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[ofhope]

It's great that Spring finally got here, but when will more flowers bloom? Paradisa, you really aren't living up to your full potential.

But the eggs were a surprise. Who put them there? The castle? If that's supposed to make up for the flowers...

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[heloise]

They both stand for the same idea.

[ofhope]

They may taste great, but they can't replace the look or smell of flowers!

They do taste good, though...

[heloise]

But they both stand for hope! Rebirth.

Though, perhaps not so if the eggs are made of chocolate.

[ofhope]

[ Her commentary just makes him laugh; sincerely, but more in dark humor. ]

Rebirth is an important theme no matter where you go, and nobody can get rid of Hope.

[heloise]

Nobody? So despair is only a state of mind.

[ofhope]

Hope is more like a shadow than a light. It's harder to see than despair.

[heloise]

And I thought hope is like light, its absence, despair.

[ofhope]

[ A softer chuckle, and a murmur. ]

There are a lot of misconceptions about hope...

[heloise]

Tell me another one.

[ofhope]

Even when it's seen, hope isn't always so helpful. It can be more debilitating than any normal type of pain when abused.

[heloise]

But is not hope among the greatest of them, along with faith and love?

[ofhope]

Don't forget charity. ...But there are two sides to every aspect.

[heloise]

Like love and apathy, or is it hatred?

[ofhope]

Hatred isn't that different from love...

[heloise]

Odi et amo.

[ofhope]

[ Thank goodness he knows his latin. Even if he knows...no other language. ]

But do you want to hate and love?

[heloise]

That would be torturous.

[ofhope]

No torture, then.

[heloise]

[ A chuckle. ]

Are you sure? You were more merciless.

[ofhope]

Was I? Hm...

[heloise]

I have proof.

[ofhope]

Really? Enough to convict?

[heloise]

Most certainly.

Yet I would not see you locked away from me. Whatever must I do?

[ofhope]

Burn it.

[heloise]

[ She laughs. ]

Would that be a crime in itself?