yuffie catchall

[sonorant]

maybe i'll find a meme to put here later maybe not

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[sonorant]

Just a little.

[ she takes a small breath. ]

I have too much... not to be tired.

[mogger]

It won't be easy here or elsewhere. But you're not alone.

[ quietly. looping an arm around her arm ]

[sonorant]

Because you're here right now?

[ that's fine. she'll accept that. ]

[mogger]

Mmhmm. And because I will be, whether you're afflicted or not.

For... however long I'm able. Like you said. [ saying it back ]

[sonorant]

[ her smile is small albeit a bit sad. ]

Thank you, Yuffie.

[mogger]

[ just a bit??? ]

We're friends. But you're really mysterious, even when you're not a murder suspect, so.... I dunno how to really help you with all the things you're holding onto. Maybe you can give me a little direction.

[sonorant]

[ just a bit. ]

The thing I try to hold onto most is hope.

[mogger]

[ just a tad ]

[ it's not.... really yuffie's area of expertise. more of aerith's. but: ]

What are you hoping for?

[sonorant]

[ yeah, robin bonded with aerith a bit. she misses aerith a lot. ]

Many things. Many thing for the future.

[mogger]

[ over being mysterious secretly sad stepford smilers? ]

Well, come on, gimme some examples!

[sonorant]

Peace, happiness, less suffering for all.

[mogger]

That's a lot to hope for here, Robin. Dunno how doable that's gonna be.

[ considering.... ]

[ but she goes quiet ]

Did Cae show you what he found earlier this week?

[sonorant]

It is, but that's how I am.

[ or that's how she usually is. ]

What do you mean?

[mogger]

.... Cae told me a bit about the Dreamscape. And what Aventurine was trying to find out. He also showed me this.

[ she will take out a piece of paper and show it to robin: ]

"—ter what happened today, I don't think you could call this place safe by any stretch of the imagination. We've seen it react now in nearly a hostile way to our presence, and I don't know how long we can stay. Even so, the fact that it exists at all is beyond my expectation.

I suspect some of them want to reach out and make contact with the others, to ease their grief. I understand. But on the other hand, the cult realizing that this place exists—that there might be any space, no matter how small, that they cannot observe—would be catastrophic. What little safety and advantage we do have would be forfeit, and the cult is likely to wipe the slate clean and start over. And in truth, I have no proof that there's a way back.

So, is it worth hoping that they can keep a secret? Perhaps it is cruel, but I want to err on the side of caution."

He thought this place might be like the Dreamscape.

[ this is yuffie's way of trying to import a little hope onto robin, since..... well. i refuse to write more meta about her being le sad ]

[sonorant]

... Oh. I should have guessed it was him when someone said they found it in the trash. Someone did show me to this earlier this week, but it wasn't Caelus.

Reading this did make me think it was similar in some ways, if dying brought you to another space. It did give me a little hope, if they are still alive somewhere, but...

[ it doesn't erase the pain of dying or of separation that people feel. ]

[mogger]

[ help ]

[ also damn yuffie is surprised he didn't show his own castmate ]

Mmhmm. I don't know how legit it. But... [ she hopes that it might help robin with her own hopes and dreams. especially now bc i don't trust you, ara ] I just wanted to make sure you saw it.

[sonorant]

[ if you don't trust me, kill me about it. ]

I think it shouldn't be completely disregarded as it falls in the realm of possibility. [ what is robin, if not made to hope? again and again, she will hope, but she's not so unrealistic about it. ]

I appreciate it, Yuffie. [ her voice is soft. ] I truly do. I will take alive but separated over not alive at all.

[mogger]

[ there was a big ic discussion about how we should leave our afflicted alive tch so ]

Yeah, and I've seen the impossible happen here more than a few times. So.... you know. Hope... and that.

[ shifts a bit, but not quite letting go of robin yet ]

[sonorant]

[ yeah, but that was because people could have partners.... and she said she doesn't, so it's fine.....

her smile is a little less sad, a little more genuine. she pats yuffie on the head. ]

You're a good girl. Keep on being this way, all right?

[mogger]

[ well listen they were also like noooooo leave the afflicted alone too many of us are dyingggggggg and also yuffie got in trouble (tm) for lucas so maybe she will be staying her murder hands ]

[ normally she would get offended (tm) at this, because she doesn't like being treated like a kid, but.... robin has a permit, especially today ]

I'll never stop being me. [ until someone grants me death... ] So don't worry about that.

[sonorant]

[ but every week, someone new will become possessed and become a little less than themselves.... she thinks about it. she can't help but think about it, but she can hope and wish for something better. ]

I'll try not to. So much stays the same, and so much changes at the same time.

[mogger]

[ maybe yuffie will be possessed and be somehow the exact same did you think about that ]

Mmmhmm. I don't think being afflicted could really stop you from being you in the end, too.

[ gay (platonic) ]

[sonorant]

[ she closes her eyes and continues to pat yuffie on the head. ]

Wouldn't that be nice, if it were true?

[ it's a very sweet sentiment. ]

[mogger]

[ she did not hulk out and attack yuffie for pressing her forehead like some others might have!!! ]

Well, you're really stubborn, Robin. Like, really stubborn.

[ she does say that with warmth, though ]

... But yeah. I don't know. People keep telling me the affliction abates after the weekend, and the person is in control. You think that's true?

[sonorant]

Stubbornness runs in my family.

[ she doesn't mind. she knows people don't usually use the word as a compliment even if it's said affectionately. ]

Camille is proof enough of that. She may be the only openly known case, but it helps support the theory.