[One year and two months after his arrival to Death City, the demon tool is finally allowing its guests to stay or go out of their own volition, rather than being the victims of a fully unpredictable Russian roulette. And contrary to what Near had been completely certain of upon his arrival, he's not going back.
It wasn't a decision he made consciously-- hell, it wasn't even a decision at all. When Sollux was sent back to his world for good, Near was haunted by very vivid and realistic dreams of being back in their world, and the fear and disorientation he felt upon waking up, as if he'd experienced one of the most terrifying nightmares of his life, could only mean one thing: he no longer wanted to go back.
He has long since accepted his choice, even after assessing it and dissecting it thoroughly in his mind. Of course, staying behind doesn't mean that he doesn't want to take a peek at his world one last time, and that is exactly what he's just finished doing: saying goodbye to his headquarters, and to the role he was groomed for his whole life. With nothing else left to see at the kishin chamber, Near makes his way down the Shibusen stairs, headed for the Agency HQ so he can try to locate the (very few) people he wants to say goodbye to.
Near is far from being a sentimental person, but it's inevitable to think of everyone he met in this world now that they have been allowed the opportunity to return. Most of the people who were brought in by BREW were fully incompetent, but there were a few others-- Matt, Sollux, Genesis, Amateratsu and Edgeworth are the ones that come to mind the fastest, and the most important, too-- who were well worth his time. With BREW fulfilling the promise, some of his friends (as much as he hates using the word, it is the one that fits them the most, isn't it?) are going away and some will never return; this means that Matt and Sollux will never be brought back again, but it also means that the demon tool won't sent him and Mello back to their world like they both feared. As selfish as the thought is, he is all right with that trade; he never claimed to be a nice person, after all.]
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It wasn't a decision he made consciously-- hell, it wasn't even a decision at all. When Sollux was sent back to his world for good, Near was haunted by very vivid and realistic dreams of being back in their world, and the fear and disorientation he felt upon waking up, as if he'd experienced one of the most terrifying nightmares of his life, could only mean one thing: he no longer wanted to go back.
He has long since accepted his choice, even after assessing it and dissecting it thoroughly in his mind. Of course, staying behind doesn't mean that he doesn't want to take a peek at his world one last time, and that is exactly what he's just finished doing: saying goodbye to his headquarters, and to the role he was groomed for his whole life. With nothing else left to see at the kishin chamber, Near makes his way down the Shibusen stairs, headed for the Agency HQ so he can try to locate the (very few) people he wants to say goodbye to.
Near is far from being a sentimental person, but it's inevitable to think of everyone he met in this world now that they have been allowed the opportunity to return. Most of the people who were brought in by BREW were fully incompetent, but there were a few others-- Matt, Sollux, Genesis, Amateratsu and Edgeworth are the ones that come to mind the fastest, and the most important, too-- who were well worth his time. With BREW fulfilling the promise, some of his friends (as much as he hates using the word, it is the one that fits them the most, isn't it?) are going away and some will never return; this means that Matt and Sollux will never be brought back again, but it also means that the demon tool won't sent him and Mello back to their world like they both feared. As selfish as the thought is, he is all right with that trade; he never claimed to be a nice person, after all.]