PC WITH PRIMROSE

[commedia]

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W0 DAY2

[commedia]

[Heeey, Primrose. Are you entering the common room? Good! Because you'll just find Douman slumped over on the bar counter. Can't believe a clown was murdered so quickly-]

[..............Except not, because by the rise and fall of this giant's shoulders, they're just asleep. Weird place to get some sleep, though, right? A clown does what a clown must do...]

[femmefinale]

[ Oh, they dead.

Except no, they breathe. Primrose observes this silently for a few minutes, takes note of where they're sleeping, and then moves in to lightly shake their shoulder. ]

Pray, rise. There are better places to rest.

[commedia]

...Mmmm?

[The man raises their head, blearily, before yawning - and boy, that's a nice line of sharp teeth. They look like a cat getting up from a cat nap.]

Ah. Dear me. I'm terribly sorry...I guess I just dozed off.

[femmefinale]

Are you all right?

[ You, with the razor-sharp teeth?? Wow, kissing this guy must be fun. ] Not one too many spirits, I hope?

[commedia]

Yes, yes. I'm fine.

[Now just leaning their chin on their hand.]

I've just been rather, well, active, for the last couple of days. I've overworked myself a little...

[femmefinale]

Active?

[ Hm. ]

Well, I suppose if it's nothing you regret, it's not my place to advise you.

[commedia]

Oh, definitely not. But admittedly, being summoned and then dealing with all of this it once is...a lot.

[Things move so fast in a few days!]

How have you been? Enjoying yourself?

[femmefinale]

Oh, very much so. Of course, I've been trying to conserve my energy for the time being-- there's too much we don't know.

So it's been more like indulgence in moderation for me.

[commedia]

That's very smart of you. Yes, this place certainly has its secrets...one wonders if indulgences such as these do not come with a nice little string attached.

[A hum.]

For example, our ties to these Avatars. That will probably be something worth exploring.

[femmefinale]

[ To that, Primrose glances down at her hand, emblazoned with the mark of two crimson blades. ]

Yes, I'd have to agree. I do wonder if we'll be competing, in a sense.

[commedia]

[Douman also looks at the symbol. Interesting.]

We could be. But for what? Our desires? Who will have them achieved, and who will not?

[femmefinale]

I imagine it would be something along those lines, yes. "You will have your desire granted, but only if you win"... or something similar. They do say wishes are never granted freely.

[commedia]

...It comes with strings attached, you think.

[Not a bad guess on her part.]

Still, if that is the case...are you still willing to fight for yours?

[femmefinale]

Yes. [ Promptly. She's no stranger to "strings". ]

Are you?

[commedia]

[A light smile.]

I don't need to fight. In fact, I'm already achieving mine. But if something threatens that...then I have no choice.

[femmefinale]

In the nature of being considerate, I ought not to ask of it, so I will not.

[ A nod. ] But I do understand that resolve.

[commedia]

No, its quite alright. Its hardly a secret. Well, it is a bit complicated, but...I want to be the best Servant a Master could have.

[douman just really wants to be a butler SO bad]

Do you? Have you had to fight for your dreams, before?

[femmefinale]

[ ... Primrose looks more than a little bewildered by this. ]

You wish to serve someone? And-- ah, well, I wouldn't call them anything as lovely as dreams, but yes. I've had to fight and endure for years to continue on my path.

[commedia]

Yes, I do.

[That nets her an intrigued look.]

For years...what a long time. Do others know of your plight? What you had to go through? Did anyone support you?

[femmefinale]

Those I travel with know the bare minimum.

But no, I've never told anyone the extent of it. And I've never asked for support.

[ Primrose walks a lonely road, the only road that she has ever known-- ]

[commedia]

But...how come?

[They look a little surprised.]

Surely a tough journey like that would be better done in company.

[femmefinale]

It may be difficult, but it's a journey I accepted years ago. No one needs to trouble themselves with matters unrelated to them.

[ They don't need to be dragged into revenge. ]

[commedia]

...If you believe that is the case.

[And then a long, long pause.]

But just remember...if one happens to befall a terrible fate on such a journey...it isn't as if someone will be there to dig your grave.

[femmefinale]

Then so be it. I am no one who ought to be mourned.

[ Calm down, Edgy. ]

[commedia]

You think of yourself that way? What crimes have you done? Goodness. One would think you were evil incarnate with the way you talk.