wizardmanor | Floor 2, Room 3

[ Bluntly, possibly because of the wine: ] Honestly, this feels like somethin' that would've happened back home and I don't like it.

...Yeah? That bad, huh?

[ Ah. ]

I mean...people will be people. [ And there are 27 strangers of varying degrees in this manor.] But I was kinda hoping it'd take longer than a month.

No, I mean your home.

[ ... ]

I've never seen something like this happen before, but it sounds like you were expecting it.

[ Oh. He misunderstood.

It kind of sinks in that Yamato really does come from a relatively peaceful life, in a way that Day has to try hard to imagine these days. And if that isn't kind of screwed up, Day doesn't know what it is. ]

...There's a sayin' back where I'm from. "Violence is inescapable." [ He will let that sit for a moment. ] There are beautiful, gentle things in the world, and many more that are stupid, cruel and brutal. I've seen my share of both, that's all.

... I don't blame you for wanting some semblance of peace. Truth be told, I didn't expect any of that to happen, either. Most of us didn't.

I just don't want you to feel like you have to deal with it by yourself.

[ There's a sort of slow blink, like he's chewing on what Yamato just told him.

...It's true that there are other people here, so he doesn't have to deal with this alone. It's just easy to get into that mode because that's what he does: work in the background to try and smoothen things out, maybe preempt disaster. The less aware people are of this, the better. ]

...That's mighty kind of you, Yamato.

I wouldn't say it's kind. It's stating the truth.

[ Him? Kind? Don't make him laugh- ]

I mean it, you know.

I think statin' it out loud and meanin' counts as kindness.

[ He's just pointing it out. ]

...But thanks.

Anytime.

[ He's so tempted to ruffle Day's hair, but. He'll refrain. He's not that drunk just yet. ]

Are you feeling any better, after talkin' about that?

I do, yeah. [ It's a genuine smile, at least. ]

Good. I'm glad.

[ He also gets a genuine smile in return. ]

Now...let's get your mind off of that stuff for now, yeah? Tell me about something fun.

Oh, a bunch of stuff showed up in my room the other day, if you wanna take a looksie?

Sure. What've you got?

[ Peeking at his pile of stuff! ]

[ There's a weird assortment of things, like incense, candies, a pair of rings and a magical charm...

...that is glowing for some reason??? ]

Huh?

[ That sure is an ominous glow, eh? ]

Hmm, what's that all about?

Beats me. This is the first time it's doin' it.

[ He picks it up to examine it. Besides the glowing, it doesn't seem to do anything else? ]

Weird.

[ Is it because he's here, he wonders. ]

Oh, well. As long as it doesn't do anything crazy, we can just leave it, I think?

I guess I could test out what happens if I bring out and about in the manor...

[ He gestures at the rings. ]

These came in a pair, for some reason.

A pair, eh? Did you wanna test that out?

[ He proooobably shouldn't offer himself up for that so easily, given recent events, but eh!! He likes Day well enough. Why not. ]

[ Yamato and Day, moments before disaster: ]

Sure, why not.

[ He holds out one of the rings for Yamato to take, then goes slip the other one on a finger. ]

[ He'll go ahead and slip the ring on his index finger, then, and he gives it a little onceover. ]

Huh. This one's not glowing at all. What does it do?

It ain't like they came with instructions...

[ Yamato can, for some reason, sense confusion and curiosity coming from Day as he examines the ring. It's set against a backdrop of worry, a vague sense of anxiety that's trying to account for all possibilities in an unknowable future despite knowing that's futile, and restlessness that wants to solve problems. That those feelings aren't stronger is because he's actively trying to focus on other things right now. ]

[ He...sure does. Hm. He looks at Day with wide eyes for a moment, quiet, like he's seen a ghost almost, but that expression mellows out into something more understanding after a few seconds.

Day, on the other hand, will feel a lot of pain. Sadness. Regret. It's not a pleasant time in Yamato land, apparently. But...there is also a sense of camaraderie and some semblance of closeness here, too. ]

[ For a moment, Day is alarmed by Yamato's initial reaction, wondering what on earth happened, and then he notices everything else going on. There's a flare of knee-jerk panic, the kind where someone's going "oh, shit", then everything else hits him, and...

Day relaxes, somewhat. Because yeah, he gets it, too. ]

...Havin' a hard time, huh?

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