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[allyship]

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[malewife]

… Did you choose her?

[ That is the question, isn’t it? ]

There are others you could have taken instead.

[allyship]

I did.

[...]

I suppose it's a matter of whether or not I should've.

[malewife]

[ … ]

Will you tell me why you chose your friend?

[allyship]

... Because I knew she killed and that she hated getting away with it. Though she didn't wish to die... I wasn't sure if she would find it tolerable if I'd killed anyone else knowing what she'd done.

[malewife]

… My disciple survived the first scenario that forced everyone to take a life—through killing her best friend. That friend offered her life, but that doesn’t change the truth.

[ It doesn’t wash away the blood on her hands, the guilt that follows her… ]

Her best friend wanted her to live. I imagine Mikotoba Susato would want the same for you.

[ … ]

To repay for the future you’ve taken, your future is theirs. So fight to live tomorrow, Rochalízo Anastenagmós Neiye-Imisukin Emarika Antípatros Apó Amonlogia.

[ I’m crying he would pronounce it properly. ]

[allyship]

[i'm sorry he's immediately distracted by the fact that yjh remembered his full name???]

[malewife]

[ He has never said his name ever before for a reason and it’s because it’s long.

And he refuses to use familiar first names. ]

[allyship]

[wow

anyway, after the surprise wears off—]

... I can't make any promises. After all, as I've said, I'm a rather selfish person.

[malewife]

Fool.

[ But not biting or harsh… He has accepted or maybe he knew Rochalizo would answer in such a way.

Anyway, back to how he usually is: ]

You had such a stupid look on your face.

[allyship]

[a beat]

You really are a prick.

[being mean to him when he's about to die smh]

[malewife]

I’m a prick for speaking the truth?

[ for being MEAN. But yeah he doesn’t give pity… It never helps and he knows that. ]

[allyship]

It's hardly the truth! Hmph. [...] Ah, well. It'd be far more surreal if you were anything but.

[malewife]

[ wow. ]

You looked very surprised for some reason.

[ And he isn’t? Sure why? ]

[allyship]

Yes, well. I have the image of you in my head as quite the grumpy, old-ish man. You also did almost try to drown me once.

[malewife]

… You call me old yet you seem to forget you slipped into the waters on your own.

Either way, I don’t see what I’ve done would have changed that opinion.

[allyship]

You dangled me above the water afterwards!

[ :T ]

... If you don't know, then I don't see why I should have to tell you!

[malewife]

It wouldn’t have been a threat if you knew how to swim.

[ Also, he wasn’t going to, but he’s an asshole so this is acceptable treatment.

He squints at Rochalizo for a moment before moving on. ]

I paid you a visit for your story.

[allyship]

[a beat]

You want to know what happened?

[malewife]

… For the story you want people to remember when they think of you.

[ He doesn’t care if Rochalizo killed. ]

[allyship]

[hold on he's surprised again as he is whenever yjh is being nice]

[malewife]

You’re making that face again.

[allyship]

And whose fault is that!?

[malewife]

Your own.

[allyship]

No.

[just. no.

but he thinks of the tower of the time and the prince of the white road kingdom. of the archivist of the mud whale, telling him that even though his country was long gone—if he could tell the story of his people, they would live on in the memories of others.]

... My homeland of Amonlogia is a country on the Sea of Sand. We don't have much land, as it continues to erode each year, so buildings are stacked on top of one another like an overflowing toy box. The canals are filled with traders' ships, and coded messages of many colours flit through the air like butterflies.

[...]

For a long time, I was blinded to its heart. But after meeting new friends on the Sea of Sand, I... want to see the people's faces again—to see how they live, and how they shine even with the troubles that plague our land.

[malewife]

[ YES. ]

... You know this won't be the end. Perhaps there is a chance you can see them again. [ ... ] So I don't want to hear such a lonely story.