scawwy ✦ karlach cliffgate

[recession]

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[recession]

They told me that memory loss is a possible symptom.

But it'll go away.

[ ...Hopefully? It's better to say it like it's truth than not. ]

You remember every person here, both around us and who we can see?

[ablazement]

[she tilts her head back, thinking.]

I think so? I know all of you. And... [silence.]

Home, I think. That's sort of blurry.

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Baldur's Gate?

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Yeah, I know that one. [...] Grew up alone? On the streets, I think? Is that right?

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You had parents that loved you quite a bit. You left for the streets later.

[ablazement]

[...]

I did?

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...Sounds like we've managed to land on what it is you forgot for the time-being.

[ablazement]

[oguguhghgh she doesn't like it. there's a little empty feeling, and then:]

... It'll come back. [she hopes.] Guess that's what I get for running back in.

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I suppose the only good thing to say about it is that if you don't remember, it's hard to get hurt by it. Better than having your memories of them altered for the worse.

But I'm sure it'll come back. Even the most awful effects have been temporary.

[ablazement]

[brings her free hand up to brush her forehead, to try and make the sweat go away. she is flagging, slightly, because cyoa effects are a bitch.]

I'm so tired of being fucked with. This week has been so good, and so bad.

[little pangs of sadness and worry.]

I'm also really tired of seeing corpses. That'd be nice if that would stop.

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Everything that goes up has to come down. Balance and all that. This place isn't keen on letting there be good without some kind of drawback.

[ He can't disagree on the corpses bit... it really would be nice... ]

[ablazement]

[silence, for a minute, and then:]

... Did you see who died?

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I did, yeah.

And it seems one of our killers has had enough to remaining subtle, to boot.

[ablazement]

[sadness...]

Ugh. Poor Kate.

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She's suffered for quite the while.

I thought about positing a theory regarding the black swordtip, but unfortunately, I had other things on my mind.

...It's possibly a good thing that her situation has come to light at last, but it doesn't make it any easier. She's only thirteen.

[ablazement]

I don't know that either of us would've been crazy about letting her get voted for, even so.

Or maybe that's just me projecting. [rubs at her arm.] Hopefully she'll make it here soon.

... Either way, we've got Astarion and Scien coming. [nina too but she has never spoken to nina so.]

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...Sorry about the announcements this week.

The solace is that we know it's technically a good thing, once you look past the initial brutality.

[ablazement]

Ah, nah. It's alright, I'm honestly not that fucked up about it. I get to see Astarion again, even if I wish he didn't have to die for that to happen.

[genuinely. she feels a little guilty about it.]

Thank you.

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...

I'd just told him in a letter the Sunday we arrived that you'd strangle him if he followed suit so soon.

[ablazement]

[she - laughs, a bit.]

Oh, don't worry. I'm going to kick his ass. Just, lovingly.

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Wouldn't expect any less from you. I'll look the other way.

[ablazement]

[she squeezes his hand, and finally lets go of it.]

Appreciate it. [...] D'you think Gale's going to be okay?

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...You'd have to tell me. I wouldn't know, I'm afraid...

But that kind of rapid loss, even if you sent a letter immediately... well, he deserves at least those three days to grieve.

[ablazement]

[she rubs at her face.]

I'll send him something tomorrow, when Astarion is here. Doubt my letter will get there soon anyway.

[...]

I don't want him to be alone.

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[ Opens his mouth briefly and then it practically snaps shut, a dull pulse of a bit of guilt and loathing echoing. ]

Right.

[ Nothing he can do about it. ]

...Can I get you anything?