It sort of feels like we don't have that kind of luxury but we really do need to relax every once in a while. Otherwise we're going to burn ourselves out.
[ Look at that! She's learning. ]
I guess the only problem is working out where to start, isn't it?
Maybe it's worth talking about things from before we all landed here, then. Why don't you tell me a little about your friends' restaurant? Maybe once we're all done with this mess, we could go visit her.
What sort of food does she cook? I know some of the things you can eat on Eos and there's not really much point in asking anyone who comes from Earth, since it'll be all the same food... but your world's so different. I can't imagine what the food must be like.
Much of the food I've seen here is familiar. Not all of it, but we have things such as steaks, stews, pastas, curry... although curry would be more common further to the east.
Dame Regina's dishes are often somewhat different, though, since she cooks using ingredients from the Labyrinth. If she were to make cheeseburgers, for example, she might use the meat of a War Bison.
It's strange, isn't it? Even though our worlds are all so different, we all end up with the same kind of food. There's so many other similarities, too... it makes you wonder how it all turns out like that. Maybe they just made sure to pick us all from similar enough worlds?
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.
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?
[ 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!
[ 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.
[ 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. ]
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 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.
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[ Look at that! She's learning. ]
I guess the only problem is working out where to start, isn't it?
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That seems to be a recurring difficulty... so little else has happened in our lives. [She's still having trouble learning to Yuki.]
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[Arianna, this is a sleepover. People are trying to sleep. Don't light up like that.]
Dame Regina would love to meet all of you! No doubt she would be excited to hear about recipes and cooking techniques from other worlds.
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Dame Regina's dishes are often somewhat different, though, since she cooks using ingredients from the Labyrinth. If she were to make cheeseburgers, for example, she might use the meat of a War Bison.
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What year was it that you were from, Arianna?
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[I'm not even a little bit sorry.]
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Arianna, I'm-- you-- [ LET HER DIE??? WHY IS SHE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION ] I'm not even married!
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[Who knew this was what Arianna needed in order to grasp temporal mechanics?]
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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!! ]
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[Lies. Every moment Arianna spends not holding her baby niece or nephew is a moment wasted.]
...Rii-san? Are you well?
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[ 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 ]
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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.
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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. ]
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If... if there is any way I can, then I will help you carry it.
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[ 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.
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I could not say. But... if you wish to speak, I will listen.
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