Yuri "Yurippe" Nakamura (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
tenminutes) wrote2022-09-03 03:50 pm
tenminutes) wrote2022-09-03 03:50 pm
DDD: IC CONTACT POST
"It's me."
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"It's me."
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Good.
[they reach the study, and he just waves his hand, the sound of it unlocking and everything, before he goes and opens the door. Of course there's just so many books in this room, a desk, and an area leading off to the bedroom. There's a bathroom located in here too, perfect.]
[they reach the study, and he just waves his hand, the sound of it unlocking and everything, before he goes and opens the door. Of course there's just so many books in this room, a desk, and an area leading off to the bedroom. There's a bathroom located in here too, perfect.]
...Do you think my laptop would work here? Not the internet except for the community, obviously, since wifi isn't invented yet but you have electricity right? And hot and cold running water?
[ She's just thinking of these things now. It's also becoming apparent that Yuri doesn't necessarily know very much the 80's. While she speaks, she sets her stuff down in the corner of the room and goes to look around the study, pulling a book off of the shelf to see if dust comes flying out or if Battler really did clean. ]
[ She's just thinking of these things now. It's also becoming apparent that Yuri doesn't necessarily know very much the 80's. While she speaks, she sets her stuff down in the corner of the room and goes to look around the study, pulling a book off of the shelf to see if dust comes flying out or if Battler really did clean. ]
...Of course I have electricity and properly running water.... this isn't the goddamn stone age!
[he sighs, moving to sit down in the chair in the study.]
I don't think wifi or whatever you said will work though.... not like internet is a big thing right now. You can try it though.
[he sighs, moving to sit down in the chair in the study.]
I don't think wifi or whatever you said will work though.... not like internet is a big thing right now. You can try it though.
[ Yuri watches him, then shrugs ] I don't think it will. I'll try it later though. For now, I think I just want to get used to this place. I mean, I've been here before but it's not like I ever stayed here except when I had four paws and a tail.
That was a pretty fun time... [only not.]
Well, you're allowed to go wherever you want you know, except this place is just the entirety of the island. We can't leave just yet.
Well, you're allowed to go wherever you want you know, except this place is just the entirety of the island. We can't leave just yet.
It was a rough start to something better. [ And she didn't mind playing with Battler while she was fuzzy, okay. ]
I know. It'll be my first time wandering around here without you or Ange when I do, though, which is going to be weird. I'll know when it's time to leave. [ I-mon's funeral will be necessary, after all. ] I'll stay out of the way when you have to do things like that, by the way.
I know. It'll be my first time wandering around here without you or Ange when I do, though, which is going to be weird. I'll know when it's time to leave. [ I-mon's funeral will be necessary, after all. ] I'll stay out of the way when you have to do things like that, by the way.
Yeah, I was going to ask if you could stay out of those kinds of affairs. I don't mean to be rude or anything, but if the witches catch you during the games I know they won't be happy at all.
I wouldn't let them do anything to you but if I'm not around they might just put you in another world.
I wouldn't let them do anything to you but if I'm not around they might just put you in another world.
Just give me a heads up the day before so I can pack some stuff and I'll go find someone else to hang out with as long as it takes and take I-mon with me, got it?
Well, you don't really have to go to that extent but.... okay, I'll warn you and everything.
Guess I need to go tell Ange about this though.
Guess I need to go tell Ange about this though.
I don't care if you delete this but at least listen to me. It's about Ange.
[Her tone is very serious, quiet, almost sad.]
Talk to Battler-kun. I've said what I wanted to him but I doubt it'll go through. Ange--she wants this whole thing to end. If she wants it to stop then we should respect her decision. You probably won't agree with me either but listen to her.
This is hurting Ange, both you and Battler can see that, right? If you can't then you're blind and a pair of idiots. Tell Battler than he should respect her wishes. If he can't do that... then he's far crueler than even me.
[Her tone is very serious, quiet, almost sad.]
Talk to Battler-kun. I've said what I wanted to him but I doubt it'll go through. Ange--she wants this whole thing to end. If she wants it to stop then we should respect her decision. You probably won't agree with me either but listen to her.
