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[beautymark]

Who: Anyone
When: Day 89, afternoon
Where: everywhere!
What: mingle time!

[So how is your day going, Thusia?

Let's hope it's pleasantly fun!]

Comments

[no_hero]

Stop joking around.

[not even remotely funny]

[supraliminally]

Why?

[no_hero]

[It sounds just like a fairy tale--exactly what she had said her first day in this place, after hearing about the dragons...]

It doesn't change anything. And it doesn't make anyone feel better about the reality of the situation.

[see? logic. gosh.]

[supraliminally]

It helps me think. Conventional solutions aren't any good for a problem like this.

[no_hero]

Hardly any are.

[supraliminally]

How annoying, though. It's been a while since I've had such a part. I've been playing dragon so long, I've forgotten all the rules for being a prince.

[no_hero]

Someone as old as you should be done with fairy tales.

[supraliminally]

I am a fairy tale.

[no_hero]

I'm not going to debate this.

[supraliminally]

You don't have to. No matter how much power I have, I'm no prince, and no hero. I don't have royal blood or the blessing of God, and I wasn't born under any particular star. All I have to offer is myself, such as I am.

[no_hero]

Then even musing on the subject is pointless. Drop it.

[supraliminally]

It isn't. But it upsets you, so I'll keep it to myself. I've already decided anyway.

[no_hero]

... decided?

[supraliminally]

I decided it'll be all right. [ sounds kind of sleepy and content. pets for Iri. ] Come here.

[no_hero]

[... shakes his head, standing again]

I need to take care of things.

[supraliminally]

[ this face

I wanna hug this out kerry

don't make me hug it out with your comatose wife ]

[no_hero]

[you always make faces, okay.

maybe I can ignore it.]

[supraliminally]

Kiritsugu...

[ cuddle cuddle Iri ]

[no_hero]

I told you already.

[supraliminally]

Those things can wait. It isn't healthy to hold it in, you know.

[no_hero]

[... may actually be wavering a bit there but then he's taking a deep breath, shaking his head again]

[supraliminally]

[ fine then

Yukari will show you how it's done ]

Yuyuko disappeared a few days ago.

[no_hero]

[THAT gets him to freeze completely and look to her--somewhere between surprise, shock, and... well. empathy.]

[supraliminally]

There's no need for such an expression...

[no_hero]

... I'm sorry.