[Would've been way cool if whatever was causing this to happen could maybe, like, give some breathing room in between.
Neor follows suit quickly enough. It's easy to suss out Himeka considering -- look, need he mention the tail again? -- but. Younger. Some years ago, maybe? Though he doesn't really get why she is listening to a literal child talking politics. Or why a child is drinking wine.
Why... why someone is killing the -- regicide. Ah. Okay.
It isn't so amusing when guards rush in. His gaze hardens, body tightening up. Getting ready for what's coming. Guards coming it just at that exact moment, huh? How convenient it all is. Is that the point of these memories? Showing the others some of their ultimate fuck-ups?
Himeka's thoughts -- words? -- ping around in his head like a pinball. Feels like they should say something. Even though he doesn't know her that well, he can't imagine she'd go and poison a kid. For one, there's way easier ways than wine to --]
Figure they already knew. They didn't even wait for the wine to dry.
[Easier to focus on her pain than his own, even if his memories are still ringing like hollow bells. He squeezes her hand.] You okay?
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Neor follows suit quickly enough. It's easy to suss out Himeka considering -- look, need he mention the tail again? -- but. Younger. Some years ago, maybe? Though he doesn't really get why she is listening to a literal child talking politics. Or why a child is drinking wine.
Why... why someone is killing the -- regicide. Ah. Okay.
It isn't so amusing when guards rush in. His gaze hardens, body tightening up. Getting ready for what's coming. Guards coming it just at that exact moment, huh? How convenient it all is. Is that the point of these memories? Showing the others some of their ultimate fuck-ups?
Himeka's thoughts -- words? -- ping around in his head like a pinball. Feels like they should say something. Even though he doesn't know her that well, he can't imagine she'd go and poison a kid. For one, there's way easier ways than wine to --]
Figure they already knew. They didn't even wait for the wine to dry.
[Easier to focus on her pain than his own, even if his memories are still ringing like hollow bells. He squeezes her hand.] You okay?