[ she leans up to kiss him on the cheek, which gets reflected from a great many angles and warped through another number of wacky mirrors.
and then they both disappear from the mirror surface. do you know some of her most tragic moments are only referenced in the story to so we can infer an outline but not that many details? it kills an ara.
This is so adorable though NOOOOOO HER FUCKING STORYBOOK NAME!!!! Lucas watches this memory unfold quietly, a little worried at first that it might be something unpleasant or painful (for Elysia herself; he's not worried about anything that he might see, since he's sure he'll love her regardless). But it's a very precious memory, and as it ends and begins its loop, he just moves to wrap her up in another fond hug.]
What a precious name! The paradise beyond the world's end... I think it suits you just beautifully, my dear.
[IT'S ONLY A FOOTNOTE fucking help. Good for them keeping their secrets by virtue of just not wanting to think about the details.]
I agree. A name that calls out to you in such a way is surely meant to be... I don't think anyone could ever get tired of hearing it or saying it. [As if to punctuate his point, he gives her a lil squeeze and a teasing, gentle:] Elysia.
[Not the ten footnotes WRITE A REAL STORYLINE ABOUT IT HYV.
He is so spoiled with sweet kisses from the true most desirable bachelorette in this god-forsaken Heaven, but at least he knows how lucky he is. This will continue to remain true even after the romantic love fades and he is just left with his normal levels of fondness.
But for now! He gets to indulge, spinning the two of them around a bit with a light and airy laugh, and returning her kiss with two more of his own, light and adoring.]
I know I'd never get tired of it. [Said so certainly!!] That was the orphanage you spoke of earlier, then...?
[ she laughs as he spins them, laughing into his first kiss but not the second. she threads her fingers through his hair and rests her forehead against his. ]
Yeah, it is. That's the only one I lived in before I left to see what I could of the world. To see if there was a paradise that could be found.
[It's a very sweet story with a very sad ending, and his expression shifts a little, reflecting that quiet, slight melancholy. Being so in love with Elysia does not mean his brainworms are gone, though, so he doesn't focus overly-long on the part where she's so Reliver-adjacent.]
I suppose that for a person like you, even such a warm and loving orphanage would be a nest you'd surely outgrow in due time... I only wish that your travels had been fruitful and blessed until the very end.
A practice of not having regrets? Perhaps I ought to take after you in that way, then... Though I do think I have few.
[There's a curious little look as she starts to undo his braid, but he will allow this to happen! He just keeps looking at her with such soft fondness, ignoring these fuckin mirrors even though they should be leaving.]
[ it's better to not have friends at that point. ]
Regrets are natural. It's not like we can always choose what's best for us in the moment. I don't think I always make good decisions, but I do think it's better for me if I don't always hold myself back.
[ for now, it just seems like she wants to comb her fingers through his hair. they really could just leave.
he could walk them both out like he did with his group coming back from cyoa today. ]
Even if someday you come to regret me, I won't regret you.
But wah!!!! He is so enamored with his very true and very real lady love Elysia, and he easily falls into the kiss with a full heart. This very true love's kiss. There's a little laugh, airy and delighted, when they part, and he is faintly flustered.]
You're really going to spoil me if you aren't careful, my dear...
[me like i could ruin this cuteness with a memory i suppose. but she can have this one instead.]
I would never be careful about that. I'll spoil you rotten....
[ she trails off as she watches the new memory that plays across the mirrors.
in contrast to the memory she saw earlier this week from him, this is sweeter in spades. it leaves a small ache in her chest for how much he's had to go through at such a young age, how much of a responsibility he's had to lift that one single, 'you did well' seemed to release a dam.
she presses a kiss to his forehead. ]
I'm glad she was able to release a weight for you. You always do work so hard, Lucas.
[ most of the time, in good ways. some other times.... she worries. it's a worry. ]
[SPOILED ROTTEN. He does not deserve such kindness...
