shaft | hotel: sylvain

Something you struggle with, Sylvain?

Nah. Try not to, anyway. If you don't let go, you just end up dragging down everyone around you, too.

You have a point.

I do wonder about it sometimes. What's the penance for taking so many lives?

[ he gestures around them ]

I'd say this is penance enough.

[ ... ] I dunno. Trying to make things better, for those who are left behind. Making sure the rest of your life doesn't go to waste.

[ he smiles wryly, conceding the first suggestion ]

So... like Dimitri? Living for those lost?

[ he shakes his head ]

Not quite. Nothing wrong with honoring the dead, but I'd rather set my sights on the future, y'know?

I don't disagree, but I am curious how your suggestion differs in action from his approach.

[ like, genuinely curious ]

[ he gives this some thought ]

I guess what I'm tryna say is, Dimitri takes on everything as his burden, both the dead and the living. I don't have half as many ghosts to account for, or at least I'm able to set them aside.

...So unfortunately, he works himself to the bone. Tries to atone for anything and everything that's ever been wrong, even if it wasn't necessarily his fault.

Maybe I'm getting a little off track, here. If you're talking about our goals, they're the same despite how we approach them. Everyone's doing their best to help rebuild Fódlan from the ground up. It's far from a fresh start, and there's a lot of political fallout to navigate along with the usual business of providing basic necessities for the people.

Edited 2022-07-02 02:45 (UTC)