[Her story really begins with death, and it's steeped in it, unlike so many people in Cerealia. That's one of the truths she's held to her chest for the last five years. Or five hundred thousand, if Mars had anything to say about it. Death was a factor for all of them, but they always came back. Eternal, like the celestial bodies they guarded, and it was always out of love. Love for one another made them strong, love for their adopted home gave them the will to carry on, and love of life carried them forward into a brighter future for all.
It'd made the trials worth it, and it was not too different here. She had people she loved here, who needed protecting. People like him, for the simple reason that he should continue to have the chance to show those muted smiles of his
She smiles back placidly, fingers still loosely holding his.][Exhaling through her nose, she rolls her head towards the hospital.] They...made a blanket for us to share. And when we both woke up, it vanished.
[ So much of his own journey revolved around the avoidance of death. Stopping further murders, figuring out the mystery behind the murders that had already taken place, and in the end, saving all of humanity from being dragged into the fog, turned into Shadows and warped into their own basest instincts... everything he and his friends had done was to prevent death. It's strange and awful to come so close to death so much, and he will never be accustomed to it.
They have such different perspectives. Which isn't a bad thing at all. Just strange.
Yu lets her fingers anchor him, his smile twitching up into something more real and just a little disbelieving when she explains. ]
That was kind of them. I wish the cost hadn't been so high, but I'm glad you and Yuri-san were able to do something to help them.
[ His head is really starting to hurt. Yu glances away briefly, giving it a single shake, before focusing on Rei again. ]
Since you already know... did Merlin talk to you already?
[ Given Hyoubu's take on everything, he thinks it a lot more likely that Merlin would have spoken to Rei first, though he doesn't actually know how close the two are. ]
The cost of success was negligible compared to the result. But thank you. I appreciate the sentiment.
[The dead, while dead, had still earned their rest. Releasing their spirits was the most important thing in Rei's mind. To see someone suffering was hard, but to see something who's suffering should have ceased continuing? Was blasphemous.]
Merlin told me a little. That you three fought with some sort of machine jailer that exploded. And that the prison is gone. But...what else happened? We...I mostly tried to just comfort him, honestly. And then we ended up going into our usual routine for our weekly get togethers. It's sometimes better to just forget and focus on other things. And I think he needed it.
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It'd made the trials worth it, and it was not too different here. She had people she loved here, who needed protecting. People like him, for the simple reason that he should continue to have the chance to show those muted smiles of his
She smiles back placidly, fingers still loosely holding his.][Exhaling through her nose, she rolls her head towards the hospital.] They...made a blanket for us to share. And when we both woke up, it vanished.
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They have such different perspectives. Which isn't a bad thing at all. Just strange.
Yu lets her fingers anchor him, his smile twitching up into something more real and just a little disbelieving when she explains. ]
That was kind of them. I wish the cost hadn't been so high, but I'm glad you and Yuri-san were able to do something to help them.
[ His head is really starting to hurt. Yu glances away briefly, giving it a single shake, before focusing on Rei again. ]
Since you already know... did Merlin talk to you already?
[ Given Hyoubu's take on everything, he thinks it a lot more likely that Merlin would have spoken to Rei first, though he doesn't actually know how close the two are. ]
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[The dead, while dead, had still earned their rest. Releasing their spirits was the most important thing in Rei's mind. To see someone suffering was hard, but to see something who's suffering should have ceased continuing? Was blasphemous.]
Merlin told me a little. That you three fought with some sort of machine jailer that exploded. And that the prison is gone. But...what else happened? We...I mostly tried to just comfort him, honestly. And then we ended up going into our usual routine for our weekly get togethers. It's sometimes better to just forget and focus on other things. And I think he needed it.