I suppose this is only tangentially related, but I think I lost count of how many people wanted me to promise to keep living. Not that I want to die, of course. But sometimes.... it feels overwhelming.
[ he’s still not sure what he thinks about making a promise like that. ]
It is when it’s not a promise you can safety keep. [ he sighs. ] Feels a bit like a set up, being asked to promise to live when anything could happen on a Thursday night.
[ She doesn't doubt that at all, but she did it, for them. ]
... I actually... got Gregor to eat back then, the Saturday when he was accused. He didn't want to eat anything. He told me to promise to live, and I said that I would... after he eats a cookie.
… that sounds like a kinda unique case, when it comes to Gregor. [ if there’s anyone he can think of who’d be desperate to see her live — it’d be him or it’d be Rodya. ]
You’re doing alright so far though, keeping that promise.
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[ She finally reaches out and puts an arm over Shu's side to hug him. ]
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If you told them that, people’ll listen. But they’re not psychic, you’d have to step up first.
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[ She squeezes Shu in the hug a little. ]
I suppose this is only tangentially related, but I think I lost count of how many people wanted me to promise to keep living. Not that I want to die, of course. But sometimes.... it feels overwhelming.
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[ he’s still not sure what he thinks about making a promise like that. ]
It is when it’s not a promise you can safety keep. [ he sighs. ] Feels a bit like a set up, being asked to promise to live when anything could happen on a Thursday night.
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[ And now no one else will die on Thursday nights! (pending) ]
But I think they also understood that, in a way.
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[ it usually is, it just feels more pronounced when you put into this kind of context. ]
You think they just wanted to hear it?
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[ She doesn't doubt that at all, but she did it, for them. ]
... I actually... got Gregor to eat back then, the Saturday when he was accused. He didn't want to eat anything. He told me to promise to live, and I said that I would... after he eats a cookie.
[ There's a wry smile. ]
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… that sounds like a kinda unique case, when it comes to Gregor. [ if there’s anyone he can think of who’d be desperate to see her live — it’d be him or it’d be Rodya. ]
You’re doing alright so far though, keeping that promise.
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I am, and I'm glad. I wouldn't have it any other way...
[ You know, apart from the time she died and resed as the phoenix, everything's just peachy keen. ]
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Now we just need to figure out how to get out of here and then maybe we don’t have to worry quite as much about dying.
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[ Not that she couldn't before, but she actually has a chance to now! Wow! After all this is over, of course. ]
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Yeah? You've got plenty of time to experience that.
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Hopefully... with you.
[ That part is very quiet, because she knows what this sounds like. Leave her alone. ]
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[ in this scenario, they have plenty of time to let things pan out ]
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[ She's going to bury her face into his shoulder. Embarrassing. ]
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[ hehe. he pats the top of her head. ]
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[ She likes seeing Shu smile, so she'll keep treasuries every single one that she sees, giving him another short kiss.
We can free this thread too... ]
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