[ Anemic and strung out, he ignores how sweaty his hands still feel. The clamminess that rests on the back of his neck and panic that surged down his throat. It was all quite tiring, but it's over.
Sleep teases the idea that it didn't have to be this way, and he wonders what her way might've been. Who's to say? It's the path untraveled. He is lying on the floor of the cathedral that he's taken rest in; none of his tethers have snapped and that's very good news.
His hands rest over his chest as he tips his chin up - and reaches out: ]
It seems as though we're still connected. How are you feeling? Grounded?
[ Aventurine is one hell of a stubborn survivor. When he's reached out to, he reaches back, a soft mostly humorless chuckle preceding his words. ]
I'm not so easy to get rid of, I'm afraid.
I wouldn't say I'm feeling grounded after everything, exactly; but I'm... relieved. It's like being able to breathe normally again. She made such a mess this time, even though she insists it wasn't her that created these voids.
[ His eyes close as he wonders - if Sleep didn't make the voids, then who did? Is it a question to ask the group. But that may tip things one way or another; he likes to keep things balanced.
So he drums his fingers on his chest and tosses a smile through the Murmur. ]
I'm a steadfast survivor by design rather than nature. [ He laughs a little more. ] I'm relieved to hear there are no deaths and only injuries. Only anemia instead of loss of limbs.
We'll carry on another day, and isn't that something to be all right about?
[ Yuuto will feel a sensation like someone running a hand through his hair in soothing comfort from Aventurine's end. Nothing overbearing, merely idle and somewhat calming. ]
...Hard to say, honestly. She claims One is responsible, which I do suppose is possible, especially if he's unaware of how to control his powers properly. However... something doesn't add up. I pressed her about her inability to counter and protect us from One, who is devout to her.
If anything, I imagine that if One is directly responsible it's because of Sleep's connection to him.
Here. [ Yuuto will feel like someone is convering his eyes despite no obstruction to his actual vision as Aventurine relays his exchange with Sleep to the other man via their tether.
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Sleep teases the idea that it didn't have to be this way, and he wonders what her way might've been. Who's to say? It's the path untraveled. He is lying on the floor of the cathedral that he's taken rest in; none of his tethers have snapped and that's very good news.
His hands rest over his chest as he tips his chin up - and reaches out: ]
It seems as though we're still connected. How are you feeling? Grounded?
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I'm not so easy to get rid of, I'm afraid.
I wouldn't say I'm feeling grounded after everything, exactly; but I'm... relieved. It's like being able to breathe normally again. She made such a mess this time, even though she insists it wasn't her that created these voids.
Are you all right, my friend?
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[ His eyes close as he wonders - if Sleep didn't make the voids, then who did? Is it a question to ask the group. But that may tip things one way or another; he likes to keep things balanced.
So he drums his fingers on his chest and tosses a smile through the Murmur. ]
I'm a steadfast survivor by design rather than nature. [ He laughs a little more. ] I'm relieved to hear there are no deaths and only injuries. Only anemia instead of loss of limbs.
We'll carry on another day, and isn't that something to be all right about?
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...Hard to say, honestly. She claims One is responsible, which I do suppose is possible, especially if he's unaware of how to control his powers properly. However... something doesn't add up. I pressed her about her inability to counter and protect us from One, who is devout to her.
If anything, I imagine that if One is directly responsible it's because of Sleep's connection to him.
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[ An appreciative response before he mulls over what Aventurine said. ]
What did she say about being pressed?
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It's easier this way. ]