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[silversnowfall]

...Even knowing it is an experiment...doesn't seem to be changing my thoughts. How strange.

Though I am quite certain it could be much, much worse. After all, I...mm.

[you can find her, by the way, walking around outside after this post, with the occasional dreamy sigh. She has her journal and will answer voice replies, too - already affected, she's safe to talk to]

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[silversnowfall]

You...were gone well before this really started happening. I think I'd forgotten that. But...well, it's His Majesty.

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Is that so? I always did think you two would make a smart match.

[Even so, she's unsure what to think about this. Nephry is married and Peony is... well... Peony. Considering this is an experiment, the aftermath might not be too pretty.]

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[silversnowfall]

When we were younger...we were together.

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

[That's news to Gelda.] For how long?

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[silversnowfall]

Ah...until the Score forced us apart.

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

... I see.

[When she was still living in Auldrant, she'd never questioned the Score. Relationships were decided by the planet's memory and she'd accepted that as a part of everyday life. Ever since she came to Luceti and experienced freedom, though, she's grown to despise the Score's influence on people's lives.]

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[silversnowfall]

So I...followed the Score's instructions. And it was...it was for the benefit of the Empire, as well. [but then why do you sound so tired and bitter about it, Nephry?]

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

[Because of the experiment, perhaps?] Once something was written in the Score, there was nothing we could do to change that fate, regardless of how beneficial it was.

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[silversnowfall]

I know. It would have been impossible to defy the Score at the time. I married the man it said I would.

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Did that make you happy?

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[silversnowfall]

Not at first. ...But I was happy after a while.

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Was it true happiness, or was it merely a sense of fulfillment in regards to your duty?

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[silversnowfall]

This experiment may not be allowing me to answer that truthfully.

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Hmm... Fair enough. [She gives Nephry a faint smile.]

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[silversnowfall]

But you can see the problem now.

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Yes, I suppose I can. [It's a tricky situation, to say the least. Normally, she'd tell Nephry to go for it, as Luceti isn't bound by the Score anyway. But not only is she married, she's also under the influence of an experiment right now.]

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[silversnowfall]

...When I return home...I wouldn't be able to face him.

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Your husband?

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[silversnowfall]

Yes.

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

I can imagine... Though you may not remember Luceti at all when you return to Auldrant.