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[dissonates]

[Early in the morning, Asch is by the section of trees close to the river outside House 5, standing in the snow in just his uniform, holding the Key of Lorelei. He seems fixated on whatever it is he's doing, namely holding the Key tip-down into the snow, both hands on the end of the hilt, eyes closed as he focuses. Every few moments you might catch a slight glow around him, little more than a flicker before it fades.

Talk, harass, troll, lurk? He's open for bothering, though he won't like it. |D]

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[silversnowfall]

[it's more than she could do. She won't interrupt him, but she won't go out of her way not to be noticed, either]

[dissonates]

[Well, he's not the leader of special ops for nothing. Before long he looks over his shoulder to shoot her a wary look. Clearly he ought to have done this in the back, though he needed the river.]

[silversnowfall]

[she just gives him a soft smile]

I apologize if I interrupted you.

[dissonates]

[Asch pauses before responding, pulling the Key out of the dirt.] You didn't.

[silversnowfall]

Is it all right if I ask what kind of arte that was?

[dissonates]

It wasn't an arte at all. It was a failed attempt.

[silversnowfall]

[doesn't really know the difference...]

Oh. I see.

[dissonates]

[Poor Nephry.] You've never seen Luke hyperresonate?

[silversnowfall]

Not that I can recall.

[dissonates]

It's not an arte, it's utilizing the seventh fonon.

[silversnowfall]

Artes that use the seventh fonon are still artes.

[dissonates]

Hyperresonance isn't the same.

[silversnowfall]

Would you show it to me? I've seen Professor Nebilim use the seventh fonon before, but only for healing artes.

[dissonates]

[At that, Asch turns away again.] ...No.

[silversnowfall]

[apparently she said something wrong]

...I'm sorry. There are many things about fonons I still don't understand.

[dissonates]

[I reiterate: POOR NEPHRY.]

Why don't you ask the Necromancer, then?

[silversnowfall]

If Jade were my only source of information about fonons I would be quite unfortunate, and very misinformed.

...I can understand why you might hate him.

[dissonates]

...I don't hate him. [Though by all rights he really should.]

[silversnowfall]

Then you are part of a very small group of people.

[dissonates]

Hmph. [Asch shrugs carelessly, wiping snow off the end of the Key before it freezes over.] Hating him would be pointless. You don't hate the creator of a sword that kills someone you care about.

[silversnowfall]

Some do. ...And I believe your situation is different.

[dissonates]

Maybe it is. But either way, he's not responsible for it.

[silversnowfall]

Mm.

...Have you been here for a long time?

[dissonates]

About a year and a half now.

[silversnowfall]

...That's so long.