[Traumaprom]

[tatsumi_textiles]

[WE LIVE, WE DIE, WE LIVE AGAIN]

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[eluvianathema]

[but then it clicks, and Daisy gasps]

Is he your lover??

[tatsumi_textiles]

[just kill him now]

And?

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[eluvianathema]

Oh Mythal, that's so wonderful, that's--

[eluvianathema]

That's who you're going to forget?

[D: D: D: D: D:]

[tatsumi_textiles]

Like I said, it ain't for forever, and you said you didn't want anyone ta die.

This is the only thing I can think of.

[eluvianathema]

[her lip trembles]

Ochre...

[tatsumi_textiles]

What?

[Stop making him second guess his choices, damn it!]

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[eluvianathema]

If... if you insist on it. It is something very important to you, after all. I'll agree to it... but...

[eluvianathema]

Only if you write him a love letter first!!

[tatsumi_textiles]

If I do what?

Hell, with what?

[Looking around the room]

We got a quill'nd ink, but I don't see anythin' ta write on. Other'n the walls, anyway.

[eluvianathema]

You must write him a love letter explaining why you're going to do it, and reassure him that you love him very much despite it all, and that you're going to quest to get your feelings back as soon as possible, and that his eyes remind you of the stars on a clear night.

Maybe the Echo can give us some paper to write with?

[cardless]

[There's a metallic thud, and oh look, a blank notebook.]

[tatsumi_textiles]

[...shit. There's no escape.]

Uh- okay, then.

[Picks up the notebook, eyeing it warily]

So, what, just tell him what I did? Wouldn't it be better ta just leave the note ta myself, then?

[eluvianathema]

No, it has to be heartfelt. And--and impassioned. So that he knows how you feel.

Write two copies, perhaps.

[tatsumi_textiles]

[This is going to be a disaster.]

Well. Alright.

[Scoops up the ink and pen, sitting against the wall.]

Uh, so-

[In surprisingly neat handwriting:]

Takuto, I was in the game and decided to give up our relationship so I wouldn't die.

[eluvianathema]

[sits next to him, hovering over his shoulder]

You might add 'reluctantly' before 'decided', and 'my love' after 'Takuto'.

[tatsumi_textiles]

Ain't that last one a bit much?

[Scrawls in the 'reluctantly']

Takuto, I was in the game and reluctantly decided to give up our relationship so I wouldn't die.

DECISION

[tatsumi_textiles]

Ochre will be giving up his relationship with Peony of Dawon. (8)

Daisy will be giving up her right arm. (8)

If their offer isn't taken, Ochre will be the one getting the axe.

[eluvianathema]

Well, you tell me how much is too much when it comes to the one you love.

[considers]

But how does it make you feel? Write about that.

[tatsumi_textiles]

[He stares blankly at the paper for a long moment before adding to the bottom]

I was going to throw the game, but Daisy promised her team she'd come back alive, and this is the most valuable thing I could think of.

[eluvianathema]

'Daisy is also sorry that things have come to this, and she promises to help with the quest to get my memories back'.

[tatsumi_textiles]

[Obediently copies it down]

So, uh-

[looking over what they have]

Takuto, I was in the game and reluctantly decided to give up our relationship so I wouldn't die. I was going to throw the game, but Daisy promised her team she'd come back alive, and this is the most valuable thing I could think of.

Daisy is also sorry that things have come to this, and she promises to help with the quest to get my memories back.

...I dunno what else ta add.

[eluvianathema]

Tell him you love him. Tell him why you love him. That way, he can keep this close to his heart while he waits for you.

I wasn't kidding about his eyes reminding you of stars, either. That's very romantic, as far as I'm concerned.

[tatsumi_textiles]

[Ochre frowns, focusing on what he wants to write.]

I wouldn't say stars- more like- like a fire.

[The last is said in a rush]

You didn't hear that.

[eluvianathema]

I heard that! I heard it! Are they like the crackling embers of a fire, smoldering in your heart?