Video 006 // Loss
[There is an unhappy thief on your SFC today, Vatheon. A very unhappy thief. He's not even bothering to mask it with a smile, which is...really quite impressive, considering it's him.
He blinks at the SFC as if forgetting that it was on, and then, toying with a book, he speaks.]I'd almost forgotten all of the reasons to hate this world. Foolish of ( Read more... )
He blinks at the SFC as if forgetting that it was on, and then, toying with a book, he speaks.]I'd almost forgotten all of the reasons to hate this world. Foolish of ( Read more... )
I would think that something precious to you would be worth the risk...would it not?
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Besides...you shouldn't delude yourself either. No matter how well you protect yourself, there may always be someone to break through the walls.
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Yes, I think so too! It's good to hear I'm not the only one.
But huh...are you talking from experience?
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[She notes how much more chipper sounds--a bit alarming considering his original broadcast, but then again, she supposes it's nice to get validation.]
The name's Rue.
[...She is not usually the first to introduce herself, but. Well.
She was the one who contacted him.]
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You can call me Matthew. So. Rue.
Those precious people--they're worth the risk. Sure. But the chances of losing them are even higher here, you know?
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[She's heard of it happening before. It's a normal thing here, apparently, along with everything else in this strange, cursed city. She's lost someone here as well, though--
Heh. She wasn't exactly sad to see her go.]
Is that what happened here?
[Perhaps that's what prompted this little broadcast.]
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He needed to stop letting his guard down.]
...Yes. Precisely.
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I suppose...
I've been fortunate enough that there has been no one here for me to lose.
...Thusfar.
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Fortunate? Heh, I doubt that. You'll get to know people and you'll be more fortunate for it. Whether you leave or they do.
At least--well. Attachments...are worth it. Sometimes.
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It only makes her feel vulnerable...Strange.]
Sometimes...
[She repeats.]
But you never truly know until it's too late, do you...?
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Oh, I don't know about that. There are usually warning signs, at least, if you know what to look for!
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[She looks rather interested. Though it makes sense to her for there to be warning signs, a simple crow like her would not be very good at reading them.
She may as well ask.]
What kind of signs?
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Usually, you stop wondering if it's worth it.
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[A smile--something of a smirk appears on her face just then, her eyes widening in surprise. His answer is so simple, and yet it's true--isn't it?
She has never once wondered whether it was worth it, to do all she did for the sake of her prince. For the sake of Mytho...
And for the sake of her father as well.]
I see.
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Yeah, I think you do. Good job. Most people don't.
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[The compliment, whether it was meant as one or not, does not go unnoticed. But regardless, her curiosity is piqued with that assessment...]
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I would say so! You could say that I've built a career on...observing people.
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