arsgoetia | [Game 10] Epilogue

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[Game 10] Epilogue

That little diversion aside, with no sign of reoccurring, a few hours pass with the group together and Zoey is humming as she gathers materials for the magic circle in the basement.

There's still time before midnight to have whatever moments with everyone else you like before going home, but you can feel in the air that it'll be soon.

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[Directory, since layout is hiding comments: Kieran | Elluka | Kit | Bastien | Lucia | Zoey | Tristan | David Bellcourt | Yuki | Itachi | Ash]

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"Maybe that's why he's so pissed." Kieran sighs and drops his head forward.

... he'll stay involved as long as you are... I think he'll try to go up.

"I'm really not sure that has anything to do with my involvement."

He's good at chess.

This is just a theory but I think you're a weak point. If he's trying to go up and it gets out he has human attachments, you could become a target.

"...I know that..."

If I'm right, his end goal is to have a high enough rank that he will not be questioned over having human attachments and he is pushing you away because he's not sure of how long it'll take him.

"The trouble is I'm already known to be an attachment of his, so if the risk's there anyway, I'd rather be able to actively -- help, somehow? I don't know. Maybe that makes me more of a shitty friend than not trying to do it..."

I would agree, except I don't know how to help him. I suppose his ability to get humans on his side could be considered an asset.

Kieran rubs at his eyes. "Mmh..."

Even without Tristan involved, you are probably already on their radar due to your connection with the Bellcourts.

Kieran is silent a few moments, thinking. "...probably part of why he's so frustrated is that to some extent -- I don't know how much, because I tend to miss large chunks of things -- he did once mark me as his." He rubs the back of his neck. "He put a mark on me to warn other demons to stay away. Property of Tristan. Not a big deal when he was just tooling around vacationing but then he got in trouble and I went to check up on him and try to help and got attacked by the crows, and he got mad as hell and ripped the mark off me. But..."

He put you in danger... he put you in danger without meaning to, so he doesn't want to risk it again.

"Maybe," Kieran says, slowly. "It's not like he can control who knows that now."

He's still a moron, but I think I understand it better now.

Kieran nods slowly.

[squeezes his hand]

I have to talk to him before I leave.

He squeezes it back and forces a pained smile before letting go. "Thanks for talking with me, man. I feel a little calmer, anyway."

I'm glad we finally got to meet.

"Me too. Sorry for all the drama."

It's more his fault than yours.

Slight wince, then another smile. "Hope we can hang out again sometime. I'll loan you the Murakami book when I'm done with it."

I've never read Murakami.

"He's incredible. I highly recommend him."

He looks at his hands with a pained expression. "Might be a while until I get around to reading it though, fair warning if I'm not done by the time you get back. But anyway... it was good to meet you. Take care of yourself, okay? And... thanks."

If I remember any of this, I'll look for his books.

"Hope you like them."

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