Y-yeah.... I was just... I was really sure he was telling the truth, a-and after last week... I didn't speak up enough then, and Bucky... I didn't want it to happen again!
... mm. I understand. Kazunari Miyoshi was also very certain he was telling the truth - it is natural, to want to believe in one's friends. You have no reason to hide away, or be ashamed.
[he will incline his head toward the courtyard]
I have brought tea. Would you like to sit and talk with me?
I guess. ...I don't really know what to think anymore. It used to just be him saying stuff like that, but... lately it's like I really am wrong all the time.
You're very young, you know. Commonly, it is in this time that people are able to be wrong, and it is how they grow. To be incorrect, to take detours, and to lose your way until you find it again.
But to be wrong does not mean you are stupid or unintelligent. It merely means that there is more to consider still.
And that comes with practice and, if you are open to it, perhaps some assistance.
[ he sips his tea, listening. this is kind of like what rin said too, he thinks. ]
...I didn't used to be wrong this much, though. [ his voice is quieter than normal. his throat hurts. ] Even back home, after I got out of school, it's like... it feels like even if I answer the same questions the same way I did before, those answers are wrong now. I don't get it.
[ he's too tired to think of specifics, and his head is throbbing from crying so much. ]
Just like— with investigations, my teachers always said the way I conducted them was perfect, and my deductions about cases were really brilliant! And Pops... didn't think that, but I figured his standards were just really high. 'Cause he was so great. I won all these awards and everything!
But now if I do the exact same stuff I got awards for before, other people say I'm stupid and my logic is bad!
... great lords will sometimes have the same troubles. To be instructed by their educators, to learn the rules of tactics, and then to discover in the worst moments of war that not all in life can be taught so easily.
I am sure you were a disciplined student, and there are gems within what you have been taught.
But sometimes it can be hard to reconcile with what is in front of you. I do not believe you stupid - perhaps others simply a bit impatient.
[ great lords... putting it that way does feel better. (it's honestly giving his capabilities as a student too much credit, because he never had to work or study hard for the grades he got, but he doesn't think it is.)
That it does, that it does... But that makes it all the more imperative to gather experience, and to know when to learn from your missteps.
Just as others pointed out gaps in your logic today, consider that in advance, and examine your own arguments before announcing them. If you are in need of an ear, I will always listen to you. You have my word.
It's... I think after last week, I was... more prepared for it? I guess?
Even if I felt pretty close to Sheila myself, the people who knew her on the station before are like... on a different level. So... I guess for them.... this is like how last week was for me.
[it'S VILLAGE TIME. we can be anywhere in the village right now but they WILL end up in the garden
but first mikazuki is. dressed in his lune robes. he's having a great time. they are just pitch black robes that cover all of his body, but the hood is embroidered with a moon on the sides (see icon). it is also carefully brought up to cover his face, obscuring it in shadow.
when he sees sebastian, he gives one elegant wave.
he doesn't speak yet bc sometimes there's the fun of surprise]
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week 0 friday
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mikazuki will begin to walk by and pause]
... might you be in need of another handkerchief, Sebastian Debeste?
[are you crying, honey]
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[ takes it out of his jacket pocket and holds it up as if he needs to prove it, because in court, evidence is everything ]
I just... really hate that this is happening again, and she seemed really nice too...
[ he sighs. ]
I-it'll be like before though, right? Where everyone comes back at the end? Somehow?
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... which would you prefer to follow?
That which we aspire to? Or that which we have information for at the moment?
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[ oh. flayn had finally taught him how to say that word correctly, too.
he's not sure he really understands the question, but. ]
I guess... the first one...?
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Then it will be as you say. None here shall be satisfied until we are able to save all that we wish.
It will not be over until we accomplish that goal.
week 3, post-trial
he has two to-go cups in his hands
doko]
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mikazuki isn't meant for running so he will just call after him as he follows - ]
- ah. Sebastian? If you could spare a moment...?
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What? I know I was stupid again, just like always! You don't have to tell me!
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I do not find you stupid. It did not occur to me in the slightest to express that to you.
I thought you were very brave.
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Rather, you were attempting to find a string of logic which might mean your friend's perceptions aligned with reality, were you not?
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[he will incline his head toward the courtyard]
I have brought tea. Would you like to sit and talk with me?
