Iidabashi shook his head. Why was he suddenly saying all of this stuff about himself? He was aware of what happened before, but he didn't show any signs of being suicidal up until that point, so it was concerning with such a sudden onset.
"Kiibo, you belong…" he assured him softly. "You really do… I promise…"
“Maki tore me apart for a reason, I'm not real.. I'm just metal and code..”
Iidabashi shook his head again as he continued to hold Kiibo close to him. It hurt him to think that his son could say such things about himself, and the fact that he kept doing it was heavily concerning. He just wanted to see his son smile again.
"Kiibo…you're a wonderful person, alright…?" he told him softly. "You're my son… You know that… Please, it's gonna be alright…"
“ what if it won't be alright!? What if I lose gonta..”
Iidabashi sighed at the question. He still wasn't sure what Gonta's fate would be, but he had to assure him that it'd be alright. If he didn't, he could lose Kiibo. Even then, if Gonta ended up dying, it seemed likely that the other would take his life, too.
"He's gonna survive…" he assured him softly. "Kiibo, it's gonna get better, okay…?"
“You don't know that..”
While Iidabashi was more than aware of the fact that he didn't know how the future would play out, he wanted to assure Kiibo that things were going to get better with time. If he didn't, he was worried that his son would try to kill himself. He didn't want that to happen, so he was going to try everything in his power to help him.
"Kiibo, I know that I don't know that, but I can say that it will get better," he sighed. "Please, believe me… I don't want to see you like this. The fact that you're suicidal right now is upsetting… I just want to help…"
“I just wanna go home and be okay,.”
Iidabashi nodded in response as he picked Kiibo up. If he wanted to go home, then he was going to take him home. It beat having to worry about him finding a way to commit suicide. As long as he was with him, surely he wouldn't die, right? That's what he chose to believe.
"Then I'll just take you home…" he responded after a moment. "As long as it means you won't kill yourself…"
Kiibo nodded, shutting down for a bit to give his mind a break
IIdabashi carried Kiibo back home in silence. There wasn't anything that he could do when he came to fixing Kiibo's thoughts, as there was no way to remove them without risking the chance of drastically altering him, so he just hoped that the other would be calm when he decided to power back on. All he wanted was for his son to be alright.
Once they got home, he laid Kiibo down on his bed. Unless he got an update on Gonta, he was going to let him rest undisturbed for a few hours. Hopefully that would calm him down. He didn't want to see KIibo in such a depressed, suicidal state of mind again.
After a few kiibo powered up, his mind looked for gonta
Gonta wasn't there, as he was still in the hospital, but Iidabashi had been in the room to check on his son. He had yet to receive an update on the other's condition, but he seemed to be a bit relieved to see that his son was awake and in a better mood than before. Of course, he had just woken up, but at least he didn't appear to be suicidal at the time.
"Hey, Kiibo," he smiled softly as he saw him. "Are you doing right now?"
“Yeah..” he mumbled
Iidabashi nodded and gave him a small smile in response to the statement. At least Kiibo seemed to be alright at the time. Progress had definitely been made when it came to his mental state, and that was a wonderful thing. He was glad that, at least for the time being, his son was no longer feeling so depressed and suicidal.
"I'm glad that you're doing better now," he responded. "I'm here if you need me."
“Thank you papa..” he whispered
Iidabashi walked over to Kiibo and hugged him in response. He was always going to be there to support his son. No matter how bad things got for him, he was always going to be someone who he could turn to when he needed to talk about something or just needed some support. He was his father, so of course he was going to do that.
"Of course, Kiibo, of course," he whispered in response. "I'll always be here for you…"
