[They totally are.] Hah! No. I came to thank Pure Vanilla. Figured I'd check to see if you're still alive while I'm here~
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They should thank her, too. For saving them. Even when they didn't want to be saved. Even though they made it difficult, almost got her killed in the process.
... but it's hard. Are they reading too much into it? Maybe she doesn't care at all, and they're just imagining kindness where it doesn't belong. They don't want to risk disappointment, so it's easier to just... exist, in whatever this relationship might be. An unspoken truce, of sorts. That can be good enough for them.
They pick up their smile, hoping it didn't falter for too long. No time for soliloquies.]
Well! It's good to know you're not quite so "all-powerful" as you pretend to be. I guess even Timecrafters like yourself need to take a break sometimes!
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Date: 2024-09-23 01:44 am (UTC)[...
They should thank her, too. For saving them. Even when they didn't want to be saved. Even though they made it difficult, almost got her killed in the process.
... but it's hard. Are they reading too much into it? Maybe she doesn't care at all, and they're just imagining kindness where it doesn't belong. They don't want to risk disappointment, so it's easier to just... exist, in whatever this relationship might be. An unspoken truce, of sorts. That can be good enough for them.
They pick up their smile, hoping it didn't falter for too long. No time for soliloquies.]
Well! It's good to know you're not quite so "all-powerful" as you pretend to be. I guess even Timecrafters like yourself need to take a break sometimes!