[ elysia watches and thinks, this is so very yves. she also thinks it highlights one of the most troubling things about him, one of things she hopes has changed at least a little in the past few weeks.
(there is also a faint connection she makes about hugo in the back of her thoughts.)
she doesn't think how he reacts marks him as a freak or a monster, only someone who's been shaped by his past and trauma, someone who seeks love so much that it blinds him.
she sighs and reaches for his face as has almost become habit for her these days. ]
Every time you make me understand how tired Adolphe is makes me want to cry, you know.
[ her tone is light, teasing, but she really questions herself when she sides more with adolphe than yves. ]
[ he looks sheepish but of course he naturally bends down to make it easier for her to reach him, like he'd take any opportunity to close distance between them ]
He did say that I'd be to blame for any gray hairs he gets...
I think after the weeks that have gone by, I'm struggling to defend myself...
[ he nearly got scapegoated so many times and then also killed a girl ]
[ would it be better for her to create distance between them? maybe, but she also finds it hard to stay too far away. she is the problem. she cups his face with her hands. ]
That makes me a little happy to hear that you can see some of the problems you cause....
[ but he didn't end up being scapegoated, so she can't scold him too much. ]
Do you still think it's okay for someone to stab you, if it's for love?
Have I failed you, Ellie? For you to think you only have that to offer me?
[ also like they are dancing, he will use their joined hands to encourage her closer to him as his other arm slides around her waist ]
You're the most gorgeous woman I've ever seen and ever will [ because he is soooo in love with her even now ] but you are so much more and you know it.
[ yves can see elysia giving herself a pep talk. even she has to talk herself up to accept the reality of her existence and the reality of how she has to say goodbye.
she is preparing for a banquet. it is the first and last time she will wear makeup in her life, and she will don a new outfit specifically created for her by a dear friend. she calls it her final banquet, but the reality is it was a mission given to her friends by the leadership of the organization she belonged to: a crusade for her death.
because if elysia must have an ending, it must be disguised as something beautiful and dazzling. ]
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(there is also a faint connection she makes about hugo in the back of her thoughts.)
she doesn't think how he reacts marks him as a freak or a monster, only someone who's been shaped by his past and trauma, someone who seeks love so much that it blinds him.
she sighs and reaches for his face as has almost become habit for her these days. ]
Every time you make me understand how tired Adolphe is makes me want to cry, you know.
[ her tone is light, teasing, but she really questions herself when she sides more with adolphe than yves. ]
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He did say that I'd be to blame for any gray hairs he gets...
I think after the weeks that have gone by, I'm struggling to defend myself...
[ he nearly got scapegoated so many times and then also killed a girl ]
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That makes me a little happy to hear that you can see some of the problems you cause....
[ but he didn't end up being scapegoated, so she can't scold him too much. ]
Do you still think it's okay for someone to stab you, if it's for love?
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I really don't cause them on purpose.... [ so much is an accident,, ]
But... I mean... I don't mind if I'm stabbed... It's not like I'll die from it? They just shouldn't stab other people...
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it quickly morphs into a pout. ]
Oh, so you don't mind if I cry for real, huh? If I see you get stabbed in front of me for real, I'll cry.
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Ellie? No...! I'd never want to make you cry....
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[ why is she so sure there's going to be a next time ]
Remember that I'll cry for you.
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[ a little sigh. that's going to be a tall order and yet
even if she has his head in her hands, he turns just enough so he can place a kiss on her cheek ]
Alright. For you, I'll really try.
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she smiles brightly. ]
Would it work better if I make it a formal work request for Courrune?
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a raise of his brow, playful ]
What would be my payment, my lovely Ellie?
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My dearest Yves, you would charge a poor but beautiful girl like me?
[ she reaches for one of his hands. ]
What would you ask of me?
[1/2]
[ this is just. a fact. ]
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But I do accept payments on a sliding scale. I'd hate to ask for anything that can't be given, so I'm afraid you'll need to name your offers first.
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[ she spins automatically, so natural is the movement between the two of them now that it hardly takes a thought. ]
I'd joke about you fleecing me, but I don't think I could finish the sentence. Hmm... the only thing I have is my beauty, though?
[ this is not a proper offer. ]
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Have I failed you, Ellie? For you to think you only have that to offer me?
[ also like they are dancing, he will use their joined hands to encourage her closer to him as his other arm slides around her waist ]
You're the most gorgeous woman I've ever seen and ever will [ because he is soooo in love with her even now ] but you are so much more and you know it.
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I do, I do~ I do think I've given you a fair bit of myself.
[ a beat. ]
But okay. A dance? [ they're already almost dancing. ] A meal? A kiss? My adoration?
[ unfortunately, she is also too in love to create space. ]
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they will begin dancing as yves just leads her through the steps of a waltz even as they just chat and tease ]
Can I have it all?
[ oh no ]
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she laughs. ]
Of course, for what I'm asking of you, you can charge for more.
[ she will encourage greed, teasing or not. ]
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[ but they're already dancing
so the next thing he does is claim a kiss, because
because why wouldn't he ]
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and why wouldn't she smile against his lips before she pulls away enough to say: ]
I don't know how to give you my adoration when you already have it. I need another offer, don't I...
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I'll take whatever you care to offer me, Ellie. I hope you don't mind my greed either.
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No, never. I'd never mind with you. But you're really proving everyone right about how you don't charge properly.
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I was really trying this time.
[ also ara give mem ]
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she is preparing for a banquet. it is the first and last time she will wear makeup in her life, and she will don a new outfit specifically created for her by a dear friend. she calls it her final banquet, but the reality is it was a mission given to her friends by the leadership of the organization she belonged to: a crusade for her death.
because if elysia must have an ending, it must be disguised as something beautiful and dazzling. ]