[ funny... how long ago something can seem while it was just days ago.
the last time that sabo was here, it was at the beginning of the week where he was taking out his frustrations on the plants after hearing what ish had to say about his "offer". while he hadn't been intentionally looking for company, he isn't going to turn down approaching someone when he sees them.
he'll have a small smile on his face as he approaches andy minding to make himself known. he hasn't forgotten how she hadn't been well nor about how things had ""resolved"" themselves. ]
Will you be okay out here?
[ you know. given her lungs and breathing and all of that... ]
[Andrew doesn't look well, though fresh air, at least, isn't hurting. She's sitting facing the no-longer-smoking rubble that used to be the grotto, expression a series of flat lines that make her angular face look distant and untouchable.
Well, chances are it'll be back to normal tomorrow, no matter how offended Ish had seemed when he'd flounced from the promenade. The same can probably be said for her.]
I may do nothing but sleep when I return to my suite, but all that matters is that I get there. [She glances up at him.] No need to carry me this time.
Getting rest after what's happened wouldn't be such a terrible idea.
[ as if anyone could look great after everything happened but he's aware that her situation is very different from everyone else here. the fact that they're allowed to reset the week is a benefit(?) to her health...unfortunate as that might be. either way, he makes a face at her calling him out some. ]
Sorry about that, by the way. [ he'll give a bow, and remove his hat to hold it against his chest as he does. ] I would have properly asked you before I carried you.
[ EVERYTHING WAS ON FIRE?? and he did sort of ask but he didn't wait to hear her response....sweats. ]
[She lifts her hand a little bit, fingers curling in a gesture excusing him from his bow.]
I'm not quite as weak as I appear, but I've had horrible luck. You didn't have time to think. Even though Ish apparently has us repeating the same days, time feels so limited between them.
[They ran out of time so quickly at the carnival - both weeks now. It makes her pale, slightly damp brow furrow.]
[ he'll raise from his bow when she allows him to but will keep his hat off and pressed to his chest. ]
I would never think that you were weak. [ firmly. just to make that clear to her. ] It's very clear to me that your spirit reaches beyond what your body restricts you to. I imagine if you were able to move around like me, you'd put me through my paces.
[ he chuckles and means this. sabo respects a fiery woman and will never underestimate them. he has known plenty in his life who would beat him if he ever tried. however— ]
Does the repetition of the week bother you?
[ "being stuck in the same limbo of dying but never beyond the point when things tip over into the other side." a sentiment too cruel to say. ]
[Honestly, it's more respect than most women get in their lifetimes to have him even say that. Andrew might be a bit used to be underestimated for the nature of her birth, because she just chuckles in response.]
It's annoying. [She really would have picked any other time in her life to have been snatched away by magical forces that keep her on the precipice of the same weeklong events perpetually.]
Even so... I only need to survive the events here, and it doesn't matter to me what state I do it in. I'll repeat this week as long as necessary.
[She sounds honest about it. There's very little about the repeats that would count as good or enjoyable or fun. The hurdles are horrible events. Because her life was spared the other night, she intends to keep walking through it.]
[ look, if there's any friend and loud supporter of women then it's sabo. not that andy doesn't make it extremely easy for him to support her as her answer leaves him speechless (positive) as he lets her words sink in.
before the silence gets to be too awkward, sabo will break out into a bright laughter. given everything, it probably doesn't make a lick of sense to her as he does, but have no fear, sabo will clarify things as he settles down. ]
And now if I had any doubts of your character from before, which I didn't, then they've been completely squashed. Woman or not, I haven't met many who would say that about themselves with such conviction.
[ he says this with his whole chest. ]
I hope that whatever awaits us at the end of this endless loop is something for you to look forward to. Our escape being a given.
[ even if that something is death. ideally it isn't, but she deserves whatever it is that she desires. ]
[His laugh breaking the silence has the opposite of what might be its intended effect at first. Andrew feels like he might be patronizing her. What can she do, after all? A sick, cowardly girl who had a person killed for a crime they didn't commit?
Andrew closes her hands on her lap. It fans a brief but instant defiant flame; he's ready to indulge her with his whole chest just as she's ready to detest him with hers.
Then he does say something that sounds like praise, maybe even genuine praise, and maybe it surprises her. She stares at her hands in her lap.]
I miss someone terribly. It's like sitting in a frozen lake all the time without her. If I can't get back to her, then everything I've done to get up to this point will not even matter.
