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[dramatispersonae]

[ This room is small. There is one window with a narrow, railless balcony. The walls are stone and it's quite clear that you're in one of the towers of the castle looking out over Aather. From this vantage point you can see all the normal landscape but you can also see the statue people as well as a looming cloud hanging over the fringes of the forest.

There is a small table with no chairs inside of the room. One button is dark gray and the other button is light gray.

It should be noted, for the observant, that every few minutes the cloud outside grows and gets closer. A darkness is slowly falling. ]

Comments

Re: the choice given

[brotagonist]

. . . it's better than using Hyaku, or Turn, or Blaze, or Fox as shields. . . fine.

Re: the choice given

[highasakite]

Yeah. I want to fight, too.

Re: the choice given

[brotagonist]

Yeah.

Is there anything stronger than death that gives you power, Beauty? This is all kind of lame.

Re: the choice given

[dramatispersonae]

There are things that give different measure of power. But there are also different kinds of powered yielded. There are . . . there are times when only a death will do.

Re: the choice given

[brotagonist]

. . .so you're saying. . . sometimes lives are only here to die for you.

Re: the choice given

[dramatispersonae]

No. I . . .

Re: the choice given

[brotagonist]

If only a death will do, and it's us or the people who've been attacked already—

Re: the choice given

[dramatispersonae]

Choice is also important. Sometimes only the choice about death will do.

Re: the choice given

[brotagonist]

There's no way to choose life! Not without making no choice at all! Is that really the strength this world needs?! You can't try to find another way than that?!

Re: the choice given

[dramatispersonae]

I don't -- I can't --

It's my role -- my -- I have to wait for him to save me. . .

Re: the choice given

[brotagonist]

. . . your role. . .

Re: the choice given

[dramatispersonae]

We can't . . . [ she trails off ]

Re: the choice given

[brotagonist]

. . . stories. Right. I get it.

I'll help you, Beauty. But I can't accept this. And if you have to accept it, that's just as wrong as needing to die to fight.

Re: the choice given

[dramatispersonae]

[ silence . . . ]

Re: the choice given

[brotagonist]

We'll talk after the game. Because I'm not staying gone for long.

Re: the choice given

[dramatispersonae]

I. . . I will try to pay my price as well. I'm sorry, Lloyd.

Re: the choice given

[brotagonist]

Being sorry without being able to correct your mistakes doesn't do much. But... sooner or later, I'm gonna ask you, how can stories change?

I want you to answer me then. That's what I'll ask of you.