[ at least when he laughs this time, it's slightly more well-meant. still wry and not quite back to normal, but at least it's irritating enough, and probably more obviously at nanami's expense.

literally. because they're both on different paygrades, and gojo doesn't really think he needs to clarify when the point is moot. gojo has money to burn, to give nanami to burn, but what good is money enough to buy a small island if you're -

right. ]

Really hits the spot! I'm feeling my battery recharge as we speak. The glaze is sweet, but gotta say, the grapes are a little sour, the contrast isn't all that great.

[ lilting, lilting, with the kind of crooked smile that could really mean something when gojo's pulling up one side of his blindfold to look at nanami proper, pinning him at once with an unblinking stare that's a tad too focused for their light-hearted conversation.

because gojo has never hesitated to make something nanami's problem, never seemed to pretend otherwise when he's got him exactly where he wants him. right now, with nanami off the hunt and on the mend, gojo would say that still proves true. after death, coming back, at least nanami can retain a little more dignity than he would have otherwise.

... that responsibility feels a bit heavier though, without an immediate fire to put out to keep his mind off of it. he should be used to it, having everyone depend on him, even if it doesn't stop weighing on his mind, even if it never should. it's a little different though, with nanami, who's not exactly thinking about the inconvenience that it poses to himself, nor the fact that he's at all involved in the overall equation.

and honestly, gojo's still trying to puzzle it out, even now. ]

We've made mistakes already. You and me. We're in it together whether we like it or not, right?

[ it's still not a nice question. not really. ]

So? Want me to save you too?