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onceuponacomm2021-06-28 10:01 am
faentasy) wrote in onceuponacomm2021-06-28 10:01 am
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 5
Almost half of the non-fairy population of Aira Niluc is gone.
Some may be feeling the absence of their fellow participants in this story. Others will stay focused on the wish they want to get. What never changes is that the story goes on, bringing you closer to the end -- and to another chapter. What will it bring this time?
Snow!
Snow as far as the eye can see, a cold blanket covering the new area. Some winter amenities are now available, ready for perusal! But that's not all there's to find: everyone also will find reminders of their homes, of people they know, of happier times.
Of their wishes.
Who will try to reach their wish this time?
[[Welcome to Week 5! Feel free to make top levels at your discretion, and remember to note it in your header if you plan on investigating any locations. However, please try to keep investigations to Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday! You can also privately contact Hamelin at your leisure.
In addition, a reminder that any Murder Proposals for this week are due by Tuesday 3:00 PM EST/12:00 PM PST! However, please note that you have the option of submitting murder proposals for a later week as well.]]
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Unless you've actually only been pretending to be someone who cares about people and wants to do the best they can for the world this whole time
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[That much seems to be entirely true, at least; it's possible that whatever he saw to get that fucking reaction earlier is just doing his head in, it's hard to say. It's doing something to him that isn't...good, though.]
I want to do what I can for those that are still alive. That's... It's always been true.
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Even if you've made mistakes
If everyone who made mistakes went to hell there'd be no one in heaven
[So none of this self-loathing!! That's his job.]
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They didn't resent me. They should have.
That's part of how I know it's Hamelin and nothing real.
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[Why are other people self-loathing, that's his thing??]
cw: suicidal ideation
[He's quiet for a moment. Gathering thoughts.]
There's nothing to worry about. The dead are gone, and those of us that have been left behind are obligated to continue living at all costs. For those who don't have that option anymore, if not for ourselves.
It stopped being for myself a long time ago; now it's for them. I would have done something about it otherwise. So there's nothing I'm going to do that you could possibly have to worry about.
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At least not here
It would make Hamelin too happy
[And they're both agreed on denying that guy as much enjoyment as possible.]
I just want you to be happy is all
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I think that would be...enough. To offset everything else.
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Then I hope your work is finished soon
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I don't trust Hamelin to grant it for me, however. It would be an insult to try to get it that way.
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Even if he did grant a wish I bet he'd twist it in the worst possible way somehow
Just for kicks
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[...]
If you see her again and I'm there, will you show her to me? Shii-chan.
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I will, if you want
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...I would like that. Perhaps it's morbid, but I would like to see someone that's so important to you.
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Though I really have no idea what she looks like now
[Is it weird if you're 20 and the illusion of your most important person looks like they did when you were both 8. Asking for a friend.]
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That's all right. I don't mind.
...If you ever see any of mine you're welcome to ask about them, though I can't guarantee good answers.
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some of those have suga with a voice]
I don't want to ask if it'll bring up painful memories for you
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No more than seeing them at all will.
[No matter what he does, it's going to suck. Might as well aggressively talk his way through it.]
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Then I'd like to know too
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The ones I've seen are good people. They deserve to be remembered by more than just me.
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But tell me about how they lived
Not how they died
That's a better way to be remembered, I think
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They were recruited into the Knights shortly after the war. The Great War claimed many lives; our numbers were low, and I admit that I wasn't well, after all of that - it took its toll.
They were mostly commoners, whereas the knights before were mostly nobility; they...helped me a great deal in getting through that period of time. They were dedicated to helping people - to rebuilding the Empire, and to seeing through our dreams for the future. They were largely unburdened by the Council and their opinions on them; I usually tried to keep them from knowing how chaotic everything was in that regard, as our relations with the Council itself were poor.
But they were very bright, very diligent people. We all held the same ideals - we wanted to help the Empire, to save it from the corruption it was mired in and allow everyone in it to prosper. They were...very important to me.
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I'm sure they appreciated their time with you as much as you did
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[And that's honestly the part that agitates him most, regarding how they died.]
I want to believe their time while alive was good to them.
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I don't think they would regret it
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