soulping | hiyo haato

No?

[ Now she seems intensely curious ]

And what path do you believe it is she's gone down?

Altruism.

And you do not believe these two paths cannot be one and the same?

Not when it comes to her and I.

[ the girl is clemency, steadfast kindness holding its own in the face of all manners of hell that she couldn't have even thought up. it isn't the first she's seen of this brand of compassion, and it leaves that same queasiness in her stomach that she's gotten used to feeling. yeah, she's a lot like him.

her, though? she's quick mercy at the pull of a trigger.

and there's nothing about it that's the same. ]

I'm not gonna explain it, so let's leave it there.

Very well.

All paths lead to the same ultimate destination. It is whether or not your journey has shaped you into the person you wish to be that matters most. What sayeth you, priest? Have you found your road fulfilling?

[ blandly, ] I haven't remembered much of it.

And the path you have traveled thus far from this newest rest stop?

[ yes, that's how she's referring to kyriakos. ]

[ because of course. ]

I don't regret what I've done.

That's good. A human life is too short to be filled with many of those. How is it that you've managed to make choices you feel sure of?

[ she refuses to regret them once they're made. regardless of how questionable they are. how angry they've made some people.

a hand on the girl's (god's?) shoulder; she squeezes before letting go. ]

Look. I know what this is. However... What determines the choices we make will never align, no matter what kind of pretty words we throw at each other. This girl won't be able to make decisions any way besides her own. It's up to her to make her peace with that.

Whether one accepts or rejects another as a role model is not the same as inquiring after the path not taken.

[ she seems. more amused than anything else. ]

You reject the idea of emulation, though?

Kids shouldn't have to live like me. Now, are we done with the interrogation?

You are free to leave at any time you wish, Caracal.

Then I'm heading out.

[ and she turns.

and stops. ]

Thanks. For opening the door the other day.

[ now she's out. ]

You are most welcome. You really do have his spirit.

[ where does she go now? or does she find herself falling asleep? ]

[ she's overdue for some quality zzzs ]

hiyo haato

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