[She watches once again how neutrally Nala handles her cup, detached from the taste, then drinks her own strongly boiled mint. With her Tacet Mark dormant, all tastes are different.]
That we did.
[It's been raised several times in passing and finally centralized just recently. They all wanted something.]
Are you theorizing that those desires might be stronger for the ones who stay awake? Perhaps that they've felt or seen a way to achieve them?
[Hunger slumbers beneath the fear that pulses in her veins; she feels alert. Wary. She needs to run. Or fight. But who is her enemy? It exhausts her and so, everything remains tasteless and unappetising]
Yes. I am familiar with how desires can be intoxicating, regardless of form. Wealth. Love. Revenge...
[She gives a little shrug.]
No matter how sincere they are, no matter how beautiful...there are ways of tapping into those desires to warp them beyond reason.
Wanting... It can be all-consuming, and it can be used against its bearer.
[When Cantarella examines her own want, she knows both that it's one she could never be driven to regret and that it's one that's shaped her entire life. If it's the same for everyone, it's an obvious way to control them individually and as a group.
It's no wonder that even after coming to the consensus that each of them is driven by some sort of desire or want, they never disclosed them as a group. How could they?]
Giyuu didn't mention it before, and yet... His commitment to his duty suggests a similar desire motivating him.
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Date: 2025-11-16 10:11 am (UTC)That we did.
[It's been raised several times in passing and finally centralized just recently. They all wanted something.]
Are you theorizing that those desires might be stronger for the ones who stay awake? Perhaps that they've felt or seen a way to achieve them?
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Date: 2025-11-16 10:15 am (UTC)Yes. I am familiar with how desires can be intoxicating, regardless of form. Wealth. Love. Revenge...
[She gives a little shrug.]
No matter how sincere they are, no matter how beautiful...there are ways of tapping into those desires to warp them beyond reason.
[She smiles, as if recalling a memory]
It is a dangerous thing sometimes, to 'want'.
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Date: 2025-11-16 10:38 am (UTC)[When Cantarella examines her own want, she knows both that it's one she could never be driven to regret and that it's one that's shaped her entire life. If it's the same for everyone, it's an obvious way to control them individually and as a group.
It's no wonder that even after coming to the consensus that each of them is driven by some sort of desire or want, they never disclosed them as a group. How could they?]
Giyuu didn't mention it before, and yet... His commitment to his duty suggests a similar desire motivating him.
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Date: 2025-11-17 12:21 pm (UTC)[ For the good cause? Revenge? Nala will never know now because Giyuu was dust.]