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[lucentia]

HELLO

"Greetings."

GOODBYE

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[lucentia]

[...]

Is there no one who can help you?

[vacuous]

No.

It's my fault anyway, so I'll do what it takes to fix it.

[lucentia]

... Is there no one who can help you because there really is no one, or because you're unwilling to reach out?

[vacuous]

......

If there was, I would've caved already.

[lucentia]

... As long as it's not about you being stubborn and trying to handle everything alone.

[that's something too familiar to him already.]

If you find what you seek here, do you think that could help at all?

[vacuous]

Just have to wait and see.

It sounds pretty fantastical, but a lot of unbelievable things have happened to me in the last while, so why write this opportunity off early?

[oversea]

You know that doesn't work here.

[aerodynamic]

That's the spirit.
And as long as there's no sudden curveball at the end, we can at least be confident we're on the right track.
That's about all I can ask for... in addition to you guys getting a lot of rest and healing up.

[lucentia]

... I know in practice, there's nothing I can do, but if there is ever anything—even anything that could make things a bit easier for you here—please, let me know.

[he says this knowing tokinaga won't, and maybe it's hypocritical coming from someone who's in a state of "wait and see" for himself, but.]

You may not believe you deserve better, but... again, I truly hope that you get what you want, without it being entirely at your expense as well.

[lucentia]

[a little smile.]

I'll do my best. I've no intention of making others worry.

[lucentia]

Yes, but I can wish.

[glub]

[ the fact that lady anatasia is a topic left untouched... he sees.

he doesn't see, but he sees. that said: ] A friend? If it was in the box, does that mean... this is something you had from before?

[lucentia]

Rather than what I had before, I think it was considered to belong to him. He did paint it by the request of my family, though. [a wry smile.] When asked to draw the most beautiful subject in the land, this was his response.

[aerodynamic]

[ there's a small smile. ]

I got that impression.
Should I leave you to rest? This probably knocked you out a bit.

[ lucien, your weak constitution... ]

[glub]

The most beautiful, really...? Safe to say he probably doesn't have a girlfriend then, huh? [ lol. ]

[lucentia]

He's in love with an imaginary woman.

[glub]

...

[ ? ] What do you mean?

[lucentia]

She's the heroine of his favourite novel series.

[glub]

[ he does smile at that. ]

She must be something if it's got him head over heels. [ barely a pause, before: ] What about you?

[lucentia]

What about me?

[aspirings]

I see... I feel as though I should insist that you rest now, then.

Will you take it easy?

[vacuous]

Like I said.

I like seeing young people like you doing their best. It reminds me I should too.

[ For them, not for him. ]

[lucentia]

[...

he can't judge tokinaga's bracket meta, given that his own approach to his duties, but still. there is once again the silent look of someone who isn't sure how much of that is a sincere answer, and how much of it is a deflection.]

[vacuous]

Eh... by that look, you don't believe me?

I don't know how I should prove it to you...

[ Thinks... ]

...There's this girl I want to make sure lives a good life.

[glub]

Do you have someone who inspires you like that? Like a heroine in a novel?