hisbutler_bound | Nevermore Task 034

[The PCD crackles to life as he flicks it on, thumb resting against the edge. The thunder cracks above and the cat in his arms already skittish from all the weather leaps out the open window he was checking. Panic actually flashes across his face as he makes a grab at her and when she goes into the water, so does he, leaping in after her without a moment's hesitation. He's cold but it's hardly a concern when such a life is on the line. He pushes through the water, shoving floating things to the side.]

Lady! Lady!

[He keep calling her name even when she doesn't answer at first, the PCD crackling at the water from how he jammed it into his breast pocket. The meow he's been waiting for attracts his attention and there his beloved feline is on top of the chicken coop, cold and wet, frantically clinging to a wet surface. With a burst of speed, he's upon her, snatching her into his arms. Taking her into the water is unacceptable so he climbs up. The coop does not hold his weight for long as it crumbles underneath and with tight arms, he leaps onto the roof of the Phantomhive Manor. The claws in his neck aren't even an issue when he lowers back to the window]

Oh, my apologizes my Lady. I wasn't aware you were that afraid of the thunder. Let's get you cleaned and warmed, hmm?

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[Pleasant as always, Sebas.]

We should let them play together sometime.

Perhaps when it's not soaking wet outside.

[Or he can not and just pretend like he forgot, but then no that would be a bad butler. Decisions]

[If he waits patiently, she's highly likely to sincerely forget.]

Mm. After the rains. And after we've had chances to clean up.

[Must stall for the good of his sanity!!!]

It wil take some time to repair. I'm not sure where most people will get the materials. I fear the bottom portion of the house alone will need to be stripped.

We have trees, and rock. We can work out something can't we?

Yes, it is fortunate for that. [A gentle sigh] And we have all the time in the world in this place.

Everyone always says 'time is the one thing we have here'.

It's true, isn't it, miss Usagi? We have in fact plenty of time. Other than that, nothing is certain.

You may be right. So we'll do our best with this time.

Do our best? I'm afraid I don't understand. Nothing matters in this place. Everything will be forgotten.

You're wrong. A part of it stays with us.

A part that we can't remember or even bring to our own attention.

A part of us remembers.

You speak as if that matters at all given that part will not remind you.

It matters. More than anything. It keeps us together.

And we're reminded.

[She's had way too much experience with this to ever doubt it.]

[Your sense of hope sickens him, Usagi]

It is not something I can agree with no matter how pretty you dole it up.

...I will forget you.

[Hope is all that won the battle to save her world.]

I won't forget you.

I don't believe you.

That doesn't change it.

It's impossible. The Animus will take that part from you if they wish. When people die they forget. Only if the Animus chose to return it piece by piece, then perhaps they will.

I do not think of them as kind spirits.

The Animus don't have anything to do with it. It's something that can't be taken or disappear. No matter what happens.

[Chuckles] I was wrong. It isn't hope you have, but foolishness. Anything can be taken. Anything can disappear.

Even a smile.

You can call it foolish. But I already know the truth.

And even if that happens, it can be found again.

Again. Impossible. It is merely misguided hope. The Animus can take whatever they want. Memories. Feelings. They can change how you feel about someone.

There is nothing you can do.

I already know the opposite. They've never once truly taken anything from us. We always find it again. They're powerless to truly take from us.

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