Ah, that's a relief. Hopefully, the situation stays as such.
( lol )
Really, I mostly wanted to help keep an eye on our people as well. I think everyone would be interested in being aware of what symptoms to be mindful of . . . Though, if I may . . . is there a chance the disease has spread beyond simply the homes of you four?
( This was floated during trial, which is uhhh not great )
I suppose it's not impossible... But I don't see why you'd all arrive here with no memory of it. It had been ongoing for several months back home before I actually came here.
... He squeeze one of Rosemary's little puppet hands (one of the ones they normally have, if possible). He sounds genuinely hurt for them. )
... I'm sorry.
( Because what else is there to say, what else there is to feel? There must be forward progress, yes, but - knowing you've got to continue on doesn't make the loss any less. )
... I am glad you are not alone in your grief, if nothing else. You have three friends who might grieve with you.
... I do hope so, as well. ( ... ) It's something I'm certain we can achieve with time, the more we speak, and the more we come to know each other, and our character.
( ... )
... So I will say... though perhaps it isn't the same, I lost someone dear to me to corruption before I found myself here. Two, in a sense. So I do understand a little bit of what it's like.
( And a third he'll also never see again ... but Ageha is a category separate from Leo and Choushichirou. Choushichirou was overachieving with his second death, but Leo...
Still, he hasn't mentioned this to anyone yet. It hasn't really come up, and it's not easy to mention. But it seems ... fair to return this, when it probably wasn't easy for Rosemary to talk about, either. )
( Heavens forbid. The mere thought of that happening to Leo gives him heart palpitations. )
... My twin and I are mediums for purification. In purifying corruption - sadness, abuse, anger - of dolls, we filter it through ourselves and that residue remains. I, myself, was nearly lost to that corruption once, before I was saved by my master. But, my twin...
( ... )
... I suppose you could say the corruption gave way for a much more vengeful spirit to make its home within him. I... had no choice. There was no way to purify him without... his death.
( Yuki's revoice remains calm, if a touch ... faltering, but it's in his hand that a slight tremble is most apparent. The same soul divided, made of the same clay. His other half, his mirror, his brother ...
A slight pivot, as if he didn't realize how tender he'd be trying to recount this: )
... I do not know if this story is useful to you, but... perhaps weakness of the heart can be a factor. It was here, at least.
( Yuki fell first because he was weak, and Leo fell because this was an endurance run they were both meant to lose eventually. A healthy body worn down over time, so to speak. )
[What are you supposed to say to someone when they basically admit to you they had to kill their own brother? To most people, that's a harrowing situation to be in. Rosemary, meanwhile, pats Yuki's arm with its little clown hand.]
Sometimes, death is the greatest gift we can give to someone. I think it was brave and kind of you to free him from his suffering.
I used to work as an assassin. Once, I took a job that required me to break into a highly guarded VIP hospital suite. Inside I found a young girl. She'd spent most of her chronically ill life in that room, being forced by her rich parents to undergo all sorts of treatments to prolong her life. There was no cure. She had used all the money she had to her name to pay me to kill her.
( There's a visible furrow of Yuki's brow when Rosemary defines themself as an assassin (if a former one) - much like with Beryl (hi Caitie), Yuki Does Not Approve. But there is a distinct difference here that stays his judgment so Rosemary might continue: first, Rosemary likes him relative to the other people here (the hotness rankings), whatever the metrics actually are (Yuki doesn't know what factors were taken into consideration and they don't super matter) - second, he's gotten to experience Rosemary a little bit more than he did before learning Beryl's profession.
Thus, while his lips purse, he does hear out Rosemary's tale - as startling and tragic as it is. )
... That's... horrible. Were... all your tasks of that nature?
( Robin Hood assassinations..........,,,,,,,,,????????? Frankly the idea of an ethical assassin is really testing him right now. )
No. Most of them weren't. I spent years wondering why I couldn't find fulfillment in the family trade... That one really woke me up. I realized I wasn't interested in loveless killing.
[It leans back against Yuki, comfy.]
My family was a bit taken aback when I told them I wanted to change careers, but eventually they understood.
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[But Rosemary shakes its head.]
I don't know how to detect magecraft but that's my theory if only because it didn't show any evidence of the disease, yeah.