This is hurting Ange, both you and Battler can see that, right? If you can't then you're blind and a pair of idiots. Tell Battler than he should respect her wishes. If he can't do that... then he's far crueler than even me.
Of course I can see that. She told me what Bernkastel showed her, but.. I trust Battler too. This whole game isn't about beating Bernkastel or winning for the sake of winning or even trying to figure out the truth anymore. It's about saving his family-- about saving Ange. There are things I know that I'm already not allowed to tell her and wouldn't because they're not going to play out the way he thinks, but... if he thinks there's still a way to save Ange-- a way to make her happy, even when she can't see it herself, then I'm going to at least give him a chance.
I would rather Ange grasp at a single chance for happiness than die miserable. It's not any fun. If Battler really can't do anything, then I won't say anything, but he deserves a chance to try. Ange isn't the only one who lost everything that day and I think you know that better than anyone.
[ There's a brief pause before Yuri adds something. ]
You really care about her even if you act like a total bitch, don't you? [ Otherwise she wouldn't have sent this message in the first place. ]
I would rather Ange grasp at a single chance for happiness than die miserable. It's not any fun. If Battler really can't do anything, then I won't say anything, but he deserves a chance to try. Ange isn't the only one who lost everything that day and I think you know that better than anyone.
[ There's a brief pause before Yuri adds something. ]
You really care about her even if you act like a total bitch, don't you? [ Otherwise she wouldn't have sent this message in the first place. ]
She's set in her ways--I wish it wasn't like that but all that Battler could do is offer her a lie: a pleasant lie but a lie nonetheless. Ange doesn't deserve that. How could that offer any true happiness?
Of course I do. To die surrounded by what you've always wanted but with no way to enjoy it, hated by the world, not having a single person taking your side..how couldn't I understand about what was lost that day?
[There's some anger in that statement but, for once, it's not directed at Yurippe.]
Of course I do. Even a witch like me...I can have things that I regret.
Of course I do. To die surrounded by what you've always wanted but with no way to enjoy it, hated by the world, not having a single person taking your side..how couldn't I understand about what was lost that day?
[There's some anger in that statement but, for once, it's not directed at Yurippe.]
Of course I do. Even a witch like me...I can have things that I regret.
[battler walked through the mansion, his cape around him and a hand in his pocket, he was thinking over some things, dreading even more, it was all going to come to a close sooner or later and he was unsure about so many aspects in this game. he wasn't meant to have these kinds of feelings, he was the game master, someone that needed to have everything in perfect order or else the game wouldn't even work out....
but he wanted to ask yuri about some things first.
he walked out into the garden, eventually spotting yuri outside, standing in the rain, and he walked over to her, not concerned about the slight downpour at all. he came up beside her, not saying a word for a moment before he looked down at the roses.]
....Am I doing the right thing? Wanting Ange to live, wanting her to move on.
but he wanted to ask yuri about some things first.
he walked out into the garden, eventually spotting yuri outside, standing in the rain, and he walked over to her, not concerned about the slight downpour at all. he came up beside her, not saying a word for a moment before he looked down at the roses.]
....Am I doing the right thing? Wanting Ange to live, wanting her to move on.
I know Ushiromiyas are stubborn, but you'd be surprised how many times I've broken Battler's stubborn streak. I don't think it's impossible. I think there has to be a way to do it without lying, though. It's not worth anything if it's a lie... the past is already the past, it has to stay that way, and no amount of hiding it or dressing it up to make it seem better can change that. If he lies to her about what happened, I'm not going to side with him. She has to move forward if it's going to be worth anything.
[ Yuri knew that better than anyone.
It sounds like what Evatrice is talking about just meant that what she'd "always wanted" wasn't what she'd really wanted at all, but Yuri decides not to speak on it. It's not really her place, as much as she's usually the first to butt her nose in on Ushiromiya issues. ]
Then give Battler a chance. I'm not saying she'll be perfectly happy when he's done and I'm not saying that I want him to lie to her, but I want to trust him enough that he'll at least give her a reason to try. Death doesn't always mean peace.
[ Yuri knew that better than anyone.
