[but if they leave to head to the rink—a memory plays.
You are with your brother, when he speaks.
"... Hugo, we have to leave the village."
"What are you talking about?"
He looks away. "It can't go on like this. You know that, right?"
"......" Unfortunately, you're all too aware.
"The only reason we're here is because the villagers have allowed us to stay. But now, things are different. It's only a matter of time before they find out who we really are."
This is the only home you two have ever known, born and raised in this village, and yet it has never been enough.
He continues. "They fear what we are... what we could be... and that's the only thing stopping them from expelling us."
"....."
You know he's right, but one thing immediately comes to mindā
"We can't leave these people unprotected." Not when you two have been the sole protectors of this place.
Your brother grins. "Don't worry about that. When I was still strong enough to go out, I spoke to a friend who's a merchant from the North. He said he could hire soldiers to protect the village. They'll take care of them."
"... Right." The reality of it all is a fog that hangs over your head, but you do your best to focus on the conversation at hand. You can't avert your eyes from the truth any longer.
This is your homeāand you love it, despite everythingābut it will never be a place where the two of you belong.
"Then, where do you want to go?" you ask.
"Haven't thought about it yet," your brother replies, with cheer that you know isn't entirely genuine. "The army from the North sent us an invitation, but I don't like them very much."
You sigh. "Forget about the North. Their civil war has barely ended. Things still aren't stable over there."
"I know... Look, Hugo, we just have to leave." A hint of desperation leaks into your brother's voice. "We'll figure something out on the way."]
[ there's a lot she doesn't understand about this.... what they are? when his brother was strong enough to go out? the civil war? the army? why couldn't they belong? ]
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[ also feel free to memeshare at any point im making u go first so maya doesn't run away ]
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[but if they leave to head to the rink—a memory plays.
You are with your brother, when he speaks.
"... Hugo, we have to leave the village."
"What are you talking about?"
He looks away. "It can't go on like this. You know that, right?"
"......" Unfortunately, you're all too aware.
"The only reason we're here is because the villagers have allowed us to stay. But now, things are different. It's only a matter of time before they find out who we really are."
This is the only home you two have ever known, born and raised in this village, and yet it has never been enough.
He continues. "They fear what we are... what we could be... and that's the only thing stopping them from expelling us."
"....."
You know he's right, but one thing immediately comes to mindā
"We can't leave these people unprotected." Not when you two have been the sole protectors of this place.
Your brother grins. "Don't worry about that. When I was still strong enough to go out, I spoke to a friend who's a merchant from the North. He said he could hire soldiers to protect the village. They'll take care of them."
"... Right." The reality of it all is a fog that hangs over your head, but you do your best to focus on the conversation at hand. You can't avert your eyes from the truth any longer.
This is your homeāand you love it, despite everythingābut it will never be a place where the two of you belong.
"Then, where do you want to go?" you ask.
"Haven't thought about it yet," your brother replies, with cheer that you know isn't entirely genuine. "The army from the North sent us an invitation, but I don't like them very much."
You sigh. "Forget about the North. Their civil war has barely ended. Things still aren't stable over there."
"I know... Look, Hugo, we just have to leave." A hint of desperation leaks into your brother's voice. "We'll figure something out on the way."]
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[ and... hugo..... ]
[ is that his name? ]
I... I didn't know you have a brother....
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I do, but nothing like that happened to me. I don't know what that was.
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[ but, hey! now it's her turn! ]
[ cw: implied abuse ]
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chad's no stranger to the callousness of guardians, though that never really makes it acceptable, seeing it happen to people.]
What pointless cruelty.
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[ but maya freezes up, obviously uncomfortable with chugo insulting morgan despite how right he is ]
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[ oh. oops. ]
That was my memory for sure, though.