[ the amount of information they'd gotten was scant, but the demon's threat was effective enough for eula to cut their losses and dip. she carries sunrise out of the den like a sack of potatoes, finally stopping right outside the village.
deep breaths, one, two, before putting the girl down. whew. ]
...So much for that excursion. [ she heaves out a long sigh. ] Are you all right? Although, you probably don't need me to ask you that, do I?
[ the girl did not react much during all that, so of course she had to ask. ]
[ Maybe she should have expected the demon would get annoyed enough that it decided it'd rather let them get eaten by a bear, but she wasn't expecting Eula to just pick her up so easily.
When she's put down, she carefully dusts off and smooths out her skirt. ]
I am all right. [ They managed to get out that m...mostly unscathed. ] Are you all right, Miss Eula?
[ Since. Well, Sunrise might be able to deal with "horrible ways to get killed by a bear" but she's dimly aware that's not true for most people. ]
Yes, I am. I needed to get you out of there first and foremost. The last thing we need right now is another senseless casualty...
[ eula could easily fought it off on her own, but she can't risk it. does sunrise even know how to fight?
she purses her lips, thinking back on the things they'd seen just now. ]
All right, let's regroup. That "Thing" is possessing that bear, and it's not out of the realm of possibility that it had gotten to Raven at some point. Correct?
There's also the possibility that Raven had managed to escape the ensuing fire, and died through other means. That demon might have finished him off as well.
[ ... ]
I'll need to go back there and get more information once I am more prepared. [ sighs. the cursed visions are going to haunt her dreams for a while, bleh. ] More importantly, Sunrise... Are you certain you're doing all right? The way you haven't reacted to its threats made me think otherwise.
[ Oh, right. It's not normal to be relatively unafraid of something as graphic as...all that. She forgot. ]
The threats were bothersome, but... [ She supposes it wouldn't hurt to explain one particular thing. It will answer some questions Eula might have and hopefully won't invite more. ] ...I do not feel pain, so they were not as scary as they could have been.
[ Sunrise that doesn't explain your lack of reaction at how much raw, visceral graphic imagery there was earlier. ]
[ then, eula had panicked for nothing... damn. she lets out another sigh. ]
I apologize. I would've faced the demon and bear on my own, but your safety is much more important than any of that. [ sunrise's disposition does bring more questions than answers, though. and this is one of them. ] Does that mean you're capable of dying?
[ ...Eula was thinking about her safety... That actually makes her pause, both because she has to take it in and also so she can try to figure out how to answer her question. ]
Yes. [ It's technically true! She can die, for a certain definition of "die", and depending on how that happened it may or may not be permanent. ] ...I am not sure what would have happened if the bear ate me. [ When she thinks about it, she gets the feeling she might be too mauled to come back from it intact? Maybe it'd eat her brain and that would be it? ]
...Thank you for considering my safety, Miss Eula.
[ she's too docile, to the point of stoicism. perhaps the lack of pain exacerbated that. eula's going to look after her closely from now on. ]
Let's see. Could you make a note on the signboard about what we had seen today? Although, you must not make a mention that we went there because I wanted to do something for once.
[ she looks at the bouquet in her hand, then offers it to the younger girl. ] Here. You can have this.
[ She nods. And indeed, when she puts it up later, she doesn't mention how or why she knows about the bear. When Eula offers the bouquet, Sunrise carefully takes it, like she doesn't want to risk damaging it further. ]
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Date: 2023-02-25 12:42 am (UTC)deep breaths, one, two, before putting the girl down. whew. ]
...So much for that excursion. [ she heaves out a long sigh. ] Are you all right? Although, you probably don't need me to ask you that, do I?
[ the girl did not react much during all that, so of course she had to ask. ]
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Date: 2023-02-25 07:48 am (UTC)When she's put down, she carefully dusts off and smooths out her skirt. ]
I am all right. [ They managed to get out that m...mostly unscathed. ] Are you all right, Miss Eula?
[ Since. Well, Sunrise might be able to deal with "horrible ways to get killed by a bear" but she's dimly aware that's not true for most people. ]
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Date: 2023-02-25 09:06 am (UTC)[ eula could easily fought it off on her own, but she can't risk it. does sunrise even know how to fight?
she purses her lips, thinking back on the things they'd seen just now. ]
All right, let's regroup. That "Thing" is possessing that bear, and it's not out of the realm of possibility that it had gotten to Raven at some point. Correct?
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Date: 2023-02-25 04:14 pm (UTC)It seems so. ...Mr. Crow thought Mr. Raven died in the fire, however, so perhaps that encounter was before that happened...?
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Date: 2023-02-25 09:30 pm (UTC)[ ... ]
I'll need to go back there and get more information once I am more prepared. [ sighs. the cursed visions are going to haunt her dreams for a while, bleh. ] More importantly, Sunrise... Are you certain you're doing all right? The way you haven't reacted to its threats made me think otherwise.
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Date: 2023-02-25 09:43 pm (UTC)The threats were bothersome, but... [ She supposes it wouldn't hurt to explain one particular thing. It will answer some questions Eula might have and hopefully won't invite more. ] ...I do not feel pain, so they were not as scary as they could have been.
[ Sunrise that doesn't explain your lack of reaction at how much raw, visceral graphic imagery there was earlier. ]
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Date: 2023-02-26 01:50 am (UTC)[ then, eula had panicked for nothing... damn. she lets out another sigh. ]
I apologize. I would've faced the demon and bear on my own, but your safety is much more important than any of that. [ sunrise's disposition does bring more questions than answers, though. and this is one of them. ] Does that mean you're capable of dying?
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Date: 2023-02-26 02:14 am (UTC)Yes. [ It's technically true! She can die, for a certain definition of "die", and depending on how that happened it may or may not be permanent. ] ...I am not sure what would have happened if the bear ate me. [ When she thinks about it, she gets the feeling she might be too mauled to come back from it intact? Maybe it'd eat her brain and that would be it? ]
...Thank you for considering my safety, Miss Eula.
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Date: 2023-02-26 10:22 am (UTC)[ she's too docile, to the point of stoicism. perhaps the lack of pain exacerbated that. eula's going to look after her closely from now on. ]
Let's see. Could you make a note on the signboard about what we had seen today? Although, you must not make a mention that we went there because I wanted to do something for once.
[ she looks at the bouquet in her hand, then offers it to the younger girl. ] Here. You can have this.
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Date: 2023-03-21 09:21 am (UTC)[ She nods. And indeed, when she puts it up later, she doesn't mention how or why she knows about the bear. When Eula offers the bouquet, Sunrise carefully takes it, like she doesn't want to risk damaging it further. ]
Is this not for the bear...?