[She gets an inquisitive look at the pause, but he decides not to press about it.]
Mm - well. If that's the last situation the two of you were in together before you woke up, then I can understand it.
[Losing a sibling is, after all, a horrific, gut-wrenching, life-changing experience. Coming close isn't as bad, but it's no walk in the park, either.]
Still, it's no good to keep you cooped up away from the world forever.
I would hope not! It was quite the harrowing experience. The only good thing about it was what came after— my brother finally allowed me to enroll in the Officers Academy.
[sighs]
As a result, I have been able to see much more of the world since then. Our missions and assignments have frequently taken us outside the monastery's walls.
[WELL. At least some good came from it, and it's clear Flayn... somehow got out of that situation. GOOD ENOUGH, HE GUESSES.]
You must be quite persuasive if you managed to convince him of this right on the heels of you being kidnapped! [Or she just logic'd her way through with the same "SEE BAD SHIT HAPPENS EVERYWHERE" argument, which, like, fair.]
How long have you been enrolled, again? I don't remember if you've said so before... Not that long, yes? A few months?
Ah... well, it was more that even he could see the logic of it being safer to be around other capable fighters, as opposed to running away ourselves and being caught unawares should our foes find us again.
[it was literally right on the heels of her being kidnapped though and if you want i absolutely have another memshare i could yeet at you.]
Hah, it's a solid logic. [Fair enough, says Wei Wuxian, who'd run into danger at all hours anyway.] It's a terrible thing that this mess is among your first experiences on getting out and about, though.
It is. For a little while there, I was sure that he would--
[...well, he'll soon see exactly what she was sure her brother would do.
in the memory, he'll only catch the voices, at first - her vision is blurred, and she tries to sit up from where she is on the ground, but finds she doesn't have the strength to move. her classmates suggest they carry her and the "other girl" up out of the catacombs, and they do.
upstairs, they check her over. she's conserving her strength and doesn't say much of anything, and she allows herself to be carried to the infirmary - but then, once they've left, she forces herself to her feet and leaves the infirmary, moving very determinedly down the halls to seteth's office. she lingers by the door, listening in on their conversation - until it reaches a point where she feels she has no choice but to butt in.
the memory fades out after the professor (who is actually the female version but i couldn't find an LP with the right class and the right professor) agrees to be entrusted with flayn's safety.
flayn blinks rapidly as their surroundings solidify around them.]
...ah. Well, I suppose you have now seen it for yourself.
[FLAYN'S LIFE SURE IS A TRIP. The heck kinda villains is she dealing with in her world...
As he blinks back into their original surroundings, he casts her a mildly surprised glance. The reaction of her brother seems about right with what he's been told of so far, and he thinks Flayn has some wonderful debate skills, but what's most unexpected is--]
Ah, yes - she and Dimitri both. [Very funny. Anyway he'll just move right along so no one has to think about Edelgard banging anyone, or about her feetish.]
She's quite the force of nature! I had no idea the two of you came from the same place, though.
[She is just very determinedly trying not to think about what Edelgard and Dimitri might have gotten up to with - each other? Others on the boat? Wei Wuxian himself? Oh, gods. Save her.]
...a-at any rate! You have met them, so you know they are very impressive people.
[FLAYN NO NEVER CONSIDER THESE THOUGHTS. Or these thots. Terrible work everyone. He will do his best to help her by just ushering the topic along, it's fine, they're all fine.]
Ah - hah, I did and they are, that's true! Edelgard especially was a terrible force to be reckoned with.
[If only the demons knew any emotion other than horny and smug. At least she menaced most of the trial participants...]
Very commanding of respect! And good at organizing the group on a whole. We had a few moments where we didn't see eye to eye- [That feel when Edelgard almost midtrialed everyone who wanted to save the dead and you only narrowly avoided it by intentionally being manipulative with your endgame information and then lying about falsely presenting it,,] -but she was still admirable through it.
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[stupid, overprotective seteth.]
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Because of time restraints? Obligations? Or because of something else...?
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[she hesitates]
...my brother. He is terribly protective of me.
