Anemone From the Greek anemōnē, "daughter of thew ind." The Anemoi were four wind gods in Greek mythology. Protection against evil or ill wishes. Red: Death or forsaken love
I'm a little surprised it happened at all. All of our magic was still missing both when we broke into the bar here and when we disappeared through the fog on our trip. [it's just weird some abilities came through and others didn't.]
...you know that you can't stop people from worrying just by saying "don't worry about it", don't you?
[Which also should've been his sign that things weren't real, including the fact that Falling didn't work the same way he would've expected, but. Well. The mansion messed with his head, and he'd thought it meant the Overseers were finally doing something, and he'd been distracted trying to help Kate and Lavi, and--
[sure. he's not wrong, it's over now. everything that happened in there wasn't real at all, and yet...]
Physically it's over. You and Kate are back, and you won't have to go through that again. But...you're still thinking about it. Not exactly a thing to easily call quits.
[she lets him have his moment of peace. if only because she thinks it's probably very overwhelming no matter what. so they sit in the quiet near the spring, and aerith watches him for a moment before her eyes drift back to the pool.]
...take some time to recover. I'm not going to ask you to talk about the things you aren't ready for, but I do want you to know if you ever decide to, I'll listen. Even if it's just to say you don't know how to stop thinking about it.
[He won't take her up on it, since he barely even manages to do that kind of thing with people he's known for years and years. But at the very least, he'll remember the offer--and the kindness and respect that came with it.
FREES US BEFORE WE ALL BLOW UP FROM A BUTTER BOMB TOMORROW OR SOMETHING]
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...you know that you can't stop people from worrying just by saying "don't worry about it", don't you?
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[Which also should've been his sign that things weren't real, including the fact that Falling didn't work the same way he would've expected, but. Well. The mansion messed with his head, and he'd thought it meant the Overseers were finally doing something, and he'd been distracted trying to help Kate and Lavi, and--
He huffs a little, looking away.]
There's no reason to. It's over now.
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Physically it's over. You and Kate are back, and you won't have to go through that again. But...you're still thinking about it. Not exactly a thing to easily call quits.
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...take some time to recover. I'm not going to ask you to talk about the things you aren't ready for, but I do want you to know if you ever decide to, I'll listen. Even if it's just to say you don't know how to stop thinking about it.
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[He won't take her up on it, since he barely even manages to do that kind of thing with people he's known for years and years. But at the very least, he'll remember the offer--and the kindness and respect that came with it.
FREES US BEFORE WE ALL BLOW UP FROM A BUTTER BOMB TOMORROW OR SOMETHING]