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guillotineroom) wrote2023-03-12 12:03 pm
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!
[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!
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Like last time, Henry tries to tilt his head away, scrunching up his brow.]
If you behave, I’ll give you one. Otherwise, you’re just wasting your own energy.
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[ how long has he been standing here?? ]
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Were you just going to stand there and watch me struggle with your feathered trouble-maker?
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You know, this better not be an indicator of things to come.
[Is his hair still getting messed with? He's reaching up with one hand to fix a strand, while his other holds onto the plate of scones.]
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No comment.
[ Amused. And yes, Tempest is still being a bother, so at last Alec relents and calls her back over. ]
Temp, knock it off.
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But of course she listens to Alec; and his poor hair is spared from further mussing.]
She's trying to eat all the scones. I said she could have one if she behaves.
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[ You know, like Alec often does. ]
1/2
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[The child-like part of him kind of still. Wants to feed Tempest a scone.]
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[ That's a yes, though. Temp hops back over to the table eagerly. ]
Hey, did you and Sprezzatura ever make up?
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We made a blood pact that I would never harm her again. And to share secrets with her, when I unearth them.
[A NORMAL THING TO DO. But he nearly shrugs a shoulder and lets his hand drop.]
I think... there's still mending to be done, but she forgave me. It's a start.
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Alec watches this a moment, then glances at Henry's other hand when it's offered. His eyebrows go up. ]
Normal people don't go around making blood pacts, you know. [ A token protest, if any. ] But I'm glad.
What better way to combat regret by not having any when we get out of here?
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Well, since when have I ever been normal?
[A rhetorical question. Speaking of combating regret-]
She wasn't the only one I apologized to, either.
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She's not? Did you apologize to Ori, then?
[ Because he really cannot see Henry apologizing to Ryunosuke or Leona. ]
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I did. She said you spoke to her first. I imagine that helped a little.
[With her not immediately running away.]
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I’m happy to hear that. I really am.
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So, can we combat regret with gratitude, do you think?
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Yeah, I think so.
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Good. I have plenty to go around for the first time in a long, long while.
[He takes his hand... But this time it's Henry, tugging him close.]
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