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[unbreaker]

In light of some recent developments, I think I'm gonna postpone celebrating my 19th birthday. Didn't really have any special plans this year, anyway. I mean, what do you even do to celebrate turning 19 years old? The big one was last year, and it's kinda not the same without a few familiar faces hangin' around.

[...and with one familiar face hanging around that shouldn't be. Goddamn fiancee-kissing clone.]

Anyway, uh... FanPort's coming up! Kinda excited for that.

Well, for everything that's not the cosplaying shit, anyway. Think it's possible to put a ban on your image? Not feeling like seeing more than one of me runnin' around right now. Especially not with academy graduation happening next week.

Kinda hard to believe I'm that close to being a cop. Officer Higashikata. Gotta admit, it's got a good ring to it, yeah?

[Graduation does not guarantee a job, but whatever. He's committed. He'll find work before too long. If a BOGO sale at the mall doesn't distract him, first.]

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[unbreaker]

every one? that's kinda nice. what do you do to celebrate them?

and thanks! it's kind of a long story, but the short version is this: my grandpa was a cop back home and he looked after our town. when he passed, i felt like it was my job to look after things in his place. heropa's no morioh, but it's my home now. i wanna look after it like i took care of morioh.

[am_i_a_monster]

Yeah, every birthday I have means I got to be alive for another year. I haven't actually celebrated the last couple of mine. But I used to do things. For my mom's last birthday, we were going to take a trip mountain climbing.

That's cool. Heropa needs people to look after it.

[unbreaker]

[Shit. That's heavy... But at the same time, Josuke can't help but admire that sort of forward-thinking.]

you should celebrate them, then! maybe do some mountain climbing here. there's tons of places that do the indoor variety.

[Annie showed him once. He wasn't good at it. It was embarrassing.]

yeah, i figured the same thing. the place seems to be at the heart of a lot of shit, huh?

[am_i_a_monster]

Maybe. I think I'd prefer the outdoor kind.

Yeah. One weird thing after another.

[unbreaker]

yeah that's fair. don't know any places i can rec, though. but hey, if you find any good places for that and you want someone to go with you, hmu!



as for heropa...yeah. but i'm hoping to change that. or at least help make it safer.

[am_i_a_monster]

I'll keep you in mind.

Every little bit helps, right?

[unbreaker]

i like to think so, yeah. for every person not committing crimes, and every person committed to cleaning up after those who do, we're that much closer to having a better place to live.

[For as long as they're all there, anyway.]

[am_i_a_monster]

And for people who try to prevent the situations that lead to crimes.

[unbreaker]

haha yeah
i kinda meant them, too

[am_i_a_monster]

That's good.

Some people don't recognize the bad things that lead to crimes.

[unbreaker]

tell me about it.

but it's a team effort. and not just police teams, either. people gotta work together, imports and non-imports.

[am_i_a_monster]

If they can work together safely.