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[yoraetatsu]

[Tatsu's writing is a little shaky today.]

That was... interesting.

At... least I'm out of the elevator now.

...

I can't He's just I'm

... Raise, if you're free, I'd like to talk to you.

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quicklog attack!

[feathered_earth]

Okay...

[She heads across the hall and knocks on the door, hoping he's in his room.]

IT'S SUPER-EFFECTIVE! /couldn't resist

[yoraetatsu]

[He's still body-swapped into the girl with wings, but he's sitting on his bed, journal next to him.]

Come on in. [His voice is a little shaky.]

XDD Quicklog

[feathered_earth]

[She comes in--looks a little surprised at his appearance. She did want to ask him about it, but now probably isn't the time. Goes over and sits next to him.]

So... what happened?

Quicklog

[yoraetatsu]

I got trapped in the elevator.

The memory... it's hard to describe. It was me, but it wasn't me. [His wings rustle gently.]

He... I looked different. There were soldiers in a village, and they were coming for me. A woman hid me in her house, and let me escape through a hole in the wall. Then they broke through the wall and captured her, and said they might use her in something... the Carronade.

[He takes a deep breath.] The man in the memory... he was in my dream. He said he and I are one. So... it was me in the memory.

Quicklog

[feathered_earth]

[Coming for him, why? Because he could become a dragon? Because he's not human? That isn't right....

...of course it's not right, but it can't be changed. But is glad that someone was willing to help him... even if she ended up getting hurt... Him--a different him.]

I'm sorry... that must have been terrible, what happened in the village. [Not quite sure what to say, but--] So there are... two parts of you.

Quicklog

[yoraetatsu]

... Yes. But it seems... almost a relief to know. Every time I pass a mirror, I wonder why it doesn't look right. Now I know.

[He shakes his head.] I don't know how or why, though.

Quicklog

[feathered_earth]

[She nods, she can understand that. Even if a memory is painful... it's still a memory. Part of them.] I'm glad you remembered it, then.

[Thinks a moment, then] If it's a part of you--you will understand. Maybe not soon, but you'll figure out why. It'll click.

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[yoraetatsu]

Me too. And... I'm glad I have friends like you to help me figure it out.

[Tatsu smiles a little.]

Quicklog

[feathered_earth]

[She smiles back, a full one.] Of course. As long as we're here, we'll help.

[Her eyes stray to his--her--wings.] So, this girl was in your dream?

Quicklog

[yoraetatsu]

Yeah. She was flying with me, and near the end... when I was confused and frustrated, she told me that I'm never alone.

And... it's true.