It is Luka's wish for none to divert their gaze from his light. As for Miss Yingying, the flowers she blooms are best seen than shrouded in darkness. To speak ill of their brilliance is to dim their worlds.
Sorry, Yi Sang. [ she's not really, ] But I have to ask. What do you have any particular feelings about? It doesn't have to relate to matches, or this game. Maybe you'll even tell me you feel strongly about homonyms. Just wondering.
[ bless you for remembering that this is happening during tb bc I forgor ]
It does, for him. Maybe it's a thing with vampires from his world.
Anyway, it... Caught me off-guard. And I ended up blabbing about it to Maya the other night while I was drinking. And now I'm blabbing about it to you.
[ It... Shouldn't bother her to share it. She's thought about it time and time again, and "loss" just... doesn't feel like it's hers to claim.
But she also hadn't expected to feel so vulnerable just days into this so-called vacation. And that's scary. ]
Mm. I'll just say this. To add to what we talked about when we met. I'm a doctor. I understand how fleeting life can be in my own way. And the truth is, I don't know if I really believe everything that I told you that first time.
[ About how it's important to keep living to carry on others' memories, and how you're never alone when others have faced the same loss, too. Hopeful ways of thinking that the students ascribe to, but feels far too late for someone like Shoko to grasp for herself. ]
[Shoko's words from their first encounter have stayed with him, perhaps in ways she hadn't intended. He doesn't believe she was wrong, necessarily. As he'd said then, they've just been walking separate paths. Now, though . . . ]
[Change is the word. So many changes come with grief, and still more must be chased in order to live. It's never enough. Will it ever be enough? Will Shoko arrive at the answer she desperately needs for her heart to heal?
He takes a deep breath in through his nose, then out, quietly, through his mouth.]
I thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
[His words, though baked into formality, are sincere. As a man who struggles to put his own thoughts into words on a daily basis, it's a great gift she's imparted.]
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. . . Flourishing blooms beneath the sun's rays come to mind.
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That's a nice mental image.
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It is the image they evoke through the force of their shared radiance.
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Ahaha. They're definitely good at shining in the spotlight, aren't they? It's almost like they're too bright to look at.
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Sorry, Yi Sang. [ she's not really, ] But I have to ask. What do you have any particular feelings about? It doesn't have to relate to matches, or this game. Maybe you'll even tell me you feel strongly about homonyms. Just wondering.
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Nothing. At this point, all things have lost their luster to me.
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[ . . . ]
Something Maya said makes me think we might have some things in common.
[ Now whether or not the two of them talking about it will lead to anything but joint mutual depression, though, is unknown. ]
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What words did Miss Maya convey to you?
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That she'd want to protect you and me. Heh.
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There is naught threatening me. Are you in danger, Miss Shoko?
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[He looks aside at the nearest exit.]
No, let us discuss this elsewhere. If you are willing, that is.
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Hoh? Sure. I could use some fresh air, anyway.
[ She'll head for the exit with him presumably in tow, but the moment they're outside— ]
Nico-san said my blood tastes like loss.
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She cuts straight to business, which is for the best, given that they'll be hearing the result for the truth booth very soon. Yi Sang pauses.]
I did not realize a person's blood could carry a flavor of such nature.
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It does, for him. Maybe it's a thing with vampires from his world.
Anyway, it... Caught me off-guard. And I ended up blabbing about it to Maya the other night while I was drinking. And now I'm blabbing about it to you.
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If sharing it another time troubles you, we can simply return to viewing the booth with the rest of the players.
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But she also hadn't expected to feel so vulnerable just days into this so-called vacation. And that's scary. ]
Mm. I'll just say this. To add to what we talked about when we met. I'm a doctor. I understand how fleeting life can be in my own way. And the truth is, I don't know if I really believe everything that I told you that first time.
[ About how it's important to keep living to carry on others' memories, and how you're never alone when others have faced the same loss, too. Hopeful ways of thinking that the students ascribe to, but feels far too late for someone like Shoko to grasp for herself. ]
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Then, what do you believe?
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That I'm still figuring out what to believe. And... that's it's alright, if what I believe changes.
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He takes a deep breath in through his nose, then out, quietly, through his mouth.]
I thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
[His words, though baked into formality, are sincere. As a man who struggles to put his own thoughts into words on a daily basis, it's a great gift she's imparted.]
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