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... Charlie.
[ He closes his eyes for a moment. ]
Have you ever considered that you put too high standards for yourself?
[ He closes his eyes for a moment. ]
Have you ever considered that you put too high standards for yourself?
Um...
[ Child Adolphe looks up at the assorted menu at the ice cream shop and already feels decision paralysis. ]
................ Uh.......
[ His brows furrow as he tries to pick, but he really can't decide. ]
[ Child Adolphe looks up at the assorted menu at the ice cream shop and already feels decision paralysis. ]
................ Uh.......
[ His brows furrow as he tries to pick, but he really can't decide. ]
Not really, but I just thought.... nevermind.
[ she is also just so weirded out by how much he is smiling i'm ngl ]
Well.... now that that's over, can I ask that you refrain from hurting Hawke again?
[ she is also just so weirded out by how much he is smiling i'm ngl ]
Well.... now that that's over, can I ask that you refrain from hurting Hawke again?
[ she doesn't move closer, since he asked her to give him some distance ]
I understand, Adolphe.
To be honest, watching trials... it's already stressful for me, without having weekly effects on top of it. Feeling everyone's emotions was pretty overwhelming for me, too.
I understand, Adolphe.
To be honest, watching trials... it's already stressful for me, without having weekly effects on top of it. Feeling everyone's emotions was pretty overwhelming for me, too.
What do you mean?
[ apparently: no she has not ]
[ apparently: no she has not ]
Let's start simple, then.... do you like any fruits in particular?
[ i, sipp, understand his pain ]
[ i, sipp, understand his pain ]
You thought what? You're free to ask anything, but it doesn't mean that I'll do it.
[ Compared to the Adolphe who would just outright deny before being asked, but would do his best to behave if requested.
Nah, man. Loss week may have helped him become like this, but he's snapped. ]
No guarantees.
[ Compared to the Adolphe who would just outright deny before being asked, but would do his best to behave if requested.
Nah, man. Loss week may have helped him become like this, but he's snapped. ]
No guarantees.
You literally assigned yourself to be a savior for a large group of helpless people. That's too much for anybody. Nobody can and should do that.
... For me, it's not about trials. Yes, I saw Yves kill someone on the screen, but I ran back out of the cafeteria, because the gathering emotions from that result were too much for me.
[ Yeah. He doesn't care about the midtrial specifically, but I, haki, do very much ]
And whatever happens weekly was only terrible when it started to reflect memories and onward. Before that... I didn't care about it, and this place forces me to talk too much. I've had it.
[ Yeah. He doesn't care about the midtrial specifically, but I, haki, do very much ]
And whatever happens weekly was only terrible when it started to reflect memories and onward. Before that... I didn't care about it, and this place forces me to talk too much. I've had it.
Edited 2025-03-18 10:51 (UTC)
I don't have a favorite, but...
[ He's trying to choose again. It's not working. ]
Let's just take... strawberry.
[ He's trying to choose again. It's not working. ]
Let's just take... strawberry.
Oh, I thought seeing Yves kill... Well, it makes sense that everyone got a little emotional over that.
[ the rest she just nods in response to, a little grimly ]
This place seems determined to make us share intimate details about ourselves by force.
[ the rest she just nods in response to, a little grimly ]
This place seems determined to make us share intimate details about ourselves by force.
[ gets him strawberry ice cream with sprinkles... gets herself rocky road. also with sprinkles ]
You can try some of mine too, if you want.
You can try some of mine too, if you want.
I thought I might deserve it, I suppose. [ moving swiftly on because she doesn't want him to question that ]
[ though this continues to be so disconcerting, she soldiers on ]
Um. What would he need to do to guarantee it?
[ though this continues to be so disconcerting, she soldiers on ]
Um. What would he need to do to guarantee it?
Well... I am the Princess of Hell. These are my people. And they're not helpless, exactly, just.... sort of against Adam himself? Because he's so insanely powerful, no mortal soul can stand up to him.
[ so she has to protecc ]
[ so she has to protecc ]
Did you not have an army?
[ Adolphe raises an eyebrow like. Why does the princess have to be the military might?? ]
It would be strangely laughable if hell, of all places, didn't have an army.
[ Adolphe raises an eyebrow like. Why does the princess have to be the military might?? ]
It would be strangely laughable if hell, of all places, didn't have an army.
If he never interacted with me ever again.
[ Look. he's being honest about this and being smiley about it too. ]
Oh, that reminds me. Lucas received your mail to Shadowheart, but he sent it over to her without peeking at the contents.
[ Look. he's being honest about this and being smiley about it too. ]
Oh, that reminds me. Lucas received your mail to Shadowheart, but he sent it over to her without peeking at the contents.
I can...? But it's yours...
[ He looks a little apprehensive like he's about to be punished if he takes even a smidgen of Charlie's ice cream. ]
And I have mine, so...
[ He looks a little apprehensive like he's about to be punished if he takes even a smidgen of Charlie's ice cream. ]
And I have mine, so...
[ Adolphe looks calm, but he's just... void. Internal void. ]
Yves has killed before. So did I. It's not exactly new to me, seeing him attack someone. I also trust his decision in doing so, because I know he has good reasons in doing that.
[ And he didn't really care about Firefly because of void apathy, so he didn't have any particular emotion about her dying either. ]
Yves has killed before. So did I. It's not exactly new to me, seeing him attack someone. I also trust his decision in doing so, because I know he has good reasons in doing that.
[ And he didn't really care about Firefly because of void apathy, so he didn't have any particular emotion about her dying either. ]
Well-- not usually, but I did manage to gather help for this battle.
[ so yes it's very funny ]
But Adam took out an entire warship in the blink of an eye. He's on another level from mortal souls. That's the whole problem.
[ so yes it's very funny ]
But Adam took out an entire warship in the blink of an eye. He's on another level from mortal souls. That's the whole problem.
Well... I think he's not planning to. But what if he wanted to apologize for real? Would that be acceptable?
[ yeah the smiling is still weird ]
Oh.... I'm not sure how that happened.... but Lucas is very polite.
[ yeah the smiling is still weird ]
Oh.... I'm not sure how that happened.... but Lucas is very polite.
Well-- just making sure. Sometimes, it still bothers people to see a friend kill someone, even if they've done it before.
[ charlie doesn't like watching murder, for example ]
[ charlie doesn't like watching murder, for example ]
I don't mind! I like sharing. Besides, I can just order more if I want more.
[ trying to be reassuring ]
[ trying to be reassuring ]
[ into the void we go except ]
... Would you say the other side of heaven is a lot less dreary than this, or what?
[ candyland is apparently affected by zombies now and the beach has no ocean. Good for Adolphe, but sucks for everyone else. ]
... Would you say the other side of heaven is a lot less dreary than this, or what?
[ candyland is apparently affected by zombies now and the beach has no ocean. Good for Adolphe, but sucks for everyone else. ]
Well, I don't think this is what this place normally looks like... I think the Entity might have corrupted it somehow?
[ this is pretty bad ]
[ this is pretty bad ]
Petty thing.
[ Charlie was tutorial and Adolphe was a W1 victim, so they shouldn't have much experience with how the locations were, but damn. It's fucking depressing in here. ]
Yeah, but my question still stands. I think I saw goop zombies in candyland.
[ Charlie was tutorial and Adolphe was a W1 victim, so they shouldn't have much experience with how the locations were, but damn. It's fucking depressing in here. ]
Yeah, but my question still stands. I think I saw goop zombies in candyland.
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