[Normal as these circumstances are to him, he's perfectly aware of how outrageous it sounds to an outsider. It's a relief, to be heard: to be believed. Modestly, as if he's a kid coming clean to some mischief, he continues, pausing only for the next bursts of fireworks in the air.]
It's hard to explain. [The mechanics of it is something even he doesn't fully comprehend, so Kamui opts for the easiest analogy. No need to explain the specifics of time travel to Kim, especially not when he's sort of just being taken for a ride himself. (Maybe one day Akama and Aoyama-- his guides and fellow travelers-- will actually explain this stuff for him, but for now? This is the best he can give.)]
Have you ever read a choose your own adventure book? The story changes based on the choices you make, but you can flip right back to the page that presented you with a fork in the road, pick another path, and read the story over again. There's... one moment I can change, right before I'm killed. I've gone back many times now. Sometimes I survive, but when I don't, I go right back to the beginning.
[He fiddles with the end of his robe, glancing over for Kim's reaction.]
So, I can't be dead. I'd have returned there, and then, if I were.
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[Normal as these circumstances are to him, he's perfectly aware of how outrageous it sounds to an outsider. It's a relief, to be heard: to be believed. Modestly, as if he's a kid coming clean to some mischief, he continues, pausing only for the next bursts of fireworks in the air.]
It's hard to explain. [The mechanics of it is something even he doesn't fully comprehend, so Kamui opts for the easiest analogy. No need to explain the specifics of time travel to Kim, especially not when he's sort of just being taken for a ride himself. (Maybe one day Akama and Aoyama-- his guides and fellow travelers-- will actually explain this stuff for him, but for now? This is the best he can give.)]
Have you ever read a choose your own adventure book? The story changes based on the choices you make, but you can flip right back to the page that presented you with a fork in the road, pick another path, and read the story over again. There's... one moment I can change, right before I'm killed. I've gone back many times now. Sometimes I survive, but when I don't, I go right back to the beginning.
[He fiddles with the end of his robe, glancing over for Kim's reaction.]
So, I can't be dead. I'd have returned there, and then, if I were.