[ zhongli is casing out the meadow, the same as he has the past murders - as if the final resting place can tell them anything, when they're in a frozen state to preserve the scene - looking pensive. a little frustrated, too, if you know where to look in his posture.
but he does at least look up, hearing someone join him. he doesn't seem particularly surprised to see that it's taair, but at least it's a comfort that they didn't lose anyone from their group, big as it was. ]
... I fear that habit has me coming to see if there's any clues of what happened, despite knowing that the angels have preserved the scene.
[ uweh. he reaches out to gently set his hand on zhongli's arm as he comes close - soft, comforting. ]
I don't think that is a bad habit to have. [ said softly. ] If nothing else, perhaps it is a good way to reflect, and prepare for tomorrow's proceedings.
[ ... ]
Things did not stop. But... they did de-escalate. At least a touch.
[ raising his gloved hand, he very gently folds it over the top of taair's hand in return. gratitude, and a return of the gesture, as he grounds himself and draws the frustration back behind closed doors.
steady as stone. ]
A touch, at least, is better than further escalation. I feared that we would find ourselves with three, this week. I'm glad to have that proven wrong. [ sigh ] But we do know where we must go first. We do have that to say, powerless as we have been so far.
Yes. [ the comment of three has him wince a little, setting his other hand on his heart. ] I... was worried about that, too. And... though it seems unlikely, if our culprit this week was not infected and acted on their own, then... perhaps that is a good sign.
[ so. there are bright sides, even though they're small. ]
[ lad who got too tired to do more than a couple tags last night ]
Hard to say. Hawke told me, after he was imprisoned, that he began to feel the desire to be better - perhaps Greed or Envy, even Lust for betterment, if Jing Yuan was Sloth, based on the discussion people were having of sins - the morning of that Thursday. I was trying to see if anyone was behaving oddly, but...
With the effect of this week, many have already been acting different from their norm off and on.
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but he does at least look up, hearing someone join him. he doesn't seem particularly surprised to see that it's taair, but at least it's a comfort that they didn't lose anyone from their group, big as it was. ]
... I fear that habit has me coming to see if there's any clues of what happened, despite knowing that the angels have preserved the scene.
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I don't think that is a bad habit to have. [ said softly. ] If nothing else, perhaps it is a good way to reflect, and prepare for tomorrow's proceedings.
[ ... ]
Things did not stop. But... they did de-escalate. At least a touch.
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steady as stone. ]
A touch, at least, is better than further escalation. I feared that we would find ourselves with three, this week. I'm glad to have that proven wrong. [ sigh ] But we do know where we must go first. We do have that to say, powerless as we have been so far.
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Yes. [ the comment of three has him wince a little, setting his other hand on his heart. ] I... was worried about that, too. And... though it seems unlikely, if our culprit this week was not infected and acted on their own, then... perhaps that is a good sign.
[ so. there are bright sides, even though they're small. ]
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Hard to say. Hawke told me, after he was imprisoned, that he began to feel the desire to be better - perhaps Greed or Envy, even Lust for betterment, if Jing Yuan was Sloth, based on the discussion people were having of sins - the morning of that Thursday. I was trying to see if anyone was behaving oddly, but...
With the effect of this week, many have already been acting different from their norm off and on.
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[ whoa what ]
As a person...?
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[ offers you lore 10 minutes before trial. ]
I asked him if it was better than someone in particular, hence targeting Mister Adolphe, or simply betterment as a whole.
"Simply... better."
[ pause included ]