IC Contact; Empatheias [CLOSED]

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[bondsofsuffering]

[...Oh.

It's once again silent on Hizumi's side, though this time it's a mix of surprise and contemplation.]

...I see.

You gonna give him the tour, or...?

[There's a bit of hope starting to kindle, but with it comes a certain nervousness, too. He's never met this one, and previous meetings with Blade Children did not precisely turn out well - weren't intended to, by the man who planned it all.

This time, however, it's a plan of Hizumi's own concoction. This time, it's by his own will, a wish for hope rather than despair.

But will it be enough...?]

[melodyoflogic]

If he's up for it. He looks injured.... I'm thinking he might have come from around the same time we did.

[Though he didn't recall precisely in what places Kousuke had been injured, he knew how he'd gained the injuries, having been there. Ayumu pauses for a moment, considering his next words. He feels Hizumi's nervousness through the connection, and tries his best to soothe it, offering encouragement in return.]

I think it will be alright. Especially once he finds out about how he can break the curse here. He's always been more independent than the others, in some ways. He never trusted my brother.

[Or Ayumu, until shortly before their arrival here, but...]

[bondsofsuffering]

[So the Kanon incident... just another reminder of what, exactly, his mere existence could bring.

He shakes the thought from his mind. No, it would work this time. This is... what they've been prepared for all this time, isn't it?]

That's wise of him. [Kiyotaka was on no one's side but his own, in the end.] You think he'll listen to us, then?

[melodyoflogic]

More than Rutherford did. I'm feeling optimistic, honestly. We're prepared this time.

[There was nothing to make Kousuke think he'd given up on them, for one.]

[bondsofsuffering]

In a way, Rutherford knowin' did him a disservice.

[There's definitely an irony in the path to salvation being paved in ignorance, but there's little they can do about that.]

Well, you know where I am. If you end up bringin' him here, let me know.

[So he can make sure the mask is properly in place.]