verminous | diluc [spacecoast]

You're not. Arthur makes me fight him on this every time, I don't have it in me to do this with both of you, Diluc.

[ he smiles ruefully, at that, but it's forced. ]

What would you rather have me say...?

[ there's not bite to that reply, at least ]

...well, whatever you want.

Were you close?

...I'm not sure.

But... I feel we share much in common.

...I can see it, yeah. He seems like that type of guy.

Don't think tomorrow's going to be easy, but it's always been like that.

...No, it won't be.

[ me wishing he could be the kind of person who just skipped. ]

I worry for the outcome.

[hm. thinking for a second, there.]

You think he's gonna be a threat if someone else has to deal with him?

...Normally, I wouldn't. But with these effects...

[ aggression. [canon things.] ]

He's a trained soldier.

He's not the only one, Diluc.

[but, well.]

...though that doesn't mean one of us is gonna end up handling anything.

[ he nods ]

Exactly. The summons aren't up to us.

...well, let's just hope it's not...

[nodd who tried to bus himself once already]

...

[ he nods. ]

I doubt he would be in the best condition for it.

[ for a number of reasons. ]

It'd just turn into a big mess, and we might have to kill Dion at the end of it all anyway, so here's hoping we avoid that outcome.

I doubt it'll be straightforward either way, but I agree.

As for Sora's killer... I wonder what happens to them.

...wouldn't worry about them. I feel like that one's probably fine.

...What do you know?

[ hello? ]

I've got no idea who did it, so don't ask me, all right, I can't help you there-- but I'm pretty positive Sora's the one who was messed up. Apparently she was acting weird all week.

—Ah.

...In that case, the results were the best outcome after all.

[ GRITTING MY TEETH. ]

Seems like they probably were, yeah.

...sorry.

[ he shakes his head ]

I... have reason to believe this is what he would want as well. [ that the truth be revealed. that there is justice. (though, there's hardly anything just about their circumstances.) ]

...And, there was that one message from HER-MES. We have to prioritize the safety of the crew.

...gotta keep as many of us safe as we can.

[because it's been clear since they started dying that there's no saving them all. it's already too late.]

...Yes.

[ he trails off here. ]

...Thank you, Gregor. For checking in on me.

Hey, you're my bunkmate, but-- I'd say you're a friend of mine too.

[of course he'd check on him.]

Sorry I wasn't back last night. Rodya being cursed hit her pretty hard, I ended up just staying there.

[ he smiles at that. he didn't think such a thing was possible, tonight. ]

You're a good friend, Gregor.

[ he always has been. THEY ARE FRIENDS!!!! (REAL!!!!!!) ]

It's all right. Is she doing better...? And may I ask what kind of curse it was?

[ he'll understand and respect if gregor doesn't want to divulge. ]

It was the usual Friday stuff. She was depressed, in a terrible mood... kept talking about how things didn't matter and she wasn't getting anything out of life.

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