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Or perhaps such things are the same everywhere. Something that we all have in common. Although in our case Dame Frederica was familiar with locations she heard from Dame Kurumi, so perhaps our worlds were once more alike.
[Another day, another supply run to Space Mall. Totally necessary, and not just as a distraction from the mounting and inescapable sense of dread the reruns and the deadline of season five were bringing.]
[Whatever the reason, they're there. The Doctor is in one of his rotating hardlight disguises, and- as often happens, has been distracted by something. In this case, a display at the front of a bookstore.]
Ha, I was actually right.
[He holds up a small case for a digital book titled 'Lord of the Planetary Rings: the complete space trilogy'.]
The more things change...
[Whatever the reason, they're there. The Doctor is in one of his rotating hardlight disguises, and- as often happens, has been distracted by something. In this case, a display at the front of a bookstore.]
Ha, I was actually right.
[He holds up a small case for a digital book titled 'Lord of the Planetary Rings: the complete space trilogy'.]
The more things change...
Thirty-twenty-eight, by the calendar Dame Frederica used. I knew it as the year of Yggdrasil one thousand three.
[ Yuuri's one of the lucky few who can usually get away without using a hardlight for trips out of the house -- as long as she's got a hat and she's bundled up to keep people from seeing her tattoos or her PIP then she gets mostly overlooked. Which is good, because she's been restless the last few days. A trip out is exactly what she needs and maybe some of that restlessness shows in the way she twitches in surprise when he speaks up before she realizes no, there's nothing to worry about.
She creases her brow, looking more bemused than anything and comes in closer to squint at the title. ]
It can't just be the same story with a new coat of paint, can it? Is that even allowed?
[ please don't ever tell yuuri about pride and prejudice and zombies ]
She creases her brow, looking more bemused than anything and comes in closer to squint at the title. ]
It can't just be the same story with a new coat of paint, can it? Is that even allowed?
[ please don't ever tell yuuri about pride and prejudice and zombies ]
Do you think there's a chance that our worlds might be the same, then? Not exactly the same, of course, but... do you think you just might be from further in the future but still a world like mine and Junpei's and Nari's-- a world that's just Earth?
It does seem within the realm of possibility.
Edited (don't like that icon choice actually) 2017-12-13 23:27 (UTC)
Perhaps I am descended from a child you will have someday.
[I'm not even a little bit sorry.]
[I'm not even a little bit sorry.]
Not yet!
[Who knew this was what Arianna needed in order to grasp temporal mechanics?]
[Who knew this was what Arianna needed in order to grasp temporal mechanics?]
[ she muffles a scream into one of the pillows, mostly so she can hide her so very red face and looks back up at Arianna with an expression of total exasperation. ]
We-- we've barely discussed that, Arianna, I'm not-- I mean, I don't-- it's entirely too soon to be even thinking about the possibility of children!
[ please chill your ship thirst, princess!! ]
We-- we've barely discussed that, Arianna, I'm not-- I mean, I don't-- it's entirely too soon to be even thinking about the possibility of children!
[ please chill your ship thirst, princess!! ]
There is no need to hurry.
[Lies. Every moment Arianna spends not holding her baby niece or nephew is a moment wasted.]
...Rii-san? Are you well?
[Lies. Every moment Arianna spends not holding her baby niece or nephew is a moment wasted.]
...Rii-san? Are you well?
I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm just--
[ dying at the concept of marrying and having babies with her boyfriend, so it seems
She blows up, fluttering her bangs out of her face ]
It's-- it's not like I haven't thought about it. Not. Not in any specifics but. The whole idea of it. You know?
[ she makes a vague gesture with her hand, a little frustrated with her own inability to get that idea across -- the whole concept of domesticity, family, home and making one together. ]
It just... for a very long time, it wasn't exactly a priority. I keep forgetting that it's an option now.
[ until certain princesses blindside her ]
[ dying at the concept of marrying and having babies with her boyfriend, so it seems
She blows up, fluttering her bangs out of her face ]
It's-- it's not like I haven't thought about it. Not. Not in any specifics but. The whole idea of it. You know?
[ she makes a vague gesture with her hand, a little frustrated with her own inability to get that idea across -- the whole concept of domesticity, family, home and making one together. ]
It just... for a very long time, it wasn't exactly a priority. I keep forgetting that it's an option now.
[ until certain princesses blindside her ]
[Arianna gets the basic idea, yeah. Miraculously, she's quiet for a moment.
Then she hugs Yuuri tightly. It's really more of a cling, actually.]
Even after all this time, what happened in that place still has its hold on you. It... it hardly seems fair.
Then she hugs Yuuri tightly. It's really more of a cling, actually.]
Even after all this time, what happened in that place still has its hold on you. It... it hardly seems fair.
