Who: Marie and others! When: Throughout Ieneuer Where: mostly in Aefenglom but possibly in Dorchacht too What: a catchall! message me through any means and i will set up a prompt Warnings: none for now
[ Well it had better be fine, Marie. Because Vanitas isn't anywhere near understanding that the connections he is starting to form are essentially friendships. He's even farther away from knowing that he may actually have something close to positive feelings for others.
Instead of replying to that, he takes a seat. Picks up a sweet. Van inspects it before popping the thing into his mouth with an irritated grunt. ]
[Marie smiles and pushes the plate of cookies in Van’s direction so he has easier access to sweets. This was the only thing she was going to push. No pushing Vanitas.
Then she takes a seat herself]
Vanitas, would you like to play a board game? A card game? Or maybe word association? Let’s spend some nice time.
[ Pushing definitely will not win him over in the long run. Vanitas needs to come to some of these realizations on his own, after all.
When Marie mentions games, he makes a face. Card games... Hadn't that Luxord guy been into that sort of thing? Or had they been games of chance that just so happened to have cards? ]
[Oh. Vanitas did not have a real childhood and probably did not really know how to enjoy himself at all. But they will get there, step by step]
Word association it is, then, since it is simple and does not require any extra tools. It’s very easy. I say a word and you need to say another, something that makes you think of what I said.
[ Huh? But... Aren't they playing a game? Now she wants to talk? ]
Vaguely.
[ Of course Vanitas remembers. He hadn't really understood what she was getting at though. While he now gets what she was trying to ask, he still doesn't really have anything that'd be a hobby. ]
Then let me ask you again. Time has passed. You have been spending time with people, with me and Mira, others as well. Has your answer to that question changed?
[Marie can see the slow but constant change in Vanitas compared to when she first met he boy. Does he notice it himself?]
[ Marie is right to ask the question of whether or not Vanitas notices these changes in himself. The reality is that he actually doesn't. It's been slow and gradual enough that he can't measure it. ]
Some people are more tolerable than others. That doesn't really mean that I think that friendship as much to do with that...
[ Though after the snatched event? His opinion will drastically shift. ]
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It is fine if you do not know yet.
[He needs to arrive at the answer himself]
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Instead of replying to that, he takes a seat. Picks up a sweet. Van inspects it before popping the thing into his mouth with an irritated grunt. ]
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Then she takes a seat herself]
Vanitas, would you like to play a board game? A card game? Or maybe word association? Let’s spend some nice time.
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When Marie mentions games, he makes a face. Card games... Hadn't that Luxord guy been into that sort of thing? Or had they been games of chance that just so happened to have cards? ]
I don't know how to "play" any "games."
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Word association it is, then, since it is simple and does not require any extra tools. It’s very easy. I say a word and you need to say another, something that makes you think of what I said.
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Sounds simple enough.
[ That means he'll play. What's the harm? ]
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[She picks an absolutely random word, of course!]
I say... Family!
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Forgotten.
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Forgotten... mistakes!
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Hmm. Failure.
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[Unstoppable force versus immovable object...]
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Opportunity.
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Luck! Hey, Vanitas... I once asked you what it is that you enjoy, do you remember that?
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Vaguely.
[ Of course Vanitas remembers. He hadn't really understood what she was getting at though. While he now gets what she was trying to ask, he still doesn't really have anything that'd be a hobby. ]
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[Marie can see the slow but constant change in Vanitas compared to when she first met he boy. Does he notice it himself?]
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Some people are more tolerable than others. That doesn't really mean that I think that friendship as much to do with that...
[ Though after the snatched event? His opinion will drastically shift. ]
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Some people? Like whom, if I may ask?
[She assumes she makes the list of totally-not-friends of Vanitas, at least. Along Mira and Emet... who else? Ven?]
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Emet-Selch, even if he's sort of a jerk. Like I am. Mira and Irhya.
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So the people you live with, right? I am glad you are starting to think this way about them. Is there anyone else?
[Mira’s parenting is starting to show effects! Marie does not say that out loud though]
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[ Starting to think what way? What is it that she is getting at. Surely tolerance isn't improvement of any kind... ]
No, there's really no one else?
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Well, that is a start, at least! I am sure there will be many more!
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[ He is going to be surprised. So very surprised. ]