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Mm - well. If that's the last situation the two of you were in together before you woke up, then I can understand it.
[Losing a sibling is, after all, a horrific, gut-wrenching, life-changing experience. Coming close isn't as bad, but it's no walk in the park, either.]
Still, it's no good to keep you cooped up away from the world forever.
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[...
Well, she didn't actually mean to doxx that, but. It's already out, she can't take it back.]
Better to see the world and learn to defend myself.
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I - well. I can't disagree with that in the least, if that's the sort of danger you get up to! Flayn...!
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I only mean— danger can find you no matter what sorts of precautions you might take. So why live your life without ever truly living it?
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[HE REALLY DOES so he can't argue with her at all. All the same, he's shaking his head a little...]
But I also don't think being kidnapped from a monastery is something most people have as a part of their life, you know?
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[sighs]
As a result, I have been able to see much more of the world since then. Our missions and assignments have frequently taken us outside the monastery's walls.
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You must be quite persuasive if you managed to convince him of this right on the heels of you being kidnapped! [Or she just logic'd her way through with the same "SEE BAD SHIT HAPPENS EVERYWHERE" argument, which, like, fair.]
How long have you been enrolled, again? I don't remember if you've said so before... Not that long, yes? A few months?
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[it was literally right on the heels of her being kidnapped though and if you want i absolutely have another memshare i could yeet at you.]
Just a few months, yes.
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Hah, it's a solid logic. [Fair enough, says Wei Wuxian, who'd run into danger at all hours anyway.] It's a terrible thing that this mess is among your first experiences on getting out and about, though.
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[...well, he'll soon see exactly what she was sure her brother would do.
in the memory, he'll only catch the voices, at first - her vision is blurred, and she tries to sit up from where she is on the ground, but finds she doesn't have the strength to move. her classmates suggest they carry her and the "other girl" up out of the catacombs, and they do.
upstairs, they check her over. she's conserving her strength and doesn't say much of anything, and she allows herself to be carried to the infirmary - but then, once they've left, she forces herself to her feet and leaves the infirmary, moving very determinedly down the halls to seteth's office. she lingers by the door, listening in on their conversation - until it reaches a point where she feels she has no choice but to butt in.
the memory fades out after the professor (who is actually the female version but i couldn't find an LP with the right class and the right professor) agrees to be entrusted with flayn's safety.
flayn blinks rapidly as their surroundings solidify around them.]
...ah. Well, I suppose you have now seen it for yourself.
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As he blinks back into their original surroundings, he casts her a mildly surprised glance. The reaction of her brother seems about right with what he's been told of so far, and he thinks Flayn has some wonderful debate skills, but what's most unexpected is--]
--You're from the same world as Edelgard?
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Edelgard was on the—?!
[oh, holy shit, she is never telling dimitri this EVER.]
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Ah, yes - she and Dimitri both. [Very funny. Anyway he'll just move right along so no one has to think about Edelgard banging anyone, or about her feetish.]
She's quite the force of nature! I had no idea the two of you came from the same place, though.
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Dimitri was there—?
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[For a short while, before he got demon'd, but Wei Wuxian will just. Leave that part out.]
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[???
Dimitri, on a sex boat? Oh, dear.
Flayn.exe has crashed. Rebooting...]
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[HE BROKE FLAYN.]
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[She is just very determinedly trying not to think about what Edelgard and Dimitri might have gotten up to with - each other? Others on the boat? Wei Wuxian himself? Oh, gods. Save her.]
...a-at any rate! You have met them, so you know they are very impressive people.
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Ah - hah, I did and they are, that's true! Edelgard especially was a terrible force to be reckoned with.
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[She can imagine Edelgard striking fear into the heart of the demons, honestly.]
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Very commanding of respect! And good at organizing the group on a whole. We had a few moments where we didn't see eye to eye- [That feel when Edelgard almost midtrialed everyone who wanted to save the dead and you only narrowly avoided it by intentionally being manipulative with your endgame information and then lying about falsely presenting it,,] -but she was still admirable through it.
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