Thank you. [ she pulls over a chair, slightly offset to the desk, and pours a cup of tea, which she offers to Camellia ]
It's rice green tea; I, ah, hope it's alright. —And maybe we shouldn't just share stories, but parts of our worlds' histories, in that case. Yours has more in common with my own than most do, I think.
[ she pours her own tea then, just holding the warm cup in her hands a moment ]
In my own world, the only demons that cause trouble are those who have broken free of their summoner's bindings—but many types can become very dangerous in that case. That said, I have no memory fighting one myself, perhaps since sorcerers did not much frequent our province.
Is it traditional for youths to be given dangerous tasks like that? Or do you work with an older commander? —Though, ah, regardless, I think it's quite impressive.
There are many exwires around my age. My friends are all exwires as well. Ah, except Yuki-chan. He's a full-fledged exorcist...he already has a meister title.
Ah...the main difference is exwires are still students. We're still studying in our meisters. Exorcists have passed their certifications and mastered a meister. Exorcists have rankings too, of course. That ranking is determined by how strong of a demon you've defeated by yourself.
To me you are very brave. It takes bravery and strength alike not only to do the work you do in your home, but to continue to be such a source of kindness for LiliS.
Ah........ [ it's fine! it's no big deal! it's... ] ...yes, I suppose so.
I had an argument with ZRAEL during the cards game. It wasn't the only reason I was worried about them, but... when you were hurt, I believed that it was secretly because of me.
I attempted to confront Requiem about it, but it only made the misunderstanding worse.
At that point, after that conversation, it looked like ZRAEL really had targeted us in a game to try to get at me.
If they wanted me dead like that—enough to try to use the games—then it was a crisis I needed to resolve as quickly as possible, while keeping things as separate from LiliS as I could.
In my homeland, a duel is traditional when an argument can be resolved no other way: it's a way to prevent bloodshed from spiraling further.
—Before I go on, I should say, ahead of time, that in the end, no one was hurt.
But: I challenged Requiem to a duel to the death. There was a member each of sensitIV and pep!pep! present, but it never got that far. I could see that there was something holding Requiem back—and that is how I found out in time that it really had been a misunderstanding.
If Requiem had been wholly honest at the start, it might not have happened. The first fault lies with me, though. I thought that ZRAEL must have fed you a polite lie—and so I failed to trust your judgment of them.
You feel like you can't be truthful with us....yet when I'm truthful with you, you use that information to go out and do something you surely knew I would be against, because you don't trust my judgement.
If we don't have trust, what do we even have? Matching outfits?
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Ah— Camellia?
I hope I am not interrupting.
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It is fine. I was just studying.
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—Ah, I am just curious.
[ but she comes in and sets down the tea, though she doesn't sit down quite yet ]
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I should like to hear that story sometime.
[ a pause ] May I sit? There was something I was hoping to talk about, if I could find a quiet moment for it.
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Ah, certainly. Have a seat.
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[ she pulls over a chair, slightly offset to the desk, and pours a cup of tea, which she offers to Camellia ]
It's rice green tea; I, ah, hope it's alright.
—And maybe we shouldn't just share stories, but parts of our worlds' histories, in that case. Yours has more in common with my own than most do, I think.
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[Taking the tea cup with a small nod of her head in thanks]
Ah, not many people seem to come face to face with demons back home. Then again, as an exwire, running into demons is what we're there to do.
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In my own world, the only demons that cause trouble are those who have broken free of their summoner's bindings—but many types can become very dangerous in that case. That said, I have no memory fighting one myself, perhaps since sorcerers did not much frequent our province.
Is it traditional for youths to be given dangerous tasks like that? Or do you work with an older commander? —Though, ah, regardless, I think it's quite impressive.
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What is the difference between an exorcist and an exwire? Is he sent on missions on his own?
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Ah...the main difference is exwires are still students. We're still studying in our meisters. Exorcists have passed their certifications and mastered a meister. Exorcists have rankings too, of course. That ranking is determined by how strong of a demon you've defeated by yourself.
this got buried under heart tags, I'm so sorry
Of course... ah, I've known for some time that you're brave enough for that calling.
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[ a pause ]
...I suppose I should also tell you what I came to talk about specifically. —It's to do with me, not you, but you have a right to know about it.
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I had an argument with ZRAEL during the cards game. It wasn't the only reason I was worried about them, but... when you were hurt, I believed that it was secretly because of me.
I attempted to confront Requiem about it, but it only made the misunderstanding worse.
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At that point, after that conversation, it looked like ZRAEL really had targeted us in a game to try to get at me.
If they wanted me dead like that—enough to try to use the games—then it was a crisis I needed to resolve as quickly as possible, while keeping things as separate from LiliS as I could.
In my homeland, a duel is traditional when an argument can be resolved no other way: it's a way to prevent bloodshed from spiraling further.
—Before I go on, I should say, ahead of time, that in the end, no one was hurt.
But: I challenged Requiem to a duel to the death.
There was a member each of sensitIV and pep!pep! present, but it never got that far. I could see that there was something holding Requiem back—and that is how I found out in time that it really had been a misunderstanding.
If Requiem had been wholly honest at the start, it might not have happened. The first fault lies with me, though. I thought that ZRAEL must have fed you a polite lie—and so I failed to trust your judgment of them.
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.....I'm so sorry, Camellia.
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If we don't have trust, what do we even have? Matching outfits?
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When I make a mistake, I believe it is my duty to correct it.
That is what I was trying to do then.
It is also what I'm trying to do now.
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