[ help? he's too surprised to pull away, and even if he wasn't, aerith has rights. she can just do that. he's big enough that it doesn't move him at all. ]
That... does sound very confusing.
[ in that he has no idea if he's following. ]
More murders...? [ oof. ] Were they friends, like here, too?
Yeah...the victims were all friends, and the culprits were in the end, too. [before she explains that, she seems to realize she's being a little intense, so she grips his arm firmly. it's not that firm because she doesn't have her full strength right now, but firm enough.]
I don't know what they did with the rest of your body. I only found your arm and your leg, but...it wasn't fair. I don't know why they picked the people they picked. All you wanted to do was bring sunflowers to Imanotsurugi.
[ ...hearing that name sends a shock through him, even more than hearing what happened to himself, or seeing that collar on her neck. but he tries to shake that off, for aerith's sake if not his own. ]
...Sometimes it's as simple as being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I'm alright. [ softly. ] I'm as alive and unbroken as we can be.
[ in this strange purgatory they've found themselves in. ]
But what about you? What happened to you, Aerith-dono?
[yeah she's mostly upset iwatooshi was happy and with ima and then got supermurdered. but she does calm down a little more, pulling her emotions back to try and focus again.]
Stay that way. I don't want anything else happening to you. [she'd love if things didn't happen to anyone ever again, but what can you do. but he asks, and...oof. long story. hard story. she's not even sure what to explain first.]
...I don't even remember how we got there, but it felt like we'd lived there our whole lives. It was a small island, isolated from the rest of the world. Quiet. Simple. But the island had a curse on it...people were going to die when they reached a certain age, unless certain measures were taken. That was just a fact. All of us had our own lives to tend to, but we all knew each other. We were working together to solve a string of murders.
[ he's already done his break-in so there's no reason for him to get injured now... though i guess they have no reason to know that hehe. but this is a promise he'd make regardless.
he remains quiet as aerith explains, internally ticking off boxes. the murder thing is news to him - but maybe there just wasn't time for that, iwa thinks, his eyes wandering once more to the collar. ]
...It sounds like Lucas-dono and Mathis-dono's home.
[she's good at worrying about friends, so she will. but she looks up at him, meeting his eyes with the eerie glow of her own because...well. of course iwatooshi would understand.]
...mostly better now. [because she's not really sure, and there's not even sure she's really here. maybe it doesn't matter.] We didn't remember anything about Scawwy, or here. And we didn't even remember our own lives. Yuffie was with me, but...everything I knew about her there was different than how I actually met her.
She was a self-defense instructor. Youngest on the island, but the best at what she was doing. She worked with Cloud and our friend Tifa sometimes while they were working with the Corps. [at the mention of yuffie's name though there are two emotions that should not belong there: frustration and guilt. that's nice.]
I'm not surprised you'd see your other friends there, too. [ just kind of sad. ] We saw Yuffie-dono and Anisphia-dono return on the other side, earlier... It looked like they'd been through a lot. Whatever happened, I'm sorry that you've all had to suffer.
Yuffie was. [that same pulse of guilt, and a little fear.] I don't know what happened to Anisphia though. We lost track of each other at some point in the night.
[ closes his eyes and radiates sorrow for a girl who definitely doesn't deserve to be killed, even in some kind of illusion. as much as she wants to be treated like the adults, she is still a child. ]
I'm sorry, Aerith-dono. It must have been difficult, even without your memories from home.
[ perhaps some of the others, too, then. terrible. iwatooshi sighs. ]
...I won’t make you keep talking about it, Aerith-dono. Everyone involved is safe now, and healing.
[ except maybe karlach, running off to die again immediately in break-in. ]
I’m more worried about how you’re feeling now. If it’s anything like what I’ve been told, it must be… disorienting, at times. But we’ll only be able to help you with what we know about.
[she's gonna find out about karlach later and be so mad.]
Sorry. [she says, because she knows it's a difficult thing to process and to talk about.] I'm glad everyone's safe and healing. If things ended the way it did for me and for Yuffie, I can't imagine that the others didn't experience something similar.
[perhaps we all tpk'd...hard to say.]
...it was very disorienting, yes. [...] Iwatooshi, how much do you know about Mathis's circumstances on his island? [did she ask this already? hell if she knows. she's trying to reconnect dots.]
