[This also does not have to turn into like, a whole-ass thread, I know you said you were feeling the rat race a little bit. But it always can, if he has things to say to her.]
Yuui, is anyone checking in on you?
[It's been a little bit since they spoke. She thinks. Time has been slipping a lot, and she's forgone sleep at least once in her efforts to catch up with everyone in level and skill. Even if he hadn't been acting terribly strangely the last time they met, she still... manages to convince herself to reach out.]
But they're both the kind of people no one often thinks to check on.]
[Okay, as much as it might seem as if she's dodging that question, she has a really good reason to pause right there.]
I'm glad people are checking in on you, but, Yuui... do you mean Yael?
[Of course, her thoughts immediately turn to less pleasant things. She'd heard the news - or perhaps it was only rumors? - but in the wake of so many fragmented memories and partial realities, her first fear is that something is wrong and he doesn't remember or know.]
[She could have been there for him...and perhaps she should have, even though by the time she found those posts it was long, long past. It still pangs her with guilt, regardless.]
You're sure? It isn't a mistake?
[She says, "mistake," when it could mean "lie" or "trick" or "glitch" or "program." But as long as what he says is true...]
[If it wasn't true, she'd have to shake him to wake him up, the same way she would need to remind him of the stark reality of his parents' deaths. It's a relief to only have to hold one sword of Damocles, for now.
It seems miraculous things are still capable of happening for some of them, even considering the current circumstances.]
Since he's all right, I wonder what that means for the rest of us. Good things, I would hope, even if I'm skeptical.
Is it prying to ask what happened? I'm concerned that you didn't know for so long.
He used a body double from one of the dungeons to fight Hien. That body double lost the fight and died and then Hien took the real Yael and put him in a casket for a cuople weeks.
This goes way beyond weird. This is squarely in the territory of messed up.
Have either of them said anything? You both must be tired, but make sure you don't go radio silent for too long. If something happens we don't have a lot of ways of knowing.
I'm not one to talk, but I wonder if he regrets how evasive he's been, now that the time's come when it might have been for us to know some things.
[She knows it was to her detriment, to keep so many people pushed so far away for so long, but she'd been unable to help herself. It came automatically, like the baring of teeth or the writhing of an animal within a trap.]
As long as you do your best not to forget to check in, then yes.
That's the spirit~ Maybe I will underestimate you, just to see what you can do.
[ It's what he likes to hear! Miharu is quite tenacious, and seeing that come out in bits and pieces... it's like a bit of sunlight hitting the dark forest floor. ]
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Yuui, is anyone checking in on you?
[It's been a little bit since they spoke. She thinks. Time has been slipping a lot, and she's forgone sleep at least once in her efforts to catch up with everyone in level and skill. Even if he hadn't been acting terribly strangely the last time they met, she still... manages to convince herself to reach out.]
But they're both the kind of people no one often thinks to check on.]
hehehe
They're both great at pretending they're just fine, aren't they? That's why no one thinks to ask, or to even look behind the front they put up.
But a lot has happened in the last couple of weeks, leaving Fai reeling, even if his memories are a whole mess that he can't really sort out. ]
A couple people have over the last few weeks.
I have my boyfriend too.
[ That he thought was dead for a while. But you know... details. ]
What about you, Miharu?
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I'm glad people are checking in on you, but, Yuui... do you mean Yael?
[Of course, her thoughts immediately turn to less pleasant things. She'd heard the news - or perhaps it was only rumors? - but in the wake of so many fragmented memories and partial realities, her first fear is that something is wrong and he doesn't remember or know.]
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[ But with all of the strangeness going on in his head, the weird out of place things, the tug back to another place that feels so familiar—
She thinks something is wrong, doesn't she? ]
You heard about his death, didn't you?
He's alive. Leave it to Hien to be vague and not mention Yael used a body double to fight him.
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You're sure? It isn't a mistake?
[She says, "mistake," when it could mean "lie" or "trick" or "glitch" or "program." But as long as what he says is true...]
What a relief. I'm very happy for you.
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[ And although he still wakes up in the middle of the night with a sick pit of anxiety in his stomach, Yael is right there sleeping beside him. ]
Thank you, Miharu. That means a lot to me.
the way i irl also still don't trust either of you
[If it wasn't true, she'd have to shake him to wake him up, the same way she would need to remind him of the stark reality of his parents' deaths. It's a relief to only have to hold one sword of Damocles, for now.
It seems miraculous things are still capable of happening for some of them, even considering the current circumstances.]
Since he's all right, I wonder what that means for the rest of us. Good things, I would hope, even if I'm skeptical.
Is it prying to ask what happened? I'm concerned that you didn't know for so long.
LOL
[ An extremely normal thing to do. ]
you both deserve it
What on earth? I know that's a possible dungeon effect, not that. The casket is... a thing that you've just written, I guess.
Is it because the Head Admin is unwell?
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I would guess so. He's always been a little weird, but I never thought he'd do something that strange.
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This goes way beyond weird. This is squarely in the territory of messed up.
Have either of them said anything? You both must be tired, but make sure you don't go radio silent for too long. If something happens we don't have a lot of ways of knowing.
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Yael told me everything that happened. I think Hien was just being as vague as he always was.
Would you like for me to check in with you every day so you know I'm safe?
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[She knows it was to her detriment, to keep so many people pushed so far away for so long, but she'd been unable to help herself. It came automatically, like the baring of teeth or the writhing of an animal within a trap.]
As long as you do your best not to forget to check in, then yes.
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[ Because Fai knows that feeling so, so well. ]
Alright, alright~ Then consider it on my to-do list.
[ And he will be very diligent about doing so, too. ]
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[Well, she's just a pot calling the kettle black for that, and it doesn't give her any smugness or any sense of superiority.]
I'll have no choice but to let myself into your guild home if you don't.
[She's very serious.]
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[ Honestly, he'd be impressed (and proud) if she broke in. ]
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[Although she doubts she actually has the tools to get past the guild's privacy settings, but she won't take that lying down.
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[ It's what he likes to hear! Miharu is quite tenacious, and seeing that come out in bits and pieces... it's like a bit of sunlight hitting the dark forest floor. ]
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To be fair, that's because Miharu doesn't have much to add, but she will be getting in her final word.]
Hehe.
I'll be keeping an eye out, so don't try and pull one over on me.
[Are they...happy...here? Is this life enough to make them all happy, in its own, strange, limited way?]
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I won't, I won't! I promise. :)