[ her story isn't a new one to him but it doesn't change his interest in it. if she were to ask sabo if there was any person like that in his life, he would also have someone to name. ]
May I know her name?
[ he would never want to demand something from her that she wouldn't want to give. it's not how you earn people's respect or their trust. ]
I'm curious to know the person who would captivate you and is behind some of that strength of yours.
[She's tired, and speaking hurts, but even being able to say this much feels good in her mouth and on her throat.]
Her name is Herta.
[There's the little cup of a genuine smile to her mouth; real adoration in a soft way that doesn't look particularly familiar to Andrew's features. Herta isn't here, so she can say that much without endangering her. She has always been her weakness, but she's not able to hide or deny it.
That's the only information she parts with, though, keeping the rest tucked somewhere safe.]
Herta. [ he repeats it simply and carefully as though he was handling something precious with his words. given her expression, it certainly might be the case. ] Sounds like a lovely name. I'm curious to know more about her but I can wait for when you're feeling better.
[ don't think he has forgotten all about her condition. if anything he'll be fine to temporarily takeover the conversation so that all that she would need to do is listen to him. it just also works out that sabo wants to share his own story. ]
For me, it's my brothers who have kept the fire in me burning as I move forward in life. [ he snickers to himself before he continues. ] My little brother is a handful and would absolutely drive Ish insane if he were here. He would fight Ish head-on and with tooth and nail after seeing a fraction of what we've experienced here.
He could be distracted by the offer for food—at least for a little while.
[ sabo laughs to himself for another moment; his hear full of fondness and joy. though, he sobers up and becomes a little somber as he speaks to his other brother. ]
I have another brother. [ his smile is much smaller and he lowers his head to look down at his hat. ] A brother who was only a few months older than me. However, I failed to be there when he needed me most, but instead of focusing on that I make sure to live so that his memory isn't forgotten.
[He holds Herta's name like a treasure, exactly the way it should be cherished. Andrew should be glad for it, and she is, but it also makes her heart hot with jealousy.
No, he won't learn more about her. These are things that Andrew wants for herself, the only one allowed to possess or understand them.]
I like hearing about families since I don't have much of one for myself. [He seems ready to take up the mantle of talking already, so it's easy for her to look for a way to encourage him so the topic stays on the ones he loves.] It must have been hard to live without him. How do you honor something you've lost like that?
[For all that she's trying to keep him talking, it's perhaps a genuine question. She really doesn't know what it's like.]
[ it's fine, sabo won't mind it. honestly, it's funny that she's asking him about families since, truthfully, sabo doesn't know much about it either. his family—the one he was born into—had been cold and only showed him how cruel humans could be.
but at least the question she asks him is something that he has been able to find an answer for. it took him a while to get here but he answers her easily with a soft smile on his face. ]
By living without regrets and never forgetting him.
[ sabo will take a moment and place a hand on his chest—right over where his heart would be. ]
As long as I live, I'll never forget his will or betray it. I wasn't able to be there with him for his final moments but he'll live here with me.
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wk 2; sunday
the last time that sabo was here, it was at the beginning of the week where he was taking out his frustrations on the plants after hearing what ish had to say about his "offer". while he hadn't been intentionally looking for company, he isn't going to turn down approaching someone when he sees them.
he'll have a small smile on his face as he approaches andy minding to make himself known. he hasn't forgotten how she hadn't been well nor about how things had ""resolved"" themselves. ]
Will you be okay out here?
[ you know. given her lungs and breathing and all of that... ]
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Well, chances are it'll be back to normal tomorrow, no matter how offended Ish had seemed when he'd flounced from the promenade. The same can probably be said for her.]
I may do nothing but sleep when I return to my suite, but all that matters is that I get there. [She glances up at him.] No need to carry me this time.
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[ as if anyone could look great after everything happened but he's aware that her situation is very different from everyone else here. the fact that they're allowed to reset the week is a benefit(?) to her health...unfortunate as that might be. either way, he makes a face at her calling him out some. ]
Sorry about that, by the way. [ he'll give a bow, and remove his hat to hold it against his chest as he does. ] I would have properly asked you before I carried you.
[ EVERYTHING WAS ON FIRE?? and he did sort of ask but he didn't wait to hear her response....sweats. ]
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[She lifts her hand a little bit, fingers curling in a gesture excusing him from his bow.]
I'm not quite as weak as I appear, but I've had horrible luck. You didn't have time to think. Even though Ish apparently has us repeating the same days, time feels so limited between them.
