hotel: shinobu

[shaft]

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[shaft]

... I'm sorry to hear that.

Do you... want to talk about it?

[wisterin]

[ she's silent for a moment. ]

... Not now. I'm sorry. You can call it one of the things I would never willingly choose to do.

[shaft]

[ he doesn't seem too surprised ]

It's alright. Sometimes discussing it isn't what's best. I just hope your pain eases.

[wisterin]

That's sweet of you, Claude-san.

[ she smiles. ]

It's just a little hard to bring it up to the surface again. With time, it'll get better.

[shaft]

[ he smiles back, taking a seat

... sort of. he floats in a sitting position. ]

Maybe one day these won't be a concern at all.

[wisterin]

[ she looks at his floating. ]

That would be a dream come true. Do you have to eat or sleep, if you're incorporeal like that?

[shaft]

I don't. It's very disorienting, frankly. But I can't complain.

[wisterin]

We'll still need to find a way to get you completely back, but it is good to see you again, even if it's in this form. At least this way you can't be bullied too much.

[shaft]

Not for lack of trying...

[ duck to the face ]

I hate to be a pessimist, but it does feel a little melancholy being here. With the rest of them so far away.

[wisterin]

Perhaps you deserve some of it.

[ she's a little mean. ]

I know where you're coming from, but... I'd like to have a little hope. The distance has to close eventually.