I don't mind offering my bed for others to sleep in every now and then, but we'll have to come up with something that could make things more comfortable for everyone.
[ even if no one wants to stay here, for however long they're stuck here, it could be comfier. ]
if robin checked the bulletin, she may have noticed a trail of dark soot on the ground that leads away from there... to a thin, dark cloud of smoke hanging over the cemetery. sitting on the ground between the worn gravestones is a familiar shadow. as always, her face is unreadable.
she seems almost still and lifeless, merely sitting there without moving or making a sound. until finally... ]
... Is someone there?
[ she turns her head to look through the haze at robin. ]
That's what learning is all about, isn't it? It matters more to me what you'd like to do and choose to do... regardless of how good or bad you think you'd be at it.
I know I'd love to hear you sing, to hear what you'd like to convey in song.
[ for robin, it's more about the emotional and message aspect than the technical part of being in tune. ]
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week 0, monday
Hello, Ms. Kate. How is your paper cut?
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Oh... Robin, was it? It's better now. Thank you.
I hope you've been doing well.
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I've been well enough, all things considered. I'm glad to hear your cut is better. How do you feel about your new living arrangement?
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I think that out of the options we had, I'm most satisfied with the place I was assigned to... the abandoned house. It has beds and a bath.
Where will you be staying?
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[ she hasn't really checked if it had working plumbing. ]
I have been connected to the cabin.
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It's not the best. But it works.
The cabin seems nice.
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[ even if the beds could be in better condition. ]
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[ even if no one wants to stay here, for however long they're stuck here, it could be comfier. ]
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Week 1, Friday
if robin checked the bulletin, she may have noticed a trail of dark soot on the ground that leads away from there... to a thin, dark cloud of smoke hanging over the cemetery. sitting on the ground between the worn gravestones is a familiar shadow. as always, her face is unreadable.
she seems almost still and lifeless, merely sitting there without moving or making a sound. until finally... ]
... Is someone there?
[ she turns her head to look through the haze at robin. ]
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... Hello, Kate. Is some company all right?
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[ her voice is quiet and calm like always, but it trembles slightly.
she nods. ]
... If you'd like.
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[ she holds out a hand, an offer that can be refused. ]
Will you tell me what you're thinking about?
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... Ichiban, and Karma... The way they both tried to act so tough and dependable, just last night...
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They both had such strong personalities. It's difficult to imagine otherwise.
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[ while one hand is being held by robin, the other rubs at her face. ]
week 5, friday
she approaches her at the pyre. ]
Miss Kate....
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in tattered rags stained in red and black. but otherwise, serene. she glances over. ]
Hello, Robin.
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I'm sorry. I'm so sorry this happened.
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[ there's basically no emotion coming off of her. she does still have the horns and wings, though the latter is just neatly folded behind her. ]
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[ there's a pause. a little moment of reflection, a few stray blips of some kind of emotion. ]
... It's fine. I'm not worried.
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... Even if you are not, I am. What do you want to happen?
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[ there's a brief, shaky feeling. ]
I'd like to get out of here.
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[ the barrier, or something more? something else? ]
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[ ......
another shaky feeling. a rejection of that. fear. ]
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[ it's now robin's turn to try to be serene. ]
What next? It's all right if you're afraid.
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[ smoke starts to pour out of her body. feelings of fear. regret. sorrow. ]
... I don't know what to do. I thought I could find a way to live, even like this.
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I'd like you to live, too. [ soft. true. genuine. ]
I'd like for you to have a choice, but... do you feel free as you are?
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[ there's a terrible, heavy feeling. ]
But no matter what I try to choose, it just leads to more death.
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I want you to have that freedom. Would you like to stop causing more death?
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... I do. There might only be one way to do that, but...
[ but at the thought of it, there's another set of feelings that rise from within her. fear. rejection. anger. it's suffocating. ]
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[ there is some grief and sadness. ]
I wish for your peace and your happiness.
[ even if that's difficult in this situation. ]
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[ there's a little gratitude amidst the other warring emotions. ]
Thank you. I... hope that for you, too.
Week 6, Monday
Oh, Robin. So you ended up here, too...
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robin smiles when she sees kate. ]
Hello, Miss Kate. So I have. Do you feel a little better?
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[ it did mean the possession got stronger, but... ]
You needn't take selfishness as a bad thing. It means you're alive, and you care. You have a life and a heart.
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... Thank you.
And thank you for singing to me back there.
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Would you like to try singing sometime?
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I know I'd love to hear you sing, to hear what you'd like to convey in song.
[ for robin, it's more about the emotional and message aspect than the technical part of being in tune. ]