XXI (Video)

[sancta_sedes]

[Alessandro can be seen off in the corner of the room. He is curled up, his arms around his legs and his head tucked into his knees. He's softly crying.]

(OOC: This is backdated to the morning after the ghost was defeated and everyone went back to normal.)

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[stray_cardinal]

...Holiness?

...Alec?

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[sancta_sedes]

[He's trying to be as s mall as possible, but when he hears his name he looks up slowly.]

Wh-why did that h-happen? It's s-s-so scary to th-think about....

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[stray_cardinal]

[She crouches down beside him, protective.]

I don't know. It's hard to explain anything that goes on in this place. It's a broken world. But you're not alone, Alec.

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[sancta_sedes]

I-I was so d-different... w-wrong.... it's l-like something was m-missing inside me. I s-said such a-awful things without kn-knowing it....

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[stray_cardinal]

It's all right. We know you were being influenced by the...the spirits. You mustn't hold it against yourself.

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[sancta_sedes]

I-it was still f-frightening. T-To be so o-out of control... to b-be so alien.... Th-there's this f-f-feeling in my chest when I th-think about it... it's t-tight and hot and....

[He lifts a hand to his chest and clutches it, it would appear he was having a mild anxiety attack.]

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[stray_cardinal]

[She reaches for him, gently laying a hand over his.]

You're safe now. I'm so sorry that I couldn't protect you from this. I was so overwrought with my own shortcomings...

I should never have neglected my duty to you. Can you forgive me also?

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[sancta_sedes]

I-it's not your f-fault... th-there wasn't anything a-anyone could do, n-n-not even you....

[He lowers his head.]

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[stray_cardinal]

Then we mustn't blame ourselves. Let's just let it go, and be thankful that we came through all right in the end.

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[sancta_sedes]

Y-yes....