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Locked Rooms ([personal profile] guillotineroom) wrote2023-03-12 12:03 pm

[UNICORN]

[when you open your eyes, you find yourself in a pleasant greenhouse. the sweet scent of flowers surrounds you, and the sun shining through the glass ceiling invigorates you from within. there are stone benches on which you can sit, and if you're hungry, there's a garden table with some refreshing tea and scones available to you]

[the voice– the good voice– echoes in your head again]

YOUR DESIRES. . . CREATED THIS REALM. IT IS YOURS. . . IT IS NOT TYPHON'S! I CAN USE THOSE DESIRES TO GIVE YOU A SAFE PLACE. . . FROM WHICH TO FIGHT.

BUT I CANNOT DEFEAT HIM. . . ONLY YOU CAN. ONLY YOU– WITH YOUR OWN DESIRES!! YOU CAN. . . RESHAPE THIS WORLD. . . HOWEVER YOU'D LIKE!
vecna: (pic#15832391)

[personal profile] vecna 2023-03-12 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Somehow, that’s not surprising at all.
commandress: (Before we're through)

[personal profile] commandress 2023-03-12 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I doubt much of what I could say would surprise you. Should I apologize for being predictable?
vecna: (pic#15832290)

[personal profile] vecna 2023-03-12 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Not at all. I think it’s respectable that you don’t weigh yourself down with regrets. Even if I’m sure the opportunity has arisen more than once.
commandress: (But you can bet)

[personal profile] commandress 2023-03-12 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course it has. But as we can see by this Warden's actions, the actions taken to ease regret in the first place usually end up being a problem.
vecna: (Default)

[personal profile] vecna 2023-03-12 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course. So better not to wallow in regret at all.

What actions do you take, then? You just continue to press forward, no matter the challenges?
commandress: (Before we're through)

[personal profile] commandress 2023-03-12 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Correct. I think about the options available to me and choose the one that I would not regret, regardless of the outcome. Even if it means I have to go about it in a less than straightforward manner.
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[personal profile] vecna 2023-03-12 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Creative problem-solving. [Henry feels like he can relate to that, even if he’s sure their approaches have been… markedly different in the past.] You’re in a position of authority back home, right? You probably have to make plenty of difficult decisions, with no time to spare for regrets.
commandress: (Tranquil as a forest)

[personal profile] commandress 2023-03-12 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Yes, she sure hasn't done shit like Henry has. ]

Indeed. I'm not the utmost authority there, thankfully, but all the same, there are plenty of others under my command. If I falter or regret, it's not a good look for my subordinates to witness.
vecna: (pic#15832295)

[personal profile] vecna 2023-03-12 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I don’t know, Komaeda seems to think you’re the team leader here.

[Helpful, Henry.]
commandress: (And you haven't got a clue)

[personal profile] commandress 2023-03-12 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
And I have acknowledged Komaeda's words how many times again...?
vecna: (pic#15832384)

[personal profile] vecna 2023-03-12 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
If you didn’t take the lead so often, maybe he’d be less inclined to give you that title.
commandress: (Tranquil as a forest)

[personal profile] commandress 2023-03-12 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
If only he believes it, it's fine.
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[personal profile] vecna 2023-03-12 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Just kind of arches a brow at her, gently.]
commandress: (And you haven't got a clue)

[personal profile] commandress 2023-03-12 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
... What. [ Flatly. ]
vecna: (pic#15832290)

[personal profile] vecna 2023-03-12 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Just smiles innocently.]

What's so bad about it, though? Taking the lead for this team?
commandress: (You're a spineless pale pathetic lot)

[personal profile] commandress 2023-03-13 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Why would you want us to have a leader in the first place?
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[personal profile] vecna 2023-03-13 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I never said anything about wanting a leader.

[Especially not at the beginning. Henry is not the sort who likes to be led around; he has been under the thumb of others for too many years of his life.

Now, though, that he's warmed up to Unicorn? He can appreciate the role she's taken up, whether she denies it or not.]


But if we ended up with one, a reluctant kind is the best sort. Right?
commandress: (You're a spineless pale pathetic lot)

[personal profile] commandress 2023-03-13 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She doesn't want this, Henry. ]

It's a little late to say that now, but I suppose I appreciate your willingness for cooperation if I have to be authoritative.

[ ... Like she already has been. We're not acknowledging this. ]