diluc and jiji suitemates

[unsaid]

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[shinetrue]

[ cries. this old man....

he returns the squeeze, softly. ]

It's just a little hard to believe, I suppose...

[unsaid]

... you have been together a very long time.

[ - is his guess, anyway. a familiarity that isn't simply from their last game, but longer than that]

[shinetrue]

Since we were children...

[ he lets out a soft sigh. ]

[unsaid]

[mikazuki was never a child, so it is in some ways hard for him to understand.

but there are those that he has known for most of his existence, friends from the beginning of everything. he imagines it... something like that.]

And you love him.

[shinetrue]

[ that's a good way of putting it, he'll be able to understand then. ]

I do, very much.

[ he looks down at the ring. ]

[unsaid]

[ . . . ]

What does your heart feel, alongside that love?

[and to have the one you love taken from you?]

[shinetrue]

[ he closes his eyes and sighs. ]

Pain, sadness, and a awful loneliness. But underneath all of that is a fire, burning with anger.

[ he shakes his head. ]

I can't let that anger cloud my thoughts, though.

[unsaid]

You seek to temper your rage?

[it is an idle question - a curious one, without judgment.

but he can't help but been quietly wondering, when he's aware of the human tendency to act out upon emotion]

[shinetrue]

Rage has only ever gotten me into trouble, in the past, so that would be ideal.

[ diluc your anger management. ]

[unsaid]

... then I will provide assistance where possible, if your desire is to stay your hand.

[he can do that, if it's requested.

but he also wouldn't have blamed diluc if he didn't want to be stopped]

[shinetrue]

Thank you, Mikazuki, it's greatly appreciated. We'll see how tomorrow goes, I suppose...

[ he's been in this position before, but did not act on his rage at the time...

who knows how things will go, this time. ]