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You are on a ship.
It is full of your father's followers, all following along after you under his orders. Your wife, Ototachibana-hime, is also with you, as she refused to be left behind on the mission. It is rather typical behavior for her, and you knew no amount of argument would dissuade her from it.
But the sea is raging. The waves are fall taller than your ship, and they crash relentlessly against its sides, threatening to overturn the entire thing. You are not sure if everyone is still onboard or if some have been lost to the waters, and you likely will not know until things have calmed down. But there is nothing to do right now but try to keep everything moving to get past the storm.
And yet it just persists. It does not take too long for the dread to sink in, that this is more than just a regular storm and that the gods are against you yet again. You start to fear that you will not reach the shore, and that you will fail your father and never see your country again. All you can do is try to keep control of everyone.
You see movement to your left, and you almost don't pay it too much mind—until you realize why it caught your attention in the first place. Ototachibana-hime has walked to the end of the ship, her hands now clutching the railing. There is a serene expression on her face.
You start to walk towards her. "Why are you out here? It's dangerous."
She looks back to face you. "The sea needs a sacrifice, my beloved."
You aren't sure if you heard her right. You start walking even faster, but the harsh rocking of the ship keeps sending you to your knees. You get back up to try again.
"It's just a storm," you say, even though you know it is not just a storm. "It will pass. Please go inside."
"We won't survive this," she says, looking back at the water. "But you must fulfill your duty. I will do this for you."
You run faster. She is right in front of you, and your reach your hand out to grab her just as she pushes herself over the railing into the water below. Your hand encloses on empty air, and you watch your wife fall into the sea with a smile on her face and love in her gaze.
The waters calm down to a point where it's almost as if there never was a storm. All you can do is stare at the spot she once was.
[ they can catch him in the gazebo near the church, all the fight from trial having bled out of him. now there's just a simmering anger at the surface of his emotions, but more than that - overwhelming sadness and grief. ]
weekend 0, saturday
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They look quite nice, don't you think?
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Sure. They're cute... I guess. It's not much of a meal if you're hungry, though - they're just snacks.
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week 0, monday
saber is kneeling down in front of the surf, watching as the tide comes and goes. ]
This is surprisingly peaceful.
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week 1, monday
saber will just gesture for laurence to come to a stall ]
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What's up?
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week 2, tuesday
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Don't even think about attacking me.
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week 2, thursday
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they are quietly sitting at the gazebo. ]
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week 2, saturday
Feeling okay? Do you need any more painkillers, or anything?
[ are their injuries okay... he wasn't paying attention to that in trial. ]
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Don't worry about me. How are you?
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week 3, monday
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What... Why did she...?
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week 3, saturday
...Hey, Saber.
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This was a rough day, wasn't it?
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week 4, monday
the general emotion mood is just a general curiosity. ]
A kingdom...?
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Is it really all candy?
[ what the fck ]
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week 4, wednesday
I guess a ball isn't bad once in a while.
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Did you dance?
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week 4, saturday
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Hey, Saber.
[ he sounds as miserable as he feels! yay! ]
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week 7, monday
So, please tell me how you have been.
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...It's better now that everyone's back, but getting here just sucked a lot.
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w7 saturday
We finally go home tomorrow...
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Strange to think about, right?
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