devourthemfirst | Second Misfortune

[After a short trip to the grocery store, Czes comes back to the fifth floor of building seven and sets out the box of spaghetti and can of tomato sauce out on the counter. Despite how Firo made him paranoid about eating the food here, the kid has to eat something.

So as he puts a pot of water on the stove for himself then sits down at a near by table. He stares out the kitchen window for a few minutes, watching the storm outside when boredom strikes him and he pulls out his journal]

You know, it's strange. To think that a lot of us are from 'Earth' and yet they're not the same 'Earth' that each of us are familiar with. For example, someone could be from... I don't know, let's say Tokyo since a bunch of you appear to be from Japan, but it won't be the same Tokyo you know. In some way, it'll be different.

Things never happened the way one person knows it did in their version of Tokyo.

What would that be called again... parallel universes, right?

[He places some of the spaghetti into the pot of boiling water and turns down the stove a little]

So do you think that there might be like... another version of us on our different versions of 'Earth'? It's kind of exciting to think about actually. They'd have different memories, friends and maybe family...

I wonder what would happen if we ran into our other selves on this trip the Malnosso were talking about.

Would the universe just go BOOM? [He throws his hands into the air then chuckles a bit to himself]

Well, it was just a thought. [ ... ] What would you do if you could meet another version of yourself? Would you envy them for having a different life--for being set on a different path?

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Suit yourself then. [More information for him]

Do you think that it would? [He's never had trouble with that before]

Mm, I wouldn't mind that! I could help you with the cooking, if you'd like. [...] Is there anything I should bring along?

Fine.

If ya do decide to go with somebody, tell me, okay?

[It's probably too much to hope that Czes will specify who, but at least Firo knows if Czes will be gone or not.]

If it is the sort of truth we would be unwilling to accept, yes.

But will you still understand the you who had different experience than what shaped you into who you are today?

I'd really appreciate the help! And no, I don't think there's anything you need to bring along. There are plenty of plates and glasses here.

Why do I have to tell you?

[What, are you his babysitter or something?]

[Humming thoughtfully] Even though my other self might have experienced different things, I think I would still understand him just as much as I would if he was exactly like me.

I guess you have a point then... [Stubborn people making things difficult]

'Cause Ennis would want me to keep an eye on you.

Is that so? Circumstances could very wildly from one world to the next. You might not even recognize yourself if you met you.

Okay! In that case, I'll be there right away. I'll see you in a bit, Benjamin-kun!

[And that he will! After the feed turns off, he'll head right on over to the kitchen right away.]

[ ...Touche Firo. Touche.]

Alright, fine. I'll tell you.

But I thought our other selves would look just like us! I don't see why they'd look that different...

Okay!

[And Czes will be standing up on a chair by the time Hayate gets to the kitchen, stirring the noodles that are in the pot]

What if you were several years older, had dyed your hair, and gotten several tattoos?

Thanks, Czes. And good luck, okay?

[He knows he doesn't need to tell Czes to be careful.]

Regardless, one way or another, we will find out their intentions. We can only hope it will be relatively simple to deal with matters as they come.

[Hayate can see that...! And he recognizes Czes from the few times he has seen him around the building, so... walkin' on over yeaaah.]

Hello, Benjamin-kun! [peeering over that pot..] Are you making spaghetti?

Thank you. [When will Czes ever not be careful]

[He glances over at him when he walks over]

That's right! I hope you like spaghetti. I didn't expect to have any company, otherwise I would have been more considerate and asked beforehand.

That would be... strange. [He can't imagine another version of himself doing that]

Nothing is ever as simple as we would like it to be. Especially not here.

But their world might be one in which such a thing is expected.

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