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[He does pause to listen, and he takes it seriously - but then, he always does.]
...You asked me about trust before. For what it's worth - I trust you not to intentionally kill me, but- [said immediately to cut off any possible protest-] obviously you can still kill me easily, even if you don't intend to. I'm never not going to realize that.
There's some people I'd trust to have my back here if it came to a fight, maybe. But it's not like I'm going to trust them with all my secrets, either. ...There's too much I don't know about the people here.
...You asked me about trust before. For what it's worth - I trust you not to intentionally kill me, but- [said immediately to cut off any possible protest-] obviously you can still kill me easily, even if you don't intend to. I'm never not going to realize that.
There's some people I'd trust to have my back here if it came to a fight, maybe. But it's not like I'm going to trust them with all my secrets, either. ...There's too much I don't know about the people here.
( Ugh. (He was definitely going to protest at that one point.) But he listens. )
... I don't think it's normal to entrust everything about yourself to all the people you know.
( So, like, that's fine. Sometimes you just need one single person you can die for, is all. Anyway, )
... But trusting me not to kill you on the purpose is already more trust than I'd expect.
( Or, rather, than a creature like him deserves - is the implication. )
I don't need people's secrets. I just need to know they're not dangerous. That's all.
( And that's really the preoccupying thought - and why it baffles him that anyone would extend him trust in regards to his intentionality - when he places such weight on peace of mind. Secrets can... come as they come; he's not so attached to such concepts anymore. )
... I don't think it's normal to entrust everything about yourself to all the people you know.
( So, like, that's fine. Sometimes you just need one single person you can die for, is all. Anyway, )
... But trusting me not to kill you on the purpose is already more trust than I'd expect.
( Or, rather, than a creature like him deserves - is the implication. )
I don't need people's secrets. I just need to know they're not dangerous. That's all.
( And that's really the preoccupying thought - and why it baffles him that anyone would extend him trust in regards to his intentionality - when he places such weight on peace of mind. Secrets can... come as they come; he's not so attached to such concepts anymore. )
Edited 2024-05-07 06:03 (UTC)
Ironically, your threats were what really confirmed it...
[You can only nonlethally hold a guy by a neck so many times, dude.]
[You can only nonlethally hold a guy by a neck so many times, dude.]
( wow???????? )
... I'm knocking you off your broom next time.
( ... Then he'd catch him :/ )
... I'm knocking you off your broom next time.
( ... Then he'd catch him :/ )
Yes, yes, you're very tough and scary.
[Much intimidation wow. He gives another yawn.]
-Was there other stuff you wanted to ask about? I should probably get out of bed at some point.
[Much intimidation wow. He gives another yawn.]
-Was there other stuff you wanted to ask about? I should probably get out of bed at some point.
( ughhhhhh
But, fine, he'll give it thought, because arguing with Ahito about it clearly isn't getting anywhere (for some reason). He stands, though, since Ahito wants to git. )
... If there was anything else you noticed or that it said. It told me it was bound by a promise, as a wizard, so it couldn't move on. Stuff like that.
But, fine, he'll give it thought, because arguing with Ahito about it clearly isn't getting anywhere (for some reason). He stands, though, since Ahito wants to git. )
... If there was anything else you noticed or that it said. It told me it was bound by a promise, as a wizard, so it couldn't move on. Stuff like that.
Yes, I do have more.
[ Jing Yuan doesn't typically poke at things that get far too personal, but he is curious here. The problem is that Ahito is still very much recovering and tired.
He doesn't quite feel it is honorable to question someone so thoroughly on their personal life just a day after their brush with death. He will even rise to his feet, to clarify. ]
I'll save most of them for later.
So, if you could tell me what lead up to you being restrained by the ghost possessing Akira, that will be enough.
[ Jing Yuan doesn't typically poke at things that get far too personal, but he is curious here. The problem is that Ahito is still very much recovering and tired.
He doesn't quite feel it is honorable to question someone so thoroughly on their personal life just a day after their brush with death. He will even rise to his feet, to clarify. ]
I'll save most of them for later.
So, if you could tell me what lead up to you being restrained by the ghost possessing Akira, that will be enough.
