Lilium Derived from Latin lilia, which may have come from a corrupted pronunciation of a word from an extinct Eastern Mediterranean language Humility, devotion, restored innocence after death
"Lovers used to give these when they were reunited."
[yeah, she knows. she didn't exactly expect a different answer either.]
He wasn't even really himself during the picnic. [which was annoying. all of that was frustrating when she's been trying to talk him into behaving a little and trying to assure him that getting along was the answer. and now he's dead likely because, as he said, someone didn't like him.]
I'd considered that. [and it's something she'll probably only tell cloud because she doesn't want to fearmonger everybody else, basically.] Mathis and Gale...no one expected it to escalate that bad, I think. Especially given their two personalities. But everyone knows how Karma was on the surface. It's possible someone targeted him to...maybe justify killing him. Like they shouldn't be held responsible because they took out "a threat."
[the way she says this very much indicates she does not actually think karma was a threat.]
... I'm not ruling it out. [ he thinks maybe it's a stretch only because thinking one teen is the biggest threat to take out in a murder cult is... ] But I don't think most people would agree with that justification, at least.
[ so even if it is true ... uh... something. no he has nothing ]
I hope you're right. [because it is so stupid to think one teen is the biggest threat in a cult sacrifice group, and also she would be furious if people agreed. she seems to be trying to think of what to say, or at least maybe how to explain how she feels.
...instead.]
...Karlach's really upset. She's the one who found him in the barrel in the water.
[ were they trying to give him a viking funeral. what. he rubs his thumb over aerith's hand because he is a little "why are we talking about karlach's feelings" over this, and affection means LOOK AT WHAT HE'S DOING WOWWWW bare minimum king ]
No one really wants to see that. [ diplomatically. but: ] ... She got that task from Boothill. Probably felt responsible. [ "take care of the little ones", or whatever. ] But it's not like she could've done anything.
Yeah. It was floating out from the shore, at a different part of the beach from where Aqua, Kanda and I were. We found Doggie and Pickles' paw prints...and two ponchos probably from the clothing store and a stick. Looks like someone attacked one of the trees, too. I heard Ichiban started at the beach, but that's not where he was found. [so. a lot happened here.]
...I think both of us felt the same way about him. Karma was a huge brat, but we were trying to help him and get him to trust people and calm down. He knew people didn't like him, and he kept using it as a means for acting out. But there were a lot of things going on back home for him that scared him, I think. And now this happened to him. Maybe there's nothing that could have been done, but.
... We can try to make sense of a timeline when we've got all the facts tomorrow. For now, knowing the beach was a mess will have to be enough.
[ why would they attack a tree. what the fuck. anyway, that's less important than aerith's feelings, so. ]
... There's nothing that could've been done, but we can figure out who did it and why. Least we can do for the kid.
[ for all of them, he doesn't say. he knows it's a little trite, but what's there to say otherwise? dead is dead. whatever potential there was in trying to help karma, it's over now. he also doesn't know what to say about being unable to prevent a death. he gets the loss from there and the self-blame, even if it wasn't your fault. he's not sure how to word that, though. ]
[cloud says "there's nothing that could've been done" and it means aerith's using her other arm to kind of wrap herself around cloud's. it's about as close to comfort as she'll ask for at the moment because she still thinks it's not exactly the right time.]
Yeah. We'll have to do our best with the nine hours we have, right? For all three of them. We can't let it end like last time. [where they walked away not knowing how death died.]
[you could stand to hug her, you fool. but this is fine, she is aware he's emotionally stunted as a person.]
Yeah. We found a lot of stuff at the beach, and I'm sure other people found stuff around, too. We'll start looking everything over right away to try and make a bigger picture.
[that's fair, again, she is aware he's like this so it's fine.]
Make sure everyone reports what they found and what they saw with their own eyes, and start checking the places with the most questions. [a little nod, even as her grip tightens.] We'll be okay.
... Yeah. We will. [ and finally. finally. pulls her closer so he can wrap his other arm around her in a loose hug!!!!! he did it!!!!!!! she might not even push him into the void after this one ]
okay no, this time he is safe...even if she's a little surprised because she did not really expect him to pick up the hint. she's not even entirely sure if it's a hint she was purposefully dropping, but his arm is around her and she settles in to return the hug even if it's a little tighter than his. all of this is still awful, actually, despite how levelheaded she's trying to be about it. cloud has to live with this choice now of aerith not letting go for a little bit.]
[ well that's fine admittedly the hug was loose in case she did not want it, so he ... incredibly... tightens it as well when she does. incredible! look at all this progress! only SLIGHTLY aided by affection week.
actually the part that is aided by affection week is that he sloooowly hesitantly brushes some hair out of her face before bringing his arm back into the hug ]
... We'll figure it out. [ if he sounds more confident than he feels, well. she doesn't have to know. ] Tomorrow.
[you're doing great sweetie :') luckily she's actually a little too sad to really think about how his hesitance should be funny. instead, she's comfortable leaning into him and letting him brush her hair away from her face, cheek turning to rest against him while she nods. and kind of winces because i guess she technically still has camille's vampire bite on her neck.]
Tomorrow. [which is her final admittance that they can maybe worry less today and just take time to process the fact three people are, in fact, dead. she's not sure what she'll do if they actually don't figure out all three, but that's for her to worry about and not worry cloud.] ...we should check in with Yuffie.
[she says this, but she's not moving away immediately. and also this is sort of her saying she's checked on people to the best of her ability but she's okay slowing down besides the three of them for now.]
Yeah, probably. [all three of them aren't exactly great about sitting around and waiting. it wouldn't surprise her if yuffie's out there checking things out and running into people.] I lost track of her this morning, so she might have found something else.
