"Just for you, I shall do my best to make it extremely shadowy."
His tone is joking, but then he gives Emet a calculating look.
"'What he would do after', hmm? Well, you've already seen his reaction. Grief, sorrow, even deeper loss of his sense of belonging. Did you fear that he would try to destroy himself?"
No. Spiral most assuredly, but ever has his wit been his strength. He would not fade would there still be a chance.
[He hops off the desk and takes Cosmo's face in his hands and kisses his forehead.]
Does Levity know how deep your own love for him goes? How you would tear away pieces of your own self to ensure that the rest of us might live? I hope he does to not only appreciate, but so that he can be my ally when you push yourself too far.
Now I have my work to do, and you yours. Ever was that our lot. Do take care.
"He does know, yet he does not. He knows because he, too, would sacrifice himself readily if it meant that our people might be saved. That... you and "I"... would be happy and safe, the wounds of those twelve millennia completely healed. He knows I care for him greatly. Yet his fear of the divide between us, his inevitable naivete and our jadedness, thousands of years in the making... He does feel a little excluded - or perhaps that he is not enough. But such things are not always rational, as you well know."
He tiptoes again to give Emet a forehead kiss in return! The slouching helps.
"Now, one last advice before you move on - if you wish to help him deal with his scars from his time in Hell, head downstairs. Surely, I needn't warn you about what you might discover there. And if it is his worries about the past and the future you wish to assist with... there is no way but up."
Excluded? Perhaps we should let him privy on one of our conversations where we dance around each other with the best intentions, not able to put thought into to word despite our best attempts. If only we were able speak so freely to each other as others image we can.
But I do not doubt his heart. That he would not give as much if not more than we have.
[He pauses at the return kiss, thinking heavily.]
I do not trust myself to not meddle in ways I would normally not, but I cannot leave this to others. Take care, my friend.
"You may speak in jest, Hades, but that truly would help him feel closer to you both. Not to mention give him a chance to meddle, and you know how much he enjoys that."
He waves Emet off with a smile, though.
"Take care too, my dear friend. And hold onto your faith in Hythlodaeus. He is stronger than he thinks, but we all need each other to keep us from slipping."
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"Just for you, I shall do my best to make it extremely shadowy."
His tone is joking, but then he gives Emet a calculating look.
"'What he would do after', hmm? Well, you've already seen his reaction. Grief, sorrow, even deeper loss of his sense of belonging. Did you fear that he would try to destroy himself?"
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[He hops off the desk and takes Cosmo's face in his hands and kisses his forehead.]
Does Levity know how deep your own love for him goes? How you would tear away pieces of your own self to ensure that the rest of us might live? I hope he does to not only appreciate, but so that he can be my ally when you push yourself too far.
Now I have my work to do, and you yours. Ever was that our lot. Do take care.
[And he will head further in.]
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He smiles at the kiss, albeit a little sadly.
"He does know, yet he does not. He knows because he, too, would sacrifice himself readily if it meant that our people might be saved. That... you and "I"... would be happy and safe, the wounds of those twelve millennia completely healed. He knows I care for him greatly. Yet his fear of the divide between us, his inevitable naivete and our jadedness, thousands of years in the making... He does feel a little excluded - or perhaps that he is not enough. But such things are not always rational, as you well know."
He tiptoes again to give Emet a forehead kiss in return! The slouching helps.
"Now, one last advice before you move on - if you wish to help him deal with his scars from his time in Hell, head downstairs. Surely, I needn't warn you about what you might discover there. And if it is his worries about the past and the future you wish to assist with... there is no way but up."
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But I do not doubt his heart. That he would not give as much if not more than we have.
[He pauses at the return kiss, thinking heavily.]
I do not trust myself to not meddle in ways I would normally not, but I cannot leave this to others. Take care, my friend.
[He heads up.]
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"You may speak in jest, Hades, but that truly would help him feel closer to you both. Not to mention give him a chance to meddle, and you know how much he enjoys that."
He waves Emet off with a smile, though.
"Take care too, my dear friend. And hold onto your faith in Hythlodaeus. He is stronger than he thinks, but we all need each other to keep us from slipping."
Onward! To potentially spooky things!