dramatispersonae | Toboe's Heart

Toboe's Heart

[You land in a heavy drift of snow. All around you roars an angry wind, as fierce snowy gusts blast you from every angle, making it hard to see more than a few inches in front of you. The air is bitter cold, almost freezing, and an enormous full moon looms in the cloudy sky. And the only thing you can make out above the wind is a faint but probably familiar howl.]

((chan is #ofwolfandman))

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You said I couldn't.

When did I say th—

[. . . . oh]

[8(]

Look—that time was just.. [uhmmmm] You've been a help every other time. This was.. different.

... why?

[he quiets, taking a bit to think about his answer.]

. . . it's not the kind of pain that can be helped by anyone. It's not. . . a wound, that can be fixed with bandages or magic or hugs. It still hurts. . .

But it's not like you're doing anything wrong! You're doing just fine—I. . . appreciate your. . . you know, worrying about me. It's just. . . . me. . . I'm the problem, okay.

[Crawls closer to lick.]

... Leif isn't a problem. And I know I can't make the pain go away... I know what it was like when I lost Granny... I just wanted to be with you, so you'd have someone to go through it with.