Yeah, you're dead on. Magic in our world is manifest through emotions. Even our archetypes, our abilities, come from harnessing fear and anxiety for ourselves.
High concentrations of those negative emotions turn magla into melancholia, which is what humans are created from, and what they and other monsters are drawn to.
No - well, it ought to be, but it's not. It's a long, complex story.
[ he notices these terrible bad feelings... don't worry... and after a moment, sets his hand on his own heart and rests it there. ]
... The base of it all, though, is that we have to make those feelings manifest. Quite literally - to access the magic of an archetype, it comes out in the form of a resonant vessel. [ she's probably seen kazuki or kaworu's - he briefly shares the mental image of this. ] You have to speak those anxieties and fears out into existence. Claim them as your own, admit the fact that they're there. It's the only way they start to come loose.
... It's not a bad practice, really. [ as he tilts his head, lolling it over to actually look at her. ] Magic or otherwise.
They are upset for good reason. They're angry at the injustice of the world, afraid of the humans, angry about corruption and power and hierarchy, all sorts of things.
At that point, the issue then isn't on the individual - the issue is the systemic problems that need to be fixed. And that takes time. Nothing's all going to get better once we kill Louis, and even when we fix things, they may still yet be broken. It'll take lots of time, but we hope not to put a bandage on a gushing wound, but find a way to suture it, messy as it may be.
Things keep getting... stirred up. But when this is over I can just relax and finally clear my head. Same as anyone else that's worn out after all this.
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High concentrations of those negative emotions turn magla into melancholia, which is what humans are created from, and what they and other monsters are drawn to.
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[ conveniently emotionshares that she is Feeling So Bad right now, even. passively. ]
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No - well, it ought to be, but it's not. It's a long, complex story.
[ he notices these terrible bad feelings... don't worry... and after a moment, sets his hand on his own heart and rests it there. ]
... The base of it all, though, is that we have to make those feelings manifest. Quite literally - to access the magic of an archetype, it comes out in the form of a resonant vessel. [ she's probably seen kazuki or kaworu's - he briefly shares the mental image of this. ] You have to speak those anxieties and fears out into existence. Claim them as your own, admit the fact that they're there. It's the only way they start to come loose.
... It's not a bad practice, really. [ as he tilts his head, lolling it over to actually look at her. ] Magic or otherwise.
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What if they're all upset for good reasons?
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besides that, ]
They are upset for good reason. They're angry at the injustice of the world, afraid of the humans, angry about corruption and power and hierarchy, all sorts of things.
At that point, the issue then isn't on the individual - the issue is the systemic problems that need to be fixed. And that takes time. Nothing's all going to get better once we kill Louis, and even when we fix things, they may still yet be broken. It'll take lots of time, but we hope not to put a bandage on a gushing wound, but find a way to suture it, messy as it may be.
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[ with a little huff. teasingly: ] Going to tell me that's crazy, now?
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[ that's character growth (?) ]
... You know, that was a not so subtle hint.
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We're near the end and I'm just tired, that's all.
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This is precisely what you told me in your letter when I asked last time. Does it ever actually blow over? Or does something else just take its place?
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[ frowning... ]
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... No. Think I'm good for a while. [ although the consequences of killing in hell are really not so dire that she thinks it matters. ]
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he makes a noise of agreement. falls quiet, for a moment, staring up at the clouds.
.... ]
You ought to tell me about it, anyway. What's the worst that happens?
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I'm fine. Feel like I've complained enough about my stuff. I'm just tired, and this is almost over, and that's all, so...
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So what do you think about all of this? Our last week here and that... race? Apparently?
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[ SIGHS. ]
It's a week, same as any other, at this rate.
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[ but, anyway, ]
It'll be more chaotic with everyone here.
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[ he reaches out and plops his hand on her head.
ruffles her hair in her face
better ] Everyone with some additions, even!
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Right, the extras. What's that even about?
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Apparently they were caught up on a bus, whatever that is, and ended up here, or so I was told. Wriothesley was with us at the resort.
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