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towerofanimus2013-03-29 01:11 am
oathshackledbird) wrote in towerofanimus2013-03-29 01:11 am
Entry tags:
- [au1] america,
- [au1] cecil harvey,
- [au1] enoch,
- [au3] archer (prototype),
- [au3] lancer,
- [au4] kariya matou,
- [au6] lord el-melloi ii,
- [au7] sola-ui nuadha-re sophia-ri (zero),
- [ou] berserker (lancelot),
- [ou] colette brunel,
- [ou] kariya matou,
- [ou] lancer (zero),
- [ou] minatsuki takami,
- [ou] misaki yata,
- [ou] raphael,
- [ou] ryoji mochizuki,
- [ou] sephiroth,
- [ou] suzaku kururugi,
- [ou] tohko amano,
- [ou] yotsuba koiwai,
- [ou] yukiko amagi
"Love Fool" Player Plot Log
Characters: Diarmuid Ua Duibhne and anyone affected by his curse or who wants to get caught up in the chaos!
Setting: March 29th-April 4th. Anywhere in the tower during the beginning of the event, primarily in and around Room 4-16 later in the event.
Format: Any!
Summary: Instead of being mostly inactive, Diarmuid's curse starts being active most of the time and it's affecting both men and women! Chaos ensues! An OOC plotting and sign up post is here.
Warnings: Death, violence, blood, worms (X.x Kariya...), psychological torture, swearing, shenanigans of a romantic nature, and ANGST! I will update as it is needed!
Notes: Being affected by Diarmuid's curse requires a tag on his permissions post here so please make sure to stop by! If the log gets too big, I will make a second, overflow log and link it here. While most sections have dates on them, they are only references for the time of the week that the events are going on and not when the section is available for posting. All sections are open for posting just as soon as the log goes up and will stay open throughout the event.
Notice: The log is open! Have fun everyone and feel free to contact me if you have any questions!
Background Information:
One of Diarmuid's most defining traits is his curse, actually a gift given to him by a spirit of love, beauty, and youth as repayment for something he did for her. Unfortunately, while something like that might be an actual gift to a fellow spirit or god, giving it to a human doesn't work quite so well. Being a honorable man, though, Diarmuid has never taken advantage of those affected by his curse. Instead, he has done his best to let them down gently and guide them through the pain caused by it. Sometimes this has worked and sometimes it hasn't. In either event, he remembers vividly every person he's ever hurt because of it.
That approach works well until the woman who falls in love with him is his Lord's fiancee and a princess who won't take no for an answer. She places a geis on him that forces him to run away with her. Many things end that night and a great many more begin. At least, that's how the legends go.
In the tower, his curse has been weakened somewhat so that it is only rarely active. However, when it activates and for how long is random, and he doesn't know when it is happening until those affected start acting oddly toward him. Those so affected seem to remain that way for a week or two and often have some success controlling their reactions to him if they have a strong will or know that they are under the curse's spell.
Event Information:
During the event instead of activating only once and a while, Diarmuid's curse will almost constantly be active. It will also affect men and women meaning that almost everyone he runs into in the tower has the chance of being affected. He will not know this right away and will continue going about his normal patrol routes, meetings, and so on until he finally realizes what is going on. Once he does, he will start hiding in his room to limit the number of people affected. However, this won't work out so well because with him staying in one place, anyone who is under the curse's spell and trying to find him isn't going to have to look very hard.
Every day he will be spending at least a little time out of his room so that a character can be hit by the curse whenever they wish to be during the event. Anyone is welcome to have their character affected whether or not they actually have CR already with Diarmuid. This is actually a good time to start up CR if you have wanted to, but not been sure how since he will be checking in with people to make sure they are okay once the effects of the curse have passed. New players are also welcome!
How strongly and how long a character is affected by the curse is totally up to that character's mun. And remember, your character doesn't have to be affected by the curse to participate! Do they want to troll Diarmuid by acting like they are affected when they aren't? Do they want to slip him a gift or thank you but have been too shy to until they have the chance to do it under the guise of something else? Might they just be passing by Room 4-16 and get caught up in a fight? Do they have a friend who is affected and are trying to 'help' them out? Anything is possible and creativity is encouraged!
