001 ☀ Stahn Aileron, Otome Yanagiya

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[majinken]

[her approach is bittersweet—but she isn't wrong. of course, stahn is thinking more on the strictly tangible version of leon, the one who really had been by their sides.

but otome is right, the memories of him will keep him tied and bound to the people who love him so much, no matter where he is.

but even still...]

If there's somewhere that's not just those memories, though... I hope he's able to live happily now.

[mombastic]

I hope so, too. He deserves that much.

[ Well, he deserves a lot more, but it's still better than being condemned to oblivion. ]

[majinken]

Yeah. That's... all I really wanted for him anyway.

[even before everything else that happened, but especially afterwards. it's still a pretty tough topic for stahn when he really starts to think about it.]

[mombastic]

... Then I'm sure that's what happened.

[ Thoughts and strong wills can have incredible power, after all. She's seen it for herself. ]

[majinken]

I wonder if we'll ever see him again...

[considering he didn't think he would see otome, and here she is...]

[mombastic]

Mm... actually, yes. I think it's entirely possible.

[ considering what she's lived through with demons attacking and dying once and world resets, seeing one disappeared sixteen-year-old should fit right in. ]

[majinken]

I hope you're right. I really... really hope you're right.

[is it obvious how much stahn misses him?]

[mombastic]

Didn't you know? Women's intuition is always right.

[majinken]

It is?

[this is news to him, nobody's ever said anything like that to stahn before.]

[mombastic]

It is. It's mostly kept a secret between women, so no one starts getting envious... but it's never wrong.

[majinken]

Is it like that... for all women?

[he's going to 100% believe her no matter what, he's just wondering if this applies to people like lilith and rutee too.]

[mombastic]

Yes, although it doesn't really develop until they're older.

[ This probably isn't a lie. ]

[majinken]

Huh... I've really never heard of anything like that at all before..

[so...]

That must be why you're so smart! [stahn, honey... no...]

[mombastic]

... Well. I'm not so sure that's entirely related...

[majinken]

Oh... it sounded like it would have been, though...

[mombastic]

It's a bit like... sensing how things are. If I'm smart, well... that's probably all the years of medical school.

[majinken]

I don't think it's medical school that made you smart.... You're smart about things that don't have anything to do with doctors too...?

[mombastic]

Well, thank you! I suppose the rest might just be life experience.

[majinken]

Maybe that's what it is....

[she has more of that than he does, right? though... stahn's definitely been through a lot and grown up quite a bit from his own experiences.]

[mombastic]

It's amazing what you learn by just living life, honestly. You've learned a lot, right?

[majinken]

Yeah... I guess I have? [he has, but stahn is modest, as ever.]

[mombastic]

You definitely have. Even seeing you now, I can tell you've grown, Stahn.

[majinken]

I guess... I lot happened after the last time I saw you.

[things that really did force him to grow up a bit, though it's hard for him to really tell sometimes.]

[mombastic]

I can only imagine... I'm just glad you're finally able to relax a little.

[majinken]

Yeah. It's okay now... things are better, mostly.

[mostly. it's definitely not completely ideal in any respect, but he has a lot he knows he can't complain about, either.]