It's very possible they did. These things seem to seek out the best ways to hurt us, somehow.
[ ough. this question. he looks conflicted - feels it, too, his concern for aerith warring with the responsibility he has to his partner, even if the connection is long broken. ]
...It isn't really my story to share. [ he says softly. ] But... you have his choker. You must know by now, don't you? The one called "Camille Claude," his brother, called Mathis-dono a homunculus.
...I remember the things from his memories. That week before we came here, when everyone was seeing everyone else's experiences. I knew back then. I just wasn't sure how much you learned before we had to leave. But you're right. I do know he's a homunculus, and how he came to be that way.
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That... does sound very confusing.
[ in that he has no idea if he's following. ]
More murders...? [ oof. ] Were they friends, like here, too?
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I don't know what they did with the rest of your body. I only found your arm and your leg, but...it wasn't fair. I don't know why they picked the people they picked. All you wanted to do was bring sunflowers to Imanotsurugi.
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...Sometimes it's as simple as being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I'm alright. [ softly. ] I'm as alive and unbroken as we can be.
[ in this strange purgatory they've found themselves in. ]
But what about you? What happened to you, Aerith-dono?
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Stay that way. I don't want anything else happening to you. [she'd love if things didn't happen to anyone ever again, but what can you do. but he asks, and...oof. long story. hard story. she's not even sure what to explain first.]
...I don't even remember how we got there, but it felt like we'd lived there our whole lives. It was a small island, isolated from the rest of the world. Quiet. Simple. But the island had a curse on it...people were going to die when they reached a certain age, unless certain measures were taken. That was just a fact. All of us had our own lives to tend to, but we all knew each other. We were working together to solve a string of murders.
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[ he's already done his break-in so there's no reason for him to get injured now... though i guess they have no reason to know that hehe. but this is a promise he'd make regardless.
he remains quiet as aerith explains, internally ticking off boxes. the murder thing is news to him - but maybe there just wasn't time for that, iwa thinks, his eyes wandering once more to the collar. ]
...It sounds like Lucas-dono and Mathis-dono's home.
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It was. We were in Arpéchéle. It was just like they described it.
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[ the player cyoa lore.
softly, becuase he has to ask, ] And your memories?
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[ given what he knows, that's still a little concerning. ]
That sounds like what they've told us before. [ ... ] What was Yuffie-dono's role in this?
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I'm not surprised you'd see your other friends there, too. [ just kind of sad. ] We saw Yuffie-dono and Anisphia-dono return on the other side, earlier... It looked like they'd been through a lot. Whatever happened, I'm sorry that you've all had to suffer.
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And they seemed like themselves...? All in one piece? Nothing too unusual?
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Why? Were they killed, too?
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I'm sorry, Aerith-dono. It must have been difficult, even without your memories from home.
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Considering I'm the one who killed her, I think difficult may be the best word for it right now.
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there's a brief spike of alarm before he pulls that all back in, settling back into worry and frowning like he's trying to recall something. ]
Was it because of your memories? Or because of memories that you were given? Did something trigger it?
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It was because of the memories we were given, and then memories that were altered. And then...wanting to stop the killers in their tracks.
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...Was Yuffie-dono responsible?
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...I won’t make you keep talking about it, Aerith-dono. Everyone involved is safe now, and healing.
[ except maybe karlach, running off to die again immediately in break-in. ]
I’m more worried about how you’re feeling now. If it’s anything like what I’ve been told, it must be… disorienting, at times. But we’ll only be able to help you with what we know about.
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Sorry. [she says, because she knows it's a difficult thing to process and to talk about.] I'm glad everyone's safe and healing. If things ended the way it did for me and for Yuffie, I can't imagine that the others didn't experience something similar.
[perhaps we all tpk'd...hard to say.]
...it was very disorienting, yes. [...] Iwatooshi, how much do you know about Mathis's circumstances on his island? [did she ask this already? hell if she knows. she's trying to reconnect dots.]
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[ ough. this question. he looks conflicted - feels it, too, his concern for aerith warring with the responsibility he has to his partner, even if the connection is long broken. ]
...It isn't really my story to share. [ he says softly. ] But... you have his choker. You must know by now, don't you? The one called "Camille Claude," his brother, called Mathis-dono a homunculus.
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You're wearing the same choker that he does. Did you experience the same things?
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