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[lightblooming]

Name: Aqua
Date: 12/03
Format: Text

( With those that Aqua has bonded to departed, she has a question. She wants to be careful - she needs to be cautious. The last thing that she wants is a chance to go feral again.

So, she'll keep this brief and to the point. )

Good evening,

I was wondering - what are the consequences of going without a bond for too long? Does it vary from monster to monster? And... what about those who have gone feral before, even with a bond?

Comments

voice; un: crow

[crowsfeat]

Those among us that call themselves monsters, beasts...

[ There's a low chuckle sound, but there's no humor in it. It seems more like a vocal tick, than anything else. ]

The Moons speak to them, and drive them to madness. To become drunk on the sweet moonlight, and seek out the blood of men.

text | un: qingsman

[bingyun]

i only know what they say happens to witches. i still wonder how long is "too long".

un: rainfell

[lightblooming]

... That's what I need to avoid - at any cost.

( She's already gone feral a couple of times. She doesn't want to hurt anyone innocent - not again. )

text | un: rainfell

[lightblooming]

It may be different for each person.

Re: un: rainfell

[crowsfeat]

No one goes willingly to madness, child.

[ She hadn't after all. Shu had saved her from it. Her gratitude could never be understated. ]

Should it happen, though... Do you have those who are able to stop you?

[ "Stop" was a vague term, but... almost deliberately so. They both knew what she meant, in the end. She felt like she could assume that much. ]

[lightblooming]

... I don't know.

( It's not that she doesn't have friends here. It's just... )

When others have tried to stop me, it's been next to impossible for them to do it. When you're like that-- it's difficult to listen to reason.

[crowsfeat]

Because they are using reason... When the Moons have taken you, human "reason" no longer matters.

When someone succumbs to the drunken song, they are beyond mere words or reason...

[lightblooming]

I'm sorry. It sounds like you have experience with this.

[bingyun]

which do you think is a worse fate?

[crowsfeat]

[ There's a long pause... followed by a sigh, and her tone becoming that much more somber. ]

Aye... This, too, is Hunter's work.

A Hunter of Hunters, am I, to carry out the work of killing Hunters that became drunk with blood, and lost themselves to madness.

[lightblooming]

I wouldn't wish either fate on anyone.

[bingyun]

i would. to the ones who've forced it on us.

[lightblooming]

... You mercy kill them.

But... is that really the best solution?

[crowsfeat]

It is work that must be done, child.

[ She took no joy in it. Her tone made that obvious. ]

A Hunter's blood for me, to stain my hands with... It's the only way to end their nightmares. Even here, we are bound by a shared Dream, aren't we? When one can no longer wake, is it not any better than death?

[lightblooming]

Maybe, but... there are some people who have found happiness here.

[lightblooming]

I'm not so sure. Sometimes, even when we completely lose ourselves - there's still a part of us that wants to be saved - that still wants to fight.

[crowsfeat]

It is a luxury, to indulge the possibility of that. One we Hunters never are graced with.

If it comes between indulging that part, whether it exists or not, and protecting others, it is not really a choice.

[lightblooming]

Protecting others...

Still, there's always another way. The one's who have changed - they aren't evil. That isn't a fate that they should be forced to meet.

[bingyun]

abandoning their own kingdoms. it could not be me.

[lightblooming]

What about those who don't have a home to return to?

[bingyun]

[that makes him pause.]

being here seems especially cruel to them.

i would rather perish with qing. i can't imagine a worse torture than living without the hope of ever seeing it again.

what of your home?

[crowsfeat]

Like I said, "another way" is a luxury. It is ill afforded when the moment eventually comes.

Trust me... [ Those words... the melancholy within them was like a stone. ]

[lightblooming]

... I understand. Being away from those important to us - it can be one of the most difficult things we face.

I had only just had a chance to see my home again before arriving in this world. Even now, I haven't given up trying to find a way back.

[bingyun]

i'm seeking the same. maybe we should ally.

[lightblooming]

Ally? How do you mean?