Entry 001

[chippedsoul]

Sender: Kazuma Asogi
To: Everyone
Subject: Apology

A few days ago, a coward led some people uninvolved in the situation to confront me in the forest, despite being aware of how dangerous that was. I would like to take this moment to apologize to those that I've caused harm to. It was not my intent and that outburst won't happen again.

Locked To: Castmates Only
If you're worried I will come after the Prosecutor again, don't be. I have questions that need answers, not from that man.

Locked To: Soldier: 76
76. How are you doing? And are you available to meet?

Comments

[lethechained]

[ Preparing might be easier said than done, but... ]

I know that you're right.
When everyone's dreams are on display so often, there's really no telling what people might find out about.
It's just that preparing might be risky, too.

[ She hasn't really engaged her powers here as of yet, not with the kind of direct intent she'd need to apply them with to fix the issue. And with the way magic in general seems to have changed here... well, even at the best of times, an ability like hers can be tremendously dangerous. ]

He is, and I am. No matter what he finds out, I don't think he would turn his back on me.
Not without a good reason.

[ Like needing his memories repaired, and having to forget her in order to accomplish that. She doesn't resent that decision; it was the right choice to make. ]

But sometimes that worries me more.
Even though he's helped so many people, he never seems to look after himself the same way.

[chippedsoul]

[......Pardon if the response isn't immediate. He's chuckling to himself, mostly because he's been that person who forgets to take care of himself, along with knowing others who are the same way.]

Have you told him this? About taking care of himself?

[lethechained]

[ Though she's not quite sure why it's delayed, Naminé doesn't think much of the pause; she certainly wouldn't expect him to be chuckling, even if she did give it consideration. ]

I've tried to.
He said he knew I was right, and that he needed to work on that, but he didn't promise me.
I'm not sure he can promise something like that without breaking it.

[ Probably right away, in fact. ]

[chippedsoul]

Probably not. Maybe impossible for someone like that. But I think knowing others are worried about him, there for him no matter what, that has value to them I'm sure.

[lethechained]

I'm sure it does, too.

[ Will it ever stop him from sacrificing himself, either fully or in part? Probably not. It feels rather bittersweet. ]

But it's hard.
He's done so much for me that I want to protect him in return, even though he's strong on his own.
And yet if I tried to stop him from doing what he has to to save others, it'd be like forcing him to be someone else.
Someone who isn't the person who would do all those things that I owe him for in the first place.

[chippedsoul]

Well, he can't be himself if something terrible were to happen to him. Though, I suspect you've likely told him this.

With someone set in their way, you can only continue to support them. They'll have to learn the lesson on their own, unfortunately. [Which is, probably a harsh thing to say, but not wrong. You learn from doing afterall.]

[lethechained]

In slightly different words.

[ Still, that's close enough, certainly. And while some might take such phrasing as harsh, Naminé has no qualms about agreeing. Ugly truths were her daily reality for such a long while, after all. ]

Sometimes I wish that it weren't that way, but you're right.
Most people seem to learn best from their own mistakes.

[ Provided they aren't fatal, anyway. ]

In the meantime, I suppose what I can do is try to get stronger for his sake.
At least if I am, I might be more able to help if something goes wrong.