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KYOKO KIRIGIRI ✦ DANGAN RONPA
RESIDENCE ✦ Residency
GEMBOND ✦ Amethyst

"You've got that wrong. This number, that is."

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[freshprints]

No, I said that to get a rise out of you. It's nothing important.

With all the salacious things that happen in this place, you're surprised that the novels are also salacious?

[penpoint]

Don't consider it some sort of success, then.

I'm not surprised they exist. I'm surprised you'd pick them to read of anything to read.

Do you also happen to enjoy when people use bad pick-up lines, Kirigiri-chan?

[freshprints]

"Bad pick-up lines" is rather redundant, Kishibe-sensei. It assumes there's such a thing as a good one.

[penpoint]

Point taken.

Anyway, what I wanted was to show you a special ability of mine. I'm not sure if you'll be able to see it, since it's hard to tell here. But, it's a nice way to get information.

And you know I'm always looking towards making things interesting.

[freshprints]

...

A special ability that collects information for you? How does it work?

[penpoint]

I call to him and he turns people into something like books. Their stories, experiences, life details. All of it is honest, too.

He's an ability called a Stand. And his name is Heaven's Door.

[freshprints]

Oh, I see. You wanted to "show it" to me.

It bothers you that much to not know my secrets, is that it?

[penpoint]

I have no need to use it with you. You've freely offered information to me and answered questions.

[freshprints]

Then why bother telling me about it at all? What do you get out of it?

[penpoint]

Because it is an option. If there is something that might be better shown than told, I can use him. There's sometimes details people fail to share or give when giving information.

You wouldn't know if I had used him on you, though. Even other Stand Users don't know as long as I make some edits.

If you give me permission to read sometime, I will respect your boundaries for what I read.

[freshprints]

Don't be so sure about that. There's no such thing as a wholly untraceable action.

— Wait. "Edits"?

You can edit these "books" you turn people into?

[penpoint]

It would take something or someone pretty unique.

I can make edits, yes. I can give, or I can take. Like if you wanted to learn French, you would know fluent French in the blink of an eye.

It misses out on some of the interesting parts of an interview, like watching someone's face. But the efficiency of it is unbeatable.

[freshprints]

You're capable of altering qualities of a person's existence with the stroke of a pen, and you talk about it this casually?

[penpoint]

I suppose if I really wanted, I could change who someone is entirely. But individuals are more interesting as they are. There's nothing to learn from someone that I created.

There's no sense in making someone someone else. Except for maybe in rare, exceptional cases where the safety of a city is a consideration.

[freshprints]

Hm. I'm not sure if I believe that, but I'm skeptical of any significant power governed solely by the honor system.

So you're just a voyeur, then. Reading other people's lives.

[penpoint]

I think you're interesting, so I'll let the suggestion that I'd lie about this fly for now.

In a manner, yes. I do plenty on my own, as well. But I can't experience everything, so why not draw from other's lives? Do writers and creators not conduct interviews? Do they not do research?

Tell me how they're different.

[ He was going to ask her for something else and has since forgotten and is in too deep. ]

[freshprints]

You shouldn't take it personally. Like I said, it's nothing to do with you specifically and everything to do with a greater philosophy.

Hmm. Are people's "books" written in their own words?

[penpoint]

Right, whatever.

Not exactly in their own words. It's just the honest truth about whomever I'm reading. Things like biographical details to their thoughts and opinions on subjects. And fully detailed memories. There's no room for mistakes.

Think of it like: If you tell a story, you may not point out that couple at a coffee shop that you passed by, but this will tell me if you saw them because it's still part of your experience.

[ she'll see the tell-tale sign that he's typing more ... ]

You still need people for the human reaction. As it were, what I can do doesn't eliminate all need for interaction, but it eliminates a lot of it.

[freshprints]

Well, you asked me to tell you how they were different, and you explained it for yourself. An interview will always carry the human element — what a person chooses to include or leave out, consciously or otherwise. It'll include perspective and bias and philosophy.

Reading a person's book doesn't give them the opportunity to tailor the perspective they offer.

[penpoint]

Do you enjoy those parts of an interview, Kirigiri-chan? Or maybe I should ask first - Do you often conduct interviews.

I find people like to leave out details I find interesting because they feel they're unimportant.

[freshprints]

What do I get, in exchange for answering your questions?

[penpoint]

You know, I'd typically offer Synchrony. But I'm going to send some pastries to your place from a café I found that is perfect for people watching.

[ He fully expects feedback on his offer, so - ]

[freshprints]

...
And coffee.

[Well, well, well.]

Yes, I often conduct interviews. Though I suppose some would call them interrogations.

[penpoint]

And coffee. Do you drink it black or do you like sugar and cream

[ She's answering so he'll be true to it and at least give her something she wants. ]

Interrogations. You do strike me as observant. Now - do you enjoy the part of the process that relies on the human?

[ it's easy to see when you watch people, too. ]

[freshprints]

I don't know why you'd ruin a perfectly good cup of coffee with sugar and cream.

Enjoy isn't the right word. I find the way a story is told as valuable as the contents of a story itself.