Chapter One, Act 8

[seekthebird]

[accidental video; Oswald can be seen in his casual wear, sitting on his bed across the room from his computer. He has a handful of birdseed, to the delight of the plump little bluebird perched on his knee. However, the knight's attention seems to be on the gold ring in his other hand, which he turns around with his fingers.]

...If I returned to

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[nailsareawesome]

[Renee re-entered the room with a sigh and kicked the door shut, in her hands were two mugs of hot chocolate. They were a bit too hot to drink just then, but oh well.

She glanced over to the other on the bed before moving over to him and setting one of the mugs down onto the convenient table near his bed.] What's the matter? You look so glum.

[seekthebird]

[He snaps to attention as soon as she opens the door, stuffing the ring back in his pocket.] Oh, Renee...

[When she mentions his low spirits, he scowls, looking to the side.] Nothing.

[Brynhildr looks up at him when he says it, as if judging him for his blatant lie. He frowns and gives her a little pat.]

I... have something for you. [He gestures to the box, though he seems a lot less enthusiastic about it than before.]

[nailsareawesome]

Ha...so you really did it, huh? [She shook her head and set her own mug down beside the one on the table.] You're so stubborn...

[But she looked down to the box and rubbed the back of her neck a bit. Now what...? It felt weird to just...take it. Then again she had already given him Brynhildr.

Carefully she lifted the box and opened the top.] ?

[seekthebird]

[Inside was a dress. It looked expensive, hand-sewn by a skillful seamstress with only the finest of materials. It had a lavender bustier with white detailing along the side, atop layers of lavender and violet for the skirt, reaching just to the ankle.

He was... a little reluctant to give it to Renee. It looked so much like her gown, just seeing someone else in it... And it was a different style compared to what the alchemist usually preferred. What if she hated it?

...But it was too late to change his mind now. He pauses to grab some more seed for Brynhildr, trying to concentrate on her instead of looking at Renee.]

Since I ruined your other dress, I thought you might like a replacement.