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- akira kurusu,
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- connor,
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- gandharva,
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- hunk,
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- kisa sohma,
- kohaku hearts,
- levy mcgarden,
- lottie person,
- maya amano,
- minato arisato,
- mogget,
- momose sunohara,
- natalie goodman,
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- sidon,
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- summer moran,
- tonbokiri,
- tristan (archer),
- valvatorez,
- yuuichirou hyakuya,
- zelda
Event Ten.
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Pushed his sister in a well. Mother said, while drawing water, "My, it's hard to raise a daughter." | |
Welcome to Awash's tenth event log, and the intro log for this month, everyone! All new characters have found themselves waking in the well in the middle of the Town. Hopefully they can get a hand out! For more information, please go here! | |
t's pretty dark and miserable down in the well. The cavernous area feels much larger than a well should be, bodies milling about in the darkness and knee deep, frigid water. So you're here -- and you're not alone, and the only way out appears to be the thin circle of sunlight from above, the opening of the well.
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Aigis... will always be Aigis, right? In a way, that's reassuring.
(In a way, he thinks that he did her a disservice by existing, by her tying her goals to him, by taking away from her a goal that she had finally decided on for herself.
He didn't mean to, of course, but the thought lingers heavily on his mind even so.)
Quietly, he huffs out a soft breath, and when he responds, it's calmly.]
Yes... I'm fine.
[As fine as one can be in a moment like this.]
I'm healthy... and I've been safe.
[Ish. As safe as one can be in this place. Either way, whatever he can think of to reassure her that what was happening back home to him... it's not a problem here.
(It's already happened.)]
So you don't have to worry about that.
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[ it still hurts.
it's probably never going to not hurt, yet hearing that at least helps. having him here helps. it's only for a moment that she hesitates, but then... she hugs him a little tighter. honestly, aigis is aware that she should let go of him soon, give him some space--but it's difficult, you know, when this is the end of that long nightmare of chasing him.
for now, anyway.
finally, she shifts to split from him a tad--just enough to bring her hands up to wipe at the tears and observe the damage she's inflicted on his poor, poor clothes. mostly, the latter's just to collect herself so she doesn't go straight into frantic crying again when she looks at his face.
it's so quiet. this is the most peaceful she's been for a long time, even with the knot of emotions still hidden within her.
she looks at him. ]
Um... I've--
[ a small exhale, and then she glances away. nope, still hard. she rubs at her eyes again. ]
I still don't understand... [ why he died. why he's here, now... and how to deal with all of it. ] ... And the words are... difficult to find, but I just-- Um, I've... missed you. So much...
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All he can do is quietly meet her eyes, expression soft.
Those words, at least, Minato understands. Those words... he understands so, so well, because he feels the same exact way.]
... I've missed you too, Aigis. [So, so much more than he could ever put into words.]
It's probably the wrong thing to say in a place like this, but...
[Even if it's something that he shouldn't be saying, because even if Aigis would be so much better off back home.]
... Thank you for being here.
[Because he missed her so, so much.]
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still...
she shakes her head. it's not the wrong thing to say, but she also doesn't need to be thanked. not for something she couldn't control--though she would have certainly made the choice if she could have. ]
It isn't wrong. I... promised to be by your side, so being here isn't something I couldn't want.
[ it's true. being by his side would never be the wrong decision, not in her eyes--especially when the possibility became an impossibility. their other friends were safe, so...
... keeping minato company and ensuring his safety had always been one of her priorities. this time wasn't any different.
even if it's difficult. even if it's dangerous. even... if it was delaying the reality of it. ]
I almost wish I could have come sooner...
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There are a lot of things that he worries about, that weigh on his mind, but... he can't ask. Not yet. Not right now. Maybe...another time.
... Another time, surely, he'll be able to ask.]
Please don't worry about that.
[He flashes her a small smile, weak but sincere.]
I've been fine here, so... you're just in time.
[Lonely, maybe a little, but... he wouldn't wish some of what this place does on any of his team.]
Okay?
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it's hard to believe that when every variation of being here could only be late in her eyes, considering the circumstances they come from.
but. well. she'd hate to burden him more than she already has, so... ]
... Okay.
[ her hands go up one last time to her eyes, wiping away any last remnants of wetness there. she's... since stopped crying, she thinks, but there's an overwhelming kind of feeling that lingers with all of this.
for obvious reasons.
she's a good mix of okay, not okay, and... silent, as she finds the strength to return the small smile he gives her, every bit as sincere as he is. ]
... Thank you.
[ she finds the strength for that, too.
somehow.
though it isn't quite clear if that thank you is just for this one instance of reassurances in a sea of things he's done for her, or for a whole lot more than that. ]
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So.
He smiles at her, and offers her his hand.]
Do you want to stay with me while we're here? We'll have to find your laptop, but we can do that later.
[For now... maybe if he helps her get settled in, she'll feel less like he's about to disappear.
He can hope so, can't he...?
It's the least he can do, when he knows he was the one to put this expression on her face in the first place.]
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but, like he has through this entire conversation... he remains.
and little by little, that helps. ]
If... that's all right. I'd like to be close by to you... especially when everything is so unfamiliar.
[ like home. as usual, aigis says those kinds of things without even missing a beat.
it's... so odd, how she just find herself slipping back into everything she's missed and sworn to, just like that.
yet it's so odd, how it doesn't quite feel the same. ]
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[He wants her to stay close by. He wants her to be with him, as if they're at home. It might be selfish, but... right now, that comfort is more than anything he could ask for.
It means more to him than he could ever say.]
I'd feel better to have you close by, Aigis.
[And so, he starts to walk, slow measured steps towards where he's been living.]
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[ that's what she says, heartfelt and true, as she follows closely behind him. who could ever really expect any other response from her, really? so long as minato was all right, she would be too.
for now...
for now. ]