That's an optimistic way of looking at it. I didn't know you had it in you. [What's this? a joke? From Yuri???]
We might draw something's attention... I want to stay and try to find out more, but I don't think I'd find anything useful. [She shakes her head, then finally seems to give him her full attention.]
Have you been exploring down here too? Find anything?
[snorts:] Even some of that crap has rubbed off on me here.
Good plan...not sticking around too much longer. I'll keep on watch if you wanna skedaddle in a second. Just this creepy stuff, same as you...its too quiet down here. Suspicious.
Careful, people might start thinking you're nice. [Her tone is dry in its sarcasm, and there's a hint of an amused smile on her mouth.]
No, it's alright. I don't think I'll be able to find out anything useful myself. This place is... I can't pick anything up. It's like all the memories and emotions with this place have been wiped clean; they were there, but now they're not.
It's not natural, and it's... uncomfortable. Honestly, I think I'm ready to go back home now.
[She pauses, surprised, and then looks amused despite herself.] ...Mm. [a noise of acknowledgement and she nods, taking the offered arm.] What a gentleman. Are you sure you're feeling alright? Maybe that explosion rattled more than the buildings...
[Yuri who gave you permission to have a sense of humor]
[ It's a sentiment Souji can agree with readily enough. Hatred's always been easy for Souji to feel. Once outside, he looks at her sidelong -- as if half expecting her to sink to her knees. Is he worried about her? Maybe....... But he'd never actually voice it out loud, of course. ]
Does that mean you'll do something about it?
[ Souji can tell she said it just for having something to say, and his own question is of the same vein. He is a little curious about her answer, but... ]
I want to. But I don't have enough information to act on anything yet. I don't have special powers-- at least, not the kind I could fight with. I'm trying to learn how to use a sword, but I'm no genius; it'll take a while to become good enough that I could hold my own in a fight. No matter how good of a teacher Kashuu is he can't make me perfect so quickly.
[Yeah Souji she's using your own sword to learn sword fighting nbd.]
I can't do anything now, but maybe one day... I don't know. [Sigh.] Maybe it's stupid to think like this in the first place. [But she shrugs as if to say 'oh well,' because even if it is stupid she's sticking to it.]
[Yuri looks up in surprise, having honestly not thought of that before. Killing... Actually killing someone? She had thought, if she were to fight, she'd be fighting monsters, inhuman things where it wouldn't matter if she killed them; that it'd be no worse or better than killing a bug. The idea of fighting other actual humans hadn't crossed her mind until that moment.
Was she capable of that? She knew, deep down, she could never wield a sword correctly if it wasn't with an intent of Kill or Be Killed. A moment of hesitation could surely bring her own death.
Yuri stares down at her hands again and slowly drops them to her side, thinking on her answer.] ...I suppose if you don't think of them as people, it's easier. Like swatting flies. [That's not healthy, Yuri. Yuri no.]
I guess I'll have to see when the time actually comes what I'm really capable of.
[ It's a sensation much like their first meeting, the world shifting in the blink of an eye, here in a room of shattered mirrors one moment, and outside that very building in the next. ]
Was that disorienting?
[ That's what he's heard about his abilities sometimes. ]
[Yuri blinks a few times in shock and its his hand on her shoulder that steadies her and keeps her from falling over. She'd gone through this before, but it didn't really prepare her for this second time around.]
A-- A little. I'll be alright. [Yuri shakes her head and takes a breath] Thank you. I'm sorry to be a bother.
It helps, just being out of that place. [She's quiet a moment, then tilts her head towards him curiously] ...ave you always been able to do things like this? Teleporting and such.
Yes. It is as natural a method of transportation to me as walking is to you humans.
[ He tilts his head slightly in return, a curious look on his face. It's a constant reminder of how different he is from humans. He can't walk, talk, see, or even breathe the same as them. ]
Does that make you...anxious?
[ People sometimes tend to be anxious of who or what they don't understand. ]
[It's said automatically, but with no less meaning.] It surprises me when it happens, but I'm not afraid of it. You talk like you're not human yourself, but... Even if that's true, I don't mind or really care.
After all, I've met a lot of different people here, human or not. I don't know if all the human-like people I've met actually are human. And... I've encountered worse things.
...So no, you don't bother me or scare me or make me anxious-- Or anything like that. You're strange, maybe, but... I can't really say anything about that sort of thing. [You know, considering her own situation and all.]
[Yuri's quiet a moment just. Casually holding his hand. ?? ?? This is fine. Her fingers squeeze again, because while she's trying to give him comfort, the gesture is also grounding for her as well, a real tether to the physical plane.]
