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[jurisdick]

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[coolerjunpei]

[this dude?]

i'm totally sure. my floors are spotless.

[jurisdick]

[ gotta go fast. ]

then why do you need to sweep?

[coolerjunpei]

[now Junpei is the one with regrets??]

maybe i'm sweeping other people's floors. you don't know for sure.

[jurisdick]

that's a hard shake, in that case. to go from detective to janitor.

[coolerjunpei]

can't say i agree. i'm doing pretty alright for myself like this, for now.

[jurisdick]

for now.
do you think that's about to change?

[ hello, please lay down i am your therapist for this fine 3am chat. ]

[coolerjunpei]

[this dude x2??]

maybe i'll do even better for myself. it's not like being a detective was my dream and now it's gone. is that what your problem is?

[jurisdick]

[ please reference this. ]

how do you mean? i'm afraid i'm not following.

[coolerjunpei]

[don't fucking meme me here]

i'm not a detective, you're not a detective... is this one of those things where it's not me, it's secretly you?

[jurisdick]

[ is this better? ]

i never said it was my dream. it's merely an interesting hobby.

[coolerjunpei]

[that's better]

it sucks. i'm having a great time being a janitor. we prefer "custodian," just so you know.

[jurisdick]

i considered that, actually.
but then contemplated the many meanings of the word.
janitor is much more limited in its uses.

[ is that a burn? ]

[coolerjunpei]

it's not your job. i get to pick the word, and custodian won by a landslight.

[landslight. he doesn't know.]

[jurisdick]

i wasn't aware that we got to pick our own titles. that's very progressive.

[ he's not going to tell him. but he's snickering to himself. sorry, junpei. ]

[coolerjunpei]

[now he knows for sure... that landslight is a real word. thanks Akechi.]

yeah... it's a union thing? i guess? either way, i'm not crushed about not being a detective anymore.

[jurisdick]

how many cases did you lead?

[ he's not being facetious. for once. he's just genuinely interested. ]

[coolerjunpei]

[well get ready to be disappointed, buddy!!]

did i tell you i wasn't that kind of detective? i was real drunk. it's more like private eye stuff, and most of it was one big case.

[jurisdick]

[ he remembers the private eye bullshit, but ... ]

yes, you were very ... interesting. to say the least.
still, you must have some interesting stories, at the very least.

[coolerjunpei]

you don't have to worry about my feelings. i know i'm a bad drunk.

here's a story: had lunch with a coworker one day, next day, he's tossed off a roof and there's nothing i could do about it. so i'm done playing detective.

[it's 3am, Akechi]

[jurisdick]

... that's quite dark. i don't blame you.
did you find out the reason?

[ ... oh. wow honesty hour. okay he's "here for it." ]

[coolerjunpei]

[Junpei didn't start this, Mr. 20 Questions did.]

no. there might not even be one. that's just the way people are.

[jurisdick]

[ ?????? ]

really? do people get thrown off roofs daily in your old world?

[coolerjunpei]

they might as well. they kill each other, sell each other like stuffed toys... sure, not everybody, but enough.

[jurisdick]

[ .... you've pinged him for real, junpei. congratulations. social link up!!!! ]

yes.. it's a rather troubling reality.
most people ignore it or are blissfully oblivious to the troubles of society.
it's a shame that things turn out this way.

[coolerjunpei]

[he sort of wanted this?? probably not this way...]

just a shame? i guess. thinking you can save everybody might actually be worse than ignoring it.