Would it be all right if I asked you to tell me more about it, Ma'am?
[ Kaien sounds like a man who soldiered through much and became all the better for it. Brig would like to at least know his story, if he never gets the chance to meet him alive ]
I have been fine, all things considered. It has been rather interesting down here as of late, but few are aware of the fact that things could be much worse.
[And she's weathered THOSE storms. This is nothing.]
Not at all. We are the generation that faced another full-scale war with the Exarchs, one of the Gentry, and the Destroyer of Worlds before the Darkest Vigil happened.
[A light shrug.]
Whatever does not work out immediately always works out eventually.
A few months ago, Ma'am, I admit I would have been guilty of that.
[ It's pretty much all he's ever known. Deep inside all the "Fight the Good Fight", which was true as well, there was always "The Fight's all I've known. I was built for war." ]
But really I'm just sad that if things had turned out different, I may have met all of you sooner.
[ He really means that. His love and appreciation for the presence of every one he's met in the few months since he joined the Pax Deorum Conspiraces. And how they've changed him. ]
Joining the fight: Not for the fight. But to lift what little weight I could have and maybe have helped save some one or two lives. [ And gotten to know you all before all the shit you had to go through ]
[ He smiles ] Yeah, no point on dwelling on what-ifs. [ Books on the Chaos Theory and time-travel come to mind. A slight change anywhere, can change everything ] Just keep walking forward, right?
I'll keep that in mind, Ma'am. [ Brig nods, taking in her words. He takes a sip of his sake. ] I mean, there's no point walking off a cliff. But it's always good to keep walking home.
I plan to make a lot of time for J and K when I get back. It's been close to a month since I was home. The break I had with them before we flew over here was too short.
They're doing great. Falner's been good to them. J's licensed with Netsach now and K's doing great at Balamb. [ There's light behind his eyes as he speaks of his family ]
J's a Hunter now and following more in my footsteps than her mom did and K... [ A beat ] finding the best way to bring her up is always on my mind.
[ His expression is thoughtful. She's an alchemist. 4-years-old, yes, but she is as much an alchemist as she is a little girl. Denying that would be pretty much like Elsa in that old movie Frozen. ]
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He was a man of action before he was anything else. He learned the words later, and he used them well.
[Then, with a small chuckle:]
I suppose befriending my son helped, in that direction.
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Brother Yamazaki hadn't always been the giver we saw in the vision, before he met Brother?
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[Taking more of her drink now.]
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[ Kaien sounds like a man who soldiered through much and became all the better for it. Brig would like to at least know his story, if he never gets the chance to meet him alive ]
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[And she, Makoto, Feranen, and all the rest were eternally grateful.]
Have you met his sister? She is still alive.
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I didn't even know he had a living relative, Ma'am. I'd be very much glad to meet her.
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[And she was rather close to retirement. Understandable, given how old she was.]
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If I'm permitted, perhaps I can go visit her, Ma'am. When things are less busy.
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[Kanna is still one of the best Whisperers they have, and she was always willing to train new batches.]
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[ He means it.
He pauses and takes a sip of his sake. And takes a puff of his cigarette ]
How have you been? [ He smiles at her ] It's been a while.
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[And she's weathered THOSE storms. This is nothing.]
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I hope they haven't been too interesting [ With a dash of how Hikaru says it ] or too difficult to manage.
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[A light shrug.]
Whatever does not work out immediately always works out eventually.
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[ A sip of his sake ] I'm glad and sad at the same time that I missed out on those.
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It is nothing to be sad about, in my opinion. It is dangerous for one to start enjoying the romance of the battlefield.
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[ It's pretty much all he's ever known. Deep inside all the "Fight the Good Fight", which was true as well, there was always "The Fight's all I've known. I was built for war." ]
But really I'm just sad that if things had turned out different, I may have met all of you sooner.
[ He really means that. His love and appreciation for the presence of every one he's met in the few months since he joined the Pax Deorum Conspiraces. And how they've changed him. ]
Joining the fight: Not for the fight. But to lift what little weight I could have and maybe have helped save some one or two lives. [ And gotten to know you all before all the shit you had to go through ]
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Well, what is past is past. What matters now is that you are here with us, and perhaps it was meant to be that way.
[Who knows? If he had been around sooner, would he really have been able to help?]
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[It's an art that not many have come even close to perfecting, or even getting good at.]
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[Turning up to you with a smile at that point.]
But you have one, yes?
[One that he was starting to acknowledge properly, as a man ought to.]
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I plan to make a lot of time for J and K when I get back. It's been close to a month since I was home. The break I had with them before we flew over here was too short.
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Speaking of.]
And how are Jessica-san and Kitty-chan doing?
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J's a Hunter now and following more in my footsteps than her mom did and K... [ A beat ] finding the best way to bring her up is always on my mind.
[ His expression is thoughtful. She's an alchemist. 4-years-old, yes, but she is as much an alchemist as she is a little girl. Denying that would be pretty much like Elsa in that old movie Frozen. ]
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[She's heard the stories in the wind, and An'yu has kept her appraised of the situation.]
I hope that this is not an impertinent question, but... where is Jessica's father?
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