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Jema'grethy: Memory Cave

Passengers see a vision, an instance of someone's life, before just as suddenly - they find themselves inside a cave. It is light, a strange moss glowing on the walls and ceiling illuminates the cave nicely, and it is large enough for them to pace around in without trouble.

They're not alone. In the cave with them is another voidtrecker; maybe someone they know well, or maybe someone they've only seen in the aisles of the train. But they are together in this cave, and they will come to find out that it was one of their memories that the other witnessed. And them, one of yours.

The cave has no exit, at least not yet. They know that it will, eventually. When the time is right.

But for that time to come, they first must talk...

(OOC: Memories can be written either in this post or over here)

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She tilted her head. "So you did be turning on him in the end." Because he hadn't given him what he wanted, hadn't seen him as a son.

And all his allies had turned on him. It happened, when people were not careful. And this Yifu seemed to be very careless indeed.

"So you do be needing to be doing everything for him now?"

How was that a good thing?

"He still has people to wait on him and help him, but his list of allies is extremely thin once his master mind plan was revealed and what he had done all this time. For me...I saw it was a chance to prove him wrong of his view of me and what I was truely capable of.

He was so bent on trying to control me and not realizing that so much of what I did was through loyalty alone. I think somewhere along the line he got too controlling and afraid things would go wrong if he didn't take care of it."

Xie'er tried to explain things as best he could. It was difficult as he was still trying to process everything himself.

She nodded, frowning. He had played his hand and now he had too allies, just when he needed the most help. He had pushed away those loyal to him and tried to control them too hard.

His own fault, his own flaws.

"I had wanted us to succeed together. But in the end, he only cared about himself and his needs. I went down that dark path for nothing.

You at least, seemed to have a second chance here not having to do that kind of work." Xie'er stated.

"I'll understand after this if you choose to not want to interact with me. But, I'm glad you at least were the one to learn my dark secrets. Verses some of the other people."

"It do no be being the work that do be being the problem." She spoke before she caught herself. But honestly it's not a big problem. He is like her. He will understand.

"Yes it do be being good that I did be finding out, rather than some of the stupid people here."

People who would judge him and hate him for it.

Xie'er looked up and titled his head, confused by the statement. "What do you think is the actual problem then if it's not doing all those tasks?"

He did give a nod of appreciation toward her later statement. "I'm glad that you can understand what I did and not judge me harshly for my actions."

"That you did be trusting him. That you did be thinking he did be caring." That was the problem.

Not the tasks. They were just tasks. He did them for a man, she did similar for a god. But she thought...

"It would no be mattering what tasks you did be doing, if he did be making you be doing things that people do be finding good. You would still be doing it for nothing, because what you wanted... Was for him to be caring."

And he didn't. That was the problem.

Xie'er frowned and buried his face in his hands trying to keep his own emotions in check and recollect his thoughts. What LO said was true. It was just hard to actually hear it being said.

"If you were to have met him, you would have falling for his words too. He's very skillful on knowing what to say and what to do to get you to do what he wanted. I was such a fool."

Were his eyes leaking? She hoped not. She had no idea how to navigate this situation. It was too weird.

"You did maybe be being a fool but if he did be being so good at words then it probably did no all be being your fault."

She can understand feeling stupid though.

He hated being so emotional. It made him look weak and stark contrast from being cold hearted assassin. He used the back of his hands to wipe away traces of tears that had fallen before he got himself back under control. He was more mad with himself for being used all this time and to gain nothing from it.

"It was my fault for giving him multiiple chances. I suppose I can ue the time here to try and start over. Only I don't know what to really do now." Xie'er admitted. He avoided eye contact for the moment, embarrassed by his open display from earlier.

His eyes were leaking. She sighed. This was too common, she was used to it. But still she would expect more of someone who was an assassin.

"You could be starting over. No one do be knowing you here so you can be being whoever you do be wanting." Probably. She tilted her head. "So you can be doing whatever you do be wanting to be doing."

As hard as that was to choose.

"Is that what you're doing now?" Xie'er asked. He supposed he could learn more on healing and seeing what training there was that could be offered. It could be a way to help repent for what he's done in the past.

"I know alot about healing and would like to be able to use those skills here." He stated after a while. He didn't have a whole lot of purpose now. It had always been to serve Yifu and now he had no goal in mind.

"I do be guessing so." Starting over, changing. Becoming who she wanted. Though it was stupid and difficult and she didn't really know what she was doing.

"We do always be needing healing. People do be getting hurt a lot."

She sighed. "You would rather be doing that? Healing and no killing?"

She's almost disappointed.

"I would rather be fighting and using my art of poisoning. But I have a feeling that healing would be considered more acceptable." Xie'er replied.

He appeared to be more wistful at the thought of using his poisons again. However he would be willing to mold himself to what was acceptable if it allowed him to survive. Who said he still couldn't kill someone if he had to?

"Do you be knowing Xue Yang?"

She tilted her head. He might be a good person for him to meet, maybe they could help each other. Maybe they would make each other worse. They were very similar in many ways.

"He do be using poisons too, he do be knowing a lot."

He titled his head and shook his head no. "I suppose I'm going to have to meet this person then. I don't know many that know the art of poison. Some claim they do, but when I listen it's clear they don't.

Did you have any special techniques that you specifically used more then others?"

"Maybe. I do be being sure you will be meeting him soon."

And they could be weird and slightly leaky eyed together. Not that Xue Yang had ever gotten leaky eyed in front of her, but it was obvious he did that, sometimes. Probably alone.

He also held other peoples opinions very highly.

"His poisons do be being useful though." She sighed and then shrugged. "I do be knowing some poisons, I do still be learning though."

He gave a nod of appreciation. "If I happen to see him before hand I'll talk with him. If you want I can teach you some too. I've never shared my skills with anyone before."

The idea of having a student gave him a small sense of purpose. He was starting to feel like his normal self again.

"You would be teaching me?"

It was useful to keep her skills sharp, though poison wasn't something she could ask just anyone to teach her.

She would be happy to learn, sort of.

"What do you be wanting in return?"

"If you wish me too. I don't want to force this on you if you don't want to learn. I have some supplies on me. But it's not alot. I'm hoping to eventually find more or be able to grow more. I'm willing to spare some of it for you to learn."

He smiled, simply pleased by the notion to teach. "I don't need anything in return. I'm happy to share the knowledge with someone who I think will appreciate the art."

Nothing in return? He was weird. As weird as everyone else but she had expected different, he was similar to her in many ways.

But she could work hard. "I do be wanting to be learning."

She looked up as a door appeared. "We did be doing it."

"If I find something I need from you I'll let you know. But as of now I honestly don't need nothing from you. I never had anyone to teach before till now. That's more then enough." Xie'er explained and gave a nod in understanding.

Like before he waited till she left before he left as well.

This time she reached the door and then paused. "We do be needing to be leaving this one together."

Why? She had no idea but it was how it had worked last time.

..."Alright. I suppose that's why it's only one door verses the two we've had the last two times."

Xie'er rarely moved to join LO and walked her through the door. He didn't understand the reason for this, but simply accepted it for now.

"Yes." She wrinkled her nose. Would it be like last time? Would she now share a bond with him like she had Mami.

She hoped not, it had been weird, to be connected like that. He was no less dangerous than Mami had been but in a diffferent way.

She sighed. Whatever. It's not like they had a choice. She nodded at him and stepped through the doorway.

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