Below I have set up several locations and times to have things going on, but feel free to start something elsewhere if you wish! Private meetings between characters working together or other similar posts are welcome. Just be sure to mark what is going on. In an effort to try and keep everything to one log, I have made sub-headings for his Mailbox and for Network posts should characters wish to use those things as well to show their feelings. Because people are competing for his attention to the point of fighting in some cases, please be aware that I am encouraging threadjacking and sneaky tricks like stealing gifts out of his mailbox or from his room. If you want to make sure that a thread isn't interrupted by others or a gift stolen, please mark the thread's subject line with the word "Locked." Any thread marked in such a way should only have Diarmuid and the thread starter replying in it unless other arrangements have been made. All other threads are considered open for interruption, but please remember to be polite.
Important Note: To help keep things organized, please make sure to put either "Open" or "Locked" in the subject line of all newly started threads so that people know if it is okay to jump in or not. It is all right if you decide to change the status later in the thread--just adjust the comment title in the next post.
Diarmuid will not respond to threads that aren't marked until they are marked, and I would ask others not to either since once replied to, comments can't be edited. Once the thread is marked, it is fair game to be replied to.
During the end of the event players will find it harder to get into Diarmuid's room because the way will be blocked. Master Kariya Matou (vermicompost ) will have ordered his Servant Berserker (chevalier_mal_fet ) to guard the door. Far from what it looks like on the outside, both men aren't trying to help protect their friend from those affected. Instead, they have also been affected and are tying to keep away all other potential suitors! Can anyone say Boss Fight? Will those affected team up to take them down or maybe just sit back and let them take out a few rivals to thin the competition? It's all up to you guys and how nuts you want to get!
Important Note: When tagging the 'Boss Fight' section, in addition to marking your post "locked" or "open" in the subject line, please also state if your character is meeting Lancelot in his true form--which will mean having to deal with him in some way so your character can get through to the room--or in Diarmuid's form--which will mean he will greet your character and act like Diarmuid in an attempt to lead your character away from the room. Your character is free to be fooled or see through his deception as the thread progresses. Just be aware that Lancelot's mimic ability is high level and will take either knowing Diarmuid and his quirks well or having a lot of magical knowledge to see through.
Finally, while the tone for the event is mostly fun and humorous, if you want there can be more serious consequences. If any character is involved in a serious incident or dies because of something related to the event, please make sure you put a comment in this section with your character's name, journal, a quick blurb about what happened and, most importantly, if you want Diarmuid to know what happened. Obviously, because of his nature, he is going to want to contact anyone who is seriously impacted by or killed because of his curse.
That's it! Go forth and cause chaos! If there are questions or problems at any time, please feel free to contact me via pm though Diarmuid's journal (oathshackledbird ) or on Plurk at ![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
NekoSandy
IC Event Introducton:
The day starts off like any other for Diarmuid and for that he is glad. After all that had happened at the end of the month in February, quiet and routine days are something he is not going to argue against. Besides, with so many people who are from some version of the world he knows having arrived this month, he would really like them to have a chance to settle in before things get too chaotic again. There are those he would also like to spend as much time with as possible before anything else happens. So many people, himself included, need as much time as they can get to just sort out the things going on in their heads.
The problem is, will the tower give that time to them? Diarmuid knows each quiet day is one more step forward so that they can all be prepared for whatever the administrators throw at them next.
A small smile crosses his face as he takes off to make his first patrol of the tower. After that, he will probably have something to eat at the cafeteria, before taking some time to visit friends. Sometime before nightfall, he will make another patrol of the floors before retiring to his room for the night. It's a simple day and considering how quickly things can go bad in the tower when things get too complex, he's not bothered at all by that simplicity.
It's just a shame that he doesn't realize, as he leaves his room, that things won't stay simple for long. Not with his curse suddenly becoming active in a way it never has before...
