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Yup. Especially!
[ no shame. she likes you, soo-won. ]
Glad to hear it. We can make sure something like this doesn't happen again. [ because she doesn't know emet-selch is going to survive getting mufasa'd tomorrow... ] Has your leader said much to you about their intentions?
[ no shame. she likes you, soo-won. ]
Glad to hear it. We can make sure something like this doesn't happen again. [ because she doesn't know emet-selch is going to survive getting mufasa'd tomorrow... ] Has your leader said much to you about their intentions?
Not exactly. But all of them have different information available to them, and... well, we're pretty sure that at least one team is telling their members to kill people. That's not the kind of thing they'd just admit, so we have to figure it out some other way.
[ ? he tilts his head at that before shaking it]
No, that's not quite it.... There isn't one singular team telling members to kill - that was an accusation made hastily by Swan toward the beginning, but I believe it's since been debunked.
After all, there is no true merit in killing - it doesn't even generate that much nova. A Leader has nothing to gain by encouraging others to kill.
No, that's not quite it.... There isn't one singular team telling members to kill - that was an accusation made hastily by Swan toward the beginning, but I believe it's since been debunked.
After all, there is no true merit in killing - it doesn't even generate that much nova. A Leader has nothing to gain by encouraging others to kill.
[ dana rushing my tasteful set up smh
but Fiora does not run into the bubble - the bubble runs into her. Or both of them, really, drifting down from above with nary a sound before bursting, sending both of them straight into a memory of acrid smoke and thumping footsteps. ]
but Fiora does not run into the bubble - the bubble runs into her. Or both of them, really, drifting down from above with nary a sound before bursting, sending both of them straight into a memory of acrid smoke and thumping footsteps. ]
Won!
[ waving him down!! come here, snake boy.
it's strange - they talked so much at the beginning, but everything became so hectic and awful towards the end that she's hardly gotten a chance since then. So much has happened that she can't even be sure he's the same person she met then... but she deeply hopes that he is. ]
There you are! I was hoping I could get ahold of you.
[ waving him down!! come here, snake boy.
it's strange - they talked so much at the beginning, but everything became so hectic and awful towards the end that she's hardly gotten a chance since then. So much has happened that she can't even be sure he's the same person she met then... but she deeply hopes that he is. ]
There you are! I was hoping I could get ahold of you.
[oh boy - soo-won is just going to tilt his head when he's waved over before wandering closer. it seems like he's got a tray of items. a few empty cups, a pot of tea, and then a bottle of booze. welp.]
Then here I am.
Care for something to drink, Fiora?
Then here I am.
Care for something to drink, Fiora?
[ she shakes her head, but she smiles. thoughtful of him... ]
Don't worry about it. I can take care of myself, promise. [ a beat. ] Yeah. You're really good with dealing with this sort of thing. I'm jealous of you, to be honest. If I was half as cool as you... Well, things would have gone better, I think.
Don't worry about it. I can take care of myself, promise. [ a beat. ] Yeah. You're really good with dealing with this sort of thing. I'm jealous of you, to be honest. If I was half as cool as you... Well, things would have gone better, I think.
Not the same way you are. I know I'm hot-headed and let my emotions get the better of me a lot. That sort of thing.
[ fiora is self-aware. she laces her hands together. ]
Those things you said to me - about this being the system we exist in - I should have listened to them more. You ended up being right, I think. [ a beat; then a chagrined look. ] Erm... I hope you didn't think too badly of me, after all that. Where I'm from - the battle I'm fighting, at home, I'm trying to destroy that system. That's why I felt so strongly, even if I didn't remember all of it.
[ fiora is self-aware. she laces her hands together. ]
Those things you said to me - about this being the system we exist in - I should have listened to them more. You ended up being right, I think. [ a beat; then a chagrined look. ] Erm... I hope you didn't think too badly of me, after all that. Where I'm from - the battle I'm fighting, at home, I'm trying to destroy that system. That's why I felt so strongly, even if I didn't remember all of it.
[there's just a tilt of his head at that]
.... I think that even now, you put too much weight in 'right' and 'wrong'. All you did was say what you believe, right? Suggesting things about what you could or could not accept.
It was a little stubborn, but it's not as though I don't understand.
Just know that if you are too set in your own ways, you close doors to being able to see what other people do. If I could impart any advice, it's only that.
.... I think that even now, you put too much weight in 'right' and 'wrong'. All you did was say what you believe, right? Suggesting things about what you could or could not accept.
It was a little stubborn, but it's not as though I don't understand.
Just know that if you are too set in your own ways, you close doors to being able to see what other people do. If I could impart any advice, it's only that.
[ a small smile. ]
I'll work on it. When people's lives are in the mix, it's just hard not to feel really strongly, at least for me... Life's a precious thing. I know that better than anyone.
[ there's a beat, and Fiora shakes her head. ]
Oh, but I didn't come here to talk about all the heavy stuff! I think we've all had enough of it... I just wanted to chat with you. [ she's said it before, but it's nice to feel normal, talking with him. ] I'm glad you're okay, Won. And that we're both alive. Did you remember everything, too?
I'll work on it. When people's lives are in the mix, it's just hard not to feel really strongly, at least for me... Life's a precious thing. I know that better than anyone.
[ there's a beat, and Fiora shakes her head. ]
Oh, but I didn't come here to talk about all the heavy stuff! I think we've all had enough of it... I just wanted to chat with you. [ she's said it before, but it's nice to feel normal, talking with him. ] I'm glad you're okay, Won. And that we're both alive. Did you remember everything, too?
[soo-won tilts his head at that and listens - though she changes the topic quickly enough. there's just a bit of a laugh at that.]
Ah, yes, I do. Though it occurs to me that I should probably admit something to you, now that it's the end.
Won is largely a cover for when I go out into the kingdom without intending to be recognized or to conduct any official business. You were correct that I do possess a certain rank.
My name is Soo-won, and I am king of the country of Kouka.
Ah, yes, I do. Though it occurs to me that I should probably admit something to you, now that it's the end.
Won is largely a cover for when I go out into the kingdom without intending to be recognized or to conduct any official business. You were correct that I do possess a certain rank.
My name is Soo-won, and I am king of the country of Kouka.
[ here's where Fiora would do a spittake if she was drinking anything. As things stand, she just looks shocked. Yes, she'd had a feeling he was a little fancier than he let on, but not that noble. ]
Y-you're a king? But you're my age!
[ is she friends with two monarchs now?! ]
Y-you're a king? But you're my age!
[ is she friends with two monarchs now?! ]
[ it sure does. ]
Wow... That's amazing. I had a feeling you weren't just a regular merchant, but I had no idea you were that out of the ordinary. No wonder you're so mature.
[ a bit of wonderment - but once the surprise settles, she just smiles again, the way she usually does. evidently, she doesn't plan on changing the way she treats him. ]
So would you rather have me call you Soo-won, then?
Wow... That's amazing. I had a feeling you weren't just a regular merchant, but I had no idea you were that out of the ordinary. No wonder you're so mature.
[ a bit of wonderment - but once the surprise settles, she just smiles again, the way she usually does. evidently, she doesn't plan on changing the way she treats him. ]
So would you rather have me call you Soo-won, then?
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