Edited 2024-05-07 22:35 (UTC)
Not really. It wasn't exactly interested in giving me any answers while it dragged me to the bonfire.
( About what he expected, but it's good to confirm.
Ultimately... it might not matter so long as this remains a one-off instance. But they don't really know if this is a one-off instance, is it? Maybe the other people in Central were also...?
Concerning, if so. )
... Maybe the manor should try a exorcism of everyone from Central just in case. The guy with glasses might not have been the only one with a rider.
( Just the only one whose rider manifested - for now. He hesitates to just ask Tatara to organize this, though; Tatara seems the type to say he'll look into it, but not take decisive action immediately. He still doesn't think there's been a PSA about promises, either. So it's... kind of up to them.
He feels stressed out already. )
Ultimately... it might not matter so long as this remains a one-off instance. But they don't really know if this is a one-off instance, is it? Maybe the other people in Central were also...?
Concerning, if so. )
... Maybe the manor should try a exorcism of everyone from Central just in case. The guy with glasses might not have been the only one with a rider.
( Just the only one whose rider manifested - for now. He hesitates to just ask Tatara to organize this, though; Tatara seems the type to say he'll look into it, but not take decisive action immediately. He still doesn't think there's been a PSA about promises, either. So it's... kind of up to them.
He feels stressed out already. )
[Yep, he is beaten down and exhausted and definitely should not be subjected to the horrors of Talking Feelings.]
Not much. I was on my way back to my room when he got the drop on me.
Not much. I was on my way back to my room when he got the drop on me.
I think Kurapika's probably safe. Cursed - but safe.
No idea on the others, though.
No idea on the others, though.
"Cursed but safe"? How does that make sense?
If whatever they did to get the ghost out of that guy doesn't cause any problems for the host, I don't see why any of them would object, in any case.
If whatever they did to get the ghost out of that guy doesn't cause any problems for the host, I don't see why any of them would object, in any case.
Because I hung around with him for a while and the curse only hurt him.
We can still see if there's anything to exorcise. Just saying what I saw.
We can still see if there's anything to exorcise. Just saying what I saw.
A lot of pain... temporary blindness, maybe? It looks like it just hits him every so often.
He mentioned some other things, too. That after he touched the cursed object, it felt like something in him broke.
He mentioned some other things, too. That after he touched the cursed object, it felt like something in him broke.
( hewo..................? )
... That doesn't sound safe to me in any sense of the word. Like, at all.
... That doesn't sound safe to me in any sense of the word. Like, at all.
Not for him, obviously. But it means he's not in any shape to attack others.
Yeah, well, neither was the other guy until the ghost got active.
( No winning against paranoid people. )
... I'll go figure out something about all that. You just stay in bed.
( nvm what you said about getting up. none of that anymore. )
( No winning against paranoid people. )
... I'll go figure out something about all that. You just stay in bed.
( nvm what you said about getting up. none of that anymore. )
Since when do you get to tell me when I sleep?
Since I could hear that you need more sleep. You're not recovered from that whole thing.
( Maybe it would've been better if Mika got scared off the night before because, unfortunately, him fussing is Annoying. )
( Maybe it would've been better if Mika got scared off the night before because, unfortunately, him fussing is Annoying. )
[Oh.
...Ugh.]
It's not just the Akira thing.
...Ugh.]
It's not just the Akira thing.
Yeah.
[But instead of explaining any more than that, he just closes his eyes and focuses. If Mika's paying attention to magical pings, he can probably feel the cast go off as he performs a spell to wash away the pain that lingers in his body even now, built up from years of sacrifice.
At the very least, he can probably hear the way muscles relax, tension leaking out as the pain fades. Nothing so drastic as to be visible to the ordinary viewer, but Mika's senses are far greater than that.]
[But instead of explaining any more than that, he just closes his eyes and focuses. If Mika's paying attention to magical pings, he can probably feel the cast go off as he performs a spell to wash away the pain that lingers in his body even now, built up from years of sacrifice.
At the very least, he can probably hear the way muscles relax, tension leaking out as the pain fades. Nothing so drastic as to be visible to the ordinary viewer, but Mika's senses are far greater than that.]
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