[ the door opens a crack, a half burned face checking who's knocking, then is pulled the full way. maki was already told gojo was here but was putting off running her way into him. she isn't totally sure how to react, even if she's begrudgingly glad to see him. ]
[ there's an inward bristle at the idea of people coming into her room, let alone him, but she swallows it. stupid immaturity, especially when it's still very plain. ]
Sure. [ there's a bed, a desk with chair, a closet in the wall - standard issue for new arrivals. ] How did you know which room I was in?
[ he won't intrude for too long, but considering what he wants to discuss with her might skew on the more sensitive side, he closes the door behind him as he enters her room and finds purchase against a wall.
if it wasn't for the new installation of a room style hologram, his quarters would still be looking as bare as hers right now. ]
Are you settling in well?
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[ set her on fire again maybe??? he better not abuse this knowledge... she's doomed. maki takes a seat at the desk, swinging one leg over the other and crossing her arms loosely. ]
Yeah, about as well. I know Yuji and Choso are here. I heard some other names too. And... Suguru Geto. The real one, it seems. [ i.e. not kenjaku. ] He and I got into a scuffle.
[ it feels good to say. it's such a minor thing but it felt like a victory even if she didn't beat him as bloody as he did her. the first years don't know all the details of that parade night, so gojo is the only one who'll understand what it means. ]
Ha! Serves him right. [ can she hear how proud he is of her? bc he is. ]
LILITH isn't very picky 'bout who she pulls here, so Fushiguro Toji is wandering these halls along with the rest of us. [ blegh ] Megumi has been [ blegh blegh ] bondin' with him. He can probably tell you more.
[ but more importantly, ] So, [ his voice grows more serious now. ] when did you come from, Maki?
she'll have to figure out this situation with toji later, curious as she is to know how gojo must have met him. maki straightens up in her seat, resolute in turning her face to stone while answering. ]
We were fighting Sukuna. All of us.
[ there's no need to elaborate further. he should understand the significance of why a one on one became a free for all. ]
but it seems that LILITH has pulled maki from around the same point as yuji, which... well, it means that his death has already transpired. that isn't important right now though. he doesn't need the grievance; he just needs an update. ]
How is it progressing? [ arms folded across his chest, he angles his head slightly. ] Yuji told me that Higuruma fell.
[ there won't be tears in her eyes or grief in her voice. it was a shock when it happened and as much as one seeing him again, but it'll be ok. they're going to win because losing will mean the death of far more. it isn't over.
so she swallows the strange tiny lump in her throat and recounts: ]
Yuuta returned to the field a little after that. He killed Kenjaku with Takaba's help and joined the fight. Ui Ui had to take him away for healing but not before he gave me my opening.
I stabbed Sukuna's heart and damaged his soul. We were fighting across the city but he hit me with a Black Flash. Then I woke up here... I'm probably ok though. I'm a lot more durable now.
[ with his death, gojo is aware that the fight against sukuna has become exponentially harder to contend with. even with the backup plans they've set in place, they're going to be tested and most of them might not survive to see the end of it. he never wanted it to come to this, but he can't turn back the clock now. ]
And Yuji? [ yuta's defeat at least gives him a better grasp of where they might be within the stratagems that they've laid out. ]
this thread is so funny considering recent chapters...
I lost track of him on the field, but he was still on his feet when Yuuta was taken away.
[ it isn't a great answer, but there's nothing more she knows about anyone else's status. hakari is still keeping the ice sorcerer busy, ino and kusakabe got knocked around but seemed fine. was choso around too? could be. ]
Sukuna's power is intense - he was using reversed curse technique to keep his heart beating while fighting me with only his hands. There was no slow down. If I couldn't perceive the outline of his slashes before they hit, I would have been dead instantly.
But you held your own against him. [ —which speaks volume in her growth. ] And you've already bounced back.
[ it seems like the outcome of the fight is still up in the wind though. not the most reassuring update, but disregarding how palpable sukuna's strength is, he won't be having an easy time either. what gojo would give to have a means to watch what was playing out back home. ]
You've come a long way, Maki. [ aka sensei is Proud ok ]
[ She hates praise and she hates it even more from her loud mouth sorry excuse of a teacher! Her skin prickles and spikes could surely pop out if she was built for it. ]
...Hey, I need to ask - did you know? About what I could become before it happened?
[ That if she was born with zero cursed energy instead of but a sliver, she would have been a monster of only bone and marrow? No one in the clan ever spoke of the man she reminded them of. Were they confident it could never happen? ]
[ it's hard to fault him for that. or rather, it doesn't even occur to her she should. "twins are an ill omen" the other servants whispered when they thought the daughters of ougi weren't in earshot. mai figured out something she didn't. ]
Neither did the Zen'in it seems. They were in complete shock when I... [ well, she doesn't need to finish it. word about the clan's sudden culling has already spread, though the one behind it all has not. but it's obvious who did it. ]
Anyway. We'll keep pushing toward the win without you. It isn't over until he's killed us all.
