[well. hope gets about as far as the s as in sora before he feels a pair of hands suddenly slap across his mouth. the rest of the name is muffled, and they wait for a second.]
Gemini, Mister Estheim.
[...they wait for a few moments...and their hands drop before they speak again. this time, however, the tone sounds...more like what hope heard in the memory.]
[ oh, this is different. he lets himself be muffled, and simply nods when they let him speak freely again. ]
...Right, sorry. I let myself get complacent. [ he looks genuinely apologetic...! but, again, there's that inquisitive nature of his coming out. ] Have you been aware of your true identity all along? Not like Riku and the other dorm heads, I mean?
[they linger for a moment...and gemini suddenly is no longer eyelevel with hope and drops to about six inches shorter than him. whew.]
I have all my memories and I know exactly who I am if that's what you mean. Had 'em the whole time, too. [. . .] I knew you were one of his the first time we talked.
[they seem to be very, very cautious about what to say even though they are smol and recharging their mp at the moment.]
...I do trust you to keep this to yourself even if I appreciate your, uh, inquisitive nature. [they say, still trying to pull the gemini persona.] Let's just say that losing my memories was definitely a concern once. I understand why you would ask.
What act? I've no idea what you could possibly mean. And furthermore unless it is a complaint that hinders my job performance for this hotel I find it irrelevant to discuss such notions.
...Fair enough, I suppose. Speaking from experience, I'd always considered healers and medics to be altruistic across the board, but... I guess that's a little naive on my part.
[ weh. :( ]
...what did you mean earlier, when you said you knew I was Riku's from the start? That you'd read my file and found out I had been in his dorm at Wiwaldi?
Well...I cannot attest to how they think. I suppose you will simply have to ask them themselves.
[...and the gemini persona drops again.]
...he's my best friend. Of course I was going to read everything about him as soon as I could, including the people in his dorm. I...[...] I wanted to make sure he was really okay. That things worked out at Wiwaldi. Even if our timelines were different.
...I know it doesn't help much, but for what little it's worth, Fall was very close. We all would have done anything for him. And...for me especially, he was really important, which is why...
[ he doesn't finish the sentence, but he places a hand over his heart, palm covering the part of his chest where the knife had been plunged deepest into his body. ]
It actually kinda helps a lot? [there's a sort of uneasy laugh.] I haven't...um. I haven't actually seen him for about a year. So even if the timelines were different, it's nice to know he had people to take care of him and people that cared about him.
[but they watch hope's hand and just pause for a second.]
...I'm just sorry I couldn't help protect you the way he would've been able to.
Well, I haven't seen him for thirteen, so... I get it.
[ SORTA, but like, soriku is more important than his bro... that last line from gemini gets him to smile sympathetically, and, if they allow, he'll reach out and place his hand on their shoulder. ]
...You can't interfere with the ongoing game. I know. You don't need to apologize for that.
True. I guess you kinda beat me there. [he is allowed to shoulder-pat.]
...regardless. While I'm aware my position as staff means we are to remain as hands off as possible...my position as me still thinks it kinda sucks pretty bad.
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Gemini, Mister Estheim.
[...they wait for a few moments...and their hands drop before they speak again. this time, however, the tone sounds...more like what hope heard in the memory.]
...hi, Hope.
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...Right, sorry. I let myself get complacent. [ he looks genuinely apologetic...! but, again, there's that inquisitive nature of his coming out. ] Have you been aware of your true identity all along? Not like Riku and the other dorm heads, I mean?
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I have all my memories and I know exactly who I am if that's what you mean. Had 'em the whole time, too. [. . .] I knew you were one of his the first time we talked.
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I see...
[ ... ]
Does that mean I was right, too, about you also being a former participant?
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...I do trust you to keep this to yourself even if I appreciate your, uh, inquisitive nature. [they say, still trying to pull the gemini persona.] Let's just say that losing my memories was definitely a concern once. I understand why you would ask.
[given there was a whole game about memloss.]
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[ bc like. he can now tell they are Trying ]
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What act? I've no idea what you could possibly mean. And furthermore unless it is a complaint that hinders my job performance for this hotel I find it irrelevant to discuss such notions.
[so. don't ask]
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Understood.
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It just has to be this way. We are staff, you know. Sorry.
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What about Virgo?
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Virgo is Virgo.
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[ like. just this face even just thinking about virgo... ]
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I've made attempts. [ ...he shifts a little ] I find it interesting how healing is their specialty, but they're...
[ ...the way they are. ]
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[... ]
You might as well keep talking to them. It just takes a little bit of effort. I could say the same for Lepus.
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[ weh. :( ]
...what did you mean earlier, when you said you knew I was Riku's from the start? That you'd read my file and found out I had been in his dorm at Wiwaldi?
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[...and the gemini persona drops again.]
...he's my best friend. Of course I was going to read everything about him as soon as I could, including the people in his dorm. I...[...] I wanted to make sure he was really okay. That things worked out at Wiwaldi. Even if our timelines were different.
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...I know it doesn't help much, but for what little it's worth, Fall was very close. We all would have done anything for him. And...for me especially, he was really important, which is why...
[ he doesn't finish the sentence, but he places a hand over his heart, palm covering the part of his chest where the knife had been plunged deepest into his body. ]
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[but they watch hope's hand and just pause for a second.]
...I'm just sorry I couldn't help protect you the way he would've been able to.
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[ SORTA, but like, soriku is more important than his bro... that last line from gemini gets him to smile sympathetically, and, if they allow, he'll reach out and place his hand on their shoulder. ]
...You can't interfere with the ongoing game. I know. You don't need to apologize for that.
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...regardless. While I'm aware my position as staff means we are to remain as hands off as possible...my position as me still thinks it kinda sucks pretty bad.
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Can I ask you something that might be a personal question?
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[ raises his hand to his eye level. lowers it to gemini's current height. ]
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...oh. [there's suddenly a very tiny breeze around hope and gemini rockets back up to their original height.] Better?
[they may have misunderstood the question.]
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