But he will still accept the kiss to his forehead even if he thinks he should maybe be spoiled a tiny bit less. The memory is sweeter and softer, though Lucas just looks at the mirrors with a sort of discontent confusion before looking back toward Elysia with a little bit of apology. It's very sweet, hearing that he works hard. Very kind. But all the same...]
...I appreciate the sentiment, but I'm afraid this isn't a memory of mine.
[ there's a bit of confusion and more than a bit of surprise from elysia when she sees his discontent confusion. there have been memory shenanigans here, but she didn't think.... ]
Maybe so... [He does not seem to know, and glances toward the mirrors without recognition, but doesn't let his gaze linger overly-long before he's turning his attention back in full to Elysia.]
Someone has suggested that it might be similar to the strange happenings last week, where people suddenly recalled different things entirely? I had assumed it might be something like that, anyway.
...Strange? Discomforting, especially if this isn't working the way the angels believe it should...
[He does not like it! But it's fine. There's a little flicker of a smile at the question.]
I could easily see myself at that time having such a reaction to kindness like that. I was quite overwhelmed... [TO SAY THE LEAST.] Fortunately, I still managed to find some kindness, even if not this exact situation.
[ elysia doesn't mind her memories being on display under the right circumstances, but once she figured out what was going to happen, she's made her peace with it. ]
Is that so? Will you tell me a little more? I want to know the story of the you that's in front of me most of all.
[ even if she's sure she could love him in every timeline. ]
[Sometimes you just see an unavoidable thing coming and you can only shoganai about it, it's true.]
So I've heard, anyway... [But who knows! He is very warm in this moment, because worse memories weren't spilled everywhere even if he feels sure that he would still have Elysia's love, and he feels so fortunate for that. There's a light and gentle laugh, and he gives her an equally gentle lil squeeze.]
Judging by everything, this must have taken place when I was fourteen or so. That was around the time I met the doctor that took Nadia into the hospital he founded. He was one of the kindest men I knew.
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and then they both disappear from the mirror surface. do you know some of her most tragic moments are only referenced in the story to so we can infer an outline but not that many details? it kills an ara.
lucas can witness elysia's beginnings. her origin. and how she received her name. (7:17 to 10:52) ]
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This is so adorable though NOOOOOO HER FUCKING STORYBOOK NAME!!!! Lucas watches this memory unfold quietly, a little worried at first that it might be something unpleasant or painful (for Elysia herself; he's not worried about anything that he might see, since he's sure he'll love her regardless). But it's a very precious memory, and as it ends and begins its loop, he just moves to wrap her up in another fond hug.]
What a precious name! The paradise beyond the world's end... I think it suits you just beautifully, my dear.
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it's a very cute childhood. she was raised with love, and she loved everyone she grew up with. not all good things last, but it's fine.
it's so easy to hug him back, her arms encircling him like it's natural. ]
I thought it was perfect for me, too. It'd be weird for me to have any other name.
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I agree. A name that calls out to you in such a way is surely meant to be... I don't think anyone could ever get tired of hearing it or saying it. [As if to punctuate his point, he gives her a lil squeeze and a teasing, gentle:] Elysia.
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she's not a coward, so she kisses him while she's in his arms. it's such a sweet sentiment that he said. how couldn't she answer it? ]
I'd like that to be true, but I'd like it to be the most true with you. You're the one I love most, after all.
[ for today, at least. ]
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He is so spoiled with sweet kisses from the true most desirable bachelorette in this god-forsaken Heaven, but at least he knows how lucky he is. This will continue to remain true even after the romantic love fades and he is just left with his normal levels of fondness.
But for now! He gets to indulge, spinning the two of them around a bit with a light and airy laugh, and returning her kiss with two more of his own, light and adoring.]
I know I'd never get tired of it. [Said so certainly!!] That was the orphanage you spoke of earlier, then...?
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Yeah, it is. That's the only one I lived in before I left to see what I could of the world. To see if there was a paradise that could be found.
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I suppose that for a person like you, even such a warm and loving orphanage would be a nest you'd surely outgrow in due time... I only wish that your travels had been fruitful and blessed until the very end.
