[ he glances over at her at the comment and huffs a bit of a laugh; the warmth of the smile reaches his eyes, and eventually, he returns the squeeze. ]
I'm sure he would have liked you very much.
[ it'd be hard not to. like, how could anyone not like yuri, but also, he probably would have seen the same thing in her that temenos does.
maybe, in a way, this is his way of grieving - of talking about it. the fact that the words are even coming out of his mouth is nothing short of a miracle. it means that he's grappling with it, the loss of someone who temenos' entire world revolved around. ]
[ i will eat anyone who is mean to yuri. me. sisi. and also temenos probably
he chuckles a little at that, considering it. ]
No, not necessarily. [ no, that would be someone else that he knew, once. ] But he was a fair judge of character. He would not discount someone for one poor action, or exalt someone for one act of kindness; he taught me in many ways to observe others as whole people, as opposed to their parts.
[ fond. openly fond, this time. the pontiff was a bleeding heart - he wasn't the only one. temenos is far more measured than him, far more cautious, but it's clear they've something in common.
the bit about what she did... he turns his head to look at her out of the corner of his eye, for a long moment, and then looks back at the grave. ]
... The scriptures often teach that love is about forgiveness. Whether that is to forgive yourself, or to be forgiven by others...or, whether that is to come to the understanding that we are all human, in the end. The Sacred Flame, above all, is the light. When we find ourselves in darkness, we reach back in.
I... always felt guilty about it. When my old job collapsed, I barely made it out. I left my old coworkers there as the institution went under... after that, it was hard to convince myself... whether I deserved to leave or not. I was always told by others that I didn't amount to anything, so that's what I eventually believed... only with Aya defending me.
But still, I... I think I'm learning to forgiveness myself, little by little and that's because of the people here. You too, Temenos. I... look up to you, really.
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I'm glad... that you had that sort of person in your life. I really am. For such a great person to be a part of it... I'm almost jealous.
[ Yuri smiles a little nervously. ]
For a special person like the Pontiff, I think it's only fair to make some time for him... don't you think?
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I'm sure he would have liked you very much.
[ it'd be hard not to. like, how could anyone not like yuri, but also, he probably would have seen the same thing in her that temenos does.
maybe, in a way, this is his way of grieving - of talking about it. the fact that the words are even coming out of his mouth is nothing short of a miracle. it means that he's grappling with it, the loss of someone who temenos' entire world revolved around. ]
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From how you speak of him, it sounds like he'd like everyone.
[ Prove her wrong. Talk about him more. Do it. ]
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he chuckles a little at that, considering it. ]
No, not necessarily. [ no, that would be someone else that he knew, once. ] But he was a fair judge of character. He would not discount someone for one poor action, or exalt someone for one act of kindness; he taught me in many ways to observe others as whole people, as opposed to their parts.
He might have tried to adopt you on the spot.
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[ PLEASE. ]
But still, it makes me a little happy to hear that, on being loved despite what I did.
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[ fond. openly fond, this time. the pontiff was a bleeding heart - he wasn't the only one. temenos is far more measured than him, far more cautious, but it's clear they've something in common.
the bit about what she did... he turns his head to look at her out of the corner of his eye, for a long moment, and then looks back at the grave. ]
... The scriptures often teach that love is about forgiveness. Whether that is to forgive yourself, or to be forgiven by others...or, whether that is to come to the understanding that we are all human, in the end. The Sacred Flame, above all, is the light. When we find ourselves in darkness, we reach back in.
Not that I mean to proselytize by any means.
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I... always felt guilty about it. When my old job collapsed, I barely made it out. I left my old coworkers there as the institution went under... after that, it was hard to convince myself... whether I deserved to leave or not. I was always told by others that I didn't amount to anything, so that's what I eventually believed... only with Aya defending me.
But still, I... I think I'm learning to forgiveness myself, little by little and that's because of the people here. You too, Temenos. I... look up to you, really.