[Like the girl in Hope's memory. She assumes it was a memory.]
That's a lovely name. And I think I must be. Unfortunately, I can't quite recollect how it is I came to be here... still less what today's assignment is. I think I'm working it out now, though. And yourself? Are you a student, too?
"Mm—just like the flower. Or the goddess from Egyptian mythology, although I don't think I was named for that one."
In fact, she does look just like that woman. Perhaps it was a memory.
"Ah—I'm not a student anymore," she says, shaking her head. "I like to spend time here, but I was trying to find a quiet place where I could sort through some things... but if you're one of Grace's students, I don't know if there's anything you need...?"
No, nothing like that. I was reading, but it can wait. Mayhap...
[She hesitates.]
I'm probably being horribly intrusive, and if I am please tell me, but is there anything I can do to help you with that? Sometimes it helps to put things into words - hear them spoken aloud. I certainly find that it does. Mayhap that's not for you, but... well, I wanted at least to make the offer.
She starts idly braiding her hair to the side, as a thoughtful habit. "If you don't mind—are you sure you have time? I thought finals were going on, but... it might be nice to have someone to talk to. Even if there's nothing that can be done."
Please, don't worry about me. I'd be glad to talk. If it helps you, even a little... well, I would never call that time wasted. And, even if there's nothing to be done about a situation, it still helps to be sure of how you feel about it.
"I suppose you could say..." She clicks her tongue, lightly. "I thought I always knew... what I wanted to do with my existence. But I've lost... so many things that I counted on."
Oh, I am sorry. That's never easy. Loss... it changes things, doesn't it?
[She smiles, a little sadly.]
It's funny. Sometimes it makes it so, so easy, to realize what it is you really need. But only sometimes. Sometimes all it it does is make it even more confusing than it was before... it's difficult, isn't it, finding your way?
"Ah, that is... I'm a vampire, so I stopped aging at the moment I died..."
She shakes her head. "I'm sorry for your loss. I don't know what happened, but it's clear he was dear to you, and that... what happened was an injustice. There's so much cruelty in the world—in any world."
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She ducks her head, although still looking miserable. "I'm sorry, I—didn't realize there were students around to interrupt."
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[Well. She's honest enough to correct herself:]
Nothing that can't wait. I believe I have a handkerchief, if you need it.
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Now that she's sitting up a bit, the blood seems to be... her tears? Hm.
"...still, though. You're—very kind, young lady..."
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[She holds it out.
[It's disconcerting, realizing that this woman is weeping blood - but she's seen far more disconcerting things recently, too.]
My name's Alisaie. What's yours?
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[Like the girl in Hope's memory. She assumes it was a memory.]
That's a lovely name. And I think I must be. Unfortunately, I can't quite recollect how it is I came to be here... still less what today's assignment is. I think I'm working it out now, though. And yourself? Are you a student, too?
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In fact, she does look just like that woman. Perhaps it was a memory.
"Ah—I'm not a student anymore," she says, shaking her head. "I like to spend time here, but I was trying to find a quiet place where I could sort through some things... but if you're one of Grace's students, I don't know if there's anything you need...?"
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[She hesitates.]
I'm probably being horribly intrusive, and if I am please tell me, but is there anything I can do to help you with that? Sometimes it helps to put things into words - hear them spoken aloud. I certainly find that it does. Mayhap that's not for you, but... well, I wanted at least to make the offer.
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She starts idly braiding her hair to the side, as a thoughtful habit. "If you don't mind—are you sure you have time? I thought finals were going on, but... it might be nice to have someone to talk to. Even if there's nothing that can be done."
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She pauses, thinking over her words.
"I suppose you could say..." She clicks her tongue, lightly. "I thought I always knew... what I wanted to do with my existence. But I've lost... so many things that I counted on."
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[She smiles, a little sadly.]
It's funny. Sometimes it makes it so, so easy, to realize what it is you really need. But only sometimes. Sometimes all it it does is make it even more confusing than it was before... it's difficult, isn't it, finding your way?
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[It is difficult.
[She's starting to fear it might be beyond her.]
But my hands are small.
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[She doesn't look all that much older than I do.]
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I don't think I'll ever stop missing Grandfather. I don't think I'll ever feel easy about his fate. Knowing what it is that befell him--
[She breaks off.]
It's cruel. It will be cruel a hundred years hence. I simply won't be able to feel the sting of it, any more.
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She shakes her head. "I'm sorry for your loss. I don't know what happened, but it's clear he was dear to you, and that... what happened was an injustice. There's so much cruelty in the world—in any world."