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commandertoolbelt) wrote2021-06-15 09:15 am
commandertoolbelt) wrote2021-06-15 09:15 am
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[ hello, alphi! your favorite(?) demigod is here with one of those pop-up ghost decorations under his arm! hope that’s not a problem because he sure is waving and heading right over. pay no attention to the writing on his wrist that says something about burning. it's fine. ]
Hey, man! Trick or treat?!
[ he’s not even wearing a costume ]
Hey, man! Trick or treat?!
[ he’s not even wearing a costume ]
[ It's cafeteria time! ... Outside of serving hours, that is, because sometimes you get so caught up in other things that you show up and forgot the time. Whoops. ]
Sandwiches again, it seems...
Sandwiches again, it seems...
[ shhhhhh you're fine, it's fine. and alphi has company, because leo is here pulling out some pots and pans
he turns to point one at alphi ]
Sandwiches? I say nay!
[ he doesn't even know it's alphi yet ]
he turns to point one at alphi ]
Sandwiches? I say nay!
[ he doesn't even know it's alphi yet ]
[ oh hey ]
Nay? ... What have you got going on here?
Nay? ... What have you got going on here?
Nothing yet, but I was just about to start! Got any cravings? Any hard nos?
[ he executes a bow with a little flourish of the pan ]
I live to serve!
[ he executes a bow with a little flourish of the pan ]
I live to serve!
... I see—you fancy yourself a cook, then? Though you say such, I feel as if I have interrupted.
I don't fancy it, I am one.
[ and now that he's straightened up again, he twirls the pot in his hand. ]
I cook for my friends all the time. It's no big deal if I cook for you, too.
[ and now that he's straightened up again, he twirls the pot in his hand. ]
I cook for my friends all the time. It's no big deal if I cook for you, too.
... If you are certain, then far be it from me to turn you down. I would be most obliged.
Don't even worry about, my guy! What do you like and what do you hate? We'll go from there.
That's a... rather broad question. It takes a lot to offend my senses—I was raised in Sharlayan, after all.
[ leo is wandering the campus restlessly after the trial, thoughts racing a mile a minute. when he comes across alphinaud, though, he'll pause with a frown on his face. there's an awkward moment of hesitation before he speaks up. ]
...You know there's a good chance he was being controlled, right?
...You know there's a good chance he was being controlled, right?
[ Leo will find Alphinaud sitting alone on a bench somewhere around campus; in his lap sits a grimoire, one he seems to be deeply focused on...
Until Leo ventures into the silence. ]
Have you come to chastise me further?
Until Leo ventures into the silence. ]
Have you come to chastise me further?
I - I don't want to, okay?
[ he remains standing, fiddling with something in his hands. ]
But it does matter if he did it out of his own free will or not. You have to know that, right?
[ he remains standing, fiddling with something in his hands. ]
But it does matter if he did it out of his own free will or not. You have to know that, right?
[ Hm.
He can't deny it would change matters, but... ]
... You are not the first to claim such, but can you be certain about that?
He can't deny it would change matters, but... ]
... You are not the first to claim such, but can you be certain about that?
You were with Kon, so you should know it's already possible.
Besides that... During that first expulsion, Kaoruko and Otome were both being controlled to some extent. You saw that, didn't you?
Besides that... During that first expulsion, Kaoruko and Otome were both being controlled to some extent. You saw that, didn't you?
Of course I had.
[ Sounds like Kon has told Leo some things, though, and suddenly he finds himself worrying over how much. ]
But that—it does not mean...
[ In the end, he cuts himself short. He should know, better than anyone, how far these compulsions can go. ]
... No—ignore me. Full well do I know I have made a fool of myself.
[ Sounds like Kon has told Leo some things, though, and suddenly he finds himself worrying over how much. ]
But that—it does not mean...
[ In the end, he cuts himself short. He should know, better than anyone, how far these compulsions can go. ]
... No—ignore me. Full well do I know I have made a fool of myself.
Hey, I'm not - I don't want to make you feel bad, okay? Or worse. Besides, I'm the last person who can guilt any of you for what happened then.
[ whatever that means ]
Anyway, I'm not talking about just that. There's other evidence besides the applications and map pieces you guys found that points to us... maybe just being forced into playing roles here. There are too many coincidences to ignore it, so... It could be that that's what's happening. We don't know enough yet to say for sure, but... I believe that theory.
[ whatever that means ]
Anyway, I'm not talking about just that. There's other evidence besides the applications and map pieces you guys found that points to us... maybe just being forced into playing roles here. There are too many coincidences to ignore it, so... It could be that that's what's happening. We don't know enough yet to say for sure, but... I believe that theory.
[ sometimes you're upsetti spaghetti and you say things you regret...... it's fine
But Alphinaud does glance up—as if something has caught his attention. ]
There was mention made of these "roles" during trial. What do you mean?
But Alphinaud does glance up—as if something has caught his attention. ]
There was mention made of these "roles" during trial. What do you mean?
...Someone found a script. A rejected one, but like I said, there's too many coincidences to ignore. One of the notes it had was that it needed a bigger cast, for one - that'd be all of us.
Kaoruko told someone that we should just play along. It's a weird word choice on its own, but if we believe the role theory, it makes more sense, doesn't it?
Kaoruko told someone that we should just play along. It's a weird word choice on its own, but if we believe the role theory, it makes more sense, doesn't it?
[ He thinks about this for a moment. ]
So I see. ... And you believe that is the reason why—that these are people made to commit these acts against their wills.
So I see. ... And you believe that is the reason why—that these are people made to commit these acts against their wills.
I think so, yeah. I don't know why someone would force that on any of us, outside of it just being a big show to them. And that would be in line with the expulsions, too, and the way that they're made into a big spectacle.
[ Alphinaud's eyes lower with a grimace on his face. ]
So it would. I see I have much to think about.
So it would. I see I have much to think about.
[ he just. nods. it's a lot. ]
Yeah. I just - thought you should know why everyone got so upset, you know? It's probably not as simple as just... choosing to kill someone.
Yeah. I just - thought you should know why everyone got so upset, you know? It's probably not as simple as just... choosing to kill someone.
[ he exhales, slowly ]
... 'Twas not solely my ignorance I acted out on, but mine own anger.
[ and something more, he thinks. ]
... 'Twas not solely my ignorance I acted out on, but mine own anger.
[ and something more, he thinks. ]
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