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…mm, who knows how long I’ll be assigned to Gluttony. Hopefully I’ll be out of your hair soon.

And why’s that, …that you don’t need to sleep, I mean.

I don't need to meet human needs under most circumstances. I can sleep and doing so still helps me, but I would still live without ever resting. The same goes with things like eating, or breathing.

I'm a puppet, so those functions are not strictly necessary for my continued existence. ... though it's a little different here.

[ he was just about to ask about that. ] A puppet... [ stares, because ??? ] You're a puppet? [ YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE ONE, YUURI. ]

Are you curious about whether my skin is soft now? You can touch.

I'll admit I'm a little curious. [ he'll reach out and stroke up his arm. ] Are you sure you're not pulling my leg?

[ he seems to be having fun with this ]

I'm not.

I don't have visible joint lines anymore, but you can feel that I don't have a heartbeat.

Does that mean you used to have joints? Did you [ this feels weird to say: ] grow out of them?

[ but he is moving his hand to yuuri's chest, dusting his fingers over where his heart would be. ] Huh. Look at that. If you're a puppet, then you're very sophisticated for a puppet.

Of course I am.

My mother was a god, and I was made to be her body substitute.

[ he's not sure how he feels about that. ] And somewhere along the way you met your little fox?

[ he nods ]

It was ... quite a while after my mother died and I took her place. I met him as a child, first. Then we met again after he kept his promise and came to fight me.

...And relentlessly seduced me.

[ he said that as if he didn't give in like right away ]

Ah. He must have fallen in love with you immediately. To come find you once he's grown up to keep his promise. [ whistles, ] And he relentlessly seduced you? Did you fight all night~? [ chuckles. ] I'm afraid I may end up chasing this guy forever. [ ... ] Was it worth it? Waiting all that time?

... yes.

It might be a little too much to say to a new teammate. But he made me feel like life was actually worth living. I'd been alone for a long time before I met him.