audience: shess

[cyclists]

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[cyclists]

Considering he's like centuries old? Or because he's just...like that? [A quiet sigh.] ...and I get it, but there's only so many times I can hear that I'm not doing enough and then be expected to try and be nice to people.

[...] Especially when things like this happen.

[nonbelligerent]

Being nice to people can be a difficult skill to train, especially in a short amount of time.

Mm... how do you think the situation should've been handled?

[cyclists]

I don't know, maybe not liquifying a person? [Its just exhausting.]

[nonbelligerent]

... That was a rather cruel way to die.

[cyclists]

Right? Like I get it, he was corrupted, but there were other ways this could've been done. [...wait. ] How much do you actually know?

[nonbelligerent]

North deliberately threw Julius's corpse into the volcano after he was dead, from what I heard just now?

[cyclists]

I wasn't sure if they told you anything. [...] I don't understand why they did it the way they did. They might've told Lune but I don't know.

The thing is that if Akane hadn't killed Cinnabar, what would they have done? What then?

[nonbelligerent]

Yes, they're fortunate that happened.

I suppose they thought another corrupted would kill this week. Speaking of which... that didn't seem to happen?

[cyclists]

[He shakes his head. ] It didn't. And I'm not sure why. Lune and I weren't able to sense it, like we have before, but even when it didn't happen we couldn't cross to this side. I want to believe this means that the corruption is finally getting wiped out, but it might've been because the darkness in Julius was growing.

...then again, things are changing faster than I thought.

[nonbelligerent]

Seems like it. Sharing memories with everyone came as a surprise—and even Lune didn't expect it to happen with him as well.

[cyclists]

Yeah. Lune and I aren't supposed to be affected the same way you guys are, so for it to be happening means something's changing. I just wish I knew what it was.

..does that mean you shared with Lune on accident, too?

[nonbelligerent]

Yes.

[cyclists]

[Bad.]

...how'd that go?

[nonbelligerent]

... I think both of us would've preferred for it not to happen, but it was nice to learn his name, at least.

[cyclists]

[...there's a soft laugh.] Have you seen his face, too?

[nonbelligerent]

I have.

[cyclists]

Figures. He seems to be very fond of you, but I guess we both have favorites. [Oh so casually.] You're both also pretty misleading when it comes to how you look and how old you are.

[nonbelligerent]

[do you really have to put it like that, sol... it's weird to think of himself as one of lune's favourites?]

How exactly does one look over a hundred years old?

[cyclists]

...bald and wrinkly? Or sometimes with a really big, long beard. [He has Opinions.] Never of you have those.

[nonbelligerent]

Haha. Yes, I suppose that would throw some people off.

[cyclists]

But Lune thinks that's why we have the hoods in the first place. That way people aren't caught off-guard or anything. [Just...thinking.]

...not that I'm not happy to see you, but I am a little surprised. [Usually it's Lune.]

[nonbelligerent]

You handled an entire trial on your own. Why would I check up on Lune instead?

[cyclists]

When you put it like that I guess that's true. [He seems pleased because he's actually a child and likes attention.] Lune says he trusts me and that I've grown, so...he wanted me to try. And maybe next week, too, if we have another trial.

Most of his ideas are good anyway.

[nonbelligerent]

He seems like a good mentor figure to have.

Do you think we might not have another one?

[cyclists]

He's a little wiser than my last one. [It's a joke..but...ah.]

Call it wishful thinking. No one was corrupted this week besides Julius, who had the corruption resting in him from before. If we can have another week like that, nobody will have a reason to kill anyone else and we can buy some more time.

Do I really think that's possible? [...] The most important thing I've learned is that the universe doesn't care about anybody but the universe. So we have to prepare for both scenarios.