If I could do what was requested of me without being the Raven Consort, I would consider it, but that's a fool's talk. If your duty is not heavy for you, that is a relief.
No. You only seemed resigned to a foregone conclusion.
[so it felt worth pointing out that a choice is still in her hands. also it's midweek and i want a new ara pc so we're going to say that they're finally coming to touch down on the ground now, scien's tinkering with the I.R.I.S. fixing the gravity.... for now
[ she is resigned to this conclusion, this choice she's made. she keeps her skirt down as they finally lower back to the ground. i will set up a new pc for us....... tomorrow.
she seems a little surprised that he isn't pressing but doesn't say anything else. ]
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[ she tries to sit as neatly as she can in zero gravity. ]
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The citizens believe that our country is cursed, beloved by Death. I discovered the source.
[which i won't tell ara bc she's playing virche]
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she looks thoughtful, sounds curious. ]
Did that improve things for your country? Or will it?
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Yes.
Now that I know what's causing it, I can work on resolving it once and for all. But that is the work of humanity, not magic.
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Science or magic, you are still helping everyone who lives there, right?
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Is it a duty you want? Is it a duty you chose?
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In a way, I chose it—because I'm the only one capable of fulfilling it. I know that I would never relinquish it.
[he glances to structure in front of them]
I'll ask you a question in turn. What do you possess a responsibility for?
[since if she's so interested in this line of questioning, it must mean something to her]
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[ she thinks having a choice matters even if the feelings behind the choice aren't positive.
she follows his glance. ]
It was chosen for me. From a young age, I knew the history of my duty.
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[it is simply something he's meant to do]
Would you choose this same duty again for yourself, if it was not given to you?
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[ she doesn't hesitate. ]
If I could do what was requested of me without being the Raven Consort, I would consider it, but that's a fool's talk. If your duty is not heavy for you, that is a relief.
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It is not something that can be left. Once a Raven Consort is chosen, she is so until the next one is chosen.
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By whose decree?
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[ asking who isn't wrong but it also isn't right. ]
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It will be difficult for me to choose otherwise.
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What pulls you to stay with a duty you don't wish for?
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[ she means the question to be rhetorical. ]
I am not obligated to answer this question.
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[so it felt worth pointing out that a choice is still in her hands. also it's midweek and i want a new ara pc so we're going to say that they're finally coming to touch down on the ground now, scien's tinkering with the I.R.I.S. fixing the gravity.... for now
but he'll give a wave of his hand.]
You aren't. [he won't press, he was just curious]
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[ she is resigned to this conclusion, this choice she's made. she keeps her skirt down as they finally lower back to the ground. i will set up a new pc for us....... tomorrow.
she seems a little surprised that he isn't pressing but doesn't say anything else. ]