Section Links:
Diarmuid's Mailbox #0091
Network Posts
Diarmuid's Room (4-16) on Mar 29th-Mar 31st
Outside of Diarmuid's room on Mar 29th-Mar 31st
Anywhere in the Tower on Mar 29th-Mar 31st
Diarmuid's Room (4-16) on April 1st-April 4th
Outside of Diarmuid's room on April 1st-4th
Anywhere in the Tower on April 1st-4th
Boss Encounter with Berserker on April 3rd-April 4th
Serious Incident/Death List
Setting: March 29th-April 4th. Anywhere in the tower during the beginning of the event, primarily in and around Room 4-16 later in the event.
Format: Any!
Summary: Instead of being mostly inactive, Diarmuid's curse starts being active most of the time and it's affecting both men and women! Chaos ensues! An OOC plotting and sign up post is here.
Warnings: Death, violence, blood, worms (X.x Kariya...), psychological torture, swearing, shenanigans of a romantic nature, and ANGST! I will update as it is needed!
Notes: Being affected by Diarmuid's curse requires a tag on his permissions post here so please make sure to stop by! If the log gets too big, I will make a second, overflow log and link it here. While most sections have dates on them, they are only references for the time of the week that the events are going on and not when the section is available for posting. All sections are open for posting just as soon as the log goes up and will stay open throughout the event.
Notice: The log is open! Have fun everyone and feel free to contact me if you have any questions!
Background Information:
One of Diarmuid's most defining traits is his curse, actually a gift given to him by a spirit of love, beauty, and youth as repayment for something he did for her. Unfortunately, while something like that might be an actual gift to a fellow spirit or god, giving it to a human doesn't work quite so well. Being a honorable man, though, Diarmuid has never taken advantage of those affected by his curse. Instead, he has done his best to let them down gently and guide them through the pain caused by it. Sometimes this has worked and sometimes it hasn't. In either event, he remembers vividly every person he's ever hurt because of it.
That approach works well until the woman who falls in love with him is his Lord's fiancee and a princess who won't take no for an answer. She places a geis on him that forces him to run away with her. Many things end that night and a great many more begin. At least, that's how the legends go.
In the tower, his curse has been weakened somewhat so that it is only rarely active. However, when it activates and for how long is random, and he doesn't know when it is happening until those affected start acting oddly toward him. Those so affected seem to remain that way for a week or two and often have some success controlling their reactions to him if they have a strong will or know that they are under the curse's spell.
Event Information:
During the event instead of activating only once and a while, Diarmuid's curse will almost constantly be active. It will also affect men and women meaning that almost everyone he runs into in the tower has the chance of being affected. He will not know this right away and will continue going about his normal patrol routes, meetings, and so on until he finally realizes what is going on. Once he does, he will start hiding in his room to limit the number of people affected. However, this won't work out so well because with him staying in one place, anyone who is under the curse's spell and trying to find him isn't going to have to look very hard.
Every day he will be spending at least a little time out of his room so that a character can be hit by the curse whenever they wish to be during the event. Anyone is welcome to have their character affected whether or not they actually have CR already with Diarmuid. This is actually a good time to start up CR if you have wanted to, but not been sure how since he will be checking in with people to make sure they are okay once the effects of the curse have passed. New players are also welcome!
How strongly and how long a character is affected by the curse is totally up to that character's mun. And remember, your character doesn't have to be affected by the curse to participate! Do they want to troll Diarmuid by acting like they are affected when they aren't? Do they want to slip him a gift or thank you but have been too shy to until they have the chance to do it under the guise of something else? Might they just be passing by Room 4-16 and get caught up in a fight? Do they have a friend who is affected and are trying to 'help' them out? Anything is possible and creativity is encouraged!
Below I have set up several locations and times to have things going on, but feel free to start something elsewhere if you wish! Private meetings between characters working together or other similar posts are welcome. Just be sure to mark what is going on. In an effort to try and keep everything to one log, I have made sub-headings for his Mailbox and for Network posts should characters wish to use those things as well to show their feelings. Because people are competing for his attention to the point of fighting in some cases, please be aware that I am encouraging threadjacking and sneaky tricks like stealing gifts out of his mailbox or from his room. If you want to make sure that a thread isn't interrupted by others or a gift stolen, please mark the thread's subject line with the word "Locked." Any thread marked in such a way should only have Diarmuid and the thread starter replying in it unless other arrangements have been made. All other threads are considered open for interruption, but please remember to be polite.
