"What kind of strange dialogue pivot was that?!"
Yukino oddly enough was quite furious at the dream we just shared. Perhaps it's because it wasn't a Wonderglass World?
"Hey, isn't "Moon-Viewing Festival" around the corner? Maybe your brain manifested the variant of the festival in your brain."
"Hmph."
Yukino continued to sulk and I had no choice but to ask her directly.
"What's wrong, Yukino? Is something bothering you?"
"Well, I hate that she said such ominous things about 'it's better to forget things' - no it's not! I don't care how much impurity I'll accumulate, if it means staying with you - then I'll be fine with whatever bogus mortality is waiting for me."
"Ahh. Well, it is dream after all, it might not be nearly as serious. Kaguya was feeling pretty depressed, so she spouted something dark without thinking. To me, dreams are meditating, so I don't take them too seriously."
"Is it? If we were to believe that the dream world is real... Then we can't take whatever the dream says too lightly. Perhaps it's trying to communicate with us."
"That, or it's a sandbox of our mind. While I won't deny the existence of the dream world, I also believe that whatever happens in our dream is the amalgamation of our experiences and feelings. I do not believe that there are completely sepient beings aside from us dreamers locked within our pens. So it could be...
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Yukino, is everything okay?"
Yukino looked at me. Sighing, she began to speak.
"... You know how you had reservations about hanging out with me simply because of our differences in social standings? Well, my parents do not approve of us."
"I mean, can't blame them. Doubt anyone from upper echelons would want someone as pathetic as me."
"... Why are you like this?"
"Like what?"
"Constantly belittling yourself when it comes to me. Yes, you're broke as crap - but that doesn't mean you should see yourself as less than a person. I wanna hang out with who I want to hang out - and I want to hang out with you: even if right now you're making it very damn difficult."
"... My bad. So I suppose you don't want to listen to what the Kaguya said, even if you do take it seriously."
"Mhm..."
"Well, then don't. Simple as. And well, if you really insist on hanging out with me, who am I to stop you."
"..."
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If it's my chance to prove her wrong, then I must seize it. To reject my purity and become one with the earth.
I won't return to the moon.