♥ v2

[screwthatnoise]

A cold, delicate hand grabs yours and pulls. It pulls, and it pulls... there's a sense of urgency in this icy grasp, as well as a trace of reluctance. Abruptly the hand let's go, right as your vision fades to black, and for a brief moment, only a brief moment, your senses disappear. There's only the eerie sensation of weightlessness before your feet are settled back on solid ground again.

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Re: outside

[aheroemerges]

Wait, that tree... You put it here?

[BUT THAT TREE WAS AWFUL...]

Re: outside

[screwthatnoise]

"I... I did. I was told to, because I was told it would grow. And she was right. It did grow."

She chokes back a few sobs.

Re: outside

[aheroemerges]

[bends down to put a hand on her shoulder]

... Who told you that?

Re: outside

[screwthatnoise]

"Zwei... rather. Someone who I had thought was Zwei. But it couldn't have been...!"

Re: outside

[aheroemerges]

[Zwei... he's never actually met her, but he does recognize the name. but he's seen one person here who could've had something to do with it...]

Was it someone wearing a cloak with a hood?

Re: outside

[screwthatnoise]

She nods weakly.

Re: outside

[aheroemerges]

... She's no good anyway! It's better this way; we can find something new for you to plant. Something that's your own, not anything from her!

Re: outside

[screwthatnoise]

"I can't plant anything...! I am useless! I cannot help Hail cope, I cannot do anything!"

Re: outside

[aheroemerges]

That's not true. You're not useless—I believe in you! But if you give up trying now, that's the one way you definitely won't be able to plant anything at all!

Re: outside

[screwthatnoise]

"But I couldn't plant anything..."

Re: outside

[aheroemerges]

But that doesn't mean you still can't now.

Re: outside

[screwthatnoise]

She looks over him...

"You really think... you really believe that I can grow plants, even now?"

Her voice isn't doubtful; it's hopeful.

Re: outside

[aheroemerges]

[moves his hand to the top of her head]

Definitely. It's something you're trying your hardest at, right? ... Even if things have gone badly so far, I know you can still do it.

Re: outside

[screwthatnoise]

...she ducks her head and begins to cry.

Re: outside

[aheroemerges]

[ahhhh i made her cry i didn't mean to make her cry what do i do...]

Ah, uh, I mean—! ... Sorry...

Re: outside

[screwthatnoise]

Coping shakes her head a bit.

"N... no, I am not crying because I am sad."

Re: outside

[aheroemerges]

Then... [—ah. smiles a little] I'm glad.

Re: outside

[screwthatnoise]

It takes her a second to pull herself together.

"I... I can try. I think I can try. But it's hard, because after what had just happened to me earlier..."

Re: outside

[aheroemerges]

You mean... with that person here?

Re: outside

[screwthatnoise]

"Yes... I still do not understand her. It hurts to look at her."

Re: outside

[aheroemerges]

There was... something weird about her, yeah.

But we won't let her just do whatever she wants here anymore.

Re: outside

[screwthatnoise]

This time she does sound doubtful.

"If... if that is even possible!"

Re: outside

[aheroemerges]

If it is, we're going to do it!

Re: outside

[screwthatnoise]

"Really?"

That cold voice was not Coping's. It came from behind you.

Coping's face grows pale.

Re: outside

[aheroemerges]

[—whips around, immediately holding his arm out in front of Coping protectively]