[ she cannot tell if the laughter is a good thing. or, well, more like the laughter triggers her to be embarrassed since it...seems to be the mostly right thing to say? given how happy he's coming off. she doesn't expect it to be all real or all cheer, but it's a better start. ]
I'm not that familiar with how you handle things from where you're from with all of the finer details. [ she'll mutter this because she still is doing her best. ] But you've said it's better that way, right?
Some fire, a feast, plenty of stories, a few loud songs... it's more fun than the Church's traditions but it's not all fun and games.
(The lyrics are sad. The dead are offered the best foods. They say good bye at the flames.)
The important thing is honoring their memory. Remembering who they were and carrying on their hopes and dreams since the dead can't do it for themselves.
(... Did Raven or Schwann have dreams? They'd given up on themselves so much.
Ah.)
... I never figured out all of his secrets.
(How does one honor someone they don't really know?)
[ she patiently listens to the way he describes how the death are treated and...is not bad. some of those things are things she's familiar with—to honor someone's memory. to remember who they were...
then again, aren't all people like that? they don't want to forget the ones that were important to them. though... ]
Isn't that a good thing? I mean, it's bad when they die but if you knew everything about a person, wouldn't that make it knowing them a little dull?
(He's quiet for a moment, letting her answer sit with him. Yes, she's right. It was never dull. He enjoyed talking to Raven and playing that game they played where they dropped hints and poked at each other to learn more about one another. )
You have a point. (He'll concede that much and if he thinks about it this way, it certainly does make some of the grief lessen. He might not know as much as he would have liked but doesn't that make his memory all the more intriguing?) Imagine... being remembered as mysterious after you're gone. Letting people assume what they want about you, filling in the blanks, and all of the stories growing until they're legends...
(Ah, there's a feeling start to bubble in the air. A sense of peace that comes from having one's anxieties put to rest. It looks like Izumo's said the right thing! Or at least, something that has certainly helped. There's still a heavy element of sadness all around, that's something that only time will really be able to heal.)
[ honestly, she had no idea that this would work but she's glad that claude is less anxious and less upset about what happened to rave/shwann. admittedly, she had her own grief to (not) deal with, but she's used to the pain. ]
At least it'll give people a lot to talk about. [ casually. ] Sometimes it's the mysteries of a person that keeps them alive in others' memories more than anything else.
[ hmmm... ]
Why they did something. Who they were doing it for... [ there's something a bit distant in her voice when she says this, but it isn't particularly sad in any way, but just distant. like she's imagining something herself. ] I bet you could have an entire conversation about him months later.
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Haha! Is that what you really think?
(He can tell she's fumbling. Trying to guide her way through this,)
I don't think anyone would want to hear me talk that much!
(Because he could.)
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I'm not that familiar with how you handle things from where you're from with all of the finer details. [ she'll mutter this because she still is doing her best. ] But you've said it's better that way, right?
To be celebrated instead of mourned?
[ kind of? ]
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(The lyrics are sad. The dead are offered the best foods. They say good bye at the flames.)
The important thing is honoring their memory. Remembering who they were and carrying on their hopes and dreams since the dead can't do it for themselves.
(... Did Raven or Schwann have dreams? They'd given up on themselves so much.
Ah.)
... I never figured out all of his secrets.
(How does one honor someone they don't really know?)
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then again, aren't all people like that? they don't want to forget the ones that were important to them. though... ]
Isn't that a good thing? I mean, it's bad when they die but if you knew everything about a person, wouldn't that make it knowing them a little dull?
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You have a point. (He'll concede that much and if he thinks about it this way, it certainly does make some of the grief lessen. He might not know as much as he would have liked but doesn't that make his memory all the more intriguing?) Imagine... being remembered as mysterious after you're gone. Letting people assume what they want about you, filling in the blanks, and all of the stories growing until they're legends...
(Ah, there's a feeling start to bubble in the air. A sense of peace that comes from having one's anxieties put to rest. It looks like Izumo's said the right thing! Or at least, something that has certainly helped. There's still a heavy element of sadness all around, that's something that only time will really be able to heal.)
Unknown from beginning to end.
(He wonders
Will the same thing happen to him?)
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At least it'll give people a lot to talk about. [ casually. ] Sometimes it's the mysteries of a person that keeps them alive in others' memories more than anything else.
[ hmmm... ]
Why they did something. Who they were doing it for... [ there's something a bit distant in her voice when she says this, but it isn't particularly sad in any way, but just distant. like she's imagining something herself. ] I bet you could have an entire conversation about him months later.
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(Anyway, moving on! Because he's Claude and never stays down for too long,)
... Sorry. You came here to talk about something, didn't you?
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.... ]
I just came to check up on you.
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That's all? (...) Ah... thank you.
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and this is where she'd say something about how he's surprised except she won't. ]
You're welcome.