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[sacredpath]

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week 2; saturday

[sacredpath]

[whew. what a week, huh? she's just going to sit somewhere, her head spinning a bit, so wherever you want to meet up is fine.]

[dijun]

[ at least it's actually been a week and it isn't just tuesday.

honestly when he finds shadowheart, off in the probably outside void, he'll leave afterwards for a few minutes. but only that. when he returns, he stands next to where she's seated and offers at her shoulder height... a wine glass? he has one in his other hand as well. ]

Perhaps you would appreciate this.

[sacredpath]

I always do.

[a wine glass is appreciated, in these trying times, but so is company.]

...Thank you. Are you alright?

[dijun]

[ he suspected that'd be the answer. he's got the wine bottle under his arm, too. ]

I will weather hardship as I always have. But it's not often that being right brings me such remorse. [ lowering himself to sit, setting the bottle between them. ] You?

[sacredpath]

I suppose it was never going to have a happy ending.

[who from that list would have been a relief?]

[dijun]

No, and it will only get harder as time goes on.

[ they're going to bond in adversity, and every list will be like this. every single time. ]

[sacredpath]

Assuming we can't find a way to progress, to change things.

[which seems like a harsh assumption, but nothing has changed so far.]

[dijun]

Mm. I hope, and I will continue to put faith in us finding something to change what is happening - but it will be quite difficult when we have been forced to become so powerless.

[ he won't stop trying, or stop looking, just because it'll be hard. but the reality is unfortunate. ]

[sacredpath]

I just wish we could find something that would work sooner.

[dijun]

As do I, my friend. [ taking a sip off his glass ]

Hawke was afflicted Thursday morning, feeling it like an itch, but Miss Neverah told me that she felt it Friday - when the clock turned over, I imagine is what she meant.

[sacredpath]

[that's unfortunate.]

So there would have been no way to notice it in advance.

[dijun]

No, truly not. I had thought to keep an eye on those that I wound up with, Thursday night, to see if... I don't know, if we could notice it in advance.

But Miss Neverah was unchanged.