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I didn't want to outgrow them. My travels shaped me to be the person I am today, so I don't regret anything that happened.
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You seem to me like the sort of person who regrets very little in your life.
[He says it fondly, gently brushing some hair from her face.]
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I try to make it a habit. Or a practice? Life is better that way.
[ she starts slowly undoing his braid. ]
You'll be one of them, too.
[ something she won't regret. ]
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A practice of not having regrets? Perhaps I ought to take after you in that way, then... Though I do think I have few.
[There's a curious little look as she starts to undo his braid, but he will allow this to happen! He just keeps looking at her with such soft fondness, ignoring these fuckin mirrors even though they should be leaving.]
I'd hope that you wouldn't regret me.
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Regrets are natural. It's not like we can always choose what's best for us in the moment. I don't think I always make good decisions, but I do think it's better for me if I don't always hold myself back.
[ for now, it just seems like she wants to comb her fingers through his hair. they really could just leave.
he could walk them both out like he did with his group coming back from cyoa today. ]
Even if someday you come to regret me, I won't regret you.
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You'd rather regret the things that you did do than then things you didn't - something like that, maybe?
[But he just looks at her with such adoration! Just big ol' eyes full of so many feelings.]
There's no way that I could ever come to regret you...
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Yeah, you got it. At least I don't have to stay wondering. I'd prefer to do something over thinking about it.
Like this.
[ she looks into his big ol' eyes full of so many feelings before kissing him again. ]
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But wah!!!! He is so enamored with his very true and very real lady love Elysia, and he easily falls into the kiss with a full heart. This very true love's kiss. There's a little laugh, airy and delighted, when they part, and he is faintly flustered.]
You're really going to spoil me if you aren't careful, my dear...
[me like i could ruin this cuteness with a memory i suppose. but she can have this one instead.]
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[ she trails off as she watches the new memory that plays across the mirrors.
in contrast to the memory she saw earlier this week from him, this is sweeter in spades. it leaves a small ache in her chest for how much he's had to go through at such a young age, how much of a responsibility he's had to lift that one single, 'you did well' seemed to release a dam.
she presses a kiss to his forehead. ]
I'm glad she was able to release a weight for you. You always do work so hard, Lucas.
[ most of the time, in good ways. some other times.... she worries. it's a worry. ]
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But he will still accept the kiss to his forehead even if he thinks he should maybe be spoiled a tiny bit less. The memory is sweeter and softer, though Lucas just looks at the mirrors with a sort of discontent confusion before looking back toward Elysia with a little bit of apology. It's very sweet, hearing that he works hard. Very kind. But all the same...]
...I appreciate the sentiment, but I'm afraid this isn't a memory of mine.
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What? It isn't...? [ ... ] Another timeline?
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Someone has suggested that it might be similar to the strange happenings last week, where people suddenly recalled different things entirely? I had assumed it might be something like that, anyway.
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[ she's not sure what the right word is. scary? weird? invasive? mysterious? ]
What do you think of that memory, Lucas? It looks like it's a moment that could have touched you.
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[He does not like it! But it's fine. There's a little flicker of a smile at the question.]
I could easily see myself at that time having such a reaction to kindness like that. I was quite overwhelmed... [TO SAY THE LEAST.] Fortunately, I still managed to find some kindness, even if not this exact situation.
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[ elysia doesn't mind her memories being on display under the right circumstances, but once she figured out what was going to happen, she's made her peace with it. ]
Is that so? Will you tell me a little more? I want to know the story of the you that's in front of me most of all.
[ even if she's sure she could love him in every timeline. ]
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So I've heard, anyway... [But who knows! He is very warm in this moment, because worse memories weren't spilled everywhere even if he feels sure that he would still have Elysia's love, and he feels so fortunate for that. There's a light and gentle laugh, and he gives her an equally gentle lil squeeze.]
Judging by everything, this must have taken place when I was fourteen or so. That was around the time I met the doctor that took Nadia into the hospital he founded. He was one of the kindest men I knew.
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[ her smile is gentle. she doesn't know the doctor is probably evil. ]
What happened after?
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