The Right Hand

[17:30] Lea Elisheva says, "And I'm really glad that you came in before it got worse for me..."
[17:31] Rindou Sakamoto asks, "How worse?"
[17:31] Rindou Sakamoto says, "Like..."
[17:31] Rindou Sakamoto asks, "... dating Jun worse?"
[17:32] Lea Elisheva says, "No, like 'more people leaving' worse."
[17:33] Lea Elisheva says, "I need to talk to Ilui so even more people don't leave."
[17:34] Rindou Sakamoto says, "We need to talk to your mother, too."
[17:36] Lea Elisheva says, "Yeah..."
[17:36] Lea Elisheva says, "I hope nothing makes her leave, too."
[17:40] Rindou Sakamoto says, "... She decided not to tell either of us about it."
[17:40] Rindou Sakamoto says, "To stay silent."
[17:40] Lea Elisheva says, "Eshmun had a good point, though..."
[17:43] Lea Elisheva says, "I just really don't want to lose her."
[17:45] Rindou Sakamoto asks, "... Are you going to make sacrifices for that?"
[17:45] Lea Elisheva asks, "Sacrifices for what?"
[17:45] Rindou Sakamoto says, "To keep her."
[17:46] Lea Elisheva says, "It depends on what, but I'd sacrifice almost anything."
[17:47] Rindou Sakamoto asks, "Even me?"
[17:48] Lea Elisheva says, "I'd rather not be put in a situation where I'd have to."
[17:49] Rindou Sakamoto asks, "Would you, though?"
[17:51] Lea Elisheva says, "I can't say for sure. It'd be a spur of the moment thing."
[17:52] Lea Elisheva says, "I really don't like being asked that question, though."
[17:53] Rindou Sakamoto says, "......"
[17:57] When Lea said that it was rather obvious that Rindou was hurt. A lot. Thoughts quickly began flooding in - the idea of betrayal being so easy made her... afraid. Afraid of what she wanted, what she enjoyed, what she needed. The expression on her face shifted to shock, then sadness. She breathed in, then breathed out, shaking her head after it all.

The young woman stood up from her seat, moving away from Lea's grasp before taking a few steps southwards. It's only about half a minute that she spoke.

"I need some time."

And with that, she was moving eastwards.
(Rindou Sakamoto)
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[18:00] Lea sighed, stood up, and aimed to grab Rindou's hand, stopping her from moving any further.

"I promised my mom that I wouldn't let you get between me and her, and I'd much rather not let her get between us, either."

With that, anxiety began to set in. The fear of loss began to well up within her chest, staining the clear mind she'd normally use to speak about such things.

"...I really can't break promises, Rindou. I can't do that to her, to you, or to anyone. Can you please understand that...?"
(Lea Elisheva)
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[18:04] The hand that came for her was rejected. Pushed away, leaving Lea to hear what Rindou had on her heart with no luck at changing it through physical actions.

"You never made that promise for me. But that's fine. I understand. I wasn't born in the right family, I wasn't born good enough."

The sound of the girl's heart cracking and slowly shattering could be heard in her voice as she tried to hurry - to move away from this town. From Lea.

"I knew I didn't deserve something like that in the end— I knew it was too good to be true! I just... didn't expect it to happen so fast."
(Rindou Sakamoto)
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[18:05] Lea Elisheva says, "...wait."
[18:05] Lea Elisheva asks, "Can I make the promise to you, too?"
[18:05] Rindou didn't wait. She didn't respond to that, either.
(Rindou Sakamoto)
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[18:09] Lea slowly lowered her hand, that crippling, agonizing fear of loss beginning to override everything else. Adrian leaving really did a number on her.

"...f-fine..."

A really, really big number, to the point where she spoke out of a panic response rather than with any actual clarity.

"...I'd not sacrifice you. I... swear it."
(Lea Elisheva)
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[18:12] Those words definitely reached her. It stopped her in her tracks, leaving the both of them feeling like a mess and probably looking like one, too. Rindou remained silent, thinking. Could she believe that? Did she want to believe that? Lea wasn't the type to lie, but... It would hurt. It would hurt, so, so much if she ended up being too kind to her mother.

... She couldn't let them speak without being there. That much was for sure.

