06 - week six

[afflictionmods]

WEEK SIX

Sunday starts with more aches and pains than you might be used to. Florence patched people up after Saturday’s lesson, sure, but it’s not a complete cure - not to mention it doesn’t ease the sting of betrayal. Some classmates that you thought would cooperate wound up breaking your trust in the end, and this week will be interesting with the fallout.

It’s hard to say what this week will have in store otherwise. Things are changing, and it’s not clear what this means for all of you. On the bright side, however, the creatures and places you once knew from home have suddenly disappeared, so that's less that you need to worry about. There are new areas for you to look at as well.

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FLORENCE / LORELEI

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Comments

[affligere]

[Oh. Hm.]

...I

[...]

Believed it may be best to address these things instead of leaving questions unanswered.

[cloudalike]

And Lorelei doesn't have any intention of doing that? Or... can't?

[affligere]

I do not know what she plans to do or what she intends to communicate with you.

[cloudalike]

[ He tilts his head, humming around a spoonful of ice cream. ]

You don't know, but you felt you should tell us first anyway. Are you worried about us, Florence?

[affligere]

I do not have the capacity to worry, but it did seem like the best course of action to ease any lingering distress.

[cloudalike]

[ He lives every moment worrying about something or other, and it’s easy for worry to snowball into distress when it comes to him. What would it be like to be without the capacity for worry?

At the same time, that makes no sense? ]

If I may be so bold, if you cannot feel worry, I do not see why it would be logical for you to want to ease our distress. It’s an action that would make more sense if we were talking about your worry or your lingering distress… Perhaps I’m just confusing myself at this point.

[affligere]

[chongyun have you considered you just have anxiety-]

Stress can have very negative long term effects on the human body, and I am sure that is the case for the non-human students as well. Your long term health is very important.

[See? Logical, with no feelings behind them. Absolutely.]

[cloudalike]

[ Shhh it’s his condition, his condition…!! ]

Ice cream and one short discussion will not alleviate the significant amount of stress that comes with this place, at least not in any way that’s long lasting.

[ Sorry to be blunt… ]

Our long term health is important to who?

[affligere]

[Just his condition, of course. That makes sense.]

It is a bandage of a solution, yes, but… a brief reprieve may be appreciated.

[Chongyun isn’t wrong, but. Florence is trying? Maybe?]

It is important.

[Everyone is questioning them today…!! Why!!]

[cloudalike]

[ A brief smile. Not unappreciated, no. ]

How long have you been thinking about this?

[affligere]

This gathering? Since Saturday evening.

[cloudalike]

Not the gathering, exactly... But that it was important to do all of this. The fliers, the gathering, the ice cream...

[affligere]

…Monday. That is when I decided to buy the ice cream and that it may be appreciated.

[cloudalike]

Hmm, but why ice cream?

[affligere]

People like ice cream.

[cloudalike]

Do you like ice cream?

[affligere]

No. I have no way to process organic materials at this moment in time, nor do I have any way to register taste. The ice cream is not for me, though, it is for you and the other students.

[cloudalike]

Oh... There are also some things I can't eat.

[ Nods. They're not in the same boat, but adjacent boats maybe. In different lakes. ]

[affligere]

[Chongyun is doing his best and it is appreciated.]

Oh? I have looked into that phenomenon. Allergies are quite common.

[…also not close, but.]

[cloudalike]

Similar, but not quite an allergy. I guess I should have said I can't eat food that are warm or hot. Or spicy.

[ Ugh, Jueyun Chilis. ]

... Even so, I hope to one day conquer this condition of mine. And I hope one day you will be able to enjoy some ice cream.

[affligere]

That sounds much more limiting than typical food allergies...

[How strange... they've never heard of anything about this before.]

...It may be possible, but it is enough if you eat some and it brings a small measure of comfort in these times.

[They're not offering an egg, but they are offering ice cream which? Close enough? In these trying times?]

[cloudalike]

[ He looks down at the ice cream and sighs. ]

… This ice cream does make me feel a little better. I used to be able to carry popsicles on me because my powers would keep them frozen indefinitely - and they always made me feel better. So thank you for the effort.

[affligere]

If at least one person feels better, it was effort well spent.

[cloudalike]

[ He just smiles at Florence. ]