Some evening at the Funburi Onsen [Action, Open]

[pidonus]

[Open]

*Pidonus Marasia hasn't had a lot going on in her life. Ordinary DATS work, training regularly... The works.

This particular night, she's finally gotten to her room in Funburi Onsen, and has collapsed on the bed. In spite of her obviously being a little worn out, she's smiling.

So who's going to bother her?*

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[pompadourpower]

[A knock on the door and about two feet of Pompadour come in before the face appears, it's Ryu, the only other real adult left in the Inn]

I thought you might want something to eat since you missed dinner.

[pidonus]

... That'd definitely be a good thing, yeah.

... It's odd, though. I don't need food, but after so much work, I end up wanting it...

[pompadourpower]

Well, food is one of the joys of life. A joy I'm happy to share.

[Brings in a tray of fresh sushi, and a big bowl of udon soup]

After all you have taste buds, no sense in wasting them!

[pidonus]

Isn't that the truth!

*Pid carefully takes the tray, sitting up so she can enjoy it.*

Maybe it's just one of those things I do to distance myself from the time before I came to this world...

[pompadourpower]

Back when you weren't in control?

[Cracks the tab on a can of beer for himself leaning against the wall]

[pidonus]

... Yeah.

*Pid clearly doesn't like thinking about that much...*

[pompadourpower]

I only spent a brief amount of time like that, it was Yoh that saved me from it, and in a way, from myself.

[pidonus]

More than half my life.

By which I mean all of it until I came here.

[pompadourpower]

Even more impressive then.

You've come a long way in such a short amount of time.

[pidonus]

... I guess. I have so far to go, though...

[pompadourpower]

Perhaps not as far as you think though.

After all a cute girl like you shouldn't look so serious all the time~ *Dopey grin*

[pidonus]

Yeah, I know...

But what's the right line? I want to truly attain goodness, truly atone for... What I was. I can't just be turning around and doing exactly what I did when I first came here for the hell of it.

[pompadourpower]

That...is a tough one.

[Sips beer]

I suppose the first question is, do you think it can be atoned for? Is there some amount of good work you could do that will make you stop regretting it all?

[pidonus]

... I don't even know for sure.

What is atonement, really? Is it just trying to get past sins you can't ever break?

Plus there's the fact that I'm always going to want to use my abilities... Even if they're wrong.

[pompadourpower]

[Sips his drink before answering]

Your powers aren't inherently evil, it's how you use them. It's how you use your powers. I can't have been the first one to say that to you.

[pidonus]

I hear it a lot, but when you really get down to it...

Hypnosis can't truly reform - even if you bring someone deep enough that your commands stick, it's erasing someone's self, which...

Charm can't do much more than temporarily pacify.

I mean, the regeneration, the not needing to sleep, those are handy. But otherwise...