pc catchall for jiji.

[agleam]

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week 1, post-trial

[unsaid]

[well that all happened. mikazuki remained silent for the rest of trial (bc i, dana, was suffering) and he is still quiet as he steps out and begins to walk.

when he sees rupert in the halls, he beckons him to come closer]

[agleam]

[he's a little distracted, so it takes him a moment to notice - but when he does, he'll wander over.]

Yes?

[unsaid]

[ . . . mikazuki will just gently rest a hand atop his head. he doesn't pat in case of eye strain somehow,]

Are you alright?

[similar to trial, he speaks softly - and there is a raspy quality to it. but this is important enough to say.]

[agleam]

[because it's mikazuki, and because it's been a long few days... he hesitates for a moment.]

...I don't know. I mean, I will be, but.

[unsaid]

[ . . . he nods, and his expression softens. he understands enough, he thinks, but.]

I would like to know your thoughts.

[agleam]

...She's a really good kid.

[first and foremost, he's scared for her.]

I know that this isn't going to be fair, no matter who it is. But... She's already been through way too much, and she's helped me a lot.

[unsaid]

... even knowing that every loss will cut deeply, it does not alter the shape of the wound.

[they can still find time to hurt, and let themselves feel that hurt for now.]

[agleam]

[he nods.]

I guess I hoped that she'd get a break, but... I know this place isn't really good for that.

[unsaid]

[ . . . ]

It is nonetheless a kind hope.

For what time she had here, I am sure your generosity and compassion did make a difference to her.

[agleam]

...I hope so, at least. It'd be nice if she had something good, while she's been here.

[unsaid]

.... at the very least, in life and in death, there is very little that is primarily all fortune or all disaster.

The fabric of one's life is the sum of those two in balance with one another... and I shall only hope that she has found enough to cherish, and know she is cared for, to have made her time worthwhile.

[agleam]

[he nods.]

Everyone goes through easier times and harder times, and - it can be hard to predict when things are going to shift in either direction. I think she's had more than her fair share of hard, though.