[ forces this on you when we already have a million pcs
but yves will go to find richie and thank god there's no emotionshare this week because it'd be a rough one. even still, it's probably pretty early in the morning and he obviously didn't sleep well. rubbing at his eyes ]
... I thought that you should know. I got an apple from what I did on Saturday, and I chose the one that can cure all illness because Ramiel said that it should be able to heal the affliction if we found the other person who was possessed.
[ and they did find them.
and it was claude.
and yves was too late. ]
... I still have it, just in case, but... I'm sorry I couldn't save him. I didn't know.
[ and he's not telling everyone about this apple, no, but. richie should get to know. richie should get to decide if yves is worth forgiving, for failing to save someone who mattered so much to them both ]
[Can't say he was expecting to hear that. But it makes sense, doesn't it? Yves did kill on these hallowed grounds. He's entitled to an apple, if he likes. Nothing about the damn things implied it had to be on a Thursday night.
Several thoughts race through his mind at once. Some unpleasant. Some consumed with Yves, with Claude. Others without either boy whatsoever. Richie blinks fast, remembers to breathe.]
Yves...I can't fault you for that. Nobody could. You weren't too late, you weren't in the know. [Neither was he. He looks between the boy's eyes with a mouth gone thin, pensive. Fretful, as always.] And besides which...it might come in handy for whatever's coming. It's a once in a lifetime boon, we can't say where it'll be needed most.
I think, to me, I always would've chosen Claude if I knew.
[ in his moment of honesty. they might need it in the future and yet the list of names that would make yves hesitate when choosing between them and claude is so unfathomably narrow—and richie's on that list. but this is something he can say now because claude is already gone, and the regrets weigh heavier than his rationality. ]
... but I understand what you're saying. We do have it, just in case. That's good. [ objectively. if there will be more than one possessed... it's good to have. ]
[Richie is quiet. But he nods. Knows he might have said much the same. Gets the motivation, the hesitation, but moreover the regret. Your one chance gone before you even knew it was on the table.]
Thank you. [He says at last. He grips him by the shoulder, gives him a squeeze. You're all right kid.] It means a lot that you'd tell me. Just...maybe keep that under wraps for now, all right? I don't care to think about what kind of rationale the afflicted might need, but they might hone in on that lickety split. And if we're still unsure how to tell before Saturday swings around, then...no use in painting a bullseye on your head.
I've told you, Monsieur Lucas, Shadowheart, Anders, and then Uruha and Saber. [ given how quickly the two acted. my god. ] And then I think Shadowheart has asked to tell Mizu, which I don't mind.
[ . . . ]
I didn't have a problem with everyone knowing, but then I guess you and Shadowheart both reminded me that people might react... differently. [ try to get out of it, or might target yves. things that, as clever as he is, don't always occur to him because of how trusting he is ]
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week 5, monday
but yves will go to find richie and thank god there's no emotionshare this week because it'd be a rough one. even still, it's probably pretty early in the morning and he obviously didn't sleep well. rubbing at his eyes ]
... Monsieur Richie? Can I talk to you a second?
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Hm? Yeah, of course. What is it?
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... I thought that you should know. I got an apple from what I did on Saturday, and I chose the one that can cure all illness because Ramiel said that it should be able to heal the affliction if we found the other person who was possessed.
[ and they did find them.
and it was claude.
and yves was too late. ]
... I still have it, just in case, but... I'm sorry I couldn't save him. I didn't know.
[ and he's not telling everyone about this apple, no, but. richie should get to know. richie should get to decide if yves is worth forgiving, for failing to save someone who mattered so much to them both ]
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[Can't say he was expecting to hear that. But it makes sense, doesn't it? Yves did kill on these hallowed grounds. He's entitled to an apple, if he likes. Nothing about the damn things implied it had to be on a Thursday night.
Several thoughts race through his mind at once. Some unpleasant. Some consumed with Yves, with Claude. Others without either boy whatsoever. Richie blinks fast, remembers to breathe.]
Yves...I can't fault you for that. Nobody could. You weren't too late, you weren't in the know. [Neither was he. He looks between the boy's eyes with a mouth gone thin, pensive. Fretful, as always.] And besides which...it might come in handy for whatever's coming. It's a once in a lifetime boon, we can't say where it'll be needed most.
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I think, to me, I always would've chosen Claude if I knew.
[ in his moment of honesty. they might need it in the future and yet the list of names that would make yves hesitate when choosing between them and claude is so unfathomably narrow—and richie's on that list. but this is something he can say now because claude is already gone, and the regrets weigh heavier than his rationality. ]
... but I understand what you're saying. We do have it, just in case. That's good. [ objectively. if there will be more than one possessed... it's good to have. ]
I just... thought you deserved to know.
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Thank you. [He says at last. He grips him by the shoulder, gives him a squeeze. You're all right kid.] It means a lot that you'd tell me. Just...maybe keep that under wraps for now, all right? I don't care to think about what kind of rationale the afflicted might need, but they might hone in on that lickety split. And if we're still unsure how to tell before Saturday swings around, then...no use in painting a bullseye on your head.
You get me?
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I've told you, Monsieur Lucas, Shadowheart, Anders, and then Uruha and Saber. [ given how quickly the two acted. my god. ] And then I think Shadowheart has asked to tell Mizu, which I don't mind.
[ . . . ]
I didn't have a problem with everyone knowing, but then I guess you and Shadowheart both reminded me that people might react... differently. [ try to get out of it, or might target yves. things that, as clever as he is, don't always occur to him because of how trusting he is ]
Still, I'll be careful.