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[yueshen]

ill put a real meme here at some point you get this for now

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[yueshen]

...

[ xie lian falls quiet, for a moment. ]

... I offered her something on Monday as she asked me to train her in the art of swordsmanship, along with a few other things, and she initially turned it down. When she did, the reasoning she gave, was...

[ xie lian's mouth pulls into a frown. ]

...I have a theory as to last week - and, it is not one that I very much like.

[allyship]

[...]

Do you think she was responsible?

[yueshen]

...I think, if compulsion is involved, 'coerced into' may be a stronger word.

[ but. ]

...I do.

[ which! sucks!! it sucks!!! ] It didn't occur to me so much until that note was delivered, today - the one with the censure. The pieces started to come together, there.

I was wondering, if you had noticed as well. Susato is very - she is very dear to me, as I know she is to you, and I'm worried. Not that I fear that she is not strong enough to handle such things, but rather...

[ she shouldn't have to. and heaven forbid someone comes after her for it - what then? it's just another cruelty of this place. ]

[allyship]

[... he can't say any of this surprises him. as much as he'd like to believe in susato... he'd had his own suspicions once trial was over.]

... Do you intend to speak with her about this?

[yueshen]

...I'm not sure how much anyone would be able to.

[ thinking back on that note today, especially. ] Truthfully, I... don't know what to do at all.

[ which is an odd, and frustrating feeling. this place just makes you feel powerless. ]

[allyship]

... Hm. Well, I'm a rather shameless person, so I might try. At the very least, while she probably knows that I suspect her to some degree... if I can afford to be honest in our friendship, I might as well.

[though it's not a little terrifying, to think that he might take a step to burning his bridge with her, if any of this offends her.]

[yueshen]

[ this - gets him to laugh a little, actually. ]

I thought you might say something like that. [ his rocha!!! ] You've talked sense into me in moments when I felt off-kilter. I think it could help - particularly if she is unable to truly speak of it.

[ the guilt of something like that weighs empathetic and familiar on xie lian's heart, after all. ] It may help to relieve some of her suffering to know that people know. At least - perhaps at least the people close enough to her, anyway.

[allyship]

[everyone really needs to stop supporting rochalizo]

... If I do, do you want me to mention you, or would you rather I not?

[yueshen]

[ never

he shakes his head. ]

...I'll speak with her, too. You reached the conclusion on your own, too, didn't you...?

[allyship]

[...]

After the trial, I asked her if she really didn't remember. She denied it then, of course, and so I let the matter rest, but... like I said, her entire behaviour has been off, even taking into account the likelihood of trauma. And... there've been moments where it seemed as though she wished to punish herself.

[yueshen]

Mm. I think... it's highly likely that that being approached her. As with Bertolt - I don't believe there was ever an opportunity to say no, no matter how strong she is.

[ which is why these 'angels' are certainly not anything holy. it sits bad with xie lian, who's dealt with enough coercive ghosts to know the type. ]

She will need support, in the coming days.

[allyship]

[his mouth presses into a line, as he nods.]

... Yes. Especially since she's not the sort to ask for it.