very pretty. she takes the drink with a smile and tries it. ]
That's lovely, Mr. Aventurine. I'm a little better than I was. [ a small understatement to being freed of affliction. ] It is good to see you again, too although I remember you mentioned being reluctant to write to me.
Oh, yes, the letters. I owe you an explanation... As one of the first people here, we discovered early on that the cult didn't have eyes on us, allowing us to move against them freely. I felt as though the letters might give away our advantage, so I held off for some time until guilt finally ate away at me.
[ Sometimes you just end up missing people too much. ]
Hehe, you're pretty tenderhearted for someone who used to be a Stoneheart.
[ it's very light teasing. ]
For once, I'm glad guilt ate away at someone. I do understand wanting to be strategic, but the cult doesn't seem to have half as many eyes as either the Family or the IPC.
[ they don't seem to be quite as capitalistic or controlling as either of their factions, just desperate to summon some kind of god. ]
... Miss Aerith and Aqua are both especially kind. I've gotten to know Lucas, Nona, Pickles, and Karma a bit. And Astarion, Izutsumi, Mr. Daan, and Karlach have been newly welcome additions as well.
It seems as if you've managed to make a good number of friends. I'm glad to hear it. Circumstances aside, I'm glad to have this chance to get to know you better.
[ that shipping chart is going to be the death of me i think ]
Ah, yes. It was quite different for our sides... With every death and murder, we happily received our friends here while the living were left to mourn.
[ Dying w0 actually saved him from so much depression. ]
[ her surprise comes quick, but it fades into a small smile. everyone in their cosmos knows how the ipc operates in broad strokes, so to hear this response from aventurine is a pleasant surprise. she knows how individualistic everyone can be, especially the higher in position they rise, so she appreciates this answer. ]
I like this side of you, Mr. Aventurine. You're right. It isn't up to us to choose, and it doesn't do much for us think about the hypothetical, but I like to gauge how people feel about it.
[ to see what they want, what they wish, what their hopes are. ]
It'd be a terrible decision for anyone. My heart goes to those who still have to make it, and in a very selfish way, I'm relieved I don't have to be one to make it.
[ even though she could, if it came down to it. even it would make her less herself. ]
[ He really has changed in a lot of ways since arriving here, forced to create genuine bonds with people, to know what it's like to care and be cared for. But with it had come the trauma of picking said bonds during sudden adventures or break-ins, choosing who would live or die, and he's decided he's done enough of that. ]
... I share in that sentiment, Miss Robin.
[ It does feel incredibly selfish, but he's always been a selfish person to begin with, so why is it different this time? ]
But I know they'll do everything they can. The people we've left behind and the people who have joined us here, they're a league of their own.
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very pretty. she takes the drink with a smile and tries it. ]
That's lovely, Mr. Aventurine. I'm a little better than I was. [ a small understatement to being freed of affliction. ] It is good to see you again, too although I remember you mentioned being reluctant to write to me.
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[ Sometimes you just end up missing people too much. ]
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[ it's very light teasing. ]
For once, I'm glad guilt ate away at someone. I do understand wanting to be strategic, but the cult doesn't seem to have half as many eyes as either the Family or the IPC.
[ they don't seem to be quite as capitalistic or controlling as either of their factions, just desperate to summon some kind of god. ]
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[ It might almost make a person complacent if they weren't as paranoid as Aventurine. ]
I think you'll find that much about me has changed since our last in-person conversation.
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[ she can't imagine anyone not changing at all during their time here. ]
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[ Said a bit softly and equally as fondly. ]
It's been a while since the last time I was surrounded by people like this. Almost a community.
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I'm happy you experienced such warmth. Who all made you feel so welcome?
[ who are your faves, aventurine? ]
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... Miss Aerith and Aqua are both especially kind. I've gotten to know Lucas, Nona, Pickles, and Karma a bit. And Astarion, Izutsumi, Mr. Daan, and Karlach have been newly welcome additions as well.
[ Smiles. ]
Of course, you are too, Miss Robin.
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robin smiles. ]
It seems as if you've managed to make a good number of friends. I'm glad to hear it. Circumstances aside, I'm glad to have this chance to get to know you better.
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I feel the same way. It may have taken us some time to find our way back to each other, but we have plenty of time to make up for what was lost.
So, has anything significant happened since the last time we spoke?
[ Besides the murder and execution. ]
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Besides being surrounded by murder and death? Those are the things that stand out the most.
[ she's mostly been valiantly holding onto hope when and where she could. ]
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Ah, yes. It was quite different for our sides... With every death and murder, we happily received our friends here while the living were left to mourn.
[ Dying w0 actually saved him from so much depression. ]
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HE IS ALREADY DEPRESSED. ]
It is quite a different atmosphere. It's stark, but it's not something I'd want to compare heavily. [ it's insensitive. ]
It is difficult to be left behind, as much as it is difficult to let go.
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Left behind, yes, but if everything goes according to plan, not for long.
[ And he has to believe that things will work out. ]
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[ what is she, if she doesn't hope? ]
Enough of them realized and knew what needed to happen from before I arrived here. It's only a matter of how... and when they decide to do it.
How would you want it handled?
[ who would he have as the final five ]
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It's not up to me, and I... I wouldn't be able to choose.
[ Even if this one is a hypothetical, it reminds him of the real decisions he's had to make. ]
I can't imagine how they're choosing when the time comes.
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I like this side of you, Mr. Aventurine. You're right. It isn't up to us to choose, and it doesn't do much for us think about the hypothetical, but I like to gauge how people feel about it.
[ to see what they want, what they wish, what their hopes are. ]
It'd be a terrible decision for anyone. My heart goes to those who still have to make it, and in a very selfish way, I'm relieved I don't have to be one to make it.
[ even though she could, if it came down to it. even it would make her less herself. ]
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... I share in that sentiment, Miss Robin.
[ It does feel incredibly selfish, but he's always been a selfish person to begin with, so why is it different this time? ]
But I know they'll do everything they can. The people we've left behind and the people who have joined us here, they're a league of their own.
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We all have a common goal, and that's something we can count on.
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He'll clink their glasses together in a toast. ]
Then, to our upcoming success.