001 ☀ Stahn Aileron, Otome Yanagiya

[majinken]

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[mombastic]

[ ... She'll do her best. ]

You really do have all of their names memorized...

[majinken]

You bet I do! They're family, I couldn't forget something like that!

[at least he doesn't expect it of otome?]

[mombastic]

Really... you're a pretty impressive sheep parent, aren't you?

[ with your... tons of... woolly... kids.... ]

[majinken]

Parent?! I don't think... it's really like that!

[they're his friends, not his kids!]

[mombastic]

... Mm? Brother, maybe?

[ slightly less work. ]

[majinken]

I was thinking more like "friend..."?

[mombastic]

I mean, you do have your own kind of 'fluff'...

[ Otome, don't tease. ]

[majinken]

Ahaha.. well...

[she's not wrong, but it's also why the sheep all follow and listen to him. it's important friend business.]

[mombastic]

All the same, I'm happy to have the chance to finally meet them all! I can see why you're so fond of them.

[majinken]

I'm really glad you could meet them too! I wasn't sure if you ever could, so... I'm really happy about it!

[mombastic]

I probably should try to understand how this even happened in the first place... [ was it Fumi's fault, it probably was-- ]

[majinken]

Oh.. right. I guess we really do need to figure out that part too. You probably have a lot going on back in your world...

[he knows she can't stay forever, even there are definitely some things he'd like to happen before she leaves.]

[mombastic]

Not as much as it used to be, at least.

[ Things have finally settled down a lot. ]

[majinken]

That's... a good thing, right?

[he would assume. but he's pretty sure asking to make sure is probably better than just assuming.]

[mombastic]

Yes... we managed to finally set things right, hopefully for the last time.

[ No more resets, please. ]

[majinken]

Good... That's really good to hear. I hope you really have peace in your world now.

[well, as much peace as any one world can have, at least.]

[mombastic]

And I hope you have peace in yours. I think we've both worked pretty hard to make that happen.

[ She can't imagine Stahn hanging around home if the world hadn't been made safer, anyway. ]

[majinken]

Yeah. It's peaceful now... there's still a lot of things all over that need to be fixed, but...

[they're on the right track, even if there's a lot he's still unsure about. in the end, it's still a very bittersweet thing, even if he's obviously happy his world is safe.]

[mombastic]

But you've worked hard, haven't you? You and your friends.

[ she's very proud. ]

[majinken]

Yeah... it was hard, and... a lot really happened. But everyone is safe now.

[everyone who survived, at least.]

[mombastic]

... There's... a place I have to go to, isn't there?

[ One person she'd known, who wasn't safe... ]

[majinken]

[it was only a matter of time before this came up anyway, honestly.]

Yeah... I can bring you there when you want to go.

[mombastic]

Whenever you're ready, then.

... Please.

[majinken]

[the air immediately feels heavier, and it's not like stahn doesn't understand why—this is something that is important to otome just as much as it's been to him all this time. he's had time to get at least some semblance of closure...

(some. only some.)]

It's back this way. [he motions further out on the pasture, towards a large hill that she won't be able to see beyond from where they're standing.] It's pretty close... maybe about ten minutes away.

[mombastic]

I see... that's not that far at all. [ Actually, that's closer than she expected, and Otome's gaze is distant for a moment as she follows Stahn's motion. So... over there.

Part of it almost doesn't seem real. ]