[He appreciates that at least SOMEONE FEELS HIS PAIN considering he lives with a bunch of rats (real) (scientists) right now...]
Thank you...! I'll try my very hardest! Even though the new pile is definitely waaay too big for me to ever clean up, it should be fine as long as it's quarantined...
Monsieur Scien will never help! Asking him would be like asking a wall to paint itself! [DRAMATICALLY SLUMPS.] I could probably rope the other four into helping at least a little, though...
A rat? Why would— [AND THEN REMEMBERING THE VASH. And also remembering the way others have said that these poor fools just get confused when Vash is brought up SO HE SLAPS HIS HANDS OVER HIS MOUTH FOR A SECOND.]
...Oopsie. Yes! A rat! We adopted a rat. A very big rat who cries and gets lost!
[JUST GOING "UUUU" LIKE AN ANIME CHARACTER WHO'S UPSET BUT IN A CUTE WAY.]
I'm sorry...! But I don't want your brain to start hurting... So we can just call him a cute little rat! [...] Well, he's not little. I think he's bigger than the actual rats, now that I'm thinking about it? Wow, that's kind of scary.
[ She is more disapproving of the rat than the secrets, which is the funniest thing. With the clarification that it isn't a rat, she is relieved.
Except Dahut keeps talking about this rat not-rat and she has to imagine a large rat. Which. Like. Appears. Right next to them. 6' rat, but clean rat. ]
... Thank you, Mister Dahut. Unfortunately, I've ran into some headaches in the waking world already. It has me very curious.
[ She looks very uncomfortable about Dahut petting this massive rat. ]
Something very strange is right... It's a bit frustrating since we do want to be of use. [ ...,/small> ] While I am fine saying it may take time, there is objectively not much time.
[HE'S NOT PETTING IT STOP HE JUST PATTED IT ONCE OR TWICE. He wouldn't pet a giant clean rat, probably, unless it seemed very sad and in need of cheering up.]
We're always running on some kind of clock, aren't we? All living things, and I guess some dead things, too.
[Despite the seriousness of the situation and statement, he's still smiling faintly.]
We'll keep doing our best to look around over here!
It would seem so... It is the first time I have heard of the dead running on a clock, though.
[ There's a chuckle. Amalthea doesn't seem too concerned about time for herself, but for others. Maybe that explains how stagnant this dream is in terms of surroundings. There's no breeze... Nothing grows.
There's a rat. ]
Do your best, Mister Dahut. We will try on this side... A lot of the junior crew are very proactive.
[WHY IS THIS HAPPENING. He's just :personstanding: again, except he's sitting now. He's sitting in this dreary and still dream with sweet Amalthea, being pet by a rat.]
Oh, dear. [WELL. He'll allow this, anyway. HE GUESSES THIS IS FINE.]
Mm, that seems to be the case, though! They were all so antsy from the very start! At least now they have somewhere to be putting their energy toward. Figuring out all of the mysteries here... And also not dying.
[WHY IS THE RAT STILL PETTING. He. He just lets this... keep happening... he guesses... This isn't the weirdest thing to have happened to him specifically involving giant rats. He will pat the rat gratefully for its efforts. What are the efforts for? He does not know.]
Aha, I'd imagine that gets pretty rough when it seems like you guys are just as in the dark as the rest of us, if not more... But I agree! We have a lot of smart cookies here, and even more people who are just plain stubborn. Stubbornness can get people through a lot of tough situations, though!
[He at least doesn't disagree that people will just keep dying because he too thinks people will just keep dying.]
[ Amalthea thinks that this secret rat must be grateful to Dahut for protecting? It? And her? It is a strange concept. ]
We are not very fit to be your seniors. I don't think we can apologize enough. [ It's very ironic and funny in an unfortunate way. ] Grit... Is what helps many survive, I believe. We do have a lot of that.
[It is a strange concept...... Also fucking help Dahut just gives her a bit of a sympathetic look at that.]
It's not your fault, so I really don't think you should be apologizing, but I can understand. When you feel responsible for people, it's no good when you can't do much to help, right?
[But they sure do have grit, and that last statement makes him smile.]
You have a lovely way with words! I couldn't agree more. Even in the most dire of situations, you never really lose until you lose that last bit of hope, don't you think?
[ She nods. He understands and that is all she can ask for. But... She'd also be fine if she wasn't given sympathy. It is what it is. There are many things in life out of their control. It would simply be one of those things to her.
With a smile, she listens to Dahut. ]
Some people do. Some people prefer... Peace and rest. [ Is the nicer way to say it. ] Hope... It keeps you afloat when you're a breath away from drowning. It keeps you suffering days beyond your means. It weighs you down like a burden. It can dull your edges until you're numb... It's the lure that keeps you running when the hounds of despair bite at your ankles.
[Some people prefer peace and rest and others just spitefully refuse to die no matter how many times the hand of god and karma try to strike them down...
