[ Yuri never made it a secret that she wanted to live, despite how difficult everything was. There's a brief passing melancholy. ]
That was the last thing I remembered—walking towards the abnormality with you when it stopped moving and then it was close to attacking me. I didn't die, but I suppose... I was very close to the moment before I woke up here somehow.
[ Her gaze steadies when she looks at Gregor. ]
I wasn't fast enough. No one was ordered to protect me, so I should have taken better care of myself.
We could be dragged back. You couldn't. I should've... gone alone.
[accompanying him killed her. going into those depths, following the pull he felt, is what killed her. so what if that moment somehow isn't his fault-- isn't the rest of it?]
...I don't know how they managed bringing you here. Guess they're serious about messing with time.
[a thread of relief winds through the vibes, there. she is alive.]
But if you can stay... then stay. Not just to live, either. We both know how the City is to folks like us.
[even if she managed to return alive, to have some guarantee she wouldn't be walking right back into her inevitable death, they know what fallen feathers can expect.]
I asked the senior member about that, and they said that I could continue working here past the first tour. I hope that you can enjoy your time here as much as you can, Gregor, even if we have to work.
[ It'll be like 4.5, but better! ]
People here are nice. I hope that it'll be this way for a long time. To be in an environment where we can thrive...
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[shock ripples through the emotional feedback, guilt once again bleeding through. did he think it too loudly-? or can she just guess?
...either way, his reaction must give the answer away to begin with, and he closes his eyes for a moment.]
...you went up to it with me when it stopped moving. And when it attacked-
We weren't fast enough.
['i wasn't fast enough.' he only managed to save himself.]
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That was the last thing I remembered—walking towards the abnormality with you when it stopped moving and then it was close to attacking me. I didn't die, but I suppose... I was very close to the moment before I woke up here somehow.
[ Her gaze steadies when she looks at Gregor. ]
I wasn't fast enough. No one was ordered to protect me, so I should have taken better care of myself.
... It's not your fault.
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[accompanying him killed her. going into those depths, following the pull he felt, is what killed her. so what if that moment somehow isn't his fault-- isn't the rest of it?]
Yuri-- you can't go back.
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[ She tries her hardest to smile. ]
I'm alive, after all. I want to stay that way.
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[a thread of relief winds through the vibes, there. she is alive.]
But if you can stay... then stay. Not just to live, either. We both know how the City is to folks like us.
[even if she managed to return alive, to have some guarantee she wouldn't be walking right back into her inevitable death, they know what fallen feathers can expect.]
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[ It'll be like 4.5, but better! ]
People here are nice. I hope that it'll be this way for a long time. To be in an environment where we can thrive...