[she sighs. it probably wouldn't be such a bad thing to explain it - especially since... well, it's not like ookurikara is ever going to visit fódlan. not to see her, anyway. maybe to see dimitri, but canonpoint fuckery means he'll never see her.
her gaze follows his to the tattoo on his arm, and she nods slowly.]
Are you... very familiar with dragons, Ookurikara?
[...should his nickname be Oo, then, so they're not just calling him half a dragon...
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GOD, SHE WANTS TO KNOW. it's super not fair for her to ask since she isn't explaining literally anything about the scales he saw on her face, but she's curious, and so:]
...Angry, mostly. Kurikara was meant to represent cutting through ignorance, and Fudo Myo'o himself was meant to frighten followers into accepting his faith.
No? But you are always so good at keeping us on track during the trials. I think if that is the type of sword you want to be, you are doing a fine job of it.
no!! he hasn't even been able to take her to a real tanabata festival, has he? this is a CRIME. karalili have to make it to endgame for a tanabata date.
...Lili and I aren't a story made for people's entertainment. We're just trying to find a way to win this game and get everyone home safe. That's more important than love.
Not for entertainment, no, but... people need hope, to get them through hard times.
Knowing that a bond as strong as the one the two of you share can be forged from situations like this can give others the strength to keep going and find our way home.
But why it would be that important to anyone else? Our courtship isn't anyone else's business. They should have their own reasons for wanting to get home.
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[she sighs. it probably wouldn't be such a bad thing to explain it - especially since... well, it's not like ookurikara is ever going to visit fódlan. not to see her, anyway. maybe to see dimitri, but canonpoint fuckery means he'll never see her.
her gaze follows his to the tattoo on his arm, and she nods slowly.]
Are you... very familiar with dragons, Ookurikara?
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GOD, SHE WANTS TO KNOW. it's super not fair for her to ask since she isn't explaining literally anything about the scales he saw on her face, but she's curious, and so:]
What were Kurikara and the god like?
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...Angry, mostly. Kurikara was meant to represent cutting through ignorance, and Fudo Myo'o himself was meant to frighten followers into accepting his faith.
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[but gaining followers through fright? yikes.]
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It's supposed to help them gain salvation. Though I don't think I'm that kind of sword - just carved in his honor.
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What does that have to do with -
[ - for better or worse, he's saved from finishing that by a memory of his own. ]
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no!! he hasn't even been able to take her to a real tanabata festival, has he? this is a CRIME. karalili have to make it to endgame for a tanabata date.
anyway.
flayn blinks rapidly as the memory fades.]
—that was... back in the village?
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well that's
awkward
so kara just nods and stays silent ]
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It seems as though the two of you had a very good time.
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So what number are you on now?
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I don't know...? I haven't kept count, since...
[ ah. bad. ]
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You have been on that many? Good for you!
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[ HE DOESN'T. GET IT. ]
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...and it is... nice, I suppose, to see living proof that some good can come of situations such as these.
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Knowing that a bond as strong as the one the two of you share can be forged from situations like this can give others the strength to keep going and find our way home.
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Otherwise, it can seem completely unattainable.
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