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she hates it here
Hey. [ dumbly, awkward: ] What's up.
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Can I come in?
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Sure. [ there's a bed, a desk with chair, a closet in the wall - standard issue for new arrivals. ] How did you know which room I was in?
😎❤️
[ he won't intrude for too long, but considering what he wants to discuss with her might skew on the more sensitive side, he closes the door behind him as he enters her room and finds purchase against a wall.
if it wasn't for the new installation of a room style hologram, his quarters would still be looking as bare as hers right now. ]
Are you settling in well?
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[ set her on fire again maybe??? he better not abuse this knowledge... she's doomed. maki takes a seat at the desk, swinging one leg over the other and crossing her arms loosely. ]
Yeah, about as well. I know Yuji and Choso are here. I heard some other names too. And... Suguru Geto. The real one, it seems. [ i.e. not kenjaku. ] He and I got into a scuffle.
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[ disregarding whether it was geto suguru or kenjaku, a fight was bound to happen between them, so he isn't surprised by the news. ]
Nobara, Megumi and his ugly mug of a father are here too. He's in 005. Y'know, the one with no door.
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I yanked his staff out of his hands.
[ it feels good to say. it's such a minor thing but it felt like a victory even if she didn't beat him as bloody as he did her. the first years don't know all the details of that parade night, so gojo is the only one who'll understand what it means. ]
But what do you mean Megumi's father is here?
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LILITH isn't very picky 'bout who she pulls here, so Fushiguro Toji is wandering these halls along with the rest of us. [ blegh ] Megumi has been [ blegh blegh ] bondin' with him. He can probably tell you more.
[ but more importantly, ] So, [ his voice grows more serious now. ] when did you come from, Maki?
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she'll have to figure out this situation with toji later, curious as she is to know how gojo must have met him. maki straightens up in her seat, resolute in turning her face to stone while answering. ]
We were fighting Sukuna. All of us.
[ there's no need to elaborate further. he should understand the significance of why a one on one became a free for all. ]
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but it seems that LILITH has pulled maki from around the same point as yuji, which... well, it means that his death has already transpired. that isn't important right now though. he doesn't need the grievance; he just needs an update. ]
How is it progressing? [ arms folded across his chest, he angles his head slightly. ] Yuji told me that Higuruma fell.
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so she swallows the strange tiny lump in her throat and recounts: ]
Yuuta returned to the field a little after that. He killed Kenjaku with Takaba's help and joined the fight. Ui Ui had to take him away for healing but not before he gave me my opening.
I stabbed Sukuna's heart and damaged his soul. We were fighting across the city but he hit me with a Black Flash. Then I woke up here... I'm probably ok though. I'm a lot more durable now.
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And Yuji? [ yuta's defeat at least gives him a better grasp of where they might be within the stratagems that they've laid out. ]
this thread is so funny considering recent chapters...
[ it isn't a great answer, but there's nothing more she knows about anyone else's status. hakari is still keeping the ice sorcerer busy, ino and kusakabe got knocked around but seemed fine. was choso around too? could be. ]
Sukuna's power is intense - he was using reversed curse technique to keep his heart beating while fighting me with only his hands. There was no slow down. If I couldn't perceive the outline of his slashes before they hit, I would have been dead instantly.
we don't talk about that ok
[ it seems like the outcome of the fight is still up in the wind though. not the most reassuring update, but disregarding how palpable sukuna's strength is, he won't be having an easy time either. what gojo would give to have a means to watch what was playing out back home. ]
You've come a long way, Maki. [ aka sensei is Proud ok ]
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[ She hates praise and she hates it even more from her loud mouth sorry excuse of a teacher! Her skin prickles and spikes could surely pop out if she was built for it. ]
...Hey, I need to ask - did you know? About what I could become before it happened?
[ That if she was born with zero cursed energy instead of but a sliver, she would have been a monster of only bone and marrow? No one in the clan ever spoke of the man she reminded them of. Were they confident it could never happen? ]
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Yea. [ of course he did. do you think gojo satoru would invest his time in students who're weak? ]
I didn't expect it to happen in the way that it did though. [ perhaps, another failing on his part. ]
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Neither did the Zen'in it seems. They were in complete shock when I... [ well, she doesn't need to finish it. word about the clan's sudden culling has already spread, though the one behind it all has not. but it's obvious who did it. ]
Anyway. We'll keep pushing toward the win without you. It isn't over until he's killed us all.