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All right. Thank you for your cooperation. I was going to contact Lup myself, so I'll be able to corroborate that information should it become relevant on Saturday... of course, that's assuming Saturday is going to be what we expect.
[ there's a lull in the typewriter's movement before it starts again to add: ]
Thank you for trusting me with this information at all, as well.
[ there's a lull in the typewriter's movement before it starts again to add: ]
Thank you for trusting me with this information at all, as well.
But of course. You were correct to reach out. We must be cautious and on guard.
[after trial, harrow will return to her room. but on the way back, she may just run into hope. she sighs - her feelings are definitely a bit frazzled, with a lot of that lingering anger and frustration.]
...Good evening.
...Good evening.
[ it isn't a surprise that hope is also on his way back to his room! he probably stuck around the mess hall for a bit to just, idk, drink water to make up for all the yelling he did in the last few minutes. that's also probably why his voice sounds a little hoarse when he nods at harrow and quietly responds, ]
...he must keep his emotions in check very well for us to have only picked up on them while he was under extreme distress.
...he must keep his emotions in check very well for us to have only picked up on them while he was under extreme distress.
Yes. Or perhaps...I don't know. Lost in the noise, somehow.
[she's used to keeping her cool despite boiling anger but it's still leaving her slightly exhausted.]
I wonder how much of it was really him...?
[she's used to keeping her cool despite boiling anger but it's still leaving her slightly exhausted.]
I wonder how much of it was really him...?
...I believe all of it was him. That anger, that sorrow... it was too real to be something that would have happened just because he was coerced or under some outer influence.
Perhaps so. We'll have to speak with him and those who knew him and find out. But...he was very angry to be caught.
I wonder if his death means his hostage's life is forfeit, too.
I wonder if his death means his hostage's life is forfeit, too.
From what I remember during our time at Wiwaldi... he was kind, but not without his secrets or demons. [ ... ] I suppose it's only natural for that to be the case when your lifespan is as long as his.
Edited 2022-06-13 00:35 (UTC)
...Yes. That makes sense to me. Many of those I've met who've lived a long time are...strange.
Mm. I can't say I envy him, or anyone in that position. I can't even imagine how a single person could even keep track of everything... trying to recall things that happened ten years ago is already a challenge for me, sometimes.
[a bit sadly - ]
Sometimes I think not forgetting things, even though they are long in the past, seems the hardest.
Sometimes I think not forgetting things, even though they are long in the past, seems the hardest.
I agree.
. . .
Are you doing all right? [ he's still a little winded himself, tbh. ]
. . .
Are you doing all right? [ he's still a little winded himself, tbh. ]
I'm fine.
[tired, but fine.]
It isn't as bad as it could have been.
[tired, but fine.]
It isn't as bad as it could have been.
Good afternoon, Harrowhark. Just like last week. You appreciate routine, correct?
Claude and I will be staying at the concierge desk. I'm curious about the information available on our games' past locales, as it seems like it may be helpful in the weeks to come. As before, you don't need to tell me where you will be or if anyone will be accompanying you; that being said, I appreciate whatever you do choose to share with me, if anything.
Please take care.
Claude and I will be staying at the concierge desk. I'm curious about the information available on our games' past locales, as it seems like it may be helpful in the weeks to come. As before, you don't need to tell me where you will be or if anyone will be accompanying you; that being said, I appreciate whatever you do choose to share with me, if anything.
Please take care.
I will be with Mollymauk and Lup in the costume closet. Please take care, and I hope you will inform me that you are well in the morning and whether you have had any odd dreams, as will I inform you.
Understood.
Be aware of erratic shadow activity as well. Though we still have limited data, incidents seem to increase during times where their presence is especially noted.
Be aware of erratic shadow activity as well. Though we still have limited data, incidents seem to increase during times where their presence is especially noted.
Edited (didnt like using the same word twice :/) 2022-06-16 22:18 (UTC)
[ NOW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED I GUESS ]
Is Lup still staying with you, or did she change her plans?
Is Lup still staying with you, or did she change her plans?
All right. I trust you'll take care of her.
I'll keep you apprised should anything change on my end, as well.
I'll keep you apprised should anything change on my end, as well.
Thank you.
...You and Claude are very reliable. I am glad to know this.
...You and Claude are very reliable. I am glad to know this.
I try.
Again, you have no reason to believe me based on my word alone, and that's entirely fair. But I hope I've at least proven enough with my actions. I fight for a future for us all.
Again, you have no reason to believe me based on my word alone, and that's entirely fair. But I hope I've at least proven enough with my actions. I fight for a future for us all.
You have.
...If an explanation for my own actions will set you more at ease in the knowledge that I do not distrust you specifically, I will provide one. Some time before even the station, I was in a place called the Mithraeum. It was very dangerous for me there. However, I believed my own quarters, at least, to be safe from the person who would have done me harm. I am accomplished with wards, and the wards around my quarters were my most intricate work.
One evening, he stole into my chambers while I was in the bath. He destroyed my wards, and he came very near to taking my life.
Many of the things I have experienced have been more painful or dangerous, but I suppose in that instance, it was the fact I had believed I was completely safe at the moment he attacked that made it difficult for me to move past it.
I believe you are a good man, Hope. It is merely a situation that causes me to feel an illogical paranoia I cannot quite shake.
...If an explanation for my own actions will set you more at ease in the knowledge that I do not distrust you specifically, I will provide one. Some time before even the station, I was in a place called the Mithraeum. It was very dangerous for me there. However, I believed my own quarters, at least, to be safe from the person who would have done me harm. I am accomplished with wards, and the wards around my quarters were my most intricate work.
One evening, he stole into my chambers while I was in the bath. He destroyed my wards, and he came very near to taking my life.
Many of the things I have experienced have been more painful or dangerous, but I suppose in that instance, it was the fact I had believed I was completely safe at the moment he attacked that made it difficult for me to move past it.
I believe you are a good man, Hope. It is merely a situation that causes me to feel an illogical paranoia I cannot quite shake.
I see. I'm so sorry to hear that, and I don't blame you in the slightest. As you said, to have your privacy violated while in an intimate, vulnerable state is particularly cruel; it's no surprise that it's left you with such a deep trauma.
To feel like nowhere is safe, no matter how many defenses you've set up, no matter how well you hide, no matter how many precautions you've taken...
[ . . . ]
Thank you so much for sharing this with me. Your requests for accommodation have never bothered me, even without having any context for your actions, but I truly appreciate your transparency, Harrowhark. I hope that, someday, you'll be able to relax without needing to constantly be checking over your shoulder, figuratively or literally.
Words may only be words, but they also inspire change in those who choose to make them real. We will get to the bottom of this. We will get justice. If worst comes to absolute worst, we will go out fighting.
To feel like nowhere is safe, no matter how many defenses you've set up, no matter how well you hide, no matter how many precautions you've taken...
[ . . . ]
Thank you so much for sharing this with me. Your requests for accommodation have never bothered me, even without having any context for your actions, but I truly appreciate your transparency, Harrowhark. I hope that, someday, you'll be able to relax without needing to constantly be checking over your shoulder, figuratively or literally.
Words may only be words, but they also inspire change in those who choose to make them real. We will get to the bottom of this. We will get justice. If worst comes to absolute worst, we will go out fighting.
[there's a bit of a delay before responding.]
I have no doubt of that.
...Thank you.
I have no doubt of that.
...Thank you.
You're welcome.
I sincerely hope to see you tomorrow.
I sincerely hope to see you tomorrow.
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