mikazuki catch-all

[sageguidance]

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[unsaid]

You are welcome.

[mikazuki will just have his own cup of tea, taking a sip as he thinks....]

So it is, so it is. In truth, it is odd for me to experience the matter on this side.

[sageguidance]

[ Alphinaud takes a sip, then looks up at him, slightly puzzled. ]

"This side"—you've held a different role before?

[unsaid]

Indeed.

Though it was when I possessed the name 'Lune'... but all the same, I did not experience the same participation as all else in the village.

[sageguidance]

... I see. This means you are as in the dark as the rest of us this time. I wager that must be disorienting.

[unsaid]

[ . . . he smiles faintly at that, before obscuring it behind his cuppy]

Ha ha ha... I suppose it is simply time for an old man to pay his dues.

[sageguidance]

No—'tis simply cruel. I would not say you deserve this.

[unsaid]

[hmmm.]

... you are kind, Alphinaud Leveilleur.

[sageguidance]

'Tis not from kindness I speak such words. I believe it as truth.

I would not wish this upon a single soul.

[unsaid]

Then I suppose your truth is rooted in kindness.

[since it's hard for jiji to ever say definitively what is true or untrue at any given moment]

Regardless, this is the hand we have been dealt. It is best to play it to our advantage or some such, no?

[sageguidance]

... As best we can.

[ Alphinaud sips at his tea, then exhales gently. ]

Though I realize you must have a full understanding of these... games, given your prior experience, this is a different perspective for you. As such, should there be aught you require assistance with, do know I am here to be of service.