Important Note: To help keep things organized, please make sure to put either "Open" or "Locked" in the subject line of all newly started threads so that people know if it is okay to jump in or not. It is all right if you decide to change the status later in the thread--just adjust the comment title in the next post.
Diarmuid will not respond to threads that aren't marked until they are marked, and I would ask others not to either since once replied to, comments can't be edited. Once the thread is marked, it is fair game to be replied to.
During the end of the event players will find it harder to get into Diarmuid's room because the way will be blocked. Master Kariya Matou (
vermicompost ) will have ordered his Servant Berserker (chevalier_mal_fet ) to guard the door. Far from what it looks like on the outside, both men aren't trying to help protect their friend from those affected. Instead, they have also been affected and are tying to keep away all other potential suitors! Can anyone say Boss Fight? Will those affected team up to take them down or maybe just sit back and let them take out a few rivals to thin the competition? It's all up to you guys and how nuts you want to get!Important Note: When tagging the 'Boss Fight' section, in addition to marking your post "locked" or "open" in the subject line, please also state if your character is meeting Lancelot in his true form--which will mean having to deal with him in some way so your character can get through to the room--or in Diarmuid's form--which will mean he will greet your character and act like Diarmuid in an attempt to lead your character away from the room. Your character is free to be fooled or see through his deception as the thread progresses. Just be aware that Lancelot's mimic ability is high level and will take either knowing Diarmuid and his quirks well or having a lot of magical knowledge to see through.
Finally, while the tone for the event is mostly fun and humorous, if you want there can be more serious consequences. If any character is involved in a serious incident or dies because of something related to the event, please make sure you put a comment in this section with your character's name, journal, a quick blurb about what happened and, most importantly, if you want Diarmuid to know what happened. Obviously, because of his nature, he is going to want to contact anyone who is seriously impacted by or killed because of his curse.
That's it! Go forth and cause chaos! If there are questions or problems at any time, please feel free to contact me via pm though Diarmuid's journal (
oathshackledbird ) or on Plurk at IC Event Introducton:
The day starts off like any other for Diarmuid and for that he is glad. After all that had happened at the end of the month in February, quiet and routine days are something he is not going to argue against. Besides, with so many people who are from some version of the world he knows having arrived this month, he would really like them to have a chance to settle in before things get too chaotic again. There are those he would also like to spend as much time with as possible before anything else happens. So many people, himself included, need as much time as they can get to just sort out the things going on in their heads.
The problem is, will the tower give that time to them? Diarmuid knows each quiet day is one more step forward so that they can all be prepared for whatever the administrators throw at them next.
A small smile crosses his face as he takes off to make his first patrol of the tower. After that, he will probably have something to eat at the cafeteria, before taking some time to visit friends. Sometime before nightfall, he will make another patrol of the floors before retiring to his room for the night. It's a simple day and considering how quickly things can go bad in the tower when things get too complex, he's not bothered at all by that simplicity.
It's just a shame that he doesn't realize, as he leaves his room, that things won't stay simple for long. Not with his curse suddenly becoming active in a way it never has before...
Section Links:
Diarmuid's Mailbox #0091
Network Posts
Diarmuid's Room (4-16) on Mar 29th-Mar 31st
Outside of Diarmuid's room on Mar 29th-Mar 31st
Anywhere in the Tower on Mar 29th-Mar 31st
Diarmuid's Room (4-16) on April 1st-April 4th
Outside of Diarmuid's room on April 1st-4th
Anywhere in the Tower on April 1st-4th
Boss Encounter with Berserker on April 3rd-April 4th
Serious Incident/Death List
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Speak nothing of it, friend. I wasn't aware of anyone's presence for quite a while. It's my fault, for I've... had a lot on my mind.
[ Cecil can't see his face with how he has his head down, but she tilts her head to one side a little in an effort to meet his eyes, a smile crossing her lips as is typical of her. His words and his tone of voice tell her he is clearly upset, but so far he doesn't seem angry the way he did that one day. She takes it as a good sign. ]
Would you like to talk about what's troubling you?