His expression is a little soft in its contemplation for a moment, though the smile never fully leaves his face.]
The struggle of a faint light, huh... I guess it really is a struggle, isn't it? But! Most things in life worth hoping for are also worth even the worst and most painful of struggles. I think so, anyway.
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[ It isn't the rats' faults. ]
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[HE HATES IT HERE.]
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You have my sympathies... I know you can conquer the dust.
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Thank you...! I'll try my very hardest! Even though the new pile is definitely waaay too big for me to ever clean up, it should be fine as long as it's quarantined...
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[ You are small, despite strong in mind. ]
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Monsieur Scien will never help! Asking him would be like asking a wall to paint itself! [DRAMATICALLY SLUMPS.] I could probably rope the other four into helping at least a little, though...
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Did you adopt a rat?
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A rat? Why would— [AND THEN REMEMBERING THE VASH. And also remembering the way others have said that these poor fools just get confused when Vash is brought up SO HE SLAPS HIS HANDS OVER HIS MOUTH FOR A SECOND.]
...Oopsie. Yes! A rat! We adopted a rat. A very big rat who cries and gets lost!
[NOT VASH RAT.]
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I can tell you are hiding something from me. [ Which is okay. ] But... A rat.
[ Really. ]
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I'm sorry...! But I don't want your brain to start hurting... So we can just call him a cute little rat! [...] Well, he's not little. I think he's bigger than the actual rats, now that I'm thinking about it? Wow, that's kind of scary.
[THINKING ABOUT HOW 6FT TALL RATS ARE 183CM.]
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Except Dahut keeps talking about this rat not-rat and she has to imagine a large rat. Which. Like. Appears. Right next to them. 6' rat, but clean rat. ]
... Thank you, Mister Dahut. Unfortunately, I've ran into some headaches in the waking world already. It has me very curious.
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Oh! Oh... [Big rat...... Vash rat. He reaches out and tries to pat the rat.]
I'm sorry about your hurting head... I think something very strange is going on with all of you, but I have no idea what.
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Something very strange is right... It's a bit frustrating since we do want to be of use. [ ...,/small> ] While I am fine saying it may take time, there is objectively not much time.
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We're always running on some kind of clock, aren't we? All living things, and I guess some dead things, too.
[Despite the seriousness of the situation and statement, he's still smiling faintly.]
We'll keep doing our best to look around over here!
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[ There's a chuckle. Amalthea doesn't seem too concerned about time for herself, but for others. Maybe that explains how stagnant this dream is in terms of surroundings. There's no breeze... Nothing grows.
There's a rat. ]
Do your best, Mister Dahut. We will try on this side... A lot of the junior crew are very proactive.
[ The rat... pets... Dahut on the head. ]
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Oh, dear. [WELL. He'll allow this, anyway. HE GUESSES THIS IS FINE.]
Mm, that seems to be the case, though! They were all so antsy from the very start! At least now they have somewhere to be putting their energy toward. Figuring out all of the mysteries here... And also not dying.
[PLEASE EVERYONE STOP DYING.]
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[ Rat keeps petting. There, there, Dahut. ]
I imagine with so many minds, we will pull through and perhaps seeing that we can converse now... We will find a way to bring you all back.
[ She kind of just accepts people are likely going to die even with her efforts. Expectations are low despite optimism in other places. ]
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Aha, I'd imagine that gets pretty rough when it seems like you guys are just as in the dark as the rest of us, if not more... But I agree! We have a lot of smart cookies here, and even more people who are just plain stubborn. Stubbornness can get people through a lot of tough situations, though!
[He at least doesn't disagree that people will just keep dying because he too thinks people will just keep dying.]
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We are not very fit to be your seniors. I don't think we can apologize enough. [ It's very ironic and funny in an unfortunate way. ] Grit... Is what helps many survive, I believe. We do have a lot of that.
Hope, in the darkest night, is a beautiful thing.
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It's not your fault, so I really don't think you should be apologizing, but I can understand. When you feel responsible for people, it's no good when you can't do much to help, right?
[But they sure do have grit, and that last statement makes him smile.]
You have a lovely way with words! I couldn't agree more. Even in the most dire of situations, you never really lose until you lose that last bit of hope, don't you think?
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With a smile, she listens to Dahut. ]
Some people do. Some people prefer... Peace and rest. [ Is the nicer way to say it. ] Hope... It keeps you afloat when you're a breath away from drowning. It keeps you suffering days beyond your means. It weighs you down like a burden. It can dull your edges until you're numb... It's the lure that keeps you running when the hounds of despair bite at your ankles.
But that is the struggle of a faint light.
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His expression is a little soft in its contemplation for a moment, though the smile never fully leaves his face.]
The struggle of a faint light, huh... I guess it really is a struggle, isn't it? But! Most things in life worth hoping for are also worth even the worst and most painful of struggles. I think so, anyway.
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You don't find me unsettling, Mister Dahut?
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