My name is Mary. Lord Yashiki is my current owner.
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I believe he has made an error in 'confessing' and he has sought my advice, but I do not know such things. I do not know what to tell him and do not wish to engage in these nonsensical shenanigans.
I can say nothing about his terrible taste [she doesn't care, obviously, gosh] but he will take it quite personally if this goes too wrong. I would like to avoid the hassle if I can.
While I can provide you with the same advice I'd give Mr. Yashiki, you seem perfectly capable of telling him that you're uninterested in participating. It's your decision; you deserve that freedom. There's no harm or shame in admitting it, as you're an individual with every right to do and think as you please.
(break free from your bonds, mary)
If that's not the case, then would you like to know how you can help him?
[She frowns at the message. Excuse you Kirk don’t analyze her like this!!]
I have a vested interest in Lord Yashiki’s happiness and contentment with life, that is all.
He has taken on the burden of caring for me while I adjust to the changes being here has brought me. I owe him. It will be most annoying if he were to suffer from this because either he or the one he confessed to is being stupid.
I do not know enough to understand the problems here. I simply thought it best to encourage the people he has befriended here to help him through.
(look, he works closely with the king of pretending not to care. these are familiar waters. also, blink twice if you're being held by yashiki against your will.)
Yes, I see what you mean now.
(kirk, when asked for advice, always tries to deliver. he may have experience in these matters, but there is nuance to every situation. this one is especially unique.
still, at its core, it is a confession. in light of this, he has a couple pieces of advice:)
Even if you dislike him, even if you believe he's unintelligent, unqualified, or uninterested, Yashiki has chosen this gentleman for a reason.
If you'd like to help Yashiki, there are two things you should take care to do: do not express your dissatisfaction with the situation, or call it "nonsensical" to Yashiki, because he has taken this great leap and your support—whether he falls or flies—will undoubtedly mean the world to him; listen to what he has to say about how he feels, even if you have nothing to say in response.
People who are nervous, frightened, or doubting themselves don't need you to fix anything. They rely on you to be there, to keep them company, and to remind them that, even if things don't work out, they'll still have someone they love on their team.
[Oh. Huh. That was more than she’s thought she’d get, but more than welcome all the same. She reads it over a couple of times, considering it all carefully, before she responds to Yashiki to inform him of her newfound support.
Then she returns to this.]
I understand. Or, at least, I understand better which direction to take this.
Lord Yashiki does not need nor ask for much, so I believe that little bit that I can provide will be enough to make him happy.
Shortly before we arrived here, he had recently lost all of his memories. He changed around then. He'd started to remember some things-- I don't know if he's remembered everything yet.
Regardless, I believe he's chosen to not return to the man he was before his memory loss.
I've experienced amnesia before and it's very difficult to cope with. Yashiki has his weaknesses, but his ability to bounce back doesn't seem to be one.
[She considers it a moment, how to put it. While she doesn't care about telling the whole story herself, these are Yashiki's friends. Likely he'd want to tell them the whole story himself.]
Lord Yashiki would likely tell the story much differently and would not blame me. But Lord Yashiki was cursed by an evil spirit, and, because of the curse, his interactions with me hastened his memory loss. The more he interacted with me, the harder it would be to regain them.
However, I liked this new Lord Yashiki more. I did not cease interacting with him, though I knew what proximity to me was doing.
kirk, however, is as unflappable as any trained man in the face of the strange and unexpected. he's a product of far too many otherworldly investigations and phenomena both able and unable to be scientifically explained.)
Two questions:
1. Does he remain cursed to this day or has he managed to dispel it? 2. Why did his association with you have a negative impact on his memory?
1. No. He broke free of his curse. I do not think it would find him again now, since it's from our world.
2. A side-effect meant that interaction with people he knew would hasten the amnesia that comes from the curse.
It's a curse of hatred. Victims slowly lose their memories until the day they die. They face death all while suffering from the terror of losing oneself.
There's a long length of time before Mary revisits this conversation to answer]
Forgive me, Lord Mashita and Lord Yashiki have returned home unscathed.
