Named after the shepherdess in Virgil's pastoral Eclogues. The Greek word amarysso means "to sparkle." In Victorian times, an "amaryllis" was a strong, confident, and beautiful woman.
[...hello? she is very much openly looking at this figure.]
It's not so much about surviving as it is about what you can handle at the moment. [i.e. she's not one of the kids, so it's fine if karlach is less fine than she wants to be.] I think we're all feeling similarly. This wasn't the outcome any of us wanted.
but anyway. she looks at the figurine again and it kind of breaks her heart to once again think about the fact that this is severing connections with people, all in the name of a sacrifice none of them were prepared to or wanted to make.]
...it doesn't change what's going to happen. But I'm glad you get to keep a piece of him with you.
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Like shit, honestly. I'll survive it.
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It's not so much about surviving as it is about what you can handle at the moment. [i.e. she's not one of the kids, so it's fine if karlach is less fine than she wants to be.] I think we're all feeling similarly. This wasn't the outcome any of us wanted.
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... Not like there was going to be a good outcome to begin with. [...] He made it for me.
[waves the little figurine.]
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but anyway. she looks at the figurine again and it kind of breaks her heart to once again think about the fact that this is severing connections with people, all in the name of a sacrifice none of them were prepared to or wanted to make.]
...it doesn't change what's going to happen. But I'm glad you get to keep a piece of him with you.
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she slides down a little, tired. her heart aches. her everything aches. it's going to ache more the next day, but she'll keep going. she has to.]
Me too. I don't always get that. You don't always... get a clean break. [sigh.]
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[but she sighs.]
Maybe tomorrow will be easy on him. For his sake. [it will not.]