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[ magic, huh? she doesn't comment on it much but does look away for a moment before she answers. ]
Satan. Lucifer.
[ flatly. she could explain but we'll start there, especially it's not like they actively plan to end humanity but just.... well. stuff and things. ]
...and the people stupid enough to want to follow him.
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[ magic, huh? she doesn't comment on it much but does look away for a moment before she answers. ]
Satan. Lucifer.
[ flatly. she could explain but we'll start there, especially it's not like they actively plan to end humanity but just.... well. stuff and things. ]
...and the people stupid enough to want to follow him.
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[ Jeanne is silent for a moment. There is something heavy in the thought of that.
She has to consider that it means they're from different worlds. ]
Did those people say why they followed him?
She has to consider that it means they're from different worlds. ]
Did those people say why they followed him?
It's probably the same thing that you're used to hearing.
[ izumo's already considered that they're from different places given...well. she has seen some people around who definitely don't look like things she can expect to see. ]
Believing that he will be their salvation and give them the world that they want. I haven't listened in on the "great plan" that they have but I can guess it's something like that.
[ izumo's already considered that they're from different places given...well. she has seen some people around who definitely don't look like things she can expect to see. ]
Believing that he will be their salvation and give them the world that they want. I haven't listened in on the "great plan" that they have but I can guess it's something like that.
[ Is it the same thing she's used to hearing? That's a question for the ages, isn't it. ]
Not everyone's idea of salvation will be the same. [ That's something she knows personally. ]
Do you interact with these people often?
Not everyone's idea of salvation will be the same. [ That's something she knows personally. ]
Do you interact with these people often?
[ izumo wagers that people being power-hungry and being nefarious is a universal constant. ]
Any salvation those creeps talk about is more self-serving than helpful for anyone else.
[ a bit of a pause before she looks away briefly. ]
...but I don't.
Any salvation those creeps talk about is more self-serving than helpful for anyone else.
[ a bit of a pause before she looks away briefly. ]
...but I don't.
[ But not every power hungry and nefarious person claims they can bring people salvation. At least, not in the way Jeanne thinks of the word.
But... hmm. ]
I wouldn't call that salvation, but I'm glad you're not someone who believes in that kind of insincerity.
But... hmm. ]
I wouldn't call that salvation, but I'm glad you're not someone who believes in that kind of insincerity.
Yeah, well.
[ sadly, the reason for her disbelief is built around cynicism than belief in the greater good. weeps. ]
It's hard to believe in that kind of talk. People like to about salvation or saving people without knowing what they can do.
[ sadly, the reason for her disbelief is built around cynicism than belief in the greater good. weeps. ]
It's hard to believe in that kind of talk. People like to about salvation or saving people without knowing what they can do.
[ Listen. Jeanne knows all types of people. It's fine. Probably. ]
Some are like that, and there are others who speak, knowing exactly what they can do and what they have to do to achieve something like that. What would you do if you met the latter?
Some are like that, and there are others who speak, knowing exactly what they can do and what they have to do to achieve something like that. What would you do if you met the latter?
[ probably... ]
I'd like to meet someone like that first before saying anything. [ she trails off, half considering to leave it there but.
well. if someone was able to keep their word? if there was such a thing possible. ] ...but if they were able to keep their word then maybe they wouldn't be too bad.
I'd like to meet someone like that first before saying anything. [ she trails off, half considering to leave it there but.
well. if someone was able to keep their word? if there was such a thing possible. ] ...but if they were able to keep their word then maybe they wouldn't be too bad.
Even if what they consider salvation isn't something you agreed with?
[ She's curious. ]
[ She's curious. ]
[ she'll consider this, actually, for a moment. the answer she comes to might not be a great one. ]
Ideally I'd like it to be something I agree with. [ something something beggars can't be choosers? ] But the world isn't that kind.
Ideally I'd like it to be something I agree with. [ something something beggars can't be choosers? ] But the world isn't that kind.
[ She listens and looks thoughtful. ]
The world is not kind. People are capable of cruelty, of committing evil and unjust actions. This is a truth.
[ In her own world and in Izumo's and likely in almost every other world. ]
But that doesn't mean you should have to accept something because you don't think there will be anything better.
[ It's not said in censure or in earnest, only sincerity. ]
The world is not kind. People are capable of cruelty, of committing evil and unjust actions. This is a truth.
[ In her own world and in Izumo's and likely in almost every other world. ]
But that doesn't mean you should have to accept something because you don't think there will be anything better.
[ It's not said in censure or in earnest, only sincerity. ]
[ she was with jeanne up until her final statement. perhaps this makes her sound like a misanthrope but sometimes things just happen and you can't handle hearing people go on about things like this. putting hope in places where there shouldn't be. ]
I rather accept things as they are than holding out for something that doesn't exist.
I rather accept things as they are than holding out for something that doesn't exist.
Does something not exist simply because you've never seen it? Or is it something else?
[ To Jeanne, Izumo doesn't sound like a misanthrope, more like someone who's given up hope.
Or given up on hope. ]
[ To Jeanne, Izumo doesn't sound like a misanthrope, more like someone who's given up hope.
Or given up on hope. ]
[ one or both of those statements are true. however, and unfortunately, the way that jeanne puts it before her like this agitates her. it feels so presumptuous and...something that she can't put a feeling on. something that just pisses her off. ]
Why does it matter to you whichever it is that I think?
Why does it matter to you whichever it is that I think?
Why wouldn't it? Everyone has their own opinions and their own experiences that shape their lives. In a world that isn't black and white, shouldn't I be interested in what colors it?
[ People who live. People who struggle. People who suffer. People who persevere. People who fall. People who get up again. People who are lost.
They are all worth knowing. ]
[ People who live. People who struggle. People who suffer. People who persevere. People who fall. People who get up again. People who are lost.
They are all worth knowing. ]
[ ara it's so hard to be mean to jeanne...she doesn't deserve this but.
here i am. ]
And what of the people who don't want to be known? Not everyone wants other people to stick their noses where they don't belong?
here i am. ]
And what of the people who don't want to be known? Not everyone wants other people to stick their noses where they don't belong?
[ It's fine. It's nothing Jeanne can't accept, and it's nothing close to the worst thing she's heard or experienced. ]
All I did was ask a question. If it is a question you can't answer or a question you don't want to answer, that's all there is to it. You needn't answer, and we move on.
[ She is not fussed, calm and composed. ]
All I did was ask a question. If it is a question you can't answer or a question you don't want to answer, that's all there is to it. You needn't answer, and we move on.
[ She is not fussed, calm and composed. ]
we will move on when you go the fuck to sleep
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[ Jeanne remembers their last conversation, and she remembers the kindness that Izumo showed in the trial. She wonders how she's handling the last few days and searches for her.
In front of the inn, she calls out to the other girl. ]
Izumo. Do you have a moment?
In front of the inn, she calls out to the other girl. ]
Izumo. Do you have a moment?
[ oh. jeanne is not a face she suspects who would call for her but she walks over nevertheless. ]
I do, it's not like there's much to do around here.
[ which is a huge problem considering what they're up against...or seemingly up against. ]
I do, it's not like there's much to do around here.
[ which is a huge problem considering what they're up against...or seemingly up against. ]
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