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( lol )
Really, I mostly wanted to help keep an eye on our people as well. I think everyone would be interested in being aware of what symptoms to be mindful of . . . Though, if I may . . . is there a chance the disease has spread beyond simply the homes of you four?
( This was floated during trial, which is uhhh not great )
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But that four of you encountered it must suggest it's spreading, somehow. ( Not refuting Rosemary, but just pondering aloud. ) Still, that's . . .
( ... )
... That must have been difficult, and horrifying. Though this is not the most ideal circumstance . . . I am glad you did not fall victim to it.
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[Rosemary looks down at its feet.]
Some of my friends already fell victim to it. Even if I find a cure... It won't bring them back.
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He's just going to have to hope.
... He squeeze one of Rosemary's little puppet hands (one of the ones they normally have, if possible). He sounds genuinely hurt for them. )
... I'm sorry.
( Because what else is there to say, what else there is to feel? There must be forward progress, yes, but - knowing you've got to continue on doesn't make the loss any less. )
... I am glad you are not alone in your grief, if nothing else. You have three friends who might grieve with you.
( Who know what it's like, he can only assume. )
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It is lucky. It would be a lot harder to do all this if I were alone.
[It pats Yuki's hand with another free hand.]
But you all have been relatively kind as well! I hope we can continue to improve this relationship. The more the merrier as they say.
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... I do hope so, as well. ( ... ) It's something I'm certain we can achieve with time, the more we speak, and the more we come to know each other, and our character.
( ... )
... So I will say... though perhaps it isn't the same, I lost someone dear to me to corruption before I found myself here. Two, in a sense. So I do understand a little bit of what it's like.
( And a third he'll also never see again ... but Ageha is a category separate from Leo and Choushichirou. Choushichirou was overachieving with his second death, but Leo...
Still, he hasn't mentioned this to anyone yet. It hasn't really come up, and it's not easy to mention. But it seems ... fair to return this, when it probably wasn't easy for Rosemary to talk about, either. )
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Oh? Not... not at all similar to a disease, was it?
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( Heavens forbid. The mere thought of that happening to Leo gives him heart palpitations. )
... My twin and I are mediums for purification. In purifying corruption - sadness, abuse, anger - of dolls, we filter it through ourselves and that residue remains. I, myself, was nearly lost to that corruption once, before I was saved by my master. But, my twin...
( ... )
... I suppose you could say the corruption gave way for a much more vengeful spirit to make its home within him. I... had no choice. There was no way to purify him without... his death.
( Yuki's revoice remains calm, if a touch ... faltering, but it's in his hand that a slight tremble is most apparent. The same soul divided, made of the same clay. His other half, his mirror, his brother ...
A slight pivot, as if he didn't realize how tender he'd be trying to recount this: )
... I do not know if this story is useful to you, but... perhaps weakness of the heart can be a factor. It was here, at least.
( Yuki fell first because he was weak, and Leo fell because this was an endurance run they were both meant to lose eventually. A healthy body worn down over time, so to speak. )
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Sometimes, death is the greatest gift we can give to someone. I think it was brave and kind of you to free him from his suffering.
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( Still... Rosemary has said ... things about death before, haven't they. )
... Do you truly believe that? That death is a kindness?
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It can be. I...
[It hesitates.]
I used to work as an assassin. Once, I took a job that required me to break into a highly guarded VIP hospital suite. Inside I found a young girl. She'd spent most of her chronically ill life in that room, being forced by her rich parents to undergo all sorts of treatments to prolong her life. There was no cure. She had used all the money she had to her name to pay me to kill her.
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Thus, while his lips purse, he does hear out Rosemary's tale - as startling and tragic as it is. )
... That's... horrible. Were... all your tasks of that nature?
( Robin Hood assassinations..........,,,,,,,,,????????? Frankly the idea of an ethical assassin is really testing him right now. )
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No. Most of them weren't. I spent years wondering why I couldn't find fulfillment in the family trade... That one really woke me up. I realized I wasn't interested in loveless killing.
[It leans back against Yuki, comfy.]
My family was a bit taken aback when I told them I wanted to change careers, but eventually they understood.
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Ok but on top of that, "loveless".................? Pin in that,
Well, he allows the lean. )
... And what did you change your career to?