man what an ending that was. by the end of it, strohl's out on the terrace, sitting in the closest possible thing they have to grass, looking out at the runaway. most excitingly, he has strohl jr here, who yawns cutely at his side and snuggles up as if he'd just had a very nice nap.
he glances up when he hears footsteps - shaken out of his thoughts, then dips his head. tired, but relatively even. ]
[ kate's changed into a new outfit, but even this one's already got a light dusting of soot on it. a faint haze of it trails along with her as she walks, limping slightly, to the terrace where at least the soot won't just stick to the ceiling. ]
[ her kindness - the words in her letter she hastily scrawled - felt like something undeserved for his failures. the burden of that shame is as heavy as a weight. two times in a row, vi died in the same conditions. three times, that she placed her trust and safety in strohl's hands, and he wasn't able to protect her at all. ]
But you ought to. I know she'd be glad to hear from you after all that you went through, Miss Kate.
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man what an ending that was. by the end of it, strohl's out on the terrace, sitting in the closest possible thing they have to grass, looking out at the runaway. most excitingly, he has strohl jr here, who yawns cutely at his side and snuggles up as if he'd just had a very nice nap.
he glances up when he hears footsteps - shaken out of his thoughts, then dips his head. tired, but relatively even. ]
...Miss Kate.
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... I hope I'm not interrupting you.
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No - no. Just in my own head.
[ patting the spot next to him? come sit - he looks like he'll get up to help her if she needs it. ]
Come rest for a while.
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[ she'll accept a hand, and will ease herself down to sit on the ground with him. ]
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strohl himself watches this for a moment, and then huffs, soft. ]
I'd say your head's nearly smoking with all that's going through it, but, well... [ bad. bad joke. ]
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then turns to look at strohl jr, who has wiggled his way into getting scritches. ]
Strohl Jr is still here...? I thought he might have gone...
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I thought so too. [ that he'd be off on a flight to god knows where. ] But here he is.
Think animals are pretty decent with this kind of thing. Maybe he's a sense for where he's needed.
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So he'll be staying with you, will he? I'm a little glad, even if Vi might miss him.
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he nods, watching her pet strohl jr. soothing. ]
Seems like. [ ... ] Just like her, to think of something like that. Always thinking of others.
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... I relied on her a lot, in that adventure.
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[ soft. ] Can't say I'm surprised - she wanted to protect you all with her life. One of her best qualities.
...I miss her already. [ again. again, again. ] Feels like it's really setting in, now.
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We'll need to make sure to write her. Have you sent one already?
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No, I haven't.
[ her kindness - the words in her letter she hastily scrawled - felt like something undeserved for his failures. the burden of that shame is as heavy as a weight. two times in a row, vi died in the same conditions. three times, that she placed her trust and safety in strohl's hands, and he wasn't able to protect her at all. ]
But you ought to. I know she'd be glad to hear from you after all that you went through, Miss Kate.
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[ she turns her head towards him, expression unreadable as always. ]
... She was in the same round as you, wasn't she? I know that she died then, too. Even though it still feels hard to believe...
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[ which is the worst part of it. ]
Woke up on a Thursday after disappearing on a trip, and was killed while she was weakened.
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The way events seem to repeat here, it really is like rubbing salt in a wound...
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[ a soft snort, humourless. ]
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