...You can talk about it. You already saw so much from me, so... [So its only fair, but she's not going to push him either. She shrugs] If you want to talk... I mean, I can listen.
[At least her awkward attempts here are endearing? Maybe??]
[To be honest, he doesn't know what to say. After everything that happened in Vol City, he really didn't know if he could trust to tell civilians what he's been through -
But people here were far from ordinary, were they? The fact that Yuri had been through what she had, and that she had a similar ability to his ... that would be enough, wouldn't it? She already knows that he's had fighting experience against monsters, and she saw the confrontation with Enhou in the glass, and fighting Lago to claim the armor ...]
It's a really long story. You sure you're up for it? [He manages a weak smile.]
[He does follow again when he's being tugged away from the building, though the terrain doesn't seem to be lending much in the way of a suitable spot to sit down. Though the question now was where the hell would he even start. Considering she saw the test to earn his armor, that ... probably would be just as good as any place to start, wouldn't it.]
If it wasn't obvious already ... I'm kinda used to fighting monsters. It's part of my job back home. Been doing it pretty much on my own since I was 17. Trained for ten years before that. The memory at that altar was my "final test" before I left.
[She listens quietly, feeling a little lost. Ten years training? She had maybe a year (or maybe a couple months TIMELINES AREN'T CLEAR GOD DAMN IT) of training in her own powers and that had been hard enough to get used to. She couldn't imagine a strict training schedule or that "final test."
Finally giving up on finding a nicer place to sit, she settles for a place with the least amount of crap laying around, shuffles some debris and things aside until there's a nice circle of more-or-less flat land, and takes a seat there.]
I mean-- [Yuri hesitates and gives Saitou a searching, almost skeptical look. Had Souji told him anything about her abilities? She thinks not, if only because it might mean he'd have to explain how he found out or something, and hadn't Souji harshly insisted that Yuri just "forget" it all happened?
The cloth in her hands twists anxiously and she shifts her weight, shrugging.] When I touch things I can... feel things, usually. Impressions. Memories, or feelings left behind, things like that. A place like this should be teeming with residual feelings, but there's...nothing.
Or rather, there was something, but it's gone now. Which should be impossible to do.
[She tilts her head] Do you mean, have I found anything else where the impressions were wiped away like this? No. Never. It's like...
[She flexes her fingers a moment, trying to think of a comparison, then shakes her head.] I don't know how to explain. I can feel that there was something, but I can't pinpoint what or anything beyond 'yes there was something.' It's frustrating, like a word on the tip of your tongue you can't grasp no matter what. It's there, just out of reach, you know it's there, but you can't get through to it.
[Her brow furrows in frustration, a rare outward show of emotion, and she shakes her head again with a sigh.] ...Sorry, I'm sure it sounds crazy. Okita-san would laugh at me, I think.
He laughs at many things, including things that aren't laughing matters, like this one.
So you mean that there are supposed to be traces of something, but it has been removed without permission and so it can't be sensed? [ Pause. ] I take it, then, that you have the ability to sense certain things, and because you cannot in this situation, it is disturbing.
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We might draw something's attention... I want to stay and try to find out more, but I don't think I'd find anything useful. [She shakes her head, then finally seems to give him her full attention.]
Have you been exploring down here too? Find anything?
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Good plan...not sticking around too much longer. I'll keep on watch if you wanna skedaddle in a second. Just this creepy stuff, same as you...its too quiet down here. Suspicious.
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No, it's alright. I don't think I'll be able to find out anything useful myself. This place is... I can't pick anything up. It's like all the memories and emotions with this place have been wiped clean; they were there, but now they're not.
It's not natural, and it's... uncomfortable. Honestly, I think I'm ready to go back home now.
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In the meantime, he'll offer her his arm.]
Lets blow this place then. Before it tries to give us a wipe, all lemony fresh. [despite his words, he files away her words for later]
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[Yuri who gave you permission to have a sense of humor]
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Does that mean you'll do something about it?
[ Souji can tell she said it just for having something to say, and his own question is of the same vein. He is a little curious about her answer, but... ]
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I want to. But I don't have enough information to act on anything yet. I don't have special powers-- at least, not the kind I could fight with. I'm trying to learn how to use a sword, but I'm no genius; it'll take a while to become good enough that I could hold my own in a fight. No matter how good of a teacher Kashuu is he can't make me perfect so quickly.
[Yeah Souji she's using your own sword to learn sword fighting nbd.]
I can't do anything now, but maybe one day... I don't know. [Sigh.] Maybe it's stupid to think like this in the first place. [But she shrugs as if to say 'oh well,' because even if it is stupid she's sticking to it.]
