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[After the events of the previous week, the mature thing to do would have been to would have been to take the awkward stares and deliver his humble apologies like a man. Yet after spending a week steeped in the most negative emotions he'd indulged in even the darkest of fantasies, it was easier to keep to himself.

He'd been spending quite a bit of time along the southeastern banks of the river running outside the village, staying outdoors to avoid the all-encompassing yet entirely oppressive forgiveness that awaited him at home. He would make amends and pay his dues in time, but for now, there was still the matter of coping with what was within him that the experiment had tapped to affect his actions.

The man lying faceup on the riverbank would still be visibly bruised despite sharing living space with a mage proficient in the healing arts. He'd been grateful to have been pulled from the precipice of death, yes, but wished to let the tender achy muscles, dark bruises, and angry gashes heal on their own as penance. It was in this way that he watched the sky begin to darken, chronicling the sun's slow journey towards rest.]

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Something of the sort. [Despite the man's eccentricities, he was beginning to seem rather genuine, really.] I wasn't quite myself this past week. A good friend was forced to beat the sense back into me.

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[Cecil sat up at that, too excited to remain laying passively.] He sounds incredible... What of our mother? Was she kind as well?

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[Cecil smiled at that, closing the distance remaining between them and taking her in his arms, chastely this time.] Well said. We've overcome impossible circumstances before. It is merely a matter of doing it again.

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Our mother was a soft-hearted woman, all too easily convinced to spend her time helping our neighbors... or allow her son to stay out an hour past his bedtime. [The smile can't be seen, but it can be heard in his voice.] She wanted nothing more than to make those around her happy, even at cost to herself.

[OOC: C-can I steal that icon?]

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[Cecil took this all in with an enraptured attentiveness, looking like a child as he discovered this family he'd never known.] It sounds perfect...

[OOC: Certainly! :)]

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Hnn. So, then- this = lesson?

[And here, have a quick punch to the gut. Try to block if you like. It's all good]

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Nothing's ever perfect, Cecil. But it was good. Excellent, even. Truly a blessed life.

[OOC: Thank you!]

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[Oh. Oh there was the angst! Cecil had lost track of it in his excitement!

His eyes broke from Golbez, grin fading.] Until I ruined it for you.

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Exactly.

[Aw, Rydia needed that hug. She happily returned it, relieved now that the awkwardness was past them.]

Cecil....

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Hm? [Cecil disconnected from Rydia carefully, submitting to the demands of the spear-shaped openings in his torso.]

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[Oh Cecil, you thought it was easy to escape your shame? Not in this place, where every horrible coincidence can come true in the blink of an eye. And another one has come to light - Quistis, walking along the river with a book in her hand, dressed completely normally now (and armed with her whip), looking for a place to read. Compared to most, she was enjoying the weather - she was always too cold, so she was finally comfortable. But the direct sun was agony, so she was searching for a shaded place near the spray of the water to be a little more enjoyable.]

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[Annnd BULLSEYE, found a stab wound! Despite his best efforts to be a Man and admit to no pain, Cecil grimaced. So his new friend was very eccentric. This was still okay. He would simply have to be more cautious around Sho in the future. As it was, he tried to make the best of it.]

I.. Suppose one could consider it that way.

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[It took a moment for Cecil to notice that he had company. It wasn't difficult to recognize the Lady Quistis, though, one of the handful of girls to whom he'd nearly committed unspeakable acts. He faltered uncertainly, knowing he'd most likely be able to continue on without her recognizing him from their earlier altercation. But that would be the coward's way out.

Cecil approached her, head bent in respectful deference.] Well met, Lady Quistis.

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[Cecil... you are proving to be hilarious all kinda of fast. He smirks there, and then pauses as if thinking for a fraction of a second before...]

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Your guard's pretty weak.

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I beg your pardon? [He frowned at what appeared to be a non sequitor; with Sho, Cecil was learning, it was a good idea to figure out what he was talking about. Still, there was the matter of having been called weak...]

My guard is generally not necessary among friends.

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[Oh yes, learning fast with Sho Minamimoto is always a good idea, because being too slow can result in pain, usually. Thus, it isn't too much of surprise there when that answer draws a chuckle and then a single comment of:]

Still so zetta slow.

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[Cecil gave him an indulgent, thin-lipped smile. Troublesome as Sho was, his mannerisms weren't very different from some of the children Cecil had encountered in his past.] Then please, Sir Sho. Bring me up to speed. I'd like to learn.

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[She wasn't going to mention it like this but impulse took hold.]

I've been thinking...perhaps it would be easier to defend ourselves and each other, if those of us who were interested snagged one of the houses here, instead of being scattered. I haven't asked around yet -only spoken about it with one other in passing- but the idea's growing on me....

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[He smiled.] I'd love to. I'm certain Rosa would appreciate having you closeby as well. Though I'm not sure Kain would be so easily persuaded... [The corners of his mouth turned downward then. He hadn't spoken to Kain yet, and still wasn't sure how to begin approaching him.]

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[Aside from the fact he's probably as tall as Cecil ...Or taller. idk. Damn you lack of canon heights and everyone in TWEWY looking huge 'cus Neku's a midget EITHER WAY Pi-tan here smirks]

Lessons aren't available. It's up to radians to educate themselves.

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[There was height and then stature and Cecil's from a Japanese-enough-canon that his 5'8"-ness isn't all that impressive compared to most of the people here anyway and he's getting used to being a shorty] Alas. You certainly seem like you would be an effective teacher.

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Hnn. I don't have the patience.

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[Nor did Cecil have the patience to continue tolerating this for much longer, but alas here they were. Not that he had any intention of expressing this thought, of course.] Mm. I do suppose it would be quite a trying process.

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[Minamimoto can feel himself closing in on his objective... Must make Cecil lose his cool, something he decided the moment the guy didn't really react much to being kicked. Hmm... what do no next...]

Zetta duh. Binomials in this vector can't even master a z-level equation.

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[She frowned a little at that, as well.]

I could let him know that he's welcome...but I have doubts he would agree to it, as well. Perhaps it's for the best, as long as he's not left to himself too much. No running off to the mountains for weeks on end without so much as a word.