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[oversea]

HELLO

"What do you want?"

GOODBYE

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[transmit]

Well, yeah. You're not the thing up in the sky, are you? You don't have to be a bird to need to rest your wings. And even if you are leading an entire crew now, you still have people you can fall back on——like me.

[ He shifts to face Thorns, too. He grins. ]

So it's fine if you forget things sometimes or even lose your way. People aren't meant to be infallible. I told you when you came back, didn't I? Whenever you stumble, I'll be there for you. Whether you ask for it or not.

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[ ...

he smiles back. ]

Is that a threat or a promise?

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Is there a difference?

[ Flicks Thorns' forehead. ]

[oversea]

[




headbutts him (lightly) ]

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Getting creative without your other arm? Ow.

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I should have done it harder.

[ "I should have taken your hand sooner." ]

I'm sure I can do other things with just one hand.

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That's just hurting yourself in the process.

[ Okay, but was Elysium not completely gone when he'd tried… the timing was so funny. ]

Like what? All that matters is that you can still perform the Destreza, right?

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[



he perks up like a fool. ]

That's true.

[ don't just agree. ]

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I don't think I've ever seen you do it with your left hand.

[ don't just encourage this ]

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Okay. Fight me.

[ NOW? AGAIN? ]

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[ There had been a very real part of him that believed Thorns would never want to spar with him again—and he would have accepted that. But once again, he's reminded that Thorns isn't him, his smile stretching from end to end. ]

Perfect. The next location works just as well after a quick match.

[ THEY ARE STUPID!!! ]

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[ he squeezes his hand again and finally lets go.




to take his sword. i rolled a 5 which should probably be expected considering he has one hand and it's not even his dominant one. ]

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[







i don't know what else to tell you but i rolled a 2 so he's really just clowning around. thorns probably hates him so bad. ]

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[ OKAY

kills him with his mind. ]

You are so annoying.

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[ HE'S JUST A GUY!!!!!!! ]

Isn't it only fair that we both used our non-dominant hands? But that's a swordmaster for you. Wow.

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[ annoying!!!

thorns closes in for a moment so that he presses against elysium, raising his sword so that the blade will just lightly poke elysium on the cheek. boop.

and then he steps back. ]

What's the next area?

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Hmmm.

[ Just before Thorns steps away, Elysium tugs him back. ]

Why are you so ready to move on? I like it here.

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[ he thinks back to the simulation, of them leaning in to whisper to each other. ]

Comfortable?

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[ Yeah. It's the feeling of it just being them under the night sky.

When they go back, it really will be such a long time before they can experience it again. It hasn't been a question of whether they'll be able to get back, ever—as they will. It's just a matter of how much of themselves they'll be able to retain in the process. Or even how much they'll gain and/or lose. ]

I've been. You?

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... I am.

[ for the first time in a while.

sometimes you don't quite notice how much something has been weighing you down until you're finally free of it; it's the chance to finally take a step back to marvel at what's been place right in your reach. his fingers can practically curl around it. ]

And I'll keep being it.

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We both will.

[ This one's a promise. ]

… I'll have to warn you about the next place we go. You don't have to engage with it, but, uh. It might make you act funny.

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Oh, one of those...?

[ he thinks about it... ]

Sure. It's with you.

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You really have been keeping away from them, huh? Smart…

[ Truly the wise thing to do if you want to stay out of trouble… ]

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[ he peers at him... ]

And you've been running straight into them?

[ he did say he was doing every gimmick. ]

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[ He looks away…… ]

Haha…

[ He is! Exercising! His right to remain silent!! ]

For being a Purgatory, this place sure enjoys making you fall in love. But I was talking to some people earlier, and this time around they don't seem particularly crazy. Probably because last week was something else entirely…

—Every bit counts, right? For our shards.