perspire | (pc catchall) alphinaud i'm still not looking up his last name anais

(pc catchall) alphinaud i'm still not looking up his last name anais

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[ Indeed it is; Bert's seen plenty of the carbuncle, at least. ]

That is... well, good, I suppose. But I did wish to speak with you—elsewhere more quiet, that is.

This is as quiet as it'll probably get.

Indeed, it shall. Are you willing to answer my questions?

Yeah, I'll answer them. Every question I can.

Thank you, Bertolt.

Were you ordered to do what you had done?

You could call it that.

On Tuesday, an Angel made of Dust came to me, wanting to talk. As we talked, it felt like... I was being made to listen. They told me that if I wanted to go home faster, that if I wanted to protect my friends at home, I'd help them keep order by taking out the other side.

[ ... w- wait. ]

You are a Celestial?

No.

The Angel wouldn't even tell me if my choice was right or wrong.

... How unfortunate. Your choice had been wrong.

It was, yeah.

[ ... ]

So you had little choice but to comply. This—puts a lot into perspective.

I was offered something I would want anyway.

Your chance to return whence you hail, that is? You would take the life of another for that?

Go back home so I can protect my friends. I would do that for them.

... I see.

Have you any insight as to who, exactly, this Angel of Dust is?

None. But... they also spoke like it was a lot of voices speaking at once.

I would not expect you to recognize their voice were it but a single one. What of their form? How did they look?

They were completely made of Dust. I couldn't make out anything at all about them.

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