[Sometimes you are simply the same person but you point at your reflection in the mirror and go "that one's better."]
For a long time, we didn't dream in Sumeru. Rather, most people didn't. If they did, they didn't talk about it, since it was seen as something children did. Clinging onto a fantasy. It had no place in a land built on academic rigor and principles of logic. Things have started to change, but... [He waves a hand.] Anyway, the point is--a few days ago, I had a dream here. I was decorating an ice cream shop with everyone else--you, Shu, Alex, all of us still here. We had a sign that said "Welcome Back." And then... everyone who'd been erased came through the door. And we were all back together, the way it was in the beginning. We were so happy to see them... well, mostly everyone was happy. It's a little fuzzy.
At first, I thought it was just because it was only a couple of days after... Nahida. [Vash saw him on Sunday; he knows Kaveh wasn't doing well.] But when I woke up, I didn't feel sad. I just felt... anticipation? Like it was something that might happen soon.
I don't know. It could be nothing. It's just--between that, and... some other things... [He bites his lip.] I'm trying to hold onto hope. Even if it's only a second chance to say goodbye, I want to believe in it.
[He's quiet for a minute.]
But even then... I still miss him. And Netzach, and Yuzuriha. And I wish Eiden had gotten answers about Wenzhou. So it's all...
[He trails off, because there's no way to describe what a complicated tangle of emotions he's feeling right now.]
... That seems like a weird opinion to have. What brings you joy brings you joy.
[ Sure, Vash thinks some behaviors are childish, but in the end what matters is that people enjoy themselves. He continues to listen... ]
I've read before that sometimes dreams feel like a premonition, then there's a hit of deja vu. There's logical reasons for it, mostly chance and coincidence, but... I want to think that your dream will become a reality. Maybe your dream's some kind of vision! Everyone is working hard, so...
[ Everyone. As an emphasis, for both sides. Vash sounds hopeful, even though it matches his weariness and sorrow. ]
Loss still hurts. [ He thinks that sums it up. ] As much as I feel for him, I'm... Worried that Eiden will hurt someone. There was a lot of aggression in trial from different sources.
[Kaveh looks tired for a completely different reason, but he just makes a wordless sound of agreement because it's too complicated to get into it all right now.]
...I want to think so too. [Everyone. He wants it to be real so badly, but this place has taught him he can't trust his own mind, so... it's tough to be confident.
But he sighs.]
I don't know if he'll forgive whoever did that. [And Kaveh's heart goes out to him, it really does.] But I think he'll be alright once he cools off. I got a letter from Nahida the day after she... [He falters, briefly, but soldiers on] ...was erased, so I'm hoping Wenzhou will do the same from Eiden.
[And hopefully he won't, like, sic Eiden on someone. Kaveh doesn't really know Wenzhou, so he has no idea what a letter from him might look like.]
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For a long time, we didn't dream in Sumeru. Rather, most people didn't. If they did, they didn't talk about it, since it was seen as something children did. Clinging onto a fantasy. It had no place in a land built on academic rigor and principles of logic. Things have started to change, but... [He waves a hand.] Anyway, the point is--a few days ago, I had a dream here. I was decorating an ice cream shop with everyone else--you, Shu, Alex, all of us still here. We had a sign that said "Welcome Back." And then... everyone who'd been erased came through the door. And we were all back together, the way it was in the beginning. We were so happy to see them... well, mostly everyone was happy. It's a little fuzzy.
At first, I thought it was just because it was only a couple of days after... Nahida. [Vash saw him on Sunday; he knows Kaveh wasn't doing well.] But when I woke up, I didn't feel sad. I just felt... anticipation? Like it was something that might happen soon.
I don't know. It could be nothing. It's just--between that, and... some other things... [He bites his lip.] I'm trying to hold onto hope. Even if it's only a second chance to say goodbye, I want to believe in it.
[He's quiet for a minute.]
But even then... I still miss him. And Netzach, and Yuzuriha. And I wish Eiden had gotten answers about Wenzhou. So it's all...
[He trails off, because there's no way to describe what a complicated tangle of emotions he's feeling right now.]
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[ Sure, Vash thinks some behaviors are childish, but in the end what matters is that people enjoy themselves. He continues to listen... ]
I've read before that sometimes dreams feel like a premonition, then there's a hit of deja vu. There's logical reasons for it, mostly chance and coincidence, but... I want to think that your dream will become a reality. Maybe your dream's some kind of vision! Everyone is working hard, so...
[ Everyone. As an emphasis, for both sides. Vash sounds hopeful, even though it matches his weariness and sorrow. ]
Loss still hurts. [ He thinks that sums it up. ] As much as I feel for him, I'm... Worried that Eiden will hurt someone. There was a lot of aggression in trial from different sources.
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...I want to think so too. [Everyone. He wants it to be real so badly, but this place has taught him he can't trust his own mind, so... it's tough to be confident.
But he sighs.]
I don't know if he'll forgive whoever did that. [And Kaveh's heart goes out to him, it really does.] But I think he'll be alright once he cools off. I got a letter from Nahida the day after she... [He falters, briefly, but soldiers on] ...was erased, so I'm hoping Wenzhou will do the same from Eiden.
[And hopefully he won't, like, sic Eiden on someone. Kaveh doesn't really know Wenzhou, so he has no idea what a letter from him might look like.]