Superhell: Zelgadis

[polyglotti]

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[polyglotti]

What could you have done? Your memory was affected.

[Whatever caused that is going to earn her ire, but she doesn't blame Zel for that.]

[hardrocklife]

I don't know... scouted the place sooner, suggested somewhere less crowded. Anything other than acting like a clueless idiot.

[polyglotti]

[The seriousness he has here actually warms her heart a bit.]

You're really taking the whole 'looking out for me' thing seriously, huh?

[She sounds fond as she says it.]

[hardrocklife]

I'm always serious.

[polyglotti]

I'm starting to get that feeling, yes.

[It's fine. At least she finds it endearing?]

But do you know why you lost your memory like that?

[hardrocklife]

[He has to really think about it.]

It's hazy now... but I think it started with that ghost.

[polyglotti]

Ghost?

[hardrocklife]

There was one wandering around on this island. We ran into it, and some pieces of its spirit broke off and floated away. It said it would reward us if we brought them back, but...

... It looked like a harmless spirit. I underestimated it.

[polyglotti]

Ahh, yeah, I guess spirits can cause trouble like that. Who was with you? I wonder if they got hit by the same effect.

[hardrocklife]

Kuranosuke and Persephone, and... yeah. They did. [He kind of stares off into the distance.]

Felt like we were here for days, weeks... maybe longer. Started to forget that there was anything before that.

[polyglotti]

That explains why you knew who he was. Still, it's good to have you back. Trial would have been a nightmare if all three of you had forgotten everything still.

[hardrocklife]

[He studies her for a second, then nods.]

... True. It could have been a lot worse.

[polyglotti]

Yeah.

[It also kept her from telling him something, but given how many people were with them last night it's probably for the best. Though they're alone now, so!]

...I'm sorry I ran away on Monday. It wasn't anything you did, I promise. I was just being stupid.

[hardrocklife]

You weren't. You didn't do anything wrong.

[polyglotti]

You didn't do anything wrong either.

[hardrocklife]

Still... it's fine. I didn't take it personally.

I'm used to being around people with... big personalities, you could say. Compared to most, you're much easier to talk to.

[polyglotti]

That's actually kind of funny, because I'm used to...

[Emo people? Edgelords?]

...people who are serious most of the time.

[hardrocklife]

... Hm. Is that so?

[this is... almost a smile.]

[polyglotti]

['almost a smile' is definitely a smile in this case.]

Yep! My older brother and my cousin are serious most of the time too.

[hardrocklife]

Then I can imagine what it must have been like for them.

[polyglotti]

Yeah, they get annoyed of me a lot. Especially Lalli, since he doesn't like being touched, even for stuff like hugs.