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(open) rough seas will be calm
WHO: Jaeger (eventually) and you!
WHERE: Dreamscapes.
WHEN: 8/25.
WHAT: Dreamdives!
WARNINGS: Suicidal implications, threads are warned accordingly.
[You find yourself on a grassy plain. It's nighttime, and while this whole thing is probably incredibly surreal, the scenery is at least peaceful. You can see a dark building ahead of you.
If you look behind you, you'll notice that there's a large, thick forest. Listening for a moment will tell you that there's plenty of wildlife there, and it doesn't sound happy to see you. It's probably not a good idea to head that direction. But hey, if you really want to, there's nothing stopping you.
If you choose to approach the building, you'll hear the distant sound of waves crashing, but otherwise all is silent. It would almost be serene, if not for the ominous look of the building. It appears to be a very large manor. There are plenty of lights on inside despite the late hour, which gives you a little more light to see the building itself. For some reason there are massive chains decorating the left side of the building that don't actually seem to be there for any specific purpose, and above that are flags for... some reason. The whole thing is kind of an experience, and the gloomy atmosphere and isolated nature of the house probably aren't doing much to make you feel at ease.
Since the manor is most likely where you're headed, you might want to get a bit closer to the front door to check it out. Be careful, though - you won't be able to get too close without two guards spotting you. They're dressed in yellow uniforms complete with masks that hide the upper halves of their faces. They don't exactly look friendly; one of them has a crossbow in hand and the other has some kind of large daggers that look like they're attached to the back of his hands.
You'll find that there's a solid wall around the perimeter of the manor; you can hide here for a moment if you'd like. Climbing over the wall seems to be out of the question given the height of it and the spikes on top.
How do you want to proceed?]
WHERE: Dreamscapes.
WHEN: 8/25.
WHAT: Dreamdives!
WARNINGS: Suicidal implications, threads are warned accordingly.
[You find yourself on a grassy plain. It's nighttime, and while this whole thing is probably incredibly surreal, the scenery is at least peaceful. You can see a dark building ahead of you.
If you look behind you, you'll notice that there's a large, thick forest. Listening for a moment will tell you that there's plenty of wildlife there, and it doesn't sound happy to see you. It's probably not a good idea to head that direction. But hey, if you really want to, there's nothing stopping you.
If you choose to approach the building, you'll hear the distant sound of waves crashing, but otherwise all is silent. It would almost be serene, if not for the ominous look of the building. It appears to be a very large manor. There are plenty of lights on inside despite the late hour, which gives you a little more light to see the building itself. For some reason there are massive chains decorating the left side of the building that don't actually seem to be there for any specific purpose, and above that are flags for... some reason. The whole thing is kind of an experience, and the gloomy atmosphere and isolated nature of the house probably aren't doing much to make you feel at ease.
Since the manor is most likely where you're headed, you might want to get a bit closer to the front door to check it out. Be careful, though - you won't be able to get too close without two guards spotting you. They're dressed in yellow uniforms complete with masks that hide the upper halves of their faces. They don't exactly look friendly; one of them has a crossbow in hand and the other has some kind of large daggers that look like they're attached to the back of his hands.
You'll find that there's a solid wall around the perimeter of the manor; you can hide here for a moment if you'd like. Climbing over the wall seems to be out of the question given the height of it and the spikes on top.
How do you want to proceed?]
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[The tears are just coming harder, sorry girls.]
I-if he wants to do it alone, it's fine, but he doesn't have to. I worry that he doesn't know that, sometimes, or else there's something that keeps him from opening up even to people who love him and only want to help.
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Yeager has us, and we'll always do whatever he asks. If he tells us to fight, we will. If he tells us not to interfere, we won't. That's just how it is.
[The red-haired girl is the first to speak and while she looks a little uneasy, her words are firm. Her sister is glancing behind them at Jaeger, though.]
...He didn't let us fight with him, though. Not in the end.
[That's Droite, and her sister looks at her in confusion. Droite continues, her words picking up speed as she goes.]
He... He had to go protect the Commandant, right? For... some reason. He didn't tell us. He didn't tell us a lot, did he? But he told us we couldn't interfere, that he had to fight alone, but he let us come with him and...
[Gauche still looks confused, but she interrupts her sister.]
That's enough. We owe Yeager our lives, so we'll continue to do whatever he asks. That... That's why we're here.
[Even she doesn't sound as certain anymore.]
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[It may be above their paygrade to deal with this, but the tears aren't stopping even as Shuji raises his voice.]
Sometimes the people you love do stupid things! Sometimes they ask you to do things that are bad for themselves! Even if they save your life, that doesn't mean you have to listen to them when they're being self-destructive. No, it means you can't listen to them!
You're not just his guards who have to always follow orders. You're people who love him, and want him to be happy, and sometimes that means telling him he's being dumb!
[He knows how self-destructive he is. He knows that the people he loves push past that. If they didn't - if they listened to everything he said, he'd be dead by now.]
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[Gauche does get riled at that, but her sister cuts her off after a moment. Droite's eyes are downcast and she's quiet when she speaks.]
Do you remember when we were little? When we used to call him "father"?
Droite—
[Droite interrupts her again:] We didn't mind when things changed, because he adopted us. He raised us, and he trained us, and we became strong. So... it was okay when he said we'd be his bodyguards. And it was okay when he'd tell us to do stuff, like helping him escape or fighting for him. We didn't mind.
