[ It's fine, Julius knows how to move quietly, which is now all that much more important now that Lupin's gone and they're on their own again. And he shouldn't be here at all, so let's. Just keep moving, and staring fixedly forward and not at any of the shadows along this alleyway.
And there they are, another innocuous door. It's not shimmery, is it. And to Hansa's question... ]
Are you asking me or the door? ... All I ever do is take. If this is permanent, I can't do that to you. Especially considering ... never mind.
[ Still, if that only leaves give ... well, fingers is off the table considering he's already down a hand, and the effects of the week aside he's still going to need sight, sound, and voice. Taste might be on the table if he went concerned it might take his entire tongue, and then he both wouldn't be able to speak and would choke on his own blood in short order.
... he also can't give up the single distant hope that his wish has become. If it's at all possible still, please ... ]
[Okay, that actually pisses him enough to snap out of the fog. Take something? From someone else?]
...Julius, I'm going to tell you something. A secret of mine. Seventy percent of me is metal. Including my hands. At this point, if I lose something, I always can get it fixed by the Church when I get back, okay?
[He's heaving an aggravated sigh.]
So. Just take my hand. Unless you want to take Mister Lupin with us somehow.
We don't even know if that's how it works. Me taking your hand, that is. For all I know I'll end up holding your disembodied hand in mine. As for Lupin... Well. We might have already done that with Cardia.
[ Maybe the two different warring impulses will cancel out? ]
That said, we did need to pass on his words to Fran, right? This all seems to be from before things got worse, though.
[ ... ]
Maybe one of us can take that, actually? The memory of his friends' support and care for him. All the sentiment and well wishes that entails. What they'd say to him now, if they could.
[They did essentially take Cardia with them, huh. The abandonment. Feeling like a monster. Poor, poor girl.]
[That's a sweet thing to take, though, he wonders what the downside might be.]
So, you're taking Lupin's care for Fran? [If he makes out with Fran that's on HIM jsyk.]
...I lost a tooth for the last one. I think I'd need to go bigger. Take away more from me, or take something from someone else. [...] What do you think? An ear, perhaps?
Medical devices, replace or augment parts of one's body. Hurt quite a bit due to the neural interface, I hear, but that's beside the point. As for my hand, I still don't know how that happened...
[ He has some suspicions, but also ????
Anyway what could go wrong with trying to take along the lingering ghosts of all his friends' but especially Lupin's care for Fran! Open up door, knock knock. ]
[ the door opens and they are stepping through the doorway, the requirement will be met as they do...with some interest. as hansa steps through, he'll lose his ear and his eye, which eye? you know which eye. perhaps he won't have to worry about the eyepatch as much anymore... but it will be removed swiftly and instantaneously as with his tooth. the lingering pain being the only true sign of it's disappearance.
as for julius, that's when the interest really takes its toll. for his willingness to take on all of the spirits of fran's friends and simply just not lupins, then julius will now feel the weight of their concern for the young alchemist. the depths of their feelings for him... how they all respect him and yet worry for him. the admiration they have for him and then their frustrations with his shortcomings.
for lupin, julius will feel absolute trust in fran while understanding that he could also be a forced into a situation where he may make the wrong decision.
but, suppose that's not the worse thing that they can do as they enter the next room ]
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[This is sad, though. A helpful friend, and he's already leaving them behind.]
[Everyone leaves.]
[Nice mask, though.]
Thank you...
[He's just listlessly staring at the door.]
Do you want to maybe...take my hand? What do you think.
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And there they are, another innocuous door. It's not shimmery, is it. And to Hansa's question... ]
Are you asking me or the door? ... All I ever do is take. If this is permanent, I can't do that to you. Especially considering ... never mind.
[ Still, if that only leaves give ... well, fingers is off the table considering he's already down a hand, and the effects of the week aside he's still going to need sight, sound, and voice. Taste might be on the table if he went concerned it might take his entire tongue, and then he both wouldn't be able to speak and would choke on his own blood in short order.
... he also can't give up the single distant hope that his wish has become. If it's at all possible still, please ... ]
... do you want to try to take something?
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...Julius, I'm going to tell you something. A secret of mine. Seventy percent of me is metal. Including my hands. At this point, if I lose something, I always can get it fixed by the Church when I get back, okay?
[He's heaving an aggravated sigh.]
So. Just take my hand. Unless you want to take Mister Lupin with us somehow.
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[ Maybe the two different warring impulses will cancel out? ]
That said, we did need to pass on his words to Fran, right? This all seems to be from before things got worse, though.
[ ... ]
Maybe one of us can take that, actually? The memory of his friends' support and care for him. All the sentiment and well wishes that entails. What they'd say to him now, if they could.
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[They did essentially take Cardia with them, huh. The abandonment. Feeling like a monster. Poor, poor girl.]
[That's a sweet thing to take, though, he wonders what the downside might be.]
So, you're taking Lupin's care for Fran? [If he makes out with Fran that's on HIM jsyk.]
...I lost a tooth for the last one. I think I'd need to go bigger. Take away more from me, or take something from someone else. [...] What do you think? An ear, perhaps?
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[ did crystal just decide that lupin and fran were a ship now. sure, we'll see if it's enough!! ]
For you, though, one ear... if you think the door would take it, I suppose it could be worse. Especially if you are mostly aspyrixes, as you say.
[ damn, though. does the church have your codes too? ]
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[What's an...aspir....whata.....]
Yes. Take that guy's care for Fran. I'd rather be the one sacrificing stuff. You lost a whole hand, come on.
[Fine. Okay. He's ready to sacrifice one ear for the vine...or rather the door.....]
[Is Julius ready!]
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[ He has some suspicions, but also ????
Anyway what could go wrong with trying to take along the lingering ghosts of all his friends' but especially Lupin's care for Fran! Open up door, knock knock. ]
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as for julius, that's when the interest really takes its toll. for his willingness to take on all of the spirits of fran's friends and simply just not lupins, then julius will now feel the weight of their concern for the young alchemist. the depths of their feelings for him... how they all respect him and yet worry for him. the admiration they have for him and then their frustrations with his shortcomings.
for lupin, julius will feel absolute trust in fran while understanding that he could also be a forced into a situation where he may make the wrong decision.
but, suppose that's not the worse thing that they can do as they enter the next room ]