sacredpath | pc: yves

From:

[dont we all with our premium paids dont we all.

it is good emotion share is over, but she doesn't disguise emotions on her face very well, and she looks horrified by this.]

Thank you for telling me that. Now we know we can use it on someone who needs it next time, right?

[trying to soften how much this sucks.]

From:

noirges

[ horror is fair. yves was lost in an agony spiral and he looks a little rough today but he's pulled himself together enough to smile gently ]

Yes. It's difficult to think that we might need it again, but in case we do. I didn't want to reach the end without any way of saving those afflicted.

[ but also: ]

I'm sorry I couldn't save Claude. I know you cared about him.

From:

sacredpath

[hmm...]

I would have killed him myself, if they hadn't.

[probably not so quickly, but she definitely would have.]

When I said yesterday I thought I decoded Charlie's letter, the code spelled out his name. [i know you weren't here so anyway she said on chipper that she decoded a secret code in charlie's last letter but was writing back to charlie for confirmation, since the answer was kind of ambiguous.] And I wouldn't leave a friend to suffer that way any more than you would.

So don't apologize. I'm glad you found a way to help, one none of us had thought to consider.

From:

noirges

[ thank you for taking pity on me sweet siz ]

... I think you're all stronger than I am. [ softly. because he can admit: ] I wouldn't have been able to. Not him.

[ yves hates himself for breaking firefly's trust. he probably wouldn't even be able to look at himself in the mirror if it was claude's. he's clearly experiencing a few complicated emotions, not sure what to do with everyone getting letters about claude, but they're all a little half-formed.

instead all he settles on is: ]

... this place is really horrible, isn't it?

From:

sacredpath

[taking his hand, for lack of any better way to respond.]

It is horrible. I'm sorry, Yves. I'm sure it would have meant the world to him, that you cared this much.

From:

noirges

[ the hand helps. he takes it automatically, and takes in a deep breath to try to gather himself again. enough for a smile, and it is sincere. her obvious care does heal his heart ]

That would require him to fully comprehend how much I care, which I think he was too awkward to do sometimes. [ this is a roast but it's such a loving on, he is so fond ] But that's okay, that's what letters are for.

I just wanted you to know. Saber and Uruha know. I'm telling Monsieur Richie because I think he deserves to. And then I'm just going to tell Monsieur Lucas and Anders.

I don't really mind if anyone else knows, but I do hope it provides some hope for another option if two are afflicted again.

From:

sacredpath

So true. [no that's our claude, a total dweeb.] Though I'm sure, from you, he couldn't be entirely oblivious.

[as long as we never catch two afflicted and have to choose which to save and which to kill :) ]

Understood. I agree with those choices. Would you mind if I told Mizu? He and I have been discussing what to do about the afflicted, and it would be good for him to know there are other options.

[like actually maybe it's best to have our most murderhands people aware of this fact.]

If you'd prefer I didn't, that's fine. I'll talk to him if a situation where it would be relevant comes up.

From:

noirges

You'd be surprised... I was surprised...

[ yves is so openly loving and claude really is so dense. but haha wow weighing lives in a murdergame? surely not.

he shakes his head ]

No, it's fine. I'm open to it. I trust Mizu, too. I don't think it's even a big problem if everyone knows it's an option, but I'd rather not cause ripples before we even need it.

From:

sacredpath

No, I think it better to be a little cautious...

[frowning.]

Not that I have any specific person I would suspect of doing this, but it wouldn't be that difficult for someone to kill for an apple and then claim to be afflicted. The only reason no one would so far is because thinking they're afflicted would be more likely to result in their death.

From:

noirges

[ oh!

well the fact that yves looks shocked probably lends to how much he just trusts people, but that's no surprise since he literally just believed it was self-defense until brimstone said otherwise ]

... I didn't think of that....

From:

sacredpath

Sorry. I don't know that anyone would actually do that, but...

[worth being careful, maybe.]

From:

noirges

No, it's okay. [ he shakes his head ] You didn't say anything to be sorry about.

[ a little squeeze of his hand ]

Sometimes... I guess I just forget that people can... lie? [ a little laugh ] I'm glad I have people like you to remind me.

From:

sacredpath

I will be very glad to remind you of that. Being a little cynical is one of my specialties.

From:

noirges

[ a small smile ]

Then if you're good at being a little cynical, and I'm good at being a little hopeful, then that means together we're complete, right?