It should, yeah, I just have no faith in this group's ability as a whole to keep things chill when they're all in one place.

[ looking at his texts... ]

...I guess the hosts don't really know how that's supposed to work either, but it sounds like theoretically we might be able to take whatever we could fit in our suitcases?

[ so if we got things that were small but expensive, maybe... ]

Hmm.

Well, I can just summon stuff whenever I want when I have my powers... So I don't really need anything. But that is good to know for everyone else.

Damn, that's convenient.

[ and it would be SO DANGEROUS if he or any of his brothers ever got a power like that ]

When I was in the loops it was happening on, like, accident at first? So it'd just be like... there'd be random furniture around in the woods. It's way better once you can control it.

Oh wow, so that's something you already had in your own world, even? It's not a Hell thing?

Yeah. A lot of my powers are like—stuff I could do in the loops? But a little to the left...

But it wasn't that impressive back then because it was just... Making loops and trying to break them apart at the same time. Time's fragile if you push on it.

Those things were interconnected, then? Those powers and the loops?

Refined awareness turns into real control. Slowly.

Like... making waves in water.

[ thinks about this for a moment... then nods. ]

Hm. Okay, I think that kind of makes sense. It's permanent as far as you know, though? Like, it's not going to fade once you're done with all of that?

Should be. I am already out of the loops.

Were they actually gone or were you just not there anymore? It seems like maybe that would make a difference from the way you described it, but maybe not...

[ he has no idea if he's understanding any of this correctly. ]

Anyway, I just think it wouldn't hurt for you to take back something for yourself too, even if you probably won't need it. If you don't, it can just be a souvenir.

I just wasn't there anymore... But, I think—it feels different now than it did. And I lost other things I could do within the loops.

[ like apparently having fucking omniscience. ]

I dunno. I've got the time pin, I've got some little trinkets people have given me... It's not like this place was full of good memories.

Yeah, it was definitely, like, 90% annoying bullshit, but there are a few things I think I'll eventually believe are worth remembering.

Maybe the things people have given you already have that covered, though.

I got some cute bracelets, I got a cute hair pin...

Any ideas what you want to try and bring home?

[ a little hehe at the hair pin mention. ]

Mm, some of the team memorabilia stuff was fun, and I got a lot of nice clothes I'd never be able to buy back home.

With the points we still have... I could get some good sake, probably, and... I don't know. Maybe we can each get a blu-ray player or something, unless no one else wants the one from the entertainment center.

That's so practical...

Well, I'm trying to think of expensive stuff that would plausibly be purchasable with points that would fit in a suitcase! I guess I could ask for like, a bunch of saffron or truffle oil or something and then try to sell it on whatever black market exists for spices.

But then it's a matter of knowing how to get into that market...

Eh, Iyami's done enough shady business deals in his time that I bet he knows. I can just beat it out of him if I have to.

[ this is fine because it's a gag anime. ]

[ listen she was the wholeass villain of a murdergame. he can beat someone up that's fine. ]

Whatever works. But I dunno, I'd still go for something where... if you get stuck with it, it's not so bad.

See, that's the beauty of the blu-ray player! We don't have one, so that would be a cool thing to bring back.

I went to the horrible murder airport and all I got was this decently priced blu-ray player...?

[ grins. i could even get that printed on a tote bag and bring it back inside of that. ]

Yeah, why not? It's something we wouldn't have otherwise that we'd actually use!

Wait. Is it weird watching shows within a show...?

[ ...huh. ]

I never really thought about it...