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Natalia's gone back.

[And he's... not sure how he even feels about that, especially since it's the second time now. He's not the sort to broadcast his feelings on the matter anyway, so he'll leave it at that.]

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If you've prepared everything you need, it's about time we meet.

[Asch won't be around the house much today; he'll probably be home late. His main haunts today will be the Battle Dome, the library, (maybe a quick bite to eat in the plaza |D) and finally Good Spirits to ~~sulk~~ read a book in a tucked-away corner of the bar. ...Though the amount of reading may decrease depending on what he's drinking over the course of the evening...

Oddly enough, Star the cheagle will be tagging along with him over the course of the day.]

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If we're lucky, she won't remember what she went through here. [Though it's not like many people do. ...Still, it's worth hoping for.]

...you'd rather she think of you as dead?

...At least that way she won't wonder what's happening to me- or any of us. It's better if I'm dead and out of her mind.

[Guy doesn't seem very pleased at that, but he doesn't push it. Instead he tilts his head back to stare up at the stars and hopes nothing springs up in their path for him to trip over.]

I know I already told you this, but I want to reiterate; I'm not going back.

[Asch is quiet for a moment at that, glancing sidelong at Guy before he looks away.]

Don't you mean, you're not going back unless you can take us with you?

Do you want to go back?

...I don't know. [Here, he can live the way he wants- without being judged, or harassed, or ordered around. There were no obligations, no world that needed saving, except perhaps when they had little choice but to fight for it. There was no reason for them to do anything but live their lives, one day at a time. He's content with a life like this.

But... he's never been able to shake that feeling that he's left something important behind, something that Luceti can't give him. Not a fiancee, or the throne, or even his position in the Oracle Knights. Some sort of purpose.]

...Yeah. I don't know.

Then I don't know.

And until you decide, I won't decide either.

Until we change the situation here, it won't really matter. It's better just to avoid giving it too much thought.

Yeah...about that.

[Guy looks back up at the night sky. This is definitely going to make Asch explode, unless he has another surprise for Guy up his sleeve.]

...I want you to know that if something happens to me, if I get sent back or something else, [like sacrificed] I'm all right with you moving on.

[Perhaps not explode immediately, but after the initial "WTF" the fuse is officially lit. Tick, tick, tick...]

...What the hell makes you think I would?

I'm not saying you would, don't get so defensive. I'm saying it'd be okay if you did.

Couples occasionally have these kinds of talks, Asch.

[TICK TICK TICK]

I'm not interested in talking about what-ifs.

All right, all right. Forget I brought it up then.

[Yeah, that's bloody unlikely.]

...I won't let anything happen to you unless you're just sent back.

I'm not asking for you to protect me.

I'm not saying you did. [Right back at you, chief.]

Can we drop it? I can already tell nothing good is going to come of this.

Fine.

[Yet another attempt at conversation gone sour, great. And the evening had started out so well.]

[Cranky.

Guy scratches the back of his head. The silence is decidedly awkward.]

[Asch walks in sullen silence for a while, doing his best not to think about it and failing miserably.]

Is that what you wanted to talk about?

No. It's just something that occurred to me.

[Guy pauses, and then adds -just in case Asch thinks he's trying to push him away-]

I'm just worried about you.

[....Again? Ugh, didn't he already go through this with the replica? He's getting tired of hearing that question.]

You shouldn't be. Worrying doesn't serve any purpose.

Really?

Even when you collapse in the middle of a fight?

[........................God.

Damn.

Replica.

Why couldn't he have kept his stupid mouth shut?]

....I didn't collapse, he's exaggerating.

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