that's way too much praise for him to handle ]

I, ah....See? That's exactly what I mean. Ya got the ability.

[gyokura]

I still think your belief is ridiculous.

[ ...it was nice for a moment. ]

[maddogs]

That's alright. It doesn't need your approval.

[gyokura]

How awfully human of you.

[maddogs]

I know.

[ but he's so much happier now, with the dead back, that he doesn't really need his approval anymore. which is not to say he doesn't care about him - because he does, and likely will for a long time, but that he doesn't need to hang on his every word. a nice side effect of not being as depressed. he's going home, to his loving Family. To Nishitani. To Saejima and Kiryu. If nothing else, being here finally made him realize he's finally happy, back home.

so while he says it, he smiles - a touch sad, that he's in this position, but not upset about his words. ]

I hope Hanyuu-san gets ta show ya a lot of things ya haven't seen before. I think she'll take good care of ya, an' maybe ya'll get to see more humans. I know you can change, because I've seen it over the last eight weeks. Fuck, I'm not even a great example of a person, you'll see a bunch that are better.

I'll keep ya in my thoughts, ya know?

[gyokura]

[ What does he say to all of that?

He's silent for a few moments, tapping his time ring as he was prone to do during all their conversations. ]

...I suppose you will. I do not believe in regrets, anymore than I believe that inaction is the right course to take.

[ ................ ]

I have interacted with more than my fair share of humans, for better or worse. However, out of the many I have, I will not forget you Majima.

[maddogs]

[ majima laughs happily, his eye lighting up ]

Ha! I'd be fuckin' hard ta forget after the fruits baskets, ya know?