It sounds like what Evatrice is talking about just meant that what she'd "always wanted" wasn't what she'd really wanted at all, but Yuri decides not to speak on it. It's not really her place, as much as she's usually the first to butt her nose in on Ushiromiya issues. ]
Then give Battler a chance. I'm not saying she'll be perfectly happy when he's done and I'm not saying that I want him to lie to her, but I want to trust him enough that he'll at least give her a reason to try. Death doesn't always mean peace.
[ Yuri was never really concerned about the downpour. She missed the sun a lot sometimes-- staying here meant that it was very difficult to enjoy the sunlight anymore, since there pretty much was none. It was always raining. It was honestly a bit depressing, but Yuri took to making sure she went outside anyway. Just because it was raining didn't mean she was going to be cooped up and right now, she'd wanted some time to think. The rush of falling water made enough noise that usually canceled out everything else, enough that she could think clearly just by standing out here.
When Battler took his place next to her, she glanced at him momentarily before turning her gaze back to the roses until he'd spoken. After the words left his mouth, she took a step forward and turned around to face him. ]
Dying is misery is a lot worse than living in it. If she ends up in a place like I had after she dies, she'd be in just as much pain but stuck with it and so much more alone. Even if I didn't want her to live myself, knowing that I'd still say it was the right thing to try to help her move on. Preferably before it's too late for her.
[ Yuri's pretty sure she knows what this is about too. ]
Did you talk to Eva-Beatrice?
When Battler took his place next to her, she glanced at him momentarily before turning her gaze back to the roses until he'd spoken. After the words left his mouth, she took a step forward and turned around to face him. ]
Dying is misery is a lot worse than living in it. If she ends up in a place like I had after she dies, she'd be in just as much pain but stuck with it and so much more alone. Even if I didn't want her to live myself, knowing that I'd still say it was the right thing to try to help her move on. Preferably before it's too late for her.
[ Yuri's pretty sure she knows what this is about too. ]
Did you talk to Eva-Beatrice?
She has to understand the past, the good and the bad, to move on. Maybe Battler will actually do the right thing, I have my doubts. How could someone who denies the darkness in his family ever really allow someone else to see it? He won't.
You remember, right? During that first virus, the college one. That's the sort of relationship Ange and Eva Ushiromiya had. Each hated each other. Eva still cursed her on her deathbed. She also cursed herself for blaming an innocent kid for he loss of her family. Ange...probably wouldn't believe that last part and I know that it's my fault.
Lying about it will only make the hate grow stronger. Even Battler should know that.
[It's the truth. It's the reason why Eva-Beatrice still exists, really.]
You remember, right? During that first virus, the college one. That's the sort of relationship Ange and Eva Ushiromiya had. Each hated each other. Eva still cursed her on her deathbed. She also cursed herself for blaming an innocent kid for he loss of her family. Ange...probably wouldn't believe that last part and I know that it's my fault.
Lying about it will only make the hate grow stronger. Even Battler should know that.
[It's the truth. It's the reason why Eva-Beatrice still exists, really.]
For now, can you please give Battler a chance to try his way? If he's going to flat out lie to her, I won't stand by and tell him what he's doing is right. I care about Ange too much for that. But I'm not going to tell him he shouldn't at least try.. if he does try lying and he does do the wrong thing, I'll talk to him.
[ She pauses. ] I've had my bad memories nearly rewritten or wiped twice now. If he still tries to feed her some crap after knowing the kinds of things I've been through, I'll give him a black eye.
[ She pauses. ] I've had my bad memories nearly rewritten or wiped twice now. If he still tries to feed her some crap after knowing the kinds of things I've been through, I'll give him a black eye.
Mmm...
[he did talk to her. it's why he's feeling this way right now.
at least he still has yuri, he can talk to her about these kinds of things just fine, at least... he thinks so. if he told her fully what he was planning he might get in trouble for it, but he knows what ange's like, how stubborn she is, and maybe she really will believe whatever he tells her as well.]
..There are things to live for that aren't simply in 1986, I want her to understand that. [he turns to look at her too.]
I know you said you'll save me, but even so in her world of 1998 I'm still dead. All I want is for her to accept the fact that even if the family is dead, if I'm dead, that we're still behind her in spirit, still with her no matter what so it's okay to live on.