[They ran out of time so quickly at the carnival - both weeks now. It makes her pale, slightly damp brow furrow.]
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I would never think that you were weak. [ firmly. just to make that clear to her. ] It's very clear to me that your spirit reaches beyond what your body restricts you to. I imagine if you were able to move around like me, you'd put me through my paces.
[ he chuckles and means this. sabo respects a fiery woman and will never underestimate them. he has known plenty in his life who would beat him if he ever tried. however— ]
Does the repetition of the week bother you?
[ "being stuck in the same limbo of dying but never beyond the point when things tip over into the other side." a sentiment too cruel to say. ]
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It's annoying. [She really would have picked any other time in her life to have been snatched away by magical forces that keep her on the precipice of the same weeklong events perpetually.]
Even so... I only need to survive the events here, and it doesn't matter to me what state I do it in. I'll repeat this week as long as necessary.
[She sounds honest about it. There's very little about the repeats that would count as good or enjoyable or fun. The hurdles are horrible events. Because her life was spared the other night, she intends to keep walking through it.]
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before the silence gets to be too awkward, sabo will break out into a bright laughter. given everything, it probably doesn't make a lick of sense to her as he does, but have no fear, sabo will clarify things as he settles down. ]
And now if I had any doubts of your character from before, which I didn't, then they've been completely squashed. Woman or not, I haven't met many who would say that about themselves with such conviction.
[ he says this with his whole chest. ]
I hope that whatever awaits us at the end of this endless loop is something for you to look forward to. Our escape being a given.
[ even if that something is death. ideally it isn't, but she deserves whatever it is that she desires. ]
naru wtf this icon is SO cute
Andrew closes her hands on her lap. It fans a brief but instant defiant flame; he's ready to indulge her with his whole chest just as she's ready to detest him with hers.
Then he does say something that sounds like praise, maybe even genuine praise, and maybe it surprises her. She stares at her hands in her lap.]
I miss someone terribly. It's like sitting in a frozen lake all the time without her. If I can't get back to her, then everything I've done to get up to this point will not even matter.
i saved it just for you... uwu
May I know her name?
[ he would never want to demand something from her that she wouldn't want to give. it's not how you earn people's respect or their trust. ]
I'm curious to know the person who would captivate you and is behind some of that strength of yours.
WHY SAVE IT FOR NOW, NARU???? CATGUNS.....
Her name is Herta.
[There's the little cup of a genuine smile to her mouth; real adoration in a soft way that doesn't look particularly familiar to Andrew's features. Herta isn't here, so she can say that much without endangering her. She has always been her weakness, but she's not able to hide or deny it.
That's the only information she parts with, though, keeping the rest tucked somewhere safe.]
dunno... why WOULD i save it till now
[ don't think he has forgotten all about her condition. if anything he'll be fine to temporarily takeover the conversation so that all that she would need to do is listen to him. it just also works out that sabo wants to share his own story. ]
For me, it's my brothers who have kept the fire in me burning as I move forward in life. [ he snickers to himself before he continues. ] My little brother is a handful and would absolutely drive Ish insane if he were here. He would fight Ish head-on and with tooth and nail after seeing a fraction of what we've experienced here.
He could be distracted by the offer for food—at least for a little while.
[ sabo laughs to himself for another moment; his hear full of fondness and joy. though, he sobers up and becomes a little somber as he speaks to his other brother. ]
I have another brother. [ his smile is much smaller and he lowers his head to look down at his hat. ] A brother who was only a few months older than me. However, I failed to be there when he needed me most, but instead of focusing on that I make sure to live so that his memory isn't forgotten.
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No, he won't learn more about her. These are things that Andrew wants for herself, the only one allowed to possess or understand them.]
I like hearing about families since I don't have much of one for myself. [He seems ready to take up the mantle of talking already, so it's easy for her to look for a way to encourage him so the topic stays on the ones he loves.] It must have been hard to live without him. How do you honor something you've lost like that?
[For all that she's trying to keep him talking, it's perhaps a genuine question. She really doesn't know what it's like.]
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but at least the question she asks him is something that he has been able to find an answer for. it took him a while to get here but he answers her easily with a soft smile on his face. ]
By living without regrets and never forgetting him.
[ sabo will take a moment and place a hand on his chest—right over where his heart would be. ]
As long as I live, I'll never forget his will or betray it. I wasn't able to be there with him for his final moments but he'll live here with me.