A hand reached out towards the angel-winged one, demanding she approach. No longer would Lea leave her gaze - no longer could she let anyone poison her mind.

"Let's..."

She didn't finish that sentence.
(Rindou Sakamoto)
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[18:17] Lea reached towards Rindou with her right hand and slowly began to approach. But as she reached up that hand, she saw something wavering around it, the faint sounds of crying echoing throughout her mind. That... was never a good omen. She didn't hear it come directly from Rindou, but the fact that she heard it at all in this situation did not give her any peace of mind.

It didn't take her long to notice the other people who just showed up, though, as she looked over at them, frozen in place.

It probably came from Calista. Right...?

"...uh... hey."

Hopefully this situation wouldn't go south.
(Lea Elisheva)
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[18:29] Magdalen explodes into being casually, that mass of gilded sparks forming into one whole Magdalen!
(Magdalen Elisheva)
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[18:32] Her curse from the Belialite had been broken, her conversation with the masked man still rolling through her mind. Though as she approached she saw both people she needed to see, she could handle both at once.

It would be apparent something was clutched in the Kitsune's hand, but it could only be wondered for now what it was. A faint silvery chain link seen emerging from between pale fingers.

Glancing to Lea first,

"Apologies for... what happened the other day. I wasn't in my right senses. I am better now."

She had pondered on what had been asked of her, the 'price' mentioned to be taught.

Something with meaning. Someone you love, or hate. An idea you want destroyed. Some... act that you can put your whole self into.

While she was giving her cousin the well deserved apology, her hand began to heat whatever was inside.

It was a simple mythril amulet, one made for someone who would become so so special to her. One she was prepared to fight her own father for...

One who had broken her heart.

The night she had given it to the woman it had been carried home by her, and kept ever since...

One hand clutches that necklace as the metal turns a cherry-red then white-hot even managing to burn her own hand in the process.

Destroy something you love.

Or in her case, an object that represented it.

Tears grace the sides of the Fallen Demi's face, even if her expression didn't convey such an emotion it was apparent as the smell of cooking flesh fills the air.

She casts out a that hand, the melting mythril spraying across the stones as only part of the pendant's face remained. Stopping near the foot of Rindou.

She would know what it was...

Even if it meant nothing to the other woman, which Calista always had... she had simply been a means to an end for Rindou.

She had given up her first love.
(Calista Shimasu)
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[18:42] Rindou was expecting for this rollercoaster of emotions she felt to slow down and take a break for a moment, but that wasn't the case. The presence she felt was frightening in its own way, and lead Rindou to fully turning to face Calista who approached with... Weight. A lot of weight on her heart.

Eyes caught a glimpse of something shiny - of something that she recognized nigh instantly. Cautious steps were made to approach the kitsune - words exiting her lips soon after she apologized. Words that only showcased Rindou's own lack of self-esteem and a aching, emotional void that needed to be filled came forth.

"I deserved it. I should've... I shouldn't have let you run away. It wasn't right. I—"

If the metal had been heated up enough to be destroyed by that point she'd reach down to catch it. If not, she approached. In either case heartfelt words followed.

"I hurt myself, too, that day."

This wasall too complicated. Far too complicated for Rindou to make sense of. Between this and Lea's words earlier she could barely find some sort of balance. Heat. Pressure. Exhaustion. When was the last time she slept? When was the last time she had a night without nightmares?

Rindou was a tormented person, though mainly due to her own hand.

Legs felt weak and her face turned white a bit before she collapsed, unexpectedly.
(Rindou Sakamoto)
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[18:48] The cries from Lea's right hand began to echo even louder, screeching in a tone that only Lea could hear; nobody else. To everyone else present, it'd just look like Lea was staring at her right hand for no reason. A very Lea thing to do, given how often she spaced out, but it might still be a bit weird to some. She backed away from the situation, too focused on the thing her hand was doing to pay any more mind.

Lea didn't know what this was trying to tell her, but it was something she felt she really did not want to hear.

"I uh... need to tend to something... Alone."

With that, she ran off, although anyone who wasn't too engrossed in the situation would probably be able to follow her.

And truth be told, she really didn't want to be alone. She just wanted quiet.
(Lea Elisheva)