[ love, love. it's so similar - chrono's emotion doesn't bleed through anywhere near as strongly, likely due to his state of consciousness, but it flows there like an undercurrent. pure love for these two people, to the point where defining what kind seems pointless.
and-- shit. the last thing he wanted was to hold jiaoqiu back from that. the chain tightens, and chrono stills. jiaoqiu's expression is arresting, the accompanying thought even more so. ]
[ he can probably get the impression that the chains would have been there whether chrono was here or not. this is a reoccurring nightmare.
he looks over at feixiao and moze retreating, and that same refrain, don't leave me behind, I'm still useful to you curls up suffocating in the dream - before it breaks, and the jiaoqiu that was dozing not too far away wakes up with a start.
[ chrono snaps to attention, his own thoughtscape being swept away with jiaoqiu's awakening. he's not seated far, but he still gets to his feet to walk over and crouch down beside him, concern and apologies written in his expression. ]
[ as someone with a complicated relationship with the term, it disquiets him a little, no matter how jiaoqiu makes it sound. he blinks that away, though, and settles next to him, if he's allowed. ]
[ he is allowed! jiaoqiu makes room, shifting his tail to settle around chrono. it's fluffy and full, now. ]
General Feixiao is a headstrong, bold woman. She's never been afraid of anything in her life. Our people love her. Trust her. [ fondly. ] Moze is a stubborn and silent man that thinks of himself as a weapon first, no matter how much I try to change his mind.
[ god, he's also glad it's back. his fur fluffs up a bit to meet the hand in his tail. ]
Feixiao definitely is a public figure. Moze likes his shadows.
[ he seems to agree with that though, also, with a little huff. it makes him sad to think about moze forgetting to be human. ]
Feixiao I met during the war. She was a stray my previous General picked up - and she took over when my previous General passed. I saved Feixiao from an explosion, and she appointed me as her personal healer from then on.
[ a beat. ]
Moze, we rescued from being experimented on. He's been with us since.
[ ah. fire-forged friendships, the kind that go a little over his head as a normie (citation needed). but he can recognise the kind of feeling that bonds people that strongly. ]
Sounds like the three of you are lucky to have found each other. Or, it was meant to work out that way for you.
[ a long, contemplative pause. ]
When you go back, you'll be able to see them again?
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and-- shit. the last thing he wanted was to hold jiaoqiu back from that. the chain tightens, and chrono stills. jiaoqiu's expression is arresting, the accompanying thought even more so. ]
I-I'm sorry, that's not-
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he looks over at feixiao and moze retreating, and that same refrain, don't leave me behind, I'm still useful to you curls up suffocating in the dream - before it breaks, and the jiaoqiu that was dozing not too far away wakes up with a start.
the dreamscape vanishes. ]
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H-hi. Sorry, didn't mean to intrude.
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[ a beat, and then: ]
No, don't apologize. Why would you apologize?
[ his thoughts shift here and there, little echoes of embarrassment. ]
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[ sat and watched. brought his own thoughts into it. y'know. ]
You really love them, huh?
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[ he doesn't really mind, even if it was a little embarrassing. he liked the little snippet he saw of a similar, loving life. ]
... They are my purpose, yes. [ which translates so fiercely to love for him. ]
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[ as someone with a complicated relationship with the term, it disquiets him a little, no matter how jiaoqiu makes it sound. he blinks that away, though, and settles next to him, if he's allowed. ]
...can tell me about them?
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General Feixiao is a headstrong, bold woman. She's never been afraid of anything in her life. Our people love her. Trust her. [ fondly. ] Moze is a stubborn and silent man that thinks of himself as a weapon first, no matter how much I try to change his mind.
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So... they're military, but public figures as well. [ a weapon? that's sad. ] How did you meet them?
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Feixiao definitely is a public figure. Moze likes his shadows.
[ he seems to agree with that though, also, with a little huff. it makes him sad to think about moze forgetting to be human. ]
Feixiao I met during the war. She was a stray my previous General picked up - and she took over when my previous General passed. I saved Feixiao from an explosion, and she appointed me as her personal healer from then on.
[ a beat. ]
Moze, we rescued from being experimented on. He's been with us since.
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Sounds like the three of you are lucky to have found each other. Or, it was meant to work out that way for you.
[ a long, contemplative pause. ]
When you go back, you'll be able to see them again?
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[ softly. ]
I miss them more than anything.