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[youidiots]

[Once more in the forest, one hand brushing against the trunks of trees as though they're not entirely there. Tear looks tired, far too tired, but somehow she's still upright and mobile, keeping moving and not stopping. Her back is straight and her shoulders held up stiffly, the posture of a proper soldier. Still, there's a sad look about her,

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all the love ♥;

[promisedsomeone]

[Asch has been hanging around the forest lately for his own reasons, so he finds Tear easily. He approaches calmly, making no move to mask the sounds he makes as he trudges through the undergrowth. He's trying to glean what information he can from her body language but Asch isn't very subtle. Eventually his nerves get the better of him and he practically blurts out:]

What the hell happened?!

hahah even after being consumed for a week? :(

[youidiots]

[She tenses slightly, hearing someone approaching. She stops for a moment to steel herself, locking away everything other than simply existing before turning to see who's there...]

....... It fell. I failed.

yep ♥

[promisedsomeone]

He still--

[Asch shatters in that moment. Tear's control over herself is steely and cold, but Asch is all hot anger. And he knows who to blame. He knows who to blame.

His fists clench at his sides, and then he drives one against a tree.]

Damn it!

[It leaves him breathless, shocked, and betrayed. His hand drops back to his side; his display of violence leaves the air tense and terrible.

And then he murmurs:]

It wasn't your fault.

Re: yep ♥

[youidiots]

[Even with Asch exploding in front of her, she manages to keep composed. Everything is pushed down now, down down down so that she can attempt to function for the time being. Her fingers tighten a bit on her staff - when did that make its way into her grasp? Reflex, perhaps - as she watches.]

If I'd trained more, if I'd been more prepared, then I wouldn't have failed. I only managed to regain consciousness just in time to protect everyone as it fell...

[promisedsomeone]

No. [He doesn't leave any room for argument there.] You did what you had to do. Everyone would be dead if you hadn't been there.

But I had him. I should have had him!

[He clenches his teeth and turns away.]

... Stay with the rep-- Luke. There's something the 'me' in your world needs to know, so he'll be taking everyone else. It's not a permanent arrangement.

[youidiots]

[She leaves it at that, not wanting to talk about it or argue or even think about it anymore. She failed on her end and that's that.]

I'm not going back to the surface yet. I have my own business to take care of. What you do from now is up to you. I shouldn't have let myself get so distracted that...

[promisedsomeone]

-- It's not over.

[He glances over his shoulder.]

As long as you're alive, you can keep fighting.

[youidiots]

I have to follow him. I have to find him and... [the sentence dies as soon as its formed. Make him pay? Take him out? It didn't work so well last time. Clearly this isn't the course of action. That slip up is stowed away under a hardened expression once more.]

[promisedsomeone]

There's no way you can take him down right now. Focus on what's in front of you.

[He starts to walk off without further explanation.]