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[ god i fucking wish
it is going to be easy for him to peel her off the ground. she's too numb to even smile. she's just going to lean uselessly on him as she tries to get feeling back into her muscles. ]
I explored the elevator because there was a light, but things went dark. I suspect I did not do what was wanted, and now it is a little difficult for me to move.
it is going to be easy for him to peel her off the ground. she's too numb to even smile. she's just going to lean uselessly on him as she tries to get feeling back into her muscles. ]
I explored the elevator because there was a light, but things went dark. I suspect I did not do what was wanted, and now it is a little difficult for me to move.
I would be worried.
[ she acknowledges that were their positions reversed, it'd be much the same. it's why she's not annoyed. it's still a little odd for dimitri to be so easy with his concern for her, though. it really wasn't that long ago for her that she slammed all his trauma buttons. ]
I prefer it to having to wait too long. At least, no one has been too hurt yet.
[ she acknowledges that were their positions reversed, it'd be much the same. it's why she's not annoyed. it's still a little odd for dimitri to be so easy with his concern for her, though. it really wasn't that long ago for her that she slammed all his trauma buttons. ]
I prefer it to having to wait too long. At least, no one has been too hurt yet.
[ she did, but sometimes you die and it works out a few of your issues. if they'd endgamed, would they still be able to talk like this? either way, his invitation home had been genuine, as had his wish to give her a chance at peace.
this all runs very counter to it. ]
Yet... But I cannot will myself to think things will remain this way. [ he is idealistic, not optimistic. ] It feels very much the calm before a storm.
[ he's going to find a lobby chair to set her in... ]
this all runs very counter to it. ]
Yet... But I cannot will myself to think things will remain this way. [ he is idealistic, not optimistic. ] It feels very much the calm before a storm.
[ he's going to find a lobby chair to set her in... ]
[ if they endgamed and shinobu was able to keep killing, they would not. she would yeet herself back into death, and she would be much more depressed because tsurumaru would've been too dead to be alive and say the right dialogue choice to start her healing.
there is no peace for either of them here. she flops uselessly into the lobby chair. ]
We will be lucky if it takes more than a week before we must endure the inevitable.
[ she closes her eyes. ]
I am a little frightened for how they will force our hands.
there is no peace for either of them here. she flops uselessly into the lobby chair. ]
We will be lucky if it takes more than a week before we must endure the inevitable.
[ she closes her eyes. ]
I am a little frightened for how they will force our hands.
[ thank you to their crane and also to death. sometimes, death is the correct choice. once he's sure she won't totter over, he sits across from her. ]
...Considering what they hold over us, I do not think it will be difficult to encourage people to kill.
[ a pause. ]
May I ask what 'deal' they brokered with you?
...Considering what they hold over us, I do not think it will be difficult to encourage people to kill.
[ a pause. ]
May I ask what 'deal' they brokered with you?
[ hate it when death is the correct choice. it is a terrible time to be numb and answer this question.
she has caused so much sorrow in all her chances after death. dimitri knows enough about her to know who would move her. she opens her eyes and meets his gaze. ]
My sister, Kanae.
[ it's hard to say what emotion surfaces the most, but she hides nothing. she shakes from her grief even though her numbness should keep her still. ]
She wouldn't ask to be saved or for a second chance, but I can't leave her. Not again. Never again. She can choose death again, but I can't forgive them for taking her like this.
she has caused so much sorrow in all her chances after death. dimitri knows enough about her to know who would move her. she opens her eyes and meets his gaze. ]
My sister, Kanae.
[ it's hard to say what emotion surfaces the most, but she hides nothing. she shakes from her grief even though her numbness should keep her still. ]
She wouldn't ask to be saved or for a second chance, but I can't leave her. Not again. Never again. She can choose death again, but I can't forgive them for taking her like this.
[ he's heard and seen shinobu's bond with her sisters, and how deep that blood flows. it's why his voice dips when he nods. ]
I understand.
[ he does. that sort of grief never leaves you, only waiting for the scabs to be peeled back anew, and this place has done it in a violent way. it's cruel. it's unforgivable. since she's numb, rather than reach out, he meets her eyes. ]
We were able to set things right before. [ twice. ] We will do so again.
[ but it's also affirms to him that everyone here is for a deeply personal reason, something that could easily be used against them. ]
I understand.
[ he does. that sort of grief never leaves you, only waiting for the scabs to be peeled back anew, and this place has done it in a violent way. it's cruel. it's unforgivable. since she's numb, rather than reach out, he meets her eyes. ]
We were able to set things right before. [ twice. ] We will do so again.
[ but it's also affirms to him that everyone here is for a deeply personal reason, something that could easily be used against them. ]
[ it has always been a matter of what they must do. their limits don't matter.
his gaze drops a moment, tremulous, before he finds what to say. ]
My father.
[ he sits back, expression turned grave. ]
I will not ask you to lie for my sake, but I would prefer that the others do not know. Sylvain, Claude, and Flayn in particular.
his gaze drops a moment, tremulous, before he finds what to say. ]
My father.
[ he sits back, expression turned grave. ]
I will not ask you to lie for my sake, but I would prefer that the others do not know. Sylvain, Claude, and Flayn in particular.
[ hilariously, the revolving doors do sort of spin endlessly for shinobu still. she's in a cycle of trying to set things on fire at camp, vibing in the butterfly garden to chill out, only for the butterflies to influence her to try and destroy the camp again.
rinse, repeat.
dimitri can maybe catch her while she's sweeping her way back towards camp, a very dangerous expression on her face as ever. very hooligan. ]
Good day, Dimitri. I am not insane if I do not expect different results. Goodbye, Dimitri.
[ (fanime voice) goodbye forever ]
rinse, repeat.
dimitri can maybe catch her while she's sweeping her way back towards camp, a very dangerous expression on her face as ever. very hooligan. ]
Good day, Dimitri. I am not insane if I do not expect different results. Goodbye, Dimitri.
[ (fanime voice) goodbye forever ]
[ she remembers his memory, the death, those last words that shaped dimitri. she has enough movement to nod, her own gaze serious and dark.
who are they but people who carry the dead with them? ]
It is yours to share. I won't tell them.
[ she cares for so many, but she has never been above personal loyalty, and dimitri earned hers. ]
who are they but people who carry the dead with them? ]
It is yours to share. I won't tell them.
[ she cares for so many, but she has never been above personal loyalty, and dimitri earned hers. ]
[ it's unfortunate, but he thinks that shinobu of all people might understand. he tells her because she won't try and talk him down. he doesn't even expect that their loved ones will spring back from the dead somehow, but the notion has compelled him here in mixed, frustrated grief, and maybe she gets that.
he looks grateful, letting out a tired sigh. ]
Thank you.
[ it's nice to let someone know, at least. ]
...Sorry. You can scarcely move and I've brought you to such a painful topic.
he looks grateful, letting out a tired sigh. ]
Thank you.
[ it's nice to let someone know, at least. ]
...Sorry. You can scarcely move and I've brought you to such a painful topic.
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