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[get_the_win]

Who: Domon and anyone that wants to bump into him.
What: Domon still feels guilty for his actions while he was the werewolf, even though he had no control of himself. Maybe getting out of the house for a while will help him feel better?
When: November 7th, any time between late morning and early evening.
Where: Anywhere on the island, as long as it's outside.
Warnings: Angst. Will update if there's more.


He'd spent the last few days inside, afraid to go out and face what he'd been forced to do. But he could only take so much of that before being finally giving in to the urge to get up, to just move. So now here he was, wondering about the island. He couldn't run from the facts forever. If people considered him a monster after this then so be it. But maybe facing it, and the people he'd hurt, will help him to heal...

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[fools_journey]

Since waking up in his room again, Minato has mostly just gone about his days trying not to think too much about his death. It's not the fact that he died that he doesn't want to think about so much as it's just thinking about the manner in which he did it. He doesn't hold it against Domon, but it's like thinking about the times he's stayed in hospitals or the funerals he's attended - it's just not something he wants to dwell on. So instead, he's been sleeping a little less and working a little more and focusing on trying to look out for Nanako and Teddie. But he's also taken to a lot more pacing around the island (in between attempts at flight; he's getting better slowly). Long walks with just a sword and his music, blaring through his headphones and drowning out his thoughts, as he fulfills the less than pleasant task his denizen's mind is insisting he do.

But such is living on this island, and so there's nothing for it but to keep on going. Although he checked in on most of the people he knows on the island, he has had yet to run into Domon, and so when, on one of his walks, he sees Domon wandering, Minato - after a few moments of hesitation - approaches.

He doesn't really say much beyond a quiet, "... good afternoon," as he starts walking beside his friend.

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Domon is silent at first, at a loss for what to say. It was true he had no control of himself when he'd hurt Minato, but he still had those memories and they were painfully vivid. Still, seeing the other alive and well again made it easier to deal with them. Even if he didn't know how to talk with Minato now.

"I'm glad they brought you back." He's good with words so he's not sure that wasn't the 'right' thing to say, but it was better than the awkward silence.

[fools_journey]

"... I'm glad to be back."

And he is. Mostly. He'd be happier if he had come back without the compulsion to go find things about to die. But either way, he then goes on to add:

"I'm glad you're okay." Physically, anyway. Obviously Domon doesn't seem to be totally all right otherwise.

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"...I wish you wouldn't have hesitated when you realized it was me."

Everyone kept saying that. But he'd really rather that he be the one to get hurt, instead of hurting other people.

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Minato is quiet for a few moments at that, looking sidelong at Domon before sighing.

"Maybe I shouldn't have. Or maybe the end still would have been the same. It doesn't really matter, except maybe as a lesson for what to do next time."

It seems clear that there will probably keep being next times, every time the moon is full. It's not that Minato blames Domon or anything - but he thinks that since it's a predictable cycle, maybe they can set up precautionary measures.

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"Maybe. Or maybe you would have been able to buy yourself enough time to get away."

"Hopefully there won't be a next time..." He knows that as long as he's the werewolf, there will always be a next time. But he'll be taking his own precautions on the full moon, so maybe he can at least keep people safe from himself during the predictable changes.