[he doesn't know what to say to that, because he can hardly promise that it won't happen again, but... after a moment, he steps forward carefully to pull her into a hug, provided she doesn't seem startled or resist.]
...It wasn't your fault. And if it happened again, it won't be your fault then, either.
I'm a "Child of the Full Moon." There's a unique power passed down in my family... I was able to use it to heal people, but someone else found a way to control that power... and in doing so, he could control me.
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mustbepurged) wrote2022-06-04 02:17 pm
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You came to see me? Don't worry -- my wound got healed.
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[so he's worried about how she's doing emotionally, not just physically.]
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Well... it was really strange, like a dream. We were all students at a school, where we learned to dispatch demons.
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[frowning]
Is that how you got hurt?
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[She winces. It takes several seconds for her to get the words out.]
We... some of us... hurt each other.
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I wonder if that's going to be a theme in all of these. But either way... I'm really sorry. It's horrible to go through.
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I... it wasn't the first time, for me...
It was just like before...
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Before...?
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I... it keeps happening. And it could happen again...
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...It wasn't your fault. And if it happened again, it won't be your fault then, either.
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I was so worried when I heard something like that happened to you...
... For me, it was the worst thing I ever lived through...
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[that doesn't make him sound any less concerned for her, though.]
I didn't realize you'd been through something like this before.
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I don't talk about it, usually...
I'm a "Child of the Full Moon." There's a unique power passed down in my family... I was able to use it to heal people, but someone else found a way to control that power... and in doing so, he could control me.
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[it seems like healing suits her, so he isn't too surprised at that, but it's the next part that makes him frown slightly.]
Control you how?
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That man believed that power was the key to reviving an ancient weapon. Something to help him rise to power.
And when my friends tried to stop him... he was able to weaponize it against them.
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[he takes a breath]
But you know it wasn't your fault, right? And this wasn't, either.