"Yes, well," she mumbles, face smushed against Zenos' stomach, "So are you. But I suppose I'm realizing that most everyone has their reasons for why they're strange. Why they do the things they do." She squeezes her a little tighter, almost protectively. "I still don't condone many of the things + - ThreadSky

scion-of-valor.bsky.social • 49 days ago

"Yes, well," she mumbles, face smushed against Zenos' stomach, "So are you. But I suppose I'm realizing that most everyone has their reasons for why they're strange. Why they do the things they do." She squeezes her a little tighter, almost protectively. "I still don't condone many of the things +

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scion-of-valor.bsky.social•49 days ago

you've done. Nor will I ever. But... I'm beginning to understand what might have put you in those positions. Why you felt the need to go to the lengths you did. And perhaps... if you'd had more of these, you might've felt safer seeking something besides violence to soothe your pain. So, here."

viator.etheirys.social•49 days ago

Her words cause an ache deep within Zenos’ chest, but it’s less hostile than the bitter emptiness. “I *can* rely on you to be truthful, this I know.” She sighs, tentatively reaching a hand to her hair.

“I would not have you condone my actions. T’was the actions of a monster who chose to have the+

viator.etheirys.social•49 days ago

world suffer in return, when all else seemed futile and unobtainable. Knowing this now… I’d never wish it upon anyone. But it does not excuse me.”

She knows this. Still, that pain spoken of lingers, and Zenos tightens the hug. “I do appreciate it. You live up to the name hero, I believe.”

scion-of-valor.bsky.social•49 days ago

Alisaie shakes her head, pulling back and taking one of Zenos's hands, staring down at it. She idly plays with it, examining each finger and line. "You were never a monster," she says, and from the sound of her voice, she means it. "Pain makes us seem monstrous at times. Hells - Alphinaud calls me +

scion-of-valor.bsky.social•49 days ago

a monster at least once a month." She snorts. "But... pain makes us lash out, seek /anything/ to soothe it. I can't imagine the depths of yours. And no matter what you've done, no one deserves that kind of pain."

Finally, she looks up at Zenos with a smile. "What matters is what we do when the +

scion-of-valor.bsky.social•49 days ago

pain subsides. How we handle ourselves when we're at our best. And I don't know what you've been up to, but... you're very important to Takara, so that must mean you're doing something right. And I'm proud of you for rising above everything you've been through."

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