PC: Lavi

[sootprints]

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[sootprints]

This is...

It seems similar to the entry we read before. So it could really be... about them?

[ But if they didn't achieve their wishes first, then... ]

[bookpapers]

...Maybe.

[I don't know if the dead are really someplace else, but now that Cami's back... But his mind pivots back to Kate at her thought,]

Are you interested in the wish?

[sootprints]

Yes. There's something very important that I'd like to accomplish, whether I live or die here.

[ a little tense there, but the fact that they're dropping like flies is something she's had to contend with. ]

What about you?

[bookpapers]

[Hearing Kate's resolve -- it doesn't shame him exactly, but it does make him feel a little guilty.]

...No. Yuffie mentioned that you could wish for someone else's life for it, but... I don't know.

[But if Yuu dies...]

Are you still looking for your partner?

[sootprints]

Yes.

... I didn't know you could do that.

[bookpapers]

I don't know if she meant here or back home. ...Would be nice if she meant here though.

[sootprints]

Hmm. That's right, it was mentioned that our wishes probably won't affect anything in this realm.

[ so... probably not. ]

... I think you should know, though, that based on the information I've received from the overseers, I think you're a possible match.

[bookpapers]

[Huh?

There's a brief moment as Lavi looks clearly surprised, and then conflicted. But then,]

...Do you want me to confirm it?

[sootprints]

... You'd be risking your life, so... only if you're prepared for that.

[bookpapers]

...If this was earlier, then I would say no.

But after that stuff about partners being able to survive if they link up with someone else...

[There's still a chance we can survive it. I don't want to die, but I don't want Kate to die because of me either. But if I become a monster and I get executed...]

Do you know someone you can partner with if I get killed?

[sootprints]

Yes. Do you?

[bookpapers]

[at that he grins, a little ruefully]

...Yeah, I figured you would.

[then he shakes his head]

I don't, but I can ask around.

[sootprints]

Do you want to confirm now, then, or should we wait...?

[bookpapers]

Is it okay if we wait until Friday? I need to talk to Yuu about it.

I won't tell him that you asked me, just that the possibility's come up.

[sootprints]

[ she considers that, and nods. ]

That sounds reasonable, yes.

[ I hope we're both still here by then...

... and there's a little wince at that thought. ]

[bookpapers]

[at that, he looks rueful.]

Me too.

[...But if I'm gone, then Kate could find someone who'll say yes.]

[sootprints]

I hope you're not thinking about how your death could be a convenience to others.

[ sternly. ]