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[ So don't feel too bad??? His tone lightens. ]
Besides, if you're learning how to use a sword, then that means you have the resolve to kill, right?
[ the fuck ]
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Was she capable of that? She knew, deep down, she could never wield a sword correctly if it wasn't with an intent of Kill or Be Killed. A moment of hesitation could surely bring her own death.
Yuri stares down at her hands again and slowly drops them to her side, thinking on her answer.] ...I suppose if you don't think of them as people, it's easier. Like swatting flies. [That's not healthy, Yuri. Yuri no.]
I guess I'll have to see when the time actually comes what I'm really capable of.
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She takes a deep breath and exhales slowly, trying to bring the world back to balance again. Of all the memories... Ah well. Too late now.]
Yes, please. I think anywhere would be better than this.
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Very well.
[ It's a sensation much like their first meeting, the world shifting in the blink of an eye, here in a room of shattered mirrors one moment, and outside that very building in the next. ]
Was that disorienting?
[ That's what he's heard about his abilities sometimes. ]
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A-- A little. I'll be alright. [Yuri shakes her head and takes a breath] Thank you. I'm sorry to be a bother.
It helps, just being out of that place. [She's quiet a moment, then tilts her head towards him curiously] ...ave you always been able to do things like this? Teleporting and such.
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[ He tilts his head slightly in return, a curious look on his face. It's a constant reminder of how different he is from humans. He can't walk, talk, see, or even breathe the same as them. ]
Does that make you...anxious?
[ People sometimes tend to be anxious of who or what they don't understand. ]
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[It's said automatically, but with no less meaning.] It surprises me when it happens, but I'm not afraid of it. You talk like you're not human yourself, but... Even if that's true, I don't mind or really care.
After all, I've met a lot of different people here, human or not. I don't know if all the human-like people I've met actually are human. And... I've encountered worse things.
...So no, you don't bother me or scare me or make me anxious-- Or anything like that. You're strange, maybe, but... I can't really say anything about that sort of thing. [You know, considering her own situation and all.]
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...You can talk about it. You already saw so much from me, so... [So its only fair, but she's not going to push him either. She shrugs] If you want to talk... I mean, I can listen.
[At least her awkward attempts here are endearing? Maybe??]
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But people here were far from ordinary, were they? The fact that Yuri had been through what she had, and that she had a similar ability to his ... that would be enough, wouldn't it? She already knows that he's had fighting experience against monsters, and she saw the confrontation with Enhou in the glass, and fighting Lago to claim the armor ...]
It's a really long story. You sure you're up for it? [He manages a weak smile.]
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She gives his hand a gentle tug] Let's find somewhere to sit and you can tell me everything Or, as much as you're willing to tell.
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[He does follow again when he's being tugged away from the building, though the terrain doesn't seem to be lending much in the way of a suitable spot to sit down. Though the question now was where the hell would he even start. Considering she saw the test to earn his armor, that ... probably would be just as good as any place to start, wouldn't it.]
If it wasn't obvious already ... I'm kinda used to fighting monsters. It's part of my job back home. Been doing it pretty much on my own since I was 17. Trained for ten years before that. The memory at that altar was my "final test" before I left.
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Finally giving up on finding a nicer place to sit, she settles for a place with the least amount of crap laying around, shuffles some debris and things aside until there's a nice circle of more-or-less flat land, and takes a seat there.]
What was that final test, exactly?
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The cloth in her hands twists anxiously and she shifts her weight, shrugging.] When I touch things I can... feel things, usually. Impressions. Memories, or feelings left behind, things like that. A place like this should be teeming with residual feelings, but there's...nothing.
Or rather, there was something, but it's gone now. Which should be impossible to do.
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[ It's an interesting skill to have, and certainly useful. ]
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[She flexes her fingers a moment, trying to think of a comparison, then shakes her head.] I don't know how to explain. I can feel that there was something, but I can't pinpoint what or anything beyond 'yes there was something.' It's frustrating, like a word on the tip of your tongue you can't grasp no matter what. It's there, just out of reach, you know it's there, but you can't get through to it.
[Her brow furrows in frustration, a rare outward show of emotion, and she shakes her head again with a sigh.] ...Sorry, I'm sure it sounds crazy. Okita-san would laugh at me, I think.
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So you mean that there are supposed to be traces of something, but it has been removed without permission and so it can't be sensed? [ Pause. ] I take it, then, that you have the ability to sense certain things, and because you cannot in this situation, it is disturbing.
Hardly crazy, however.