[her stupid lip quivers at the question. sorry but she is an absolute baby about any feelings deep down.
she feels stupid for simply believing him when anyone here can say anything, but he was always nice to her, and he convinced her he meant it, and that was the heavier lift, really.]
...Yes, of course. It is utterly predictable on their end. If I am surprised, it is only that they reached such thin premises so quickly.
[at that, his expression wavers. like he's about to cry too,]
...I have a perfect memory. I was born with it -- it's the only reason why I was picked to become an apprentice. I relied on it my whole life. It's the one thing I've never doubted about myself.
[here he takes a breath, as if aware that he's running too fast, too soon.]
Should have realized how vulnerable it would make me.
[he closes his eye like he's bracing himself, then]
...We met it outside the bar. It was already in Cosmos's form by then. Cosmos thought it was his sibling -- one of them from back home. I had no fucking idea it was the octopus, but I followed them into the bar so I could keep an eye on them.
I should have killed it right away, but I wasn't sure. [...] I thought if I did, then that could make Cosmos attack me, so I waited for them to finish drinking.
...Yeah. I made another bad decision, and he died cause of it. Fell into the water, and I pulled him out. The bruising on his chest... I was panicking, I thought I could resuscitate him, even with his head like that.
The octopus had his hands around his neck, so I cut off its arm there.
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stupid.]
...You didn't remember, don't apologize.
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So you believe me then?
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she feels stupid for simply believing him when anyone here can say anything, but he was always nice to her, and he convinced her he meant it, and that was the heavier lift, really.]
...Yes, of course. It is utterly predictable on their end. If I am surprised, it is only that they reached such thin premises so quickly.
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...I have a perfect memory. I was born with it -- it's the only reason why I was picked to become an apprentice. I relied on it my whole life. It's the one thing I've never doubted about myself.
[here he takes a breath, as if aware that he's running too fast, too soon.]
Should have realized how vulnerable it would make me.
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You aren't used to questioning your perceptions. [hmm.] I am quite the opposite.
I want to know what the stupid octopus did. How did they get you?
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...We met it outside the bar. It was already in Cosmos's form by then. Cosmos thought it was his sibling -- one of them from back home. I had no fucking idea it was the octopus, but I followed them into the bar so I could keep an eye on them.
I should have killed it right away, but I wasn't sure. [...] I thought if I did, then that could make Cosmos attack me, so I waited for them to finish drinking.
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The octopus really did drink the persuasion drink...?
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.......Yeah. It didn't have to say a word after, either. Made us want to follow it all the way back to the aquarium.
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What did it persuade you to do, exactly?
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[they were just seduced by the vibes]
I snapped out of it quick when it attacked us though. That's when I broke the tank to try and get us out.
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The octopus had his hands around his neck, so I cut off its arm there.
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You made a poor decision, perhaps. But it wasn't your fault.
[it just wasn't.]
You were both awake, even though neither of you intended to hurt the other?
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Not saying it's because I'm a good person. I just thought that the party wasn't worth it.
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[what would it even mean, to think you're a good person. sounds fake.]
This isn't right. This isn't how it's supposed to be.