108. Plain

[corrinesbell]

That wasn't me.

I dunno what that was but I promise it wasn't me. I'm really sorry if I said something terrible to any of you.

...Especially you, Colette.

Shirley, I think...can I talk to you?

[And there are some apologies that only work in person. Which is why later in the day she'll be going to house 42 and knocking hesitantly on the door]

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[corrinesbell]

[You are saying all sorts of weird things today.]

I guess you don't remember how you ended up following him to Mizuho?

[sudden realization: Sheena would then have spent a few childhood years with Raine. ...Huh.]

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[wise_maiden]

No, I... I know how that happened. I know why that happened. I just... don't think it worked out that way in my actual reality. The timing seems off.

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[corrinesbell]

If it helps, I don't remember ever seeing you in Mizuho?

...So, wait, how did it happen?

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[wise_maiden]

As I said... we were on the run from Sybak. And I suppose he must have thought... where else to hide, but in a hidden town? It seems so idealistic.

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[corrinesbell]

But it didn't work out, or you wouldn't've been in Sylvarant in that memory too.

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[wise_maiden]

The circumstances were a little different.

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[corrinesbell]

[Some of this, Sheena's just not following. So either she's still having comprehension trouble or Raine's just choosing not to share certain things. Either one isn't great.

Sheena picks up her cup of tea again but almost immediately puts it down an shuts her eyes]

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[wise_maiden]

[Sheena's silence makes her wonder if she's just been talking too much. It wasn't likely that this Sheena would even know about that stuff from her past ... or really be able to connect what she was saying.

Just another side effect of being disorganized. And that's why the past should never be talked about.] ... You should go rest.

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[corrinesbell]

[No, the past should be talked about. And she's interested. She just needed a minute or three, right there.]

Trying to get rid of me already?

[action]

[wise_maiden]

You still seem worn out.

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[corrinesbell]

...I didn't sleep very well.

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[wise_maiden]

Did you sleep at all? [Not that Raine is an authority on what a restful night's sleep is.]

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[corrinesbell]

Yeah, a little bit. And Zelos basically forced me to take a nap earlier.

[right now naps don't last long either. Now it's her turn to be evasive without being obvious about it.]

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[wise_maiden]

Not long enough, evidently.

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[corrinesbell]

I'm not a wreck.

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[wise_maiden]

... It's a long way from your house. You didn't have to push yourself on my account.

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[corrinesbell]

I didn't push myself. Promise.

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[wise_maiden]

But there's something else, isn't there?

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[corrinesbell]

[One finger taps on the handle of her teacup]

I've got another set of memories too...I guess that's it.

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[wise_maiden]

How much is that... affecting you right now? That's an entirely different life ...

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[corrinesbell]

[Really, she shouldn't be lying to Raine this much. Hanging around Zelos might be doing this to her.]

It's just...weird. I don't remember a whole lot of what that life was like before Luceti. But the stuff that happened recently was way different.

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[wise_maiden]

You feel... disconnected, from yourself.

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[corrinesbell]

Yeah, kinda.

[And she does, in some ways. So going with that as a primary excuse is valid, right? ...It would feel wrong to tell Raine anything else, with how distracted she is right now.]

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[wise_maiden]

It must be difficult for you. Acknowledging... such a possibility. A reality that you can't even imagine yourself being a part of.

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[corrinesbell]

It just bothers me because it wasn't strange at the time. It was the way I'd always been.