[he did talk to her. it's why he's feeling this way right now.
at least he still has yuri, he can talk to her about these kinds of things just fine, at least... he thinks so. if he told her fully what he was planning he might get in trouble for it, but he knows what ange's like, how stubborn she is, and maybe she really will believe whatever he tells her as well.]
..There are things to live for that aren't simply in 1986, I want her to understand that. [he turns to look at her too.]
I know you said you'll save me, but even so in her world of 1998 I'm still dead. All I want is for her to accept the fact that even if the family is dead, if I'm dead, that we're still behind her in spirit, still with her no matter what so it's okay to live on.
[ There's the briefest of pause before Yuri responds to Battler's words. That her family is still behind her.. that's a huge problem isn't it? Eva-Beatrice might've been a little right about what Battler was planning to do. She wanted to trust him, but with the way things are sounding. ]
How are you planning on doing that without flat-out lying to her? She told me what happened, what Kyrie said about abandoning her.
How are you planning on doing that without flat-out lying to her? She told me what happened, what Kyrie said about abandoning her.
...A game to show her what it means to move on.
[he knows it's not the best thing to do but he just has to do it.]
Just trust me Yuri, she's too stubborn for just words, you know that.
[he knows it's not the best thing to do but he just has to do it.]
Just trust me Yuri, she's too stubborn for just words, you know that.
I do trust you. So promise me you're not going to lie to her.
[ Eva-Beatrice already put the idea that he would into her head. ]
Promise me and I'll believe you, since I do trust you.
[ Eva-Beatrice already put the idea that he would into her head. ]
Promise me and I'll believe you, since I do trust you.
I-...
[ugh. he can't just lie to yuri either.]
I can't promise that. [it's hard, it's messed up, he knows that, he does.]
If she wants the truth, she wants it so she can die, I can't just give it to her that easy, I want to get something across to her before I let her have something so important, I need to know she won't kill herself.
I'm sorry. I just.... don't know what to do anymore.
[ugh. he can't just lie to yuri either.]
I can't promise that. [it's hard, it's messed up, he knows that, he does.]
If she wants the truth, she wants it so she can die, I can't just give it to her that easy, I want to get something across to her before I let her have something so important, I need to know she won't kill herself.
I'm sorry. I just.... don't know what to do anymore.
[ Yuri listens to his words carefully. She doesn't want to tell him that he doesn't have her support, but more than anything she knows that hiding it isn't going to be satisfying. If that was the truth, Yuri herself could've felt better about the things she'd gone through so much sooner, but she knew that she could never accept a lie. ]
I think I'm with Eva-Beatrice on this one.
[ Yuri backs up a little bit, brushing her wet bangs back out of her face again before crossing her arms. ]
I love you and I want you to try to help her and I'll do anything I can to help Ange, but I'm not going to tell you that lying to her is the right way to go about this. You're not wrong to want to help her move on or find a way for her to seek happiness, but a happiness built on lies is just going to fall apart. She needs to know the truth, accept it, then be able to find a real reason to keep going.
[ Yuri pauses for just a moment, unsure if she should add what she wants to but she knows how much of an idiot Battler can be. So if she doesn't put herself out there then there's no way he'll get it. ]
I've only got one right now, then I'll be gone. [ Not in the same way that Ange wants to die, but she's trying to get Battler to understand that having a reason is important. ] You need to help her find a damn good one that's not built on anything but the truth.
I think I'm with Eva-Beatrice on this one.
[ Yuri backs up a little bit, brushing her wet bangs back out of her face again before crossing her arms. ]
I love you and I want you to try to help her and I'll do anything I can to help Ange, but I'm not going to tell you that lying to her is the right way to go about this. You're not wrong to want to help her move on or find a way for her to seek happiness, but a happiness built on lies is just going to fall apart. She needs to know the truth, accept it, then be able to find a real reason to keep going.
[ Yuri pauses for just a moment, unsure if she should add what she wants to but she knows how much of an idiot Battler can be. So if she doesn't put herself out there then there's no way he'll get it. ]
I've only got one right now, then I'll be gone. [ Not in the same way that Ange wants to die, but she's trying to get Battler to understand that having a reason is important. ] You need to help her find a damn good one that's not built on anything but the truth.
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