GODLY AUDIENCES - SAKUNOSUKE ODA

[divus]

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[divus]

Of course.

[Justice looks up.]

I have to thank you...and apologize, too.

[odasaku]

[ oda nods, stepping inside. he even takes a seat next to the god. ] Thank me...? I didn’t do anything. You don’t gotta apologize either.

[ and though it’s a little awkward and full of hesitation, oda wraps his arms around him in a hug. ]

It’s okay. It’s gonna be okay.

[divus]

You didn't kill anybody, so...

[But he trails off, hiccuping as he suddenly finds his small body enveloped. Automatically, his arms come up around Oda.]

But I s...I should've...

[His voice becomes strangled.]

Maybe less p-people would be d...dead...

[odasaku]

Don’t. Don’t think about that.

[ he squeezes justice a little, to assure him. to hear that boy so sad... it breaks oda’s heart. ]

You didn’t do anything wrong— it was my decision to not go after anyone.

[divus]

But I'm the leader...and I haven't been able...to help you at all. Or to help any of my friends. Do you think that's why they all keep leaving?

[odasaku]

....I don’t know. [ he shakes his head ] I don’t think so.

[ oda doesn’t think he could ever understand why. ]

I think some move because of that one power... others must have their own reasons, too.

[divus]

[Justice hiccups.]

I just want...I want to help so badly. I want to make your wishes all c-come true.