paradisa | cinquante ° dictated

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violet baudelaire

cinquante ° dictated

Well it seems Paradisa is persistent that I can't keep to my shop. I guess I'm lucky I've gone through this before, blood on my hands. [She sighs. Violet doesn't sound like she's lucky.]

I think this place makes it easy to forget your past. I can't believe it's been nearly two years since I've been here. [It had been almost two years since everything had started, the moment she left. Two years since Briony beach, which made it four now.

Voilet can be seen around town, though she's not exactly helpful with bloody hands. It's one of those days she finds herself missing her parents.]

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[She squeezes his hand back.]

You're the one who can barely breathe.

Ah... Th-this isn't... nearly as heavy as... when I held up... the sky.

Impressive, but you're still struggling. Even demigods have limits, too.

There are... a lot of names... on this bead. [he touches the bead around his neck, etched in the names of all those who died in the war] Kids my age... Some of them were my friends. And now... they're gone.

They didn't die for nothing though. [She holds his hand a little tighter.]

They still have you.

They didn't... die for... nothing.

[he says it for her as much as for himself. He knows what that blood means to her, and what regret she carries]

As long as you know that, it isn't a regret. [She breaks off another bit of Pokemon food to give Alceus.]

[the Pokemon om noms on the food, watching the two humans thoughtfully. Percy just keeps holding Violet's hand. Either unable to speak or just not wanting to]

[She stays quiet, leaning on the arm that has his hand in hers. There's a lot to say, but the pain of being lonely is gone at least. She turns to look at him.]

You know for as long as I'm here, I'll always be here for you. Just like you've been there for me. We've both had a lot happen in our pasts, but we grew up here together.

[it's true. In the three years Percy's been in Paradisa, he's grown up a lot. He still acts like a total goof sometimes, but it's how he deals with the harsher parts of his life. He leans back against her so they're propping each other up]

S-sometimes... it feels like... to much. B-but I'm glad... you're here.

[She leans her head on his shoulder.]

I'm not leaving. I promise. [She turns to look at him.] The Doctor told me that the bad doesn't erase the good. Remember that here, too. It takes a lot from us, but I would rather be here than home.

[Percy has become a large part of that.]

[he looks at her for a while, then awkwardly drops his eyes]

I kn-know I need... to get back home. But... I like being here... too. I'd miss you too much....

You wouldn't remember me. [And he would have Annabeth.]

[Percy faced a similar choice before. Around the same time he got these burns the first time. Eventually he chose to go back. But could he do that again? Could he really leave Violet?]

Y-you wouldn't... remember me... either. But we... know each other... now.