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[animatedly]

HELLO

"My, is this perhaps Daoist magic...?"

GOODBYE

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[lucentia]

[eventually stirs... hi.]

[animatedly]

[stabs him again

jk... Reirin will clutch his hand.... overwhelmed by the emotion of seeing someone bleed out slowly in order to fill a chalice,]

Lucien! Can you speak? Are you in pain?

[lucentia]

[blinks a few times to regain his bearings... he groggily looks down at their hands, before at her face.]

Ah... Reirin?

[animatedly]

[she doesn't cry because (redacted) but she does close her eyes tight and look very emotionally wrought!!!]

...Yes. We are all back at the manor. Do you remember what happened?

[SHE IS SO UPSET!!!!! no she's not gonna cry. SHE WILL KEEP HER EYES CLOSED!!!]

[lucentia]

[reirin no!!! he gives her hand a little squeeze in hopes of reassuring her.]

... Yes. I apologize if I worried you.

[animatedly]

[KILLS HIM AGAIN!!!]

...Would you still have made the same choice?

[lucentia]

If someone had to, then yes.

[he's honest......]

[animatedly]

Were you the only person in the chapel?

[DONT JUST BE HONEST]

I could have done the same in your stead.

[lucentia]

You could have. But while it may be selfish of me, I would not have wished for you to.

[animatedly]

May I ask why?

[lucentia]

I... I don't think I said anything unusual there?

[animatedly]

Do you wish to protect me? Or do you dislike seeing others in pain?

Or perhaps, you do not wish for others to take on a role that should always be yours?

[lucentia]

… I believe you are strong enough to protect yourself, of course. However, even so, you are correct—I do not wish to see you harmed.

[untrusted]

[ medea will stab him again if you want.

she only watches from a distance to see if he wakes. ]

[lucentia]

[imagine if i said no and noped out of this thread, but he will wake up, yes...]

[untrusted]

[ medea would let him die probably........

anyway, her own vision clouds for a second before she blinks and shakes her head. ]

Any after effects besides the obvious?

[lucentia]

I'm not sure yet, though knowing this place, I wouldn't be surprised...

[which is to say he lifts a hand to his head and then notices the marking on it.]

—Ah.

[untrusted]

Highly suspicious. If it does anything, don't keep it to yourself.

[lucentia]

... Right. I'm not sure yet what this means, but I won't. [...] And what of you?

[untrusted]

You looked like someone else for a moment.

[lucentia]

... Someone you recognize?

[untrusted]

Yes. [ a beat ] My brother.

[lucentia]

[noooooo (me, jan)]

... Ah. My apologies.

[untrusted]

[ she closes her eyes for a moment. ]

You didn't cause this. [ ... ] Unless this is because of the sacrifice ritual.

[lucentia]

... I cannot completely absolve myself of blame without knowing for sure, although I don't believe it is.