[ It cannot be overstated that the awkwardness is part of the charm.
Maruki laughs along with her – it really is an absurd situation in so many ways, especially when it flies in the face of all that you know about the way the cosmos works, especially when that knowledge is as intimate as it is for Venat.
And then, in the silence that follows, a thoughtful hum. ]
It's a strange thing, isn't it? To get what you've hoped and worked so hard for. Everything works out, and that should wrap it up neatly and tie it off with a nice bow, but so often it only brings up more feelings, more questions.
[ And as for failing to dissipate–
He had asked her, back in that dreamtime Shujin office, if a part of her would have wished to continue living. She was the first person he met who arrived in Somnius after what should have been certain death, or something like it – he's had time to refine that theory since.
Maruki hugs her tighter for a brief moment before relaxing his grasp enough for them to speak comfortably, able to look at one another without being in quite such close quarters, but still loosely held in his arms.
There's a cool breeze up atop the cliff. Sure. ]
This might be a gauche question... Certainly, it seems like something that the people here aren't eager to talk about, so you're welcome to deny me an answer. But what was it that you supposedly wished before gaining consciousness here?
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Date: 2024-06-23 08:21 am (UTC)Maruki laughs along with her – it really is an absurd situation in so many ways, especially when it flies in the face of all that you know about the way the cosmos works, especially when that knowledge is as intimate as it is for Venat.
And then, in the silence that follows, a thoughtful hum. ]
It's a strange thing, isn't it? To get what you've hoped and worked so hard for. Everything works out, and that should wrap it up neatly and tie it off with a nice bow, but so often it only brings up more feelings, more questions.
[ And as for failing to dissipate–
He had asked her, back in that dreamtime Shujin office, if a part of her would have wished to continue living. She was the first person he met who arrived in Somnius after what should have been certain death, or something like it – he's had time to refine that theory since.
Maruki hugs her tighter for a brief moment before relaxing his grasp enough for them to speak comfortably, able to look at one another without being in quite such close quarters, but still loosely held in his arms.
There's a cool breeze up atop the cliff. Sure. ]
This might be a gauche question... Certainly, it seems like something that the people here aren't eager to talk about, so you're welcome to deny me an answer. But what was it that you supposedly wished before gaining consciousness here?