Not much of a choice, unless we want to vote for you or North. In any case, Cinnabar was presumably the corrupted's target, so regardless of my personal bias, finding them is imperative.
[She reaches over to push at his arm, almost jokingly - but that means he's experiencing something unexpected, once again. It's hopeful, at first, then joyful and affectionate once she sees that familiar face... Before those last few seconds bring a sense of shock and denial. At least it cuts off before it can shift into anything more than that.]
[too bad shess doesn't know drugs so he can't go wtf over emma's career choices
he's confused, though he doesn't have the time to sort through what he saw, as emma gets a memory of her own, with an undercurrent of concern, before shifting to shame, and then surprise and fear.]
I'm a different person than I was back then. For one, while I may have been weak for a rakshasa at the time, I'm considered to be one of the stronger ones now, so perhaps it no longer matters that I was once abandoned for it.
Power, as well as growing up, comes with its own set of issues... but it also means I'm capable of looking after myself, and that I have a place in the world.
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... I apologize if it makes you uncomfortable. People don't usually expect an emotional reaction out of me.
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[She sighs.]
It isn’t your fault we’re from very different places.
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But the thought is enough for me.
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[And, also:]
I’m sorry about your friend.
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They wrote a note. We agreed to leave one for the other, if we woke up on Thursday.
[it's the paper in his hand, though he doesn't show it to emma, since it's... a little personal.]
They said they weren't scared of dying—but they were sad, to part ways.
... I suppose we'll see what we uncover tomorrow.
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[...]
If it comes down to it - we still have the top. I don't exactly want people to know I'm hiding something, but it could tell us who else is.
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[jan doesn't remember shit]
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[She reaches over to push at his arm, almost jokingly - but that means he's experiencing something unexpected, once again. It's hopeful, at first, then joyful and affectionate once she sees that familiar face... Before those last few seconds bring a sense of shock and denial. At least it cuts off before it can shift into anything more than that.]
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he's confused, though he doesn't have the time to sort through what he saw, as emma gets a memory of her own, with an undercurrent of concern, before shifting to shame, and then surprise and fear.]
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...Sorry. I didn't think about it.
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That one didn't seem as personal, at least.
[His memory, that is.]
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Like I said.
I'm a different person than I was back then. For one, while I may have been weak for a rakshasa at the time, I'm considered to be one of the stronger ones now, so perhaps it no longer matters that I was once abandoned for it.
Power, as well as growing up, comes with its own set of issues... but it also means I'm capable of looking after myself, and that I have a place in the world.