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Yet, even with all of that, there is part of him that wants to tell her. Talking with her...it's almost like talking with his brother. Comforting and relieving in a way maybe it shouldn't be.]
I...I messed up. My brother...
[He stops, tears threatening to spill from his eyes again. Should he even call him that anymore? Does he even have the right?]
I-I have pushed so much onto him. Expected so much. This...this time it might have been too much.
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[ Cecil is confused for all of a handful of seconds until he goes on to clumsily explain, then she realizes who he means: Lancer. She swallows hard, already upset to hear that they may have had a falling out. This situation reminds her uncomfortably great deal of her friendship with Kain and the last thing she wants is for her friends to experience that pain. She takes a breath and rests a reassuring hand on Diarmuid's knee. ]
I doubt that is true, Diarmuid. If Lancer is a brother, then I don't think you could ruin anything. Family is unconditional.
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No... T-that is the problem. I was happy with us loving each other as brothers, but then he...
[Diarmuid pauses, trying to steady his voice.]
A few days ago, he started acting differently. Then...he told me he...he loved me more than a brother. I didn't want to believe. It would be too perfect, but in the end, I gave into what I wanted. I wanted to believe. I did, but now...
[His voice cracks.]
My curse. It was my curse. I knew it. Why did I even hope? Now, he will be able to go back to just being my brother and I...I'm always going to want more.
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I'm sorry.
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He buries his head in his hands and has to fight back the urge to vanish into spirit form again. Cecil deserves better than this. Honestly, is he ever going to be able to speak with her without crying like a child?]
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry...
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No... Don't be sorry. Don't apologize, Diarmuid.
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The urge to throw himself into her arms to seek some kind of shelter from all of the pain he's feeling.
It's this feeling that makes him grow extremely angry with himself. She's not his family. She's barely started becoming his friend, and here he is doing the same thing to her as he did to his brother.
He's looking to her to fix all those things he can't fix himself.
Eventually, his anger at himself pushes back his tears and he takes a deep breath, looking up at her with eyes that are suddenly void of emotion. That void is not very deep, though. Looking closer will reveal there are actually many emotions swirling through his eyes.]
I can't. It will be the same, you see? I can't bother you with this. I won't do to you what I did to him.
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[ She smiles at him sadly in hopes that she can get him to smile back, but it's a challenge, because when he tries to shut her out like this, it hurts. Last time he tried it, she worried for him, but now it feels like he's practically struck her physically. She cups his face and rests her forehead against his, trying to be comforting to him. ]
Please, Diarmuid... I cannot do much for you, but let me do what I can.
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Even though he shouldn't be burdening her with his troubles, with her so close and so freely offering comfort, Diarmuid can't keep pushing her away. His hands come up, shakily covering hers where they rest on his face before sliding down to rest on her shoulders.]
I-I just want to stop hurting. I want to stop hurting others. I want to know what to do. I want to stop being lost. I...
[His voice drops to an almost inaudible whisper.]
...I want to stop being alone. I want someone to love me for me, not because of this damned curse!
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The thought comes so naturally and immediately that Cecil feels a little frightened of it herself. She worries her bottom lip, wanting to tell him this, wanting to reassure him.
But she doesn't.
It hurts her to hear these things and she wants so much to make him happy, but she's not completely blind to all else around her. Diarmuid isn't the only man she holds so closely in her heart and he's not the only one she loves. He may be nothing more than a memory now, but he's a memory that haunts her every day, every moment of her life now, both the waking ones and the dreaming ones. The white mage from her world may be somewhere waiting for her and it is this possibility that keeps Cecil from daring to breathe the words to Diarmuid that she so terribly wants to.
She offers him tight embraces and tender petting in place of this. ]
It's what everyone wants... To be loved for who we truly are is everyone's dream one way or another.
[ Cecil hesitates only briefly, but she kisses his forehead, then returns to putting her arms around him gently, as though afraid her movements will chase him away. ]
I'm sorry. I wish I had answers for you, my friend.
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I should not want. I have no right not when I am not really a living person...
