AUDIENCE: SOO-WON

[retellers]

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[recrowns]

Would you fault another who lived through many wars, many difficulties, and couldn't put themselves back together on their own ability? Would you call that weakness?

[retellers]

No.

[ that, they say easily. ]

... Even so, something doesn't sit quite right.

[recrowns]

.... then I won't try to convince you.

[if this is some grander thing beyond soo-won's 18 years - he thinks that he can handle many things. but it just so happens that understanding the grandeur of an immortal lifetime is not one of them]

But I'll come find you when all of this is over so you don't have to sit with your broken heart alone, alright? Don't go hiding away on me.

[retellers]

[ ... ]

All right.

[recrowns]

Promise?

[retellers]

... A promise is very binding...

[recrowns]

They are.

That is why I'm asking.

[retellers]

[ ...

but if they promise, that means they can't hide away if that's what they feel like doing!!!

dilemma D: ]

[recrowns]

[there's just a laugh]

I didn't think you the type for misleading people...

[retellers]

A-Am I being misleading...

[recrowns]

You said you wouldn't hide from me... but you seem a bit nervous to promise the same.

Which implies you might still want to run, right?

[retellers]

[ ...

they... look away! goat, master liar. ]

[recrowns]

Goat, I'm still waiting on your promise.

[retellers]

[ fidget fidget










mumbling, ]

... All right...

[recrowns]

[laughing gently

taking goat's hand into both of his own and giving it a gentle squeeze]

Thank you, for allowing me to be at your side.

[retellers]

[ oh... hand-holding ]

I should be the one to thank you.

[recrowns]

[friends who do the handholding]

Mm, perhaps... But I also think that...

[ . . . ]

In those moments when you feel vulnerable, like you want to hide... it's even harder to open yourself to comfort - than to be the one doing the comforting.

[not that he's speaking from experience or anything!]

So - thank you for trusting me.

[retellers]

Well... we are friends, are we not?

[ soo-won said so! ]

[recrowns]

We are.

[and he nods easily at that]

I'm glad you remembered yourself - that's what I would've said next if you didn't agree.

[GENTLY BULLY GOAT INTO LETTING SOO-WON CARE FOR THEM]

[retellers]

I wouldn't forget that... Probably.

[recrowns]

If you forget, I'll remind you.

[retellers]

Then... I'll do the same if you forget.

[recrowns]

Oh.

Forgetting you would be incredibly inconvenient. Would I walk around Leaderless?

[retellers]

[ ... ]

I'm not sure of what would happen, actually. We would probably still be connected, so that wouldn't be an issue... but, um, I suppose you would never have a reason to call for me again...

[recrowns]

Oh, I'm sure I'd come back to talk to you eventually.

[for some reason he sounds

very assured of that]

So if it ever does, remind me that we're friends, and tell me that I have to visit you at least twice a week or you'll get lonely.

[soo-won!!]