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O-okay...
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You need not answer if it is difficult but if I may....
... is there a reason why you thought that you would be insulted?
[to be called stupid first thing....]
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[ he sniffles and takes a little sip from his cup... and before he can figure out what to say to that, a memory kind of answers it for him. ]
...
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mikazuki frowns a bit at that, letting the memory wash over him and his expression is momentarily hard to read but.]
... you are treated unfairly.
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You're very young, you know. Commonly, it is in this time that people are able to be wrong, and it is how they grow. To be incorrect, to take detours, and to lose your way until you find it again.
But to be wrong does not mean you are stupid or unintelligent. It merely means that there is more to consider still.
And that comes with practice and, if you are open to it, perhaps some assistance.
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...I didn't used to be wrong this much, though. [ his voice is quieter than normal. his throat hurts. ] Even back home, after I got out of school, it's like... it feels like even if I answer the same questions the same way I did before, those answers are wrong now. I don't get it.
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What were the questions, and what were your answers?
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[ he's too tired to think of specifics, and his head is throbbing from crying so much. ]
Just like— with investigations, my teachers always said the way I conducted them was perfect, and my deductions about cases were really brilliant! And Pops... didn't think that, but I figured his standards were just really high. 'Cause he was so great. I won all these awards and everything!
But now if I do the exact same stuff I got awards for before, other people say I'm stupid and my logic is bad!
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... great lords will sometimes have the same troubles. To be instructed by their educators, to learn the rules of tactics, and then to discover in the worst moments of war that not all in life can be taught so easily.
I am sure you were a disciplined student, and there are gems within what you have been taught.
But sometimes it can be hard to reconcile with what is in front of you. I do not believe you stupid - perhaps others simply a bit impatient.
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[ great lords... putting it that way does feel better. (it's honestly giving his capabilities as a student too much credit, because he never had to work or study hard for the grades he got, but he doesn't think it is.)
he nods slowly. ]
I guess that makes sense, maybe.
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but mikazuki will smile faintly at that]
That it does, that it does... But that makes it all the more imperative to gather experience, and to know when to learn from your missteps.
Just as others pointed out gaps in your logic today, consider that in advance, and examine your own arguments before announcing them. If you are in need of an ear, I will always listen to you. You have my word.
week 4, saturday
Hey. ...Thanks for not letting me get too far off track today.
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You did not say anything incorrect, but I am happy to provide guidance.
[ . . . ]
Is there anything that may still be done for you?
[since he was crying...]
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N-no, it's okay.
...I mean. It's not, but... I am.
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It is alright, you know.
If you are not fine, after all that passed tonight.
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Even if I felt pretty close to Sheila myself, the people who knew her on the station before are like... on a different level. So... I guess for them.... this is like how last week was for me.
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... on the one hand, it is a relief to know that you are not aching as badly as last week.
On the other... I feel as though an apology is owed, that your heart must become fortified in this way, the longer you spend time here.
week 5, thursday
where's the boy! mikazuki will make his way to him....]
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he's probably on the way back to his room to take a shower and rest for a little bit before curfew! and is still in kind of an exhausted daze. ]
Oh... hi.
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Hello.
Shall I escort you back?
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[ holds onto his arm! ]
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[escort then! mikazuki already walks slow so,]
You must be tired, after all you have endured. Has your healing managed most of your ailments?
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week 6, monday
but first mikazuki is. dressed in his lune robes. he's having a great time. they are just pitch black robes that cover all of his body, but the hood is embroidered with a moon on the sides (see icon). it is also carefully brought up to cover his face, obscuring it in shadow.
when he sees sebastian, he gives one elegant wave.
he doesn't speak yet bc sometimes there's the fun of surprise]
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[ is he about to get escorted to the pearly gates wtf is this ]
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just kidding, mikazuki will drop his hood bc sebastian sometimes feels like he'd get scared by a strong wind]
Ha ha ha.
I cannot say that was the reaction we got when we introduced ourselves in the village. It is simply myself, my dear.
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Nostalgia... I suppose.
When we were last in this domain, I was called 'Lune'. And rarely explored the grounds in my usual garb.
It felt like fun, to make play at such once more.
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I suppose it was something similar to 'staff'.