[ she knows. she hates that she knows that now without powder's feelings bleeding through every day. her guilt. her painful need to prove herself. to be useful. to be necessary. to never be left behind again.
but no one truly left her. she made them leave. she's so good at that. the best. she bites down on her lip. tastes her own tainted blood. ]
i know.
watch me anyway.
but no one truly left her. she made them leave. she's so good at that. the best. she bites down on her lip. tastes her own tainted blood. ]
i know.
watch me anyway.
Whether you have heard it before or not, the fact that Death may already have a foot in the door with you still speaks to something, am I wrong? [ as they say, it's always easier the second time. ]
I will be sure to pass your message along one day. But, since we aren't in the empire, you will have to forgive me for being unable to do anything but offer my condolences. [ to which there are actually none. ]
I see. You do all sound rather reliable. Trust me, nobles tend to be far more focused on their own internal affairs. Considering the food may be poisoned, perhaps you all are being spared. I admit, the most shocking thing about all of this is... you have people to call as such.
I expected you to be a much lonelier, solitary man.
I will be sure to pass your message along one day. But, since we aren't in the empire, you will have to forgive me for being unable to do anything but offer my condolences. [ to which there are actually none. ]
I see. You do all sound rather reliable. Trust me, nobles tend to be far more focused on their own internal affairs. Considering the food may be poisoned, perhaps you all are being spared. I admit, the most shocking thing about all of this is... you have people to call as such.
I expected you to be a much lonelier, solitary man.
[ he won't. he'll see.
they'll all see. ]
yeah. i know.
they'll all see. ]
yeah. i know.
Or maybe Death genuinely thinks it's time for you get some much needed rest.
How impudent. My condolences are quite rare, you should have taken it while you had the opportunity. [ lol. ]
Is it so lonely when you have all but steeled your resolve for it? Besides, whether it be ten years or ago, or now... isn't it a fact that there are no more or less people who stand beside such individuals? I merely meant that you thought highly of your own people.
That's the shock.
How impudent. My condolences are quite rare, you should have taken it while you had the opportunity. [ lol. ]
Is it so lonely when you have all but steeled your resolve for it? Besides, whether it be ten years or ago, or now... isn't it a fact that there are no more or less people who stand beside such individuals? I merely meant that you thought highly of your own people.
That's the shock.
Nonsense, you love it so much you can hardly contain yourself.
[ he can tell even through text. π«° ]
I did not say that. I simply thought you expressed more emotion today than you did than when you gave a grieving child a sword. [ he says as if he played no part in that. ] Your cause?
... and how noble a cause would that be for it to come up now?
[ he can tell even through text. π«° ]
I did not say that. I simply thought you expressed more emotion today than you did than when you gave a grieving child a sword. [ he says as if he played no part in that. ] Your cause?
... and how noble a cause would that be for it to come up now?
Love? You are entirely correct. I suppose I should have used a much more realistic word between the two of us. Thoroughly enjoyed? Couldn't get enough of? You'd die for it?
[ dw, he got you. ]
I suppose his life wasn't all too miserable. At the very least, it isn't the end. Thanks to you. [ but, should the kid be thankful when he now lives within neo tokyo in just a precarious a situation as any and with not much more hope than he had in his own hometown? the only difference was now they begged for scraps from the outsiders too. aka, callisto isn't much better in his assessments. ]
Is that so different than acting as the emperor of your very own kingdom? [ the point being on acting. to be honest, while it may sound like treason in some ways, callisto isn't the tiniest bit offended. ]
[ dw, he got you. ]
I suppose his life wasn't all too miserable. At the very least, it isn't the end. Thanks to you. [ but, should the kid be thankful when he now lives within neo tokyo in just a precarious a situation as any and with not much more hope than he had in his own hometown? the only difference was now they begged for scraps from the outsiders too. aka, callisto isn't much better in his assessments. ]
Is that so different than acting as the emperor of your very own kingdom? [ the point being on acting. to be honest, while it may sound like treason in some ways, callisto isn't the tiniest bit offended. ]
maybe ill add some fireworks to it. if theres time.
If not in your mouth, then pray tell, where should I have put them?
[ truly (no) him larping as silco ]
Or he will simply crumble by the next year. Not all people acquire strength at their worst hours. [ their ongoing gamble... in a year, we check back on this kid. remind me... ]
I have a hard time envisioning you as a very good miner. You're far more well-suited to being what you are now. [ whatever that is through callisto's eyes. ] As for being uprooted... well, the royal family may not be exactly what you think.
[ truly (no) him larping as silco ]
Or he will simply crumble by the next year. Not all people acquire strength at their worst hours. [ their ongoing gamble... in a year, we check back on this kid. remind me... ]
I have a hard time envisioning you as a very good miner. You're far more well-suited to being what you are now. [ whatever that is through callisto's eyes. ] As for being uprooted... well, the royal family may not be exactly what you think.
[ annoying! especially since there are things she would like his help on. questions she still wants answered! conversations that are all packed in her head! and she can't. bring. it. up.
it bubbles up in her, toxic and severe. how she tamps it down, she doesn't even know. ]
so im teamed up with everlight. also new in revelation.
whos useful.
it bubbles up in her, toxic and severe. how she tamps it down, she doesn't even know. ]
so im teamed up with everlight. also new in revelation.
whos useful.
[ something about this wording feels so different. he's not even listing uses, he's listing qualities. it takes her aback for a moment. ]
youve been here long.
[ that's all she can say. he has this whole life here. she has her life there. she's . . . jealous. ]
youve been here long.
[ that's all she can say. he has this whole life here. she has her life there. she's . . . jealous. ]
[ damn... rejection.
but, at the mention of "my people" again— ] Do you not think that borders on obsession? You will find most "people" like to be cut loose sometimes. [ says callisto. ]
Is that what we are calling it now? A "community builder." You did seem to do a decent job on the streets here, as well. From what it sounds, it seems the people may be easier to move here than back in your lands.
[ didn't silco say something to the effect at the gala, or was he simply presuming the man's objectives would remain the same in any place? callisto finds that people's character was the hardest thing of all to change. his own included. ]
but, at the mention of "my people" again— ] Do you not think that borders on obsession? You will find most "people" like to be cut loose sometimes. [ says callisto. ]
Is that what we are calling it now? A "community builder." You did seem to do a decent job on the streets here, as well. From what it sounds, it seems the people may be easier to move here than back in your lands.
[ didn't silco say something to the effect at the gala, or was he simply presuming the man's objectives would remain the same in any place? callisto finds that people's character was the hardest thing of all to change. his own included. ]
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