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asgardeventide2014-09-22 12:05 pm
secondborn) wrote in asgardeventide2014-09-22 12:05 pm
[Video]
[Alastair is sitting on a roof, looking out at the city. He has a couple of blades next to him. It looks like he might have been in the process of sharpening them when he took a break.]
The change of seasons here is pretty dramatic, isn't it? One moment we still have green, the next...
[He nods out to the suddenly awe-inspiring fall colors of the trees.]
Did it happen like this before? I'm ashamed to say I didn't notice if it did, I was... [He wets his lips and ducks his head a moment,] ...preoccupied. [Preoccupied with being corrupted. Oops.
He lifts his head and smiles.]
Regardless, it's lovely, even if it's a bit sudden. Back home... [A distant sort of look comes over his face as he remembers.] Back home it was always very slow. There was never any one day you could say "now is the end of summer," because when things were Balanced, or at least close to it, it was a slow transition from one season to the next. Maybe our seasons were longer, it's hard to tell.
[He sighs deeply and is quiet for a long moment, then smiles again.]
There's beauty in the world, everywhere. Sometimes it's hard to find it, but every now and then you have to stop and look around and remind yourself why you're fighting.
[His grin turns sheepish and he shakes his head.]
It may seem silly, and believe me, I sound a little ridiculous to myself sometimes, but do me a favor and take a moment out of your day to just appreciate the beauty around you, and remember the beauty of home.
The change of seasons here is pretty dramatic, isn't it? One moment we still have green, the next...
[He nods out to the suddenly awe-inspiring fall colors of the trees.]
Did it happen like this before? I'm ashamed to say I didn't notice if it did, I was... [He wets his lips and ducks his head a moment,] ...preoccupied. [Preoccupied with being corrupted. Oops.
He lifts his head and smiles.]
Regardless, it's lovely, even if it's a bit sudden. Back home... [A distant sort of look comes over his face as he remembers.] Back home it was always very slow. There was never any one day you could say "now is the end of summer," because when things were Balanced, or at least close to it, it was a slow transition from one season to the next. Maybe our seasons were longer, it's hard to tell.
[He sighs deeply and is quiet for a long moment, then smiles again.]
There's beauty in the world, everywhere. Sometimes it's hard to find it, but every now and then you have to stop and look around and remind yourself why you're fighting.
[His grin turns sheepish and he shakes his head.]
It may seem silly, and believe me, I sound a little ridiculous to myself sometimes, but do me a favor and take a moment out of your day to just appreciate the beauty around you, and remember the beauty of home.
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If you don't want me to, then I won't. But you'll have to talk to Desmond, too.
[Since. Well. If it's a part of Ezio's life, Desmond will probably know about it.]
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I will try. I only hope he did not mention my death to Ezio when I met him... though I doubt Ezio would have kept his knowledge from me if he knew.
[A pause, then:]
Thank you. I suppose I... how do you say it... "owe you one"?
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You don't owe me anything. But you should consider telling him. As painful as it will be, I think he would prefer to know rather than having it kept from him.
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[Because everything else is more important than he is, shhhh.]
... what do you think will happen when this war ends, then? Will the gods find a way to keep you and I here? Or will they send you to another world entirely and send me back to my death?
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I don't know. I hope for the best, but... [He sighs deeply.] I have to be prepared for the possibility that nothing is left for me but the void.