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[ YOU'RE A MONSTER JAN
All questions of where they've gone vanish as soon as this strange scene unfolds before him. Aventurine watches, silent and focused as the conversation plays out. It's a difficult debate to follow when his own understanding of humanity has warped itself over the years of his lifetime, but then his eyes grow wide as the scene changes, develops, and morphs into the beginnings of someone he's come to know.
At the mention of Nona, he turns to look at his companion with furrowed brows, and as more information gets fed to him, everything pieces itself together. This is undoubtedly a glimpse into Nona's past, and Aventurine takes a step back, as if trying to distance himself with what he's seeing. This is far too personal for him to get involved with, yet there's nowhere to turn to for an escape. He's left with no choice but to witness her realization, her fate, and when this memory finally comes to an abrupt close, he knows too much. ]
Nona...
[ He calls out tentatively, his gaze searching her expression. ]
All questions of where they've gone vanish as soon as this strange scene unfolds before him. Aventurine watches, silent and focused as the conversation plays out. It's a difficult debate to follow when his own understanding of humanity has warped itself over the years of his lifetime, but then his eyes grow wide as the scene changes, develops, and morphs into the beginnings of someone he's come to know.
At the mention of Nona, he turns to look at his companion with furrowed brows, and as more information gets fed to him, everything pieces itself together. This is undoubtedly a glimpse into Nona's past, and Aventurine takes a step back, as if trying to distance himself with what he's seeing. This is far too personal for him to get involved with, yet there's nowhere to turn to for an escape. He's left with no choice but to witness her realization, her fate, and when this memory finally comes to an abrupt close, he knows too much. ]
Nona...
[ He calls out tentatively, his gaze searching her expression. ]
[STOP
nona's own expression is complicated as she watches this memory of the past. pained, because it's still not easy to see, grief for something, guilt and regret; there is a kind of acceptance, though, of someone who has come to terms with these things.
but when aventurine calls out to her, she turns to him, giving him an awkward smile.]
Oh. Um... sorry you had to see that. I don't know why this is happening...?
nona's own expression is complicated as she watches this memory of the past. pained, because it's still not easy to see, grief for something, guilt and regret; there is a kind of acceptance, though, of someone who has come to terms with these things.
but when aventurine calls out to her, she turns to him, giving him an awkward smile.]
Oh. Um... sorry you had to see that. I don't know why this is happening...?
[ It's the sort of reaction that he'd expected from her. After all, he's seen for himself how quick she is to adjust to whatever situation she's placed in, so while this shouldn't come as a surprise, it still manages to strike at his emotions. ]
You don't have to apologize. I shouldn't have seen that.
[ He frowns, concern evident in every part of him. ]
Are you okay?
You don't have to apologize. I shouldn't have seen that.
[ He frowns, concern evident in every part of him. ]
Are you okay?
Mm.
[she's quiet for a moment.]
... Aldo told me that while you can't choose why or how you were born, you can choose how you live—that even if you feel like being born was a mistake, the things you feel and do while you're alive aren't.
I guess you could say those words are what I live by now.
[she's quiet for a moment.]
... Aldo told me that while you can't choose why or how you were born, you can choose how you live—that even if you feel like being born was a mistake, the things you feel and do while you're alive aren't.
I guess you could say those words are what I live by now.
[ Oh. He doesn't expect that sentiment to resonate with him quite as much as it does, and Aventurine is left without a response as he's transported back to that place, a wide river, a dark backdrop, a moment between two people. ]
... Someone once told me something similar. That while we can't choose our beginnings, we can at least choose our journeys.
[ Another smile, bittersweet this time. ]
I think you're further ahead of me.
... Someone once told me something similar. That while we can't choose our beginnings, we can at least choose our journeys.
[ Another smile, bittersweet this time. ]
I think you're further ahead of me.
[ Before Aventurine can respond, the shadows erupt around them once more.
4:56:38-5:01:15 are the timestamps... you've been here before jan ]
4:56:38-5:01:15 are the timestamps... you've been here before jan ]
[ There's an ache in his chest and Aventurine shakily inhales. Seeing his sister, hearing her voice, it sends a fresh wave of grief over him.
He balls his hands into fists at his sides as he stares at the ground, only becoming aware of Nona's presence a second later as he tries to pull himself out of it. ]
... I guess it was my turn.
He balls his hands into fists at his sides as he stares at the ground, only becoming aware of Nona's presence a second later as he tries to pull himself out of it. ]
... I guess it was my turn.
[ While he isn't well-rested, he's gotten some rest since breaking into the lighthouse. He still looks exhausted, and he keeps checking over his shoulder every now and then, but he's at least more like himself than he had been previously.
Wherever Nona is, he finds her and drops a feathered hat on her head from Animal Crossing island. ]
Hey.
Wherever Nona is, he finds her and drops a feathered hat on her head from Animal Crossing island. ]
Hey.
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