school: maya

[shaft]

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[feytality]

[ maya comes over to be affectionate since they're not in public anymore ]

... Looks like it.

[shaft]

[ He will gladly accept her cuddles. ]

How're you feeling?

[feytality]

Well.... it's kind of surreal, right? That everything's over.... and we're going back.

How do you feel, Claude?

[shaft]

About the same. [ He looks amazed. ] I can't believe we didn't need to make any compromises.

We just get... everything.

[feytality]

I guess the compromise is everything we had to go through to get to this point?

But if the wish is real, then..... we could help a lot of people with it.

[shaft]

It could.

[ He looks... pleased. ]

Will you use yours to help your village?

[feytality]

.... I think so.... or Labyrinthia... maybe both, if I can cheat somehow.

What about you, Claude?

[shaft]

I'm not sure. But I think I'll be using it on myself, as selfish as it is.

[feytality]

I think you deserve to be selfish, after everything.

[ it's his wish he can do what he wants ]

[shaft]

So do you Maya.

[ He looks briefly serious. ]

You're going back to something dangerous, aren't you?

[feytality]

I think I've been pretty selfish recently....

[ glancing away.... ]

It's okay, Claude.

[shaft]

How have you been selfish?

[ frowns ]

[feytality]

.... Being a little bit happy, even after everything.

[shaft]

It's not selfish to be happy, Maya. Why would you think that...?

[feytality]

[ maya putting her needs first is pretty selfish for her standards ok ]

Well... it's my job to take care of people, usually, yanno.... but lately, it's been the other way around....

[shaft]

That's my job too, and I can tell you that it's not sustainable.

No one is an island, Maya, not even the most capable people. There's... strength to relying on others.

[feytality]

.... I know. I think I relied on you a little too much.

[ smiles a little bit ]

That's selfish, right? 'Cause you already have so much on your plate.

[shaft]

... I don't think you're remembering our time here correctly.

[ gently shoves ]

I'm the one who relied on you.

[feytality]

[ gently shoves back ]

Maybe we relied on each other, then.

That wouldn't be so bad, right?

[shaft]

Yeah, I think that's for the best.

[ leans against her... ]

I'm going to go with you. Just to make sure you're all right.

[feytality]

[ leaning against him too ]

You don't need to do that.

[shaft]

I'm going to. I want to make sure you're still there when I go to visit.

[feytality]

[ why are you using the shirtless icon on me ]

I might not.... go there. I might go to Ms. Manwol's hotel, instead.

S-So you can visit me there, if you want?

[shaft]

[ ...? ]

But Manwol isn't going home?

[feytality]

She told me she wanted to take a vacation...

So I could help out there, maybe.