[LMFKSDJHG HELP Diluc just temporarily thanos-snapped.
The drink is tea!! Probably just basic green tea. The rat servers can get fucked, he doesn't care about their judgement.
He takes a seat next to her, lifting his arm in offering so that she can lean on him if she wants to.]
I think Nero is going to yell at Bradley enough for all of us. It might make you feel better to watch. [Dryly... he gave Bradley a lot of grace for his dumbassery because he knows what it's like to make dumb choices for love, but he lost it once it became clear Bradley was willing to endanger others for his stupid principles.] But if you still want to after, no one will stop you.
[THIS IS A PETTY GRAVEYARD FULL OF PETTY ASSHOLES, LUKE INCLUDED.
As for Rosamund... he sighs softly.]
...It's so much more complicated than it had to be. [So much harder to stay angry at her, knowing that an unpossessed person threw a wrench into the whole thing. Knowing that all the living had to do was vote for her, and then let her choose her own end with what little dignity she could cling to.
Even so--]
But she still hurt someone you care about. No matter what else happened... however that makes you feel, you have the right to feel that way.
[ this is very sweet of luke, but shouxue looks confused for half a second before she shakes her head.
she doesn't lean on him yet because she has to clarify. ]
I do not want to give Bradley any of my time. Nero can yell at him. I do not care to be around.
[ she really is about to ignore the wizard like it's going out of style. she is more than done with him. it may have been a sympathetic situation, but more and more, she doesn't care for the stupid things people do for love. ]
I want Rosamund to be free, and I want her to be saved. I do not want to yell at her.
[ she is not okay with rosamund, and it will take some time for shouxue to be better about it, if ever, but she will be civil, if she has to talk to her.
[Honestly, that's fair and valid. He is also probably going to leave Bradley to Nero unless Nero goes too easy on him, which, honestly, Bradley should hope that doesn't happen. When it comes to Luke's favor, he doesn't have the leg up that Dion had.
But he'll set that aside to focus on Rosamund--and Shouxue's broader feelings.]
...Do you think yelling would help, if it's not at her? [He's more than willing to go with her to the beach or the caverns, or even just to get her a pillow that she can scream into and pummel, if she thinks an outlet would make her feel even a little better. He doesn't think encouraging her to yell at him would make her any happier, which is the only reason he doesn't offer.]
I don't know, but I do not think they understand that there is no choice left to give her. They want to let her have her own ending, but she can't think clearly.
She isn't herself. She hasn't been for days.
[ she wans that to be clear. that the rosamund they have now is not truly the rosamund they know.
is that giving her the agency she wants, if she no longer is able to have any? ]
[Ah, he understands what she means, now. He doesn't try to offer her a sympathetic smile, this time; he just nods.]
You're right. They waited too long. [He can understand why they didn't let her do it before the vote, just in case Bradley would have to die in her place, but after?] And they aren't going to make the smart choice.
[He doesn't even have to wait for tomorrow to come to know that they won't put her out of her misery. If they haven't done it after all these weeks, then they aren't going to.]
[It is the same sentiment; personally, he thinks that every moment she's left alive is unnecessary cruelty.
He can recognize that Shouxue is seeking guidance, whether or not she realizes it. And in his own opinion, her fury is valid and they deserve every ounce of anger she might want to unleash on them. But that encouragement probably isn't the responsible thing, especially when he knows Shouxue has such trauma over being out of control.
So, gently--]
...I think some of them already know. [That they fucked up, that this partially happened because they were too emotional, too unorganized. Most, he suspects, just blame Bradley for throwing them off, but that's... a whole separate thing.] And I doubt they'll be checking their messages tonight or tomorrow. So, if you want to... I'd take these days to compose your thoughts, and then send them out when you're sure they'll notice.
[Which would give her time to cool down, and perhaps even answer the question of Rosamund's fate.]
[ she sighs, and her hands crumple her skirt into balls. ]
Emotions are high. [ hers included. ] They make me so tired, Luke. I don't envy them or want to be in their positions, but I don't know how much I can stand watching them not even meet one basic guideline.
[ she lowers her expectations every time. she knows they didn't know for sure that bradley killed in self-defense, but she's not rational right now. and even if she were rational, she still wouldn't be happy with them. ]
[Gently, he reaches out, resting his hands over hers. If she lets him, he'll coax her fingers to uncurl so he can hold them, but he doesn't force her.]
