malewife | ESTELLE, imouto no vesperia

Yes! From home -- we traveled together for some time. He's one of my closest friends!

[ ... ]

Do you want to hear some stories about him? During his time in my round.

[Her eyes light up immediately.]

You don't mind?

... Sometimes stories is what keeps us company.

[ He's thinking. ]

With the angels, our form of staff were the Watchers and we gained favor through tasks. I had asked him to help me.

[ He coughs, but he covers his mouth. ]

We set up a booth.

What kind of booth?

[ help ]

A booth where we assigned people Twink, Twunk, or Bear.

What are... twinks? Twunks?

[She thinks she knows what a bear is

but she doesn't.]

[ oh god he regrets telling her this story about yuri ]

As examples, Sebastian Debeste is a twink and Cloud Strife is a twunk.

Which one are you?

Yuri Lowell was also unfamiliar with the terms, so I had to write him a rubric.

[ MOVES ON ]

[ what? ... ]

It sounds like it was fun, anyway!

... He seemed to enjoy himself and kept insisting to assign me as well. I couldn't escape.

Was he always that stubborn?

Absolutely, yes.

-- Wait, so you did get assigned something!

[ HER BEING LIKE YES!! ABSOLUTELY! Like it's a good thing is so funny.

oh no the assignment. ]

... Yes. I told him he could after he did twenty assessments.

Hehe. I'm sure that got him working hard.

He seem enthused for someone who only learned the terms that day.

[ Thinking some more. ]

... And he survived to the end.

[Her smile softens at that.]

... It's hard to imagine him doing anything else, but... I'm glad.

He was always someone I could rely on, no matter what. Sometimes I wish he could be here too, even though that's terrible...

... He would have been a good addition. Reasonable and oddly diplomatic despite his penchant for shenanigans.

[ He looks down at her. ]

You will be all right?

[She looks up to meet his eyes.]

... Yes.

I always knew I couldn't rely on him forever. At some point, I have to stand on my own two feet.

And... maybe I can be someone people can rely on, too.

[ Wow. Sounds like siblings! ]

How do you plan to do that? To make people rely on you.

[There's an uncertain smile on her face.]

I'm not sure. Usually, people rely on me for my healing, but...

[He already saw how that went, lol.]

... You can still heal without using healing magic.

[ Tries to help her along. ]

Not as well, but... I did study under a doctor for a while, so I have some practical knowledge...

That’s more than most people.

You may have come from a shorter round, but you’ll find people will get themselves severely injured and you may be able to save them. Your knowledge and skill will come in handy.

[She lets that thought sink in a little.]

You might be right...

... I'll try to be prepared for that.

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