[ he really ought to get her gloves. it's on his to-do list but it seems he doesn't mind much. logically he knows she's right though even if he's still frowning about it all the same.
I know. But I promised I would help them. I have to do everything I can even if things like this happen. [...but.] Do you really think more people are going to die?
You and a few other people think the same. [the implication is that maybe he doesn't, but he sounds thoughtful. ] It's a hard choice now. We either have to be suspicious of each other and risk ruining everything, or we trust each other and risk getting hurt. It's...really not great.
[...somehow he suspected as much. a hand comes up to swipe at his nose again which is still pretty raw from earlier but he seems to be trying to decide how to feel about that.]
I know. [he says that first because it's important. but it's...complicated at best and disastrous at worst.] We're not gonna let it get that bad. Not if we have a say in this.
Maybe it's stupid for me to keep believing, but I do. It's still early, and there's still time. If we just--[he doesn't really get to finish that sentence though because it happens without warning. his own thoughts are drowned out by the sound of loud screams inside his head and there's a startled sound as his hands immediately come up to his ears.
he'll get back to what he was saying in a moment.]
[ OH WOW, that's startling. she immediately moves forward - she's not even sure what she can do to help, only that she has to do something. she rests her hands over the top of his, holding on, looking worried. ]
[it's just as indecipherable as it was back on the moon and he seems to be kind of trying to squeeze his own head as if it'll make it stop. but almost as abruptly as it started it abruptly stops, silence filling the space again.
he doesn't immediately let go of his head, fingers in his own hair and trying to decide if it's safe to do so. given that his hands are a little shaky under hers, that was just as surprising to him as to anyone else.]
[he almost immediately feels bad that she's worried about whatever just happened, but that's more from a place of trying to deal with stuff like this on his own. admittedly though, it helps to have another presence right there so he's not pulling away either.]
The moon was screaming, but so was my head. The voices got quiet again when Izumo and I left, but I...guess they came back. I don't get it.
[ well, that's absolutely horrifying. she doesn't like the sound of that at all. ]
Is your hearing okay? [ like, it didn't make it worse somehow, right. she stays where she is for now - she's not very good at being comforting, but she can be a stabilizing force. a pillar. ] Maybe we oughta get you looked at by an exorcist.
[elsa may never tell sora the truth and i think it's beautiful.]
He's not so bad...I think we kinda get along. [it's sort of said as an aside but taako seems to tolerate him and that's good enough. but he blinks at her curiously and tilts his head right back.]
Oh, hey, what a coinky-dink, he and I kinda get along too. [ jokes, jokes. more seriously, though. she squeezes his hand. ]
Things are getting - dire. A little dark. I think it might get darker still. And sometimes, uh - sometimes hope is hard to come by. But I think I've got some in me, even so. And I know you do.
So - if it ever gets to a point where we can't hope, where it feels like it's all washed up - we'll just hold onto it for each other. Does that sound good?
[unlike saturday the jokes help this time given he laughs a bit and squeezes her hand back.
the words...also sink in and help a little.]
You know...you're not as bad at the speech thing as you think you are. But okay. [...] I told Clementine I'd believe in a happy ending for her. So I can do the same for you, too. We'll hold onto it for each other.
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I know. But I promised I would help them. I have to do everything I can even if things like this happen. [...but.] Do you really think more people are going to die?
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I don't want them to. And I'd, uh - I'd like to think nobody else here is like Virid. But I can't trust that. It's just not in me.
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There are some things I can't lose. Not again.
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Are they things you'd kill for though? [he just...wants to know where lup stands on the issue.]
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One of them, I don't - I don't think I'd be able to care enough, once it was gone. [ there's a huge but there. ]
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But just the one, right? The most important one.
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I honestly can't tell you what I'll do if I forget Taako, Sora. I really, truly can't. I don't know.
He's my whole heart.
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I don't think we do, is the thing. That's not me giving in, I just - I gotta be ready for it. I can't pretend like it's not coming.
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he'll get back to what he was saying in a moment.]
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[ OH WOW, that's startling. she immediately moves forward - she's not even sure what she can do to help, only that she has to do something. she rests her hands over the top of his, holding on, looking worried. ]
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he doesn't immediately let go of his head, fingers in his own hair and trying to decide if it's safe to do so. given that his hands are a little shaky under hers, that was just as surprising to him as to anyone else.]
...it followed us.
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What was that? [ she asks, still holding on. she's steady as always. ] Talk to me.
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The moon was screaming, but so was my head. The voices got quiet again when Izumo and I left, but I...guess they came back. I don't get it.
[what the hell was out there?]
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Is your hearing okay? [ like, it didn't make it worse somehow, right. she stays where she is for now - she's not very good at being comforting, but she can be a stabilizing force. a pillar. ] Maybe we oughta get you looked at by an exorcist.
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It'll heal up eventually. We'll figure it out.
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...is it okay if I stay here for a little while? I woke up in a room with Elsa this morning and I'm not sure who was more freaked out.
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Sure. Stay as long as you want. Taako can deal. [ she tilts her head to catch his gaze. ] Hey - how about we make a deal.
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He's not so bad...I think we kinda get along. [it's sort of said as an aside but taako seems to tolerate him and that's good enough. but he blinks at her curiously and tilts his head right back.]
What kind of a deal?
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Things are getting - dire. A little dark. I think it might get darker still. And sometimes, uh - sometimes hope is hard to come by. But I think I've got some in me, even so. And I know you do.
So - if it ever gets to a point where we can't hope, where it feels like it's all washed up - we'll just hold onto it for each other. Does that sound good?
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the words...also sink in and help a little.]
You know...you're not as bad at the speech thing as you think you are. But okay. [...] I told Clementine I'd believe in a happy ending for her. So I can do the same for you, too. We'll hold onto it for each other.
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Speeches aren't my forte but I'm pretty good at them in a pinch. [ she concedes, with a little smile. ] Deal, though. Deal.
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Does that mean we're maybe at level two finally? [yeah he's still going to bring that up.]
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