Eupha Catch-all

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Week 1, Tuesday

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[Sitting in the middle of the lobby near his piano, surrounded by various books of sheet music. He's currently deep in concentration on a blank sheet, tapping out a melody.]

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[ oh!!! she will stop to listen for a few moments before approaching. ]

Are you writing a song?

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Hmm?

[He looks up at her and blinks, like he's coming up for air after being underwater.]

I'm trying to. But it's harder than I imagined.

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This is something that normally comes more easily to you?

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I've been playing music since I was a child but I've never tried to make my own.

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I'm sure that making it is much harder than playing it...

What made you decide to start?

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Charlie asked if I did and I realized I had never tried since no one had ever asked before.

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[ a fond smile. ] She did have a way of bringing out the best in others.

Do you know what you would like your music to be about?

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Not at all.

Is that how a song starts? With a feeling?

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Yes, I believe so. It's like any art, where the creator starts from a thought, or a feeling, or a vision they want to share.

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I see.

Maybe that's why I can't create any music.

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Why not?

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I don't think I truly understand what feelings are.

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You don't...? Do you not feel them yourself?

Week 2, Monday

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[Standing outside the maze. He's clearly curious about it but can't seem to make himself go in. So instead, he simply stands outside of the entrance, rocking back and force on his heels.]

What do you think is in there?

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[ hello kaworu. thanks to the weekly effect, eupha has a cool new accessory on her face. ]

Would that I could see it clearly... [ a little regretful. ] I cannot begin to guess.

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You'd be able to see better if you take it off.

[helpful!]

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Hm?

[ takes a moment to realize what he means. ]

Oh. No, that isn't the problem... It's that my third eye cannot see as it normally does.

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Isn't that a problem?

[Seeing is good?]

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Being without my full vision certainly is. The angels told me that my vision should return in time...

[ but. it hasn't yet... ]

... Even though we can see their true forms now, it seems I still have some ways to go.

week 5, friday

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[Just kinda... flopped in the tavern. Hands crossed over his stomach, staring at the ceiling.

This was a safe space.]

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[ eupha has also been chilling in here. her snake friend is here too, curled across her shoulders. her left arm is bandaged but her complexion looks a little better than it did yesterday.

she will come over to take a look at kaworu. ]

... Are you all right?

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I know it doesn't make any sense, but part of me wished we were safe here.

[Just little baby thoughts.]

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... I would have liked that, too.

I believe that we will be able to save them. But... there may yet be more pain that we will all endure before that day comes.

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So many believe they can be saved.

Why?

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Well... They are in a safe place now, one that is not far from us. And little by little, we have found ways to reach to them.

I have faith that we will find a way to fully cross that divide before long.

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But I miss them. Faith doesn't fill that void.

[just like a kid that's sincere but also bratty.]

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Perhaps not.

The letters help, I think. Being able to hear from them in some way, to know that they still carry on.

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I haven't decided if they help yet. But... it is good if they help you.

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[ a small smile at that. grateful for his words. ]

... If you could go and see one of them now, who would you choose?

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I don't know... Akihiko, perhaps. I didn't know him as well as Yves but I want to know he's alright after what happened.

Week 6, Thursday

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[ coming to see kaworu in the hospital!! she has a bottle of water and an extra blanket. how is he doing. ]

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[He is lying down, a wet cloth on his head to try and get the fever down. His right eye and arm are bandaged.]

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... Are you awake?

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I don't know. It's like I've lost sight of the world.

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[ she's a little relieved that he responds so readily, at least. ]

The world...?

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...Where we were felt so real. Maybe it was real. I still can't tell. And if it was... can things bleed over?

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What sort of things do you mean?

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Things I felt. Things I did.

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... Hmm.

I think that it is not as simple as saying "it was real," or "it was not"...

The people and the places are not real. But the rest of it... that is less clear. The pain is certainly real. And... the things we see and do, while they may not have happened in reality, they may reflect some part of ourselves.

Week 6, Sunday

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[ she'll come check on kaworu sometime after execution... ]

... How are you feeling? Are your injuries healing all right?

[ the horrors might be the bigger problem, but... ]

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I think so.

[He's new to being injured and learning how healing feels like.]

I should not have yelled at you. At the tavern.

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[ oh...

she brightens immediately at that. ]

It's quite all right. I know that you were going through a lot at the time.

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I normally would have welcomed your company I was just-

[he makes a gesture to imply being out of sorts ]

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You would? It gladdens me to hear that.

[ despite saying it's all right, there is relief in her smile. a stray thought of I was a little worried... ]

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[he looks a little unsure.]

I don't want you to worry about me.