[ She looks a little caught off guard. Not by the hug (because really, she's used to all that by now) and more Arianna's reaction. It hadn't struck her as anything worth getting upset over, not really.
But that's the point, isn't it? She forgets sometimes, how bad her normal had been at one point. There's a weary smile on her face as she leans in and gently bumps her head against Arianna's. ]
I guess it's not. But it's... not really something you can just let go of. You know what I mean, don't you? It'll be a while until I'm not carrying it with me.
[ A while until she can sleep soundly on rainy nights without waiting for something to scratch at the door and break in. A while until she doesn't feel queasy at the sight of stuffed bears in the shopping mall. Maybe never. ]
But that's the point, isn't it? She forgets sometimes, how bad her normal had been at one point. There's a weary smile on her face as she leans in and gently bumps her head against Arianna's. ]
I guess it's not. But it's... not really something you can just let go of. You know what I mean, don't you? It'll be a while until I'm not carrying it with me.
[ A while until she can sleep soundly on rainy nights without waiting for something to scratch at the door and break in. A while until she doesn't feel queasy at the sight of stuffed bears in the shopping mall. Maybe never. ]
[It's like she never really escaped. And in a sense, maybe that's true.]
If... if there is any way I can, then I will help you carry it.
If... if there is any way I can, then I will help you carry it.
You already do -- all of you. Just by being with me. I don't think I could ask you to do more than that.
[ She doesn't think to put it in as many words and maybe she hasn't even noticed the full extent of the difference herself -- but it really is a wonder what having a real support network has done for her. The School Living Club did what they could for each other but in the closed-off world of Megurigaoka survival was always more important than making sure you stayed sane long enough to enjoy it. ]
There's just... so many things I still haven't talked about. I wouldn't even know where to start with them.
[ She doesn't think to put it in as many words and maybe she hasn't even noticed the full extent of the difference herself -- but it really is a wonder what having a real support network has done for her. The School Living Club did what they could for each other but in the closed-off world of Megurigaoka survival was always more important than making sure you stayed sane long enough to enjoy it. ]
There's just... so many things I still haven't talked about. I wouldn't even know where to start with them.
[She was afraid of that. Yuuri's story just seems to get worse and worse. In a way, Arianna almost wonders if the network was doing her and her friends a favor by kidnapping them. Not intentionally, of course, but it's still strange to find herself in the position of potentially being thankful for such a thing.]
I could not say. But... if you wish to speak, I will listen.
I could not say. But... if you wish to speak, I will listen.
Rii-san.
[She pulls back enough to be able to look at her.]
If I am to rule Caledonia one day, [which is kind of questionable these days but shh,] I cannot turn away from the truth for the sake of my comfort.
If you are concerned that I will no longer care for you after hearing this, I can assure you I will. You are my sister, and nothing can change that.
[...which is not to say that this isn't making her nervous.]
[She pulls back enough to be able to look at her.]
If I am to rule Caledonia one day, [which is kind of questionable these days but shh,] I cannot turn away from the truth for the sake of my comfort.
If you are concerned that I will no longer care for you after hearing this, I can assure you I will. You are my sister, and nothing can change that.
[...which is not to say that this isn't making her nervous.]
[ Yuuri gives her a smile -- it's kind of queasy and wobbly, but she manages it before she rolls over onto her back so she can gaze up and the ceiling instead of at Arianna.
She's quiet for a little while and at first it seems like she's not going to answer. But then when she finally speaks up, it seems like she's picking an odd place to start. ]
How much of the season before ours did you watch? It was the whole thing, wasn't it?
She's quiet for a little while and at first it seems like she's not going to answer. But then when she finally speaks up, it seems like she's picking an odd place to start. ]
How much of the season before ours did you watch? It was the whole thing, wasn't it?
[An odd place to start, maybe, but on the other hand it seems to make a certain amount of sense. How long has everything seemed to come back to that second season?]
Yes. I attempted to perform a "live ba-log" as well, but I was unsuccessful.
Yes. I attempted to perform a "live ba-log" as well, but I was unsuccessful.
So then, you already know what happened to Kurumi, don't you? You already know she was bitten.
[ Saying it out loud feels like a horrible, awful betrayal even though she already knows that all Kurumi's secrets have long since been laid bare. She's never spoken much about what happened in that school, not in detail -- she's not sure she even would've told Junpei what happened if he hadn't been there when she's woken up wide-eyed and shaking on a Sunday morning, still convinced she could smell the rot of Kurumi's bite. ]
[ Saying it out loud feels like a horrible, awful betrayal even though she already knows that all Kurumi's secrets have long since been laid bare. She's never spoken much about what happened in that school, not in detail -- she's not sure she even would've told Junpei what happened if he hadn't been there when she's woken up wide-eyed and shaking on a Sunday morning, still convinced she could smell the rot of Kurumi's bite. ]
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