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[rainshaveceased]

"You have reached the voicemail of Dignity. Please leave a message after the beep."

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Re: 430 probably

[temperedinpride]

Might I ask from what stems this reluctance?

Re: 430 probably

[rainshaveceased]

Do you feel comfortable speaking of your fears?

Re: 430 probably

[temperedinpride]

No. But that does not mean I fail to voice them.

Re: 430 probably

[rainshaveceased]

Then perhaps you are simply a stronger man than I.

Re: 430 probably

[temperedinpride]

I would never say that. You are far stronger to carry what you have.

But it takes a measure of trust to bear your heart and your fears. I have plenty of trouble sharing them. But I make the effort, for they cannot be addressed if they stay within.

Re: 430 probably

[rainshaveceased]

This is what I meant by coercion. You are making me sound entirely unreasonable.

1/2

[temperedinpride]

If you feel unreasonable perhaps there is something to examine there.

Re: 430 probably

[temperedinpride]

But I truly do not mean to pressure you. Especially right now. There is already much you are adjusting to. And I have faith as you grow more comfortable and explore the possibilities open to you, that sharing your thoughts and fears will seem less insurmountable.

Re: 430 probably

[rainshaveceased]

I do trust you, of course. That is not an issue in the slightest. And I know that you simply wish to ease my fears.

I just... can't. Not now, at least.

Re: 430 probably

[temperedinpride]

Very well. I have already asked much of you today.

Re: 430 probably

[rainshaveceased]

[leans their foreheads together]

Perhaps I will be able to speak of it some other time. Perhaps.

Re: 430 probably

[temperedinpride]

[He'll pet Elidibus's hair.]

I shall not hold my breath. But one thing at a time.

Re: 430 probably

[rainshaveceased]

Mm.

[just going to stay like this for a while okok]

Re: 430 probably

[temperedinpride]

[That is fine too, he will hold him close and pet his hair and back quietly.]

Re: 430 probably

[rainshaveceased]

[after a good while,]

...If I were to be severed from Zodiark, do you think it would remove my tempering?

Re: 430 probably

[temperedinpride]

I am unsure. I do not see why it would, when Hades and myself remain so, however.

Re: 430 probably

[rainshaveceased]

That is a relief, at least.

Re: 430 probably

[temperedinpride]

I would not propose something so painful.

Re: 430 probably

[rainshaveceased]

Only something moderately painful?

Re: 430 probably

[temperedinpride]

Growth can be quite uncomfortable, but is it not worthwhile?

Re: 430 probably

[rainshaveceased]

Can it be considered growth if the goal is to recover my old memories?

Re: 430 probably

[temperedinpride]

Certainly. Unless you have no desire to remember?

Re: 430 probably

[rainshaveceased]

I don't know.

Re: 430 probably

[temperedinpride]

....I see.

I have said before but I do not wish us to regress to who we once were. That would be rejecting all we have been through and become. Even should that be imperfect.

Yet I wonder if you can truly move forward without remembering.

But that is something only you can decide.

Re: 430 probably

[rainshaveceased]

[closes his eyes and falls quiet for a long while again

actually he's so quiet that maybe he just fell asleep?]