[this is not really aerith taking a break, but she's kind of talking into cloud's chest so maybe it is.]
[wow...cloud is learning. will he remember to do these sorts of things outside of affection week? only time will tell, but she's taking advantage of it for now.]
...right. [she does know that's true. but she's quiet for a few more moments before continuing.] I don't like knowing we have to wait until the end of tomorrow.
... If we could at least look over things more today, instead of having to wait, maybe it wouldn't be so bad. [ but as it is he gets it, he is also... frustrated ]
The bodies disappear, and all of the evidence gets swept away besides the things we take for ourselves. Guess they can't make it too easy, can they? [ugh.] I still don't understand why either.
The rituals we do to contain the monster are the overseers' doing. Without that, we would be left with nothing. There would be no stopping someone from rampaging through town and speeding the whole process up.
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He wasn't even really himself during the picnic. [which was annoying. all of that was frustrating when she's been trying to talk him into behaving a little and trying to assure him that getting along was the answer. and now he's dead likely because, as he said, someone didn't like him.]
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[ like. as a hateful purpose instead of a dumb joke like with everybody else he means ]
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[the way she says this very much indicates she does not actually think karma was a threat.]
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[ so even if it is true ... uh... something. no he has nothing ]
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...instead.]
...Karlach's really upset. She's the one who found him in the barrel in the water.
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[ were they trying to give him a viking funeral. what. he rubs his thumb over aerith's hand because he is a little "why are we talking about karlach's feelings" over this, and affection means LOOK AT WHAT HE'S DOING WOWWWW bare minimum king ]
No one really wants to see that. [ diplomatically. but: ] ... She got that task from Boothill. Probably felt responsible. [ "take care of the little ones", or whatever. ] But it's not like she could've done anything.
[ the. implied or you. is there. ]
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Yeah. It was floating out from the shore, at a different part of the beach from where Aqua, Kanda and I were. We found Doggie and Pickles' paw prints...and two ponchos probably from the clothing store and a stick. Looks like someone attacked one of the trees, too. I heard Ichiban started at the beach, but that's not where he was found. [so. a lot happened here.]
...I think both of us felt the same way about him. Karma was a huge brat, but we were trying to help him and get him to trust people and calm down. He knew people didn't like him, and he kept using it as a means for acting out. But there were a lot of things going on back home for him that scared him, I think. And now this happened to him. Maybe there's nothing that could have been done, but.
[it feels bad they lost the option, basically.]
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[ why would they attack a tree. what the fuck. anyway, that's less important than aerith's feelings, so. ]
... There's nothing that could've been done, but we can figure out who did it and why. Least we can do for the kid.
[ for all of them, he doesn't say. he knows it's a little trite, but what's there to say otherwise? dead is dead. whatever potential there was in trying to help karma, it's over now. he also doesn't know what to say about being unable to prevent a death. he gets the loss from there and the self-blame, even if it wasn't your fault. he's not sure how to word that, though. ]
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Yeah. We'll have to do our best with the nine hours we have, right? For all three of them. We can't let it end like last time. [where they walked away not knowing how death died.]
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Right. Gotta do better this time. We've got a lot more ground to cover.
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Yeah. We found a lot of stuff at the beach, and I'm sure other people found stuff around, too. We'll start looking everything over right away to try and make a bigger picture.
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Right. We won't have to waste time trying to figure out what's going on this time. Just... lay out what we know and go from there.
[ ... give him one more tag ]
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Make sure everyone reports what they found and what they saw with their own eyes, and start checking the places with the most questions. [a little nod, even as her grip tightens.] We'll be okay.
[...she hopes.]
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... Yeah. We will. [ and finally. finally. pulls her closer so he can wrap his other arm around her in a loose hug!!!!! he did it!!!!!!! she might not even push him into the void after this one ]
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and into the void he goes.
okay no, this time he is safe...even if she's a little surprised because she did not really expect him to pick up the hint. she's not even entirely sure if it's a hint she was purposefully dropping, but his arm is around her and she settles in to return the hug even if it's a little tighter than his. all of this is still awful, actually, despite how levelheaded she's trying to be about it. cloud has to live with this choice now of aerith not letting go for a little bit.]
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actually the part that is aided by affection week is that he sloooowly hesitantly brushes some hair out of her face before bringing his arm back into the hug ]
... We'll figure it out. [ if he sounds more confident than he feels, well. she doesn't have to know. ] Tomorrow.
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Tomorrow. [which is her final admittance that they can maybe worry less today and just take time to process the fact three people are, in fact, dead. she's not sure what she'll do if they actually don't figure out all three, but that's for her to worry about and not worry cloud.] ...we should check in with Yuffie.
[she says this, but she's not moving away immediately. and also this is sort of her saying she's checked on people to the best of her ability but she's okay slowing down besides the three of them for now.]
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Mm. [ he makes no move to pull away either, letting her rest as long as she likes ] She's probably making her own rounds, too.
[ ... and this is his way of saying she can take a break for a bit ]
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Yeah, probably. [all three of them aren't exactly great about sitting around and waiting. it wouldn't surprise her if yuffie's out there checking things out and running into people.] I lost track of her this morning, so she might have found something else.
[this is not really aerith taking a break, but she's kind of talking into cloud's chest so maybe it is.]
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... If she did, she'll tell us. [ so there is no point rushing. ]
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...right. [she does know that's true. but she's quiet for a few more moments before continuing.] I don't like knowing we have to wait until the end of tomorrow.
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... If we could at least look over things more today, instead of having to wait, maybe it wouldn't be so bad. [ but as it is he gets it, he is also... frustrated ]
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