florescences | adolphe catchall

[ she sighs. ]

I know that much. [ she goes to check on her chocolates. ] Thanks for spending time with me. I know you don't share your time with many.

[ ...

Adolphe looks over at the dumplings. They're sitting on a plate, cooling over a period of time. They're sturdy enough to not collapse in on their shapes too. ]

Elysia.

[ He looks at her again. ]

What if, one day, you ended up erasing a good amount of the human population too?

[ that gets her to still for the briefest of seconds. what a surprising question. no one's ever asked it of her before, not like that, not to her face. it's always been her asking the people in front of her what they'd do if she were the danger.

maybe it's adolphe's cynicism that makes him understand her in ways so many others don't. she turns away from the desserts to face him with a smile. ]

Oh, don't worry. I made myself into a charming villain for the world to see.

[ or whatever very little left of the human population there was at the time. ]

That doesn't answer my question. How would you feel about it? You love humanity. To erase the very thing that you love, that's...

[ He's not scared despite asking of things that Elysia could probably wreck in a snap of her fingers. ]

... Wouldn't it drive you insane?

Of course it would. How wouldn't ruining what and who I love hurt me? I'm not unbreakable.

[ easily, simply. she's a very straightforward person when she isn't too busy being evasive.

it's hard to say that she's sane even now. could someone who's experienced all she has and love everyone as she does be sane?

somehow, these aren't the questions she minds answering. ]

But I don't have to worry about that. I put myself in a position where that can't happen.

[ Adolphe closes his eyes for a moment. This is why he said she's not perfect. The years must have done something--was his guess, but... ]

... Are you no longer a Herrscher?

[ what a loaded question. being a simulation doesn't necessarily change what she came into existence as. ]

No, I am. I'm just a little bit different than the others.

[ adolphe has no idea what a simulation is so he'll just remain unaware ]

Is it... because you'll somehow retain that humanity? No matter what happens?

[ The way he asks almost sounds like concern. ]

[ be blissful in ignorance, adolphe. although elysia would explain anything he wanted explained this week... ]

Oh. Oh, no. I'm not... I've never been human in the first place. That's what's different about me.

[ Sorry he's still a country bumpkin but he's trying his best to learn... looks at all his library hours in the GY he gained a new hobby

Anyway, he blinks slowly in response. He's not surprised, but... ]

Does this mean that will never happen to you?

[ obliterating humanity ]

[ she appreciates how hard he is trying. she's trying not to overload him with too much information but also because she's a little hesitant to reveal so much about herself, for as open and sincere as she can be. ]

I don't know if it was always never, but it's closer to never now. I removed myself as a possible threat back then.

And you did all that... because that's how much you like humanity?

[ Adolphe isn't a mind reader, but he doesn't hear Elysia talk about herself that often when it comes to this sort of thing, so. ]

... You don't have to tell me everything either.

.... But do you want to know? If you want to know, I don't mind answering.

[ up to a point. in some time. because adolphe doesn't often show interest in other people, and she knows it. she can't help but respond to that kind of thing. ]

I do love humanity, for all of its flaws and all of its beauty. All of its fragility.

... I want to know. I don't have to know everything about someone that I care about, but if I can learn something about them a little every time... I would be fine with that.

[ As opposed to the beginning when he was extremely wary about them getting to know each other, he's opened up a lot more since then. ]

[ what he says makes her smile. she does remember the difference of now versus back then. ]

I'm happy to have become someone you'd like to learn more about, even if it's just a little. Thanks for reaching back, Adolphe.

That's because--

[ He blurts out, but then stops himself. ]

... Never mind. It is what it is.

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