But... He was really hurting, wasn't he? He wanted to die. So he fought alone against those people even though he knew he'd lose and then... he let himself die.
[Gauche still looks confused for a moment, but eventually her expression softens a bit.] We didn't help. We followed orders until the end.
[Now they look like they're on the verge of tears, so this is going... well.....]
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[He thinks of Oda on the beach, telling him: he tried to kill himself. And he didn't want Shuji to know, because he didn't want Shuji to blame himself.]
And they're precious to you, so why - why don't they realize how precious they are? What could you have said, what could you have done to convince them...?
[As if there was any way Shuji wouldn't find out sooner or later, as if there was any way it wouldn't be agonizingly painful.]
But - it's not about you. It's that they were suffering, and you don't want the people you love to suffer.
[Whatever pain Shuji felt, it had to be nothing compared to Oda's. Or Yeager's. As much as he dislikes that man for causing him pain, he doesn't deserve-]
I don't want Jaeger to suffer. So - please. I beg you, please.
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...We can't interfere. We've been given orders to stand guard, so that's what we'll do.
[Droite speaks up next:] But you've got no such orders. So...
[In unison, they both step back and then move around Shuji, toward the door.]
Good luck. [That's from both of them.]
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[Shuji transforms his book into his scythe as he approaches the battle. He'll need it, especially because he plants himself directly in front of Jaeger.]
Mind if we take a ten minute break?
[That's directed at the other guy. Jaeger would probably be the easier one to convince, or at least the one less likely to stab him.]
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Anyway, the other man speaks up, glancing from you to Jaeger and back again, like he's expecting Jaeger to attack while he's trying to talk to you.]
Who the hell're you? This's guild business, boy, you'd best be on your way.
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Friend of his. I don't particularly want to fight you except in that I don't want him to die, but I do need to have a conversation with him.
[He doesn't want Jaeger to be in a coma??]
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[Jaeger doesn't seem fazed at all by that, and he doesn't speak up either.]
If you're really friends with him, you oughta know what the bastard did in Nordopolica. Got my grandson involved in somethin' big that went down there; killed a good friend of mine. The guild's pissed that their leader's dead and they're blamin' my grandson.
[He glances back over to Jaeger.]
A price has to be paid, but that doesn't mean I'm leavin' without takin' care of business. This mudball'll be a much nicer place without you on it.
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Okay, but your revenge can wait for ten minutes, can't it?
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[If you look over toward the window, you'll note that it's definitely starting to get lighter outside.]
Stay outta the way and I won't hurt you.
[He readies the sword again.]
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[Shuji readies his scythe.]
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You'll hear the mechanical click of Jaeger's weapon shifting behind you, but he's not actually doing anything to help right now, so uh. Have fun??]
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Shuji is fairly fast, and stronger than he looks (thanks Retrospec!) so it's not too hard to duck out of the way of that sword and take a swing at the guy. This time he's definitely not going for the back of the head, because he... kind of would have difficulty reaching his head... So instead it's torso.]
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And suddenly a flash of white light hits the man square in the chest and drops him hard. The bang that comes with it is loud enough to shake the weapons still on the wall.]
Honestly... I didn't think I'd have to kill him personally...
[Jaeger sounds unconcerned as he approaches, rifle in hand. He taps the giant in the side with his foot before leaning over and inspecting the damage. The shot has left a nasty-looking energy burn, but thankfully there's no more blood. The giant is definitely dead, however.]
Oh well. I suppose it doesn't really matter much.
Now then! [He turns to you with the same bright smile as usual.] What is it you wanted to talk about, Shuji?
[You'll immediately notice two things that are definitely off. The first is that the smile doesn't reach Jaeger's eyes and while the expression is a familiar one, it feels even more insincere than usual. The second is that Jaeger hasn't lowered his weapon.
It seems like you've found Yeager.]
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Even so, he can't say allowing Yeager to die would have had a better ending.]
Do you know where I can find my friend, Yeager? He's overslept.
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He certainly has. Don't worry though, he's right here.
[Yeager rests his free hand on his chest.]
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Mind letting me talk to him?
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I don't think so. I have no intention of giving him control.
I am a bit surprised you bothered coming all this way, but I suppose you had to if you want to leave, ja?
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[...even if Yeager is super irritating. He can at least try to be civil?]
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[Oh, that's amused him. The expression still doesn't reach his eyes, but he looks interested now.]
He's not exactly an easy person to befriend, ja? He doesn't trust anyone - why do you think you had to go through all of this just to get here? He certainly does try to guard himself...
Tell me, what do you know about him? What do you know about me? I'm curious to hear what he's told you.
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I know he's in love with Wesker, even though they're both kind of bad at this 'relationships' thing. I know Wesker's in love with him.
I know he treats his employees kindly and looks out for them whenever he can. I know he offered to let me vent at him even when we were just starting to be friends. I know he's rescued me from monsters. I know when he was in my heart, he saved me, and I want to be able to do the same for him.
I know he cares about people, even when he doesn't trust them.
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Did he ever tell you what happened to him before he came to Recollé?
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He didn't show me his baby pictures, either. That doesn't mean we're not friends.
[No one can share every single event of their life with someone.]
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