I know. It's frustrating--especially knowing we can't help from over here. [Nobody's going to be checking their messages during trial.] I promise we'll remind them before the next trial. If they don't go into it with clearer heads next time, then they definitely deserve anything you have to say to them, no matter how angry you are when you say it.
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she will take the drink from him. she is visibly unhappy still. ]
You should tell me not to yell at them.
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The drink is tea!! Probably just basic green tea. The rat servers can get fucked, he doesn't care about their judgement.
He takes a seat next to her, lifting his arm in offering so that she can lean on him if she wants to.]
I think Nero is going to yell at Bradley enough for all of us. It might make you feel better to watch. [Dryly... he gave Bradley a lot of grace for his dumbassery because he knows what it's like to make dumb choices for love, but he lost it once it became clear Bradley was willing to endanger others for his stupid principles.] But if you still want to after, no one will stop you.
[THIS IS A PETTY GRAVEYARD FULL OF PETTY ASSHOLES, LUKE INCLUDED.
As for Rosamund... he sighs softly.]
...It's so much more complicated than it had to be. [So much harder to stay angry at her, knowing that an unpossessed person threw a wrench into the whole thing. Knowing that all the living had to do was vote for her, and then let her choose her own end with what little dignity she could cling to.
Even so--]
But she still hurt someone you care about. No matter what else happened... however that makes you feel, you have the right to feel that way.
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she doesn't lean on him yet because she has to clarify. ]
I do not want to give Bradley any of my time. Nero can yell at him. I do not care to be around.
[ she really is about to ignore the wizard like it's going out of style. she is more than done with him. it may have been a sympathetic situation, but more and more, she doesn't care for the stupid things people do for love. ]
I want Rosamund to be free, and I want her to be saved. I do not want to yell at her.
[ she is not okay with rosamund, and it will take some time for shouxue to be better about it, if ever, but she will be civil, if she has to talk to her.
she wants to yell at the living (in general). ]
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But he'll set that aside to focus on Rosamund--and Shouxue's broader feelings.]
...Do you think yelling would help, if it's not at her? [He's more than willing to go with her to the beach or the caverns, or even just to get her a pillow that she can scream into and pummel, if she thinks an outlet would make her feel even a little better. He doesn't think encouraging her to yell at him would make her any happier, which is the only reason he doesn't offer.]
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She isn't herself. She hasn't been for days.
[ she wans that to be clear. that the rosamund they have now is not truly the rosamund they know.
is that giving her the agency she wants, if she no longer is able to have any? ]
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You're right. They waited too long. [He can understand why they didn't let her do it before the vote, just in case Bradley would have to die in her place, but after?] And they aren't going to make the smart choice.
[He doesn't even have to wait for tomorrow to come to know that they won't put her out of her misery. If they haven't done it after all these weeks, then they aren't going to.]
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[ for rosamund, for anyone else she might attack. they don't know she's going to kill herself tomorrow, but it's the same sentiment. ]
I don't know how much reminding them will do, but does that mean I shouldn't try?
[ she doesn't trust her judgment when she's angry. she's talking calmly enough now, but she's still angry. ]
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He can recognize that Shouxue is seeking guidance, whether or not she realizes it. And in his own opinion, her fury is valid and they deserve every ounce of anger she might want to unleash on them. But that encouragement probably isn't the responsible thing, especially when he knows Shouxue has such trauma over being out of control.
So, gently--]
...I think some of them already know. [That they fucked up, that this partially happened because they were too emotional, too unorganized. Most, he suspects, just blame Bradley for throwing them off, but that's... a whole separate thing.] And I doubt they'll be checking their messages tonight or tomorrow. So, if you want to... I'd take these days to compose your thoughts, and then send them out when you're sure they'll notice.
[Which would give her time to cool down, and perhaps even answer the question of Rosamund's fate.]
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Emotions are high. [ hers included. ] They make me so tired, Luke. I don't envy them or want to be in their positions, but I don't know how much I can stand watching them not even meet one basic guideline.
[ she lowers her expectations every time. she knows they didn't know for sure that bradley killed in self-defense, but she's not rational right now. and even if she were rational, she still wouldn't be happy with them. ]
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I know. It's frustrating--especially knowing we can't help from over here. [Nobody's going to be checking their messages during trial.] I promise we'll remind them before the next trial. If they don't go into it with clearer heads next time, then they definitely deserve anything you have to say to them, no matter how angry you are when you say it.
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All right.
[ she is tired out by people and life and being emotional. ]