[He pauses trying hard to bring his shaking voice under control.]
How many times have I said this? How many times have people told me it's not true? That it is okay if I want. And yet, whenever I let myself want it only ends up hurting those I would never want to hurt.
Why? Why can't I find the right answer? I just want to be happy. Or if I cannot be happy, I just want my friends to be so...
[Suddenly, his voice drops almost into inaudibility.]
No...that is no longer true. I should not lie. I want to be happy. Just my friends being happy isn't enough anymore. Is that why I am being hurt so? Because I have become so selfish?
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[ Cecil brings her lips to his ear so that her voice can be soft and soothing without risking him mishearing her. She moves a hand up and down along his back and strokes his black hair slowly. ]
The universe doesn't punish.
[ So she tells him, but she knows she doesn't believe it when it comes to the universe punishing her. ]
Are we not all no longer living beings by your definition? All any of us are now are souls placed into manufactured jars after our true bodies have been destroyed being here. All of us have died already, but you don't believe that every one of us does not deserve happiness and love because of that, do you? So it is with you, Diarmuid. You are still a soul that survives and feels, and you do deserve it.
[ Cecil presses her lips to his hairline. ]
You told me that we will find peace for ourselves and for everyone we have failed in the past if we don't give up now. Remember? I believe you. Please believe yourself.
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But...for whatever reason, he still hasn't set it in his mind that what applies to him, applies to everyone else as well. He's so used to holding himself to a different standard than everyone else that it hasn't clicked.
Until now. For whatever reason, her words bring that fact crashing home.]
We are all the same here... We really are...
[His voice shakes slightly, yet for some reason seems oddly steady.]
No more, no less. We are all recorded here on this twisted version of the Throne of Heroes, this twisted Tower of Souls, being recycled over and over again at a will not our own.
Can we really find peace like this? Or am I just a fool for even considering it?
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[ Cecil's arms tighten around Diarmuid in a fiercely protective (and alarmingly possessive) embrace. It breaks her heart to hear him questioning what he said to her weeks ago with such confidence and conviction. If only she could take his doubt away. ]
Don't do this to yourself. You are not a fool. The future is not set in stone. It is whatever we choose to make it and I know you can achieve your goal if you don't lose hope. You're a legend, Diarmuid. Your people believed in you as a hero for generations, for centuries. You are capable of so much.
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I know. I'm sorry. I just hurt so much right now. I had no idea that I had gotten so used to my curse not being active. How good it was to not have to question people's feelings. To just enjoy the feelings and closeness and know they are real for once in my life.
[He huddles in her hold for a few more moments before he sits back. He doesn't totally leave her arms, but he does want to be able to look her in the face.]
Thank you...again. I try so hard not to worry others with my problems, but sometimes...it just happens.
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You are never a burden to me. You are a very dear friend of mine. I have confided in you and trusted you with much— many things that I am not yet willing to share with anyone else. You sacrificed your modesty to save my life.
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[Diarmuid smiles gently, further relaxing in her hold and in response to her actions. As he does, just how tired he is starts to wash over him. A sigh slips from his mouth, and he shuts his eyes.]
Somehow all of this emotional upheaval is more exhausting than fighting a whole army ever was...
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[ She feels elated when he visibly cheers a little and she warmly rubs his back, then runs her hands along to his shoulders and arms, a small chuckle coming from her in reply. ]
I can't say I am surprised, all things considered. Come— you can rest in my room.
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[He blushes, head bowing slightly.]
You...you don't have to do that. I would hate to burden you mo...
[Diarmuid's voice drops off and he raises his head again.]
Sorry, friends aren't burdens, I know. If you don't mind, I would be glad for a chance to rest.
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I don't mind. You're welcome any time.
[ She kisses his cheek and withdraws from him so she can stand up, holding out her hand to him with that small smile on her lips. ]
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[He almost ignores her hand since he doesn't need it to get up, but something about that small smile makes him change his mind. He takes her hand, rising slowly to his feet careful not to accidentally unbalance her. One standing, he doesn't let go of her hand, though. Instead, Diarmuid turns a warm smile on her.]
By all means, Lady. Lead the way.