The old, of which your predecessors wrote of you, was foul, and fundementally flawed from the start.
Some pieces of you were chipped off within the move.
Some spaces have worn away with time.
You have forgotten and relearned so many things, my dear.
But the overall visage is still that of yourself, in the mirror.
I cannot deny such as truth.
I see beyond all lies....
Even the ones you tell yourself.
You know this.
Being said...
Perhaps not everything was made to make sense.
...Even myself.
Bear this in mind, too.
[There's a breif pause, as Vessel takes a soft, slow breath, sighing.]
I will hold you safely, for now.
You may stay with me as long as you like.
Rest well, and return to burn brighter than ever before.
I expect a full recovery, of you.
And...
When you are ready...
You will remember how to step back outside, on your own, again.
You are getting better at taking these steps, independently, you know.
So....
Until then...
Just, rest, my dear.
Sleep... if just for me.
Your Vessel commands it~
[Vessel says with a smile, gently placing Key back into the canlde basin, watching as his flame grabs the wik, again, burning a little brighter already.
Vessel leans back and watches with a proud patience, the lights of his teeth flickering off, needing nothing more to say.
Examining the backs of his hands and forearms, Vessel swears he can see the saturations of his own colors brighten, too, ever so slightly.]
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Song best paired:
Theme for Spirited away (piano)
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2 hours 28 minutes total duration
"Conversation with an Inhuman Acidity" (pt2)
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