piteous | HOMOPHONIC 🌺 AMELIA WIL TESLA SAILLUNE

[Early on Wednesday, Amelia can be found sitting on a big rock in the underground, looking out at the lava pools absently.

When she hears someone nearby, she looks up, though.]

Oh, Mister Vash! [She gives him a smile.]

Amelia!

[ Despite the total chaos of last week, he waves at her confidently! We may be depressed, but we gotta stay silly. Now he's here. ]

What are you doing here? Pondering?

Something like that! The atmosphere in here is nice and calming, for things like that.

What about you?

... Yeah. Kind of a lot is going on, which is why I wanted to check up on you.

[ Is this rock large enough where he can also perch. ]

[... Her expression sobers, her smile softening.]

... Yeah... I'm sure you've been talking with Livio.

[ ... There's silence before he pulls her in for a one-armed hug. It isn't too intimate because he respects boundaries, but there's the comforting touch. ]

He's a good partner to have. Very loyal. [ So, yeah, they've been talking. ] Thanks for asking how I'm doing even though you're going through a lot yourself.

Been a rough couple of weeks.

[She looks appreciative of the hug, glancing up at him with a grateful look before leaning into it.]

It really has. I'm still trying to process all of it...

... Same here. It seems like even the afterlife is a series of complex problems.

[ A couple of pats before he retracts his arm. ]

It seems like pacifism is getting in the way of things.

[there's a sort of sad smile at that.]

Yeah... maybe.

I really wanted to think that we could get out of here without playing this stupid game.

Same here.

[ they're just pacifist babies. ]

... What I think we can do is try to play other aspects of the game. Help make sure that the revival power is in the right hands, whatever that looks like.