[But unlike when Ichigo had said the same thing, this time Ren is... thoughtful. Maybe a little sullen, but considering, at least. Instead of terrified]
The point is, I was a poplar singer where I came from. My concerts sold out weeks in advance, and there was never an open seat to be found. I write all of my own music in addition to singing, so to have so many people moved by what I have to say, it feels nice.
But with that comes the unexpected downside of people putting you on a pedestal and acting out because of your music. People saw meaning in what I had to say, but the danger was that not everything that people found was good.
Even if nobody ever directly blamed me for it, I felt responsible. And I started meeting fans face-to-face much less because of it.
[Closing herself off, not letting them see the real her, that kind of thing.]
I thought the same too, when a calamity hit my world. I knew what was going on, so I tried to warn the people of my city. Given my fame, people would listen.
But instead of just saying 'stay away from the monsters, run', I found myself backspacing and retyping my messages, all because of the power of my words. I was afraid of causing more of a panic if I said too much.
[It's too earnest and blunt to be him trying to flirt or anything. More like a kid to a trusted adult. If he's going to be his true self, and not hide things from people anymore, then he might as well start here.]
[Red is tempted to tease-scold him for confessing to a taken woman, but she can tell by the tone in his voice that he means it in a non-romantic way. So she just smiles warmly at it.]
That's very sweet of you.
You probably already know I care about you too.
[And everyone else at camp, but Ren is one of her favorites. She wouldn't be offering her medicine to just anyone.]
[She won't give him too much shit about his weird relationship stuff, since she totally has two boyfriends too. Except one of them is dead and the other is kind of a ghost, so.]
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Date: 2018-07-08 03:09 am (UTC)[But unlike when Ichigo had said the same thing, this time Ren is... thoughtful. Maybe a little sullen, but considering, at least. Instead of terrified]
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Date: 2018-07-08 03:17 am (UTC)...music has power. Did you know that?
[It's relevant to the conversation, promise.]
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Date: 2018-07-08 03:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-08 03:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-08 03:36 am (UTC)Okay, than yeah, I know what you mean.
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Date: 2018-07-08 03:43 am (UTC)The point is, I was a poplar singer where I came from. My concerts sold out weeks in advance, and there was never an open seat to be found. I write all of my own music in addition to singing, so to have so many people moved by what I have to say, it feels nice.
But with that comes the unexpected downside of people putting you on a pedestal and acting out because of your music. People saw meaning in what I had to say, but the danger was that not everything that people found was good.
Even if nobody ever directly blamed me for it, I felt responsible. And I started meeting fans face-to-face much less because of it.
[Closing herself off, not letting them see the real her, that kind of thing.]
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Date: 2018-07-08 03:49 am (UTC)[He looks down at his hands.]
Words have power. You can bring someone courage or hope... but being in a position to do that you have to put yourself apart from them, in a way.
[Like the Phantom Thieves. They literally took out criminals and abusers, but their goal was always more to inspire others to save themselves too.
...but then people started depending on that image, warping it- it was why they made the Grail, too.]
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Date: 2018-07-08 03:56 am (UTC)When you have that kind of power, and people see you as a figure rather than a person, they develop perceptions of you that might not be true.
Which is why you should show them the person you are, that way they know you as the real 'you.'
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Date: 2018-07-08 04:21 am (UTC)All it did was shake them up when I couldn't hold it together anymore.
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Date: 2018-07-08 04:49 am (UTC)But instead of just saying 'stay away from the monsters, run', I found myself backspacing and retyping my messages, all because of the power of my words. I was afraid of causing more of a panic if I said too much.
[And Ren already can guess how that turned out.]
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Date: 2018-07-08 04:51 am (UTC)[And that's how her world ended up that way. Why she has no one left to return to]
I won't make the same mistake. I promise.
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Date: 2018-07-08 04:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-08 05:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-08 05:17 am (UTC)[Something is enough for her, honestly.]
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Date: 2018-07-08 05:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-08 05:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-08 05:24 am (UTC)I care about you. A lot.
[It's too earnest and blunt to be him trying to flirt or anything. More like a kid to a trusted adult. If he's going to be his true self, and not hide things from people anymore, then he might as well start here.]
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Date: 2018-07-08 05:30 am (UTC)That's very sweet of you.
You probably already know I care about you too.
[And everyone else at camp, but Ren is one of her favorites. She wouldn't be offering her medicine to just anyone.]
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Date: 2018-07-08 05:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-08 05:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-08 05:39 am (UTC)[Smirk]
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Date: 2018-07-08 05:42 am (UTC)[She won't give him too much shit about his weird relationship stuff, since she totally has two boyfriends too. Except one of them is dead and the other is kind of a ghost, so.]
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Date: 2018-07-08 05:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-08 05:49 am (UTC)Try it with Stan next. And Archer maybe, if he speaks to you on Monday.
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Date: 2018-07-08 05:51 am (UTC)...you sure he won't try and shoot me again?
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