[ the quiet fury threaded into diluc's emotions subsides when he's greeted with sidon's kindness, but it remains there, simmering. he does his best not to let it bleed over too much—he does not think it appropriate for sidon to have to suffer his worse temperaments. ]
...We had reason to be wary, but this is...
[ flashes of the violence they've witnessed rise, unbidden. he quells them as quickly as he can. ]
...Inhumane. I wouldn't call it ignorance.
[ on the contrary, it would be far stranger to anticipate this sort of savagery, would it not? ]
[ my typos... anyway it's fine for him to feel the full gamut of feelings—anger feels like the right emotion right now. he may not be a furious man, but he knows when the occasion demands it.
nothing in him invites repression. his sharklike sharpness enters his eyes. ]
It feels intentional, yes.
Whatever did this to Scien and Dahut is not resolved.
[ i didn't see any if it makes you feel better :') but also me as you, as i reread literally every tag i sent out yesterday, I CAN'T GRAMMAR OR TYPEEEEE ]
...No. And so, it will likely happen again.
[ and it could be done to anyone, by anyone. even you and i. ]
[ imagine being able to type or read or remember things!! couldn't be me ]
It's true. [ his thoughts and his words both. while sidon is an optimist, and sometimes runs full tilt at head empty, he isn't going to deny the truth that looks them in the face. what optimism really means is seeing what could go right—striving for it when all goes wrong.
it's harder on days like this, but persevere they must. ] Still, it must not be some all-powerful force, or we'd all be at each other's throats. If it is a blight, we can contain it. If it is a foe—I'm certain we vanquish it.
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...We had reason to be wary, but this is...
[ flashes of the violence they've witnessed rise, unbidden. he quells them as quickly as he can. ]
...Inhumane. I wouldn't call it ignorance.
[ on the contrary, it would be far stranger to anticipate this sort of savagery, would it not? ]
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nothing in him invites repression. his sharklike sharpness enters his eyes. ]
It feels intentional, yes.
Whatever did this to Scien and Dahut is not resolved.
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...No. And so, it will likely happen again.
[ and it could be done to anyone, by anyone. even you and i. ]
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It's true. [ his thoughts and his words both. while sidon is an optimist, and sometimes runs full tilt at head empty, he isn't going to deny the truth that looks them in the face. what optimism really means is seeing what could go right—striving for it when all goes wrong.
it's harder on days like this, but persevere they must. ] Still, it must not be some all-powerful force, or we'd all be at each other's throats. If it is a blight, we can contain it. If it is a foe—I'm certain we vanquish it.
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Mhm. The odds are against us, but we are far from powerless. No matter what, we must fight against whatever endeavors to bind us to its will.