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.
[nah she's gonna stay up here. something about grounding both of them in reality and reminding them that they're real people.]
Yeah. And it's not like anybody else will see them unless you want them to. [so it's a win win in her opinion.] ...not really though, no. But I guess I have before. It didn't start out that way, but eventually it became less about writing to the person I wanted to reach and writing for me to think about him and think about myself in the years he was gone.
but for now! it's girlie hangout time, and aerith is happy here. the emotions are just radiating happy? the thing about it is she loves karlach so much because she sees a lot of herself in her, but in a better light than she sees herself sometimes, and it means she wants to support her as much as she can. that's what you do for your friends.
so. if telling karlach about aerith's own life is going to help, that's what she'll do.]
Well... [she doesn't get too far though, because i'm using convenient memshare to 3:37.]
it's funny because the vibe is the same for karlach. they both see a lot of themselves in each other - and they both want to fix it for the other so bad. it's like that noooo comic with the people winding around each other.
karlach laughs a little, after they come out of it. peeks over her shoulder.]
Still my first love. [zack may be gone (?), but she'll always acknowledge that. she knew the question was coming, so she thinks of how to reply.]
...he had to leave Midgar on a mission. He was part of the SOLDIER program, like Cloud was. SOLDIERs always took the highest, most complicated missions. And...he was gone for a while. I wrote him letters all the time, but he never replied. [...] Something happened to him and he returned to the planet before he could come back. I wasn't really sure at first, but...I know it's true.
It's...complicated. I could feel him returning, but I didn't know how or why. And now I'm second-guessing, but nobody's heard a thing from him in...five years or so. [except for CLOUD APPARENTLY but she's not getting into the ghosts living in cloud's brain.] But I'm glad, too. He was...he changed a lot of things for me. I don't know if I could ever repay him for that.
[but more to the point.]
But! While he was gone, I wrote him a lot. Even when he never replied, I kept going. I think...after four years and eighty-nine letters is when I finally said goodbye. I felt at peace with that.
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but it's fine. they can arrive at the clothing place. karlach won't put her down until she wants to get down, but she does feel thoughtful.]
Guess I can try it, no harm in that. I'll have to practice. [...] You doing that too? Writing letters to yourself.
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Yeah. And it's not like anybody else will see them unless you want them to. [so it's a win win in her opinion.] ...not really though, no. But I guess I have before. It didn't start out that way, but eventually it became less about writing to the person I wanted to reach and writing for me to think about him and think about myself in the years he was gone.
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Yeah? Tell me about him? [they can look at clothes while aerith koalaclings, she's okay with this.]
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but for now! it's girlie hangout time, and aerith is happy here. the emotions are just radiating happy? the thing about it is she loves karlach so much because she sees a lot of herself in her, but in a better light than she sees herself sometimes, and it means she wants to support her as much as she can. that's what you do for your friends.
so. if telling karlach about aerith's own life is going to help, that's what she'll do.]
Well... [she doesn't get too far though, because i'm using convenient memshare to 3:37.]
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it's funny because the vibe is the same for karlach. they both see a lot of themselves in each other - and they both want to fix it for the other so bad. it's like that noooo comic with the people winding around each other.
karlach laughs a little, after they come out of it. peeks over her shoulder.]
... Seems like a total dork. [warm.]
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Yeah, he was. But that's what made him special, I guess. Zack always did his best in everything he tried.
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[she says, still warmly.] You liked him, huh? More than a friend, or...
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We dated for almost two years. I met him when I was sixteen.
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[...]
Something... happened to him?
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...he had to leave Midgar on a mission. He was part of the SOLDIER program, like Cloud was. SOLDIERs always took the highest, most complicated missions. And...he was gone for a while. I wrote him letters all the time, but he never replied. [...] Something happened to him and he returned to the planet before he could come back. I wasn't really sure at first, but...I know it's true.
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[she says, softer, sympathetic.]
... I'm sorry. That's awful, to not really know. [...] Glad you had him for the time you did, though.
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[but more to the point.]
But! While he was gone, I wrote him a lot. Even when he never replied, I kept going. I think...after four years and eighty-nine letters is when I finally said goodbye. I felt at peace with that.
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[ok]
... I think you deserve a little peace, so. I'm glad you've got that, too. [she hoists aerith up a bit on her back, glancing over her shoulder.]
Maybe I'll try, though. The letters. [...] But that's later. For now, I want you to help me find some clothes, yeah?
[and they can go do that so we don't have 45 threads going at once]