[ Real talk, if Barakiel acted as cute and happy for affection as his soul is behaving right now, he'd have Cecil wrapped around his little finger. Well, more than usual, anyway. She super is in love with this tiny mouse. Soul!mouse is going to get all the ear-scritches and head-kisses. ]
I am familiar with the concept of complete spiritual forms. There are beings called eidolons where I am from that live in a separate plane of existence from me and my people. I believe they tend to consist of all unique energy until they are summoned to our plane.
That doesn't make what happened to you any less horrible, Barakiel. It is all right to be upset about it.
[Mouse reaches out a paw to gently pat Cecil's cheek as well as it is able.]
It's very nice of you to feel sad. Though it would also be nice if we could avoid talking about this kind of thing entirely, since it seems like my whole life just makes you sad...
[ That... just deepens her frown and for a moment she looks extremely hurt, sad. She sighs. Her daemon actually makes a soft whining sound, like he's wounded. ]
I'm sorry... It's just—
[ She swallows hard, tears starting to sting her eyes. ]
[ Cecil holds the mouse up to the side of her face, letting her keep her little paw on her cheek, but she looks at Barakiel when she answers. ]
Please... accept that I will gladly endure pain and sadness in favor of understanding you, of knowing you. I'm sorry. I know that cannot be easy to hear, for many reasons, and I am sorry for remarking my feelings as I did. It was selfish, because this was your life, not mine. I am trying.
You mean the world to me, here. If you gave me the option, I would bring you home with me. Please do not ever doubt that, no matter how said I might be— not if I don't tell you otherwise.
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Date: 2016-03-12 05:41 am (UTC)I am familiar with the concept of complete spiritual forms. There are beings called eidolons where I am from that live in a separate plane of existence from me and my people. I believe they tend to consist of all unique energy until they are summoned to our plane.
That doesn't make what happened to you any less horrible, Barakiel. It is all right to be upset about it.
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Date: 2016-03-15 04:14 am (UTC)[Mouse is suuuuper happy getting skritches from Cecil, but pauses long enough to add its two cents.]
It's true. After a while, it stops mattering so much.
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Date: 2016-03-19 03:20 pm (UTC)Cecil holds up the mouse in her palm so that she's eye-level with her, frowning. ]
That makes me rather sad. I'm sorry.
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Date: 2016-03-23 02:50 am (UTC)[Mouse reaches out a paw to gently pat Cecil's cheek as well as it is able.]
It's very nice of you to feel sad. Though it would also be nice if we could avoid talking about this kind of thing entirely, since it seems like my whole life just makes you sad...
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Date: 2016-03-25 04:39 am (UTC)I'm sorry... It's just—
[ She swallows hard, tears starting to sting her eyes. ]
...I'm sorry.
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Date: 2016-03-26 02:27 am (UTC)I'm sorry too.
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Date: 2016-03-26 04:28 am (UTC)Please... accept that I will gladly endure pain and sadness in favor of understanding you, of knowing you. I'm sorry. I know that cannot be easy to hear, for many reasons, and I am sorry for remarking my feelings as I did. It was selfish, because this was your life, not mine. I am trying.
You mean the world to me, here. If you gave me the option, I would bring you home with me. Please do not ever doubt that, no matter how said I might be— not if I don't tell you otherwise.
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Date: 2016-03-31 06:55 pm (UTC)I didn't mean to make you feel bad. It's just...
[He sighs. It's so hard to figure out what to say.]
...it's hard for me to see it. Anyway, the mouse is right. I do appreciate it.