I am somewhat of an expert on the curse, actually. The curse is born from a spirit. When someone dies an untimely death, especially one of injustice, cruelty, or particularly painful, it gives birth to a hatred. Death does not bring an end to it, it festers into something horrible. Monsters, vengeful spirits, etc.
Those creatures wish to bring suffering on those that wronged them, but ultimately, usually, those people are not available. So, they lash out at others, spreading their misery.
It's interesting, though undoubtedly frightening to some, to hear such tales. That vengeful spirits could be real isn't something I've thought much about, but I believe it. There are many regrets that could bind someone to the earth after they've passed.
I have, extensively. You could call me something of an expert.
My job was to help guide those marked by the curse in the absence of my last master, Lady Saya. She unfortunately succumbed to the curse she’d been studying not long before Lord Yashiki arrived.
That's quite the career you've invested your time in.
(he just assumes that it is, because if she's an expert then she's obviously dedicated her whole life to the study. that spells "career" to a duty-focused man.)
You must have nerves of steel, Ms. Mary, though I'm very sorry to hear about the fate of Lady Saya.
I'm not a very old-fashioned man. I'm having difficulty reconciling with two terms you're using. For someone, presumably your current and former "master," to "own" you is a very charged topic where I'm from. I'd like to know, genuinely, if you're in any sort of danger where Mr. Yashiki is concerned.
[She pauses, blinking at the words that appear. She supposes her words are old-fashioned, but deliberately so. She's also so shocked by the concern for her well-being from Yashiki of all people that it makes her laugh.
It actually makes her laugh for so hard and for so long that there are tears in her eyes and her stomach aches and she's very glad this is over text and that Yashiki & Mashita were too busy in Yashiki's room to pay her laughing fit any attention.]
I apologize if it's made you uncomfortable. Please, rest assured, I am in no danger from Lord Yashiki. The relationship between myself and Lord Yashiki can be quite complicated, so it is easier to use these terms to explain it.
Lord Yashiki himself does not see it as 'ownership,' these are simply terms I use because it was that way in the past. You could say his family owned mine; I keep the terms by choice, not by force. Lord Yashiki has simply decided not to fight me on it.
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Yes, this is he. How can I help you?
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I believe he has made an error in 'confessing' and he has sought my advice, but I do not know such things. I do not know what to tell him and do not wish to engage in these nonsensical shenanigans.
I can say nothing about his terrible taste [she doesn't care, obviously, gosh] but he will take it quite personally if this goes too wrong. I would like to avoid the hassle if I can.
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While I can provide you with the same advice I'd give Mr. Yashiki, you seem perfectly capable of telling him that you're uninterested in participating. It's your decision; you deserve that freedom. There's no harm or shame in admitting it, as you're an individual with every right to do and think as you please.
(break free from your bonds, mary)
If that's not the case, then would you like to know how you can help him?
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I have a vested interest in Lord Yashiki’s happiness and contentment with life, that is all.
He has taken on the burden of caring for me while I adjust to the changes being here has brought me. I owe him. It will be most annoying if he were to suffer from this because either he or the one he confessed to is being stupid.
I do not know enough to understand the problems here. I simply thought it best to encourage the people he has befriended here to help him through.
[I DON’T CARE, Mary says, caring deeply.
That said...] I would like to know.
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Yes, I see what you mean now.
(kirk, when asked for advice, always tries to deliver. he may have experience in these matters, but there is nuance to every situation. this one is especially unique.
still, at its core, it is a confession. in light of this, he has a couple pieces of advice:)
Even if you dislike him, even if you believe he's unintelligent, unqualified, or uninterested, Yashiki has chosen this gentleman for a reason.
If you'd like to help Yashiki, there are two things you should take care to do: do not express your dissatisfaction with the situation, or call it "nonsensical" to Yashiki, because he has taken this great leap and your support—whether he falls or flies—will undoubtedly mean the world to him; listen to what he has to say about how he feels, even if you have nothing to say in response.
People who are nervous, frightened, or doubting themselves don't need you to fix anything. They rely on you to be there, to keep them company, and to remind them that, even if things don't work out, they'll still have someone they love on their team.
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Then she returns to this.]
I understand. Or, at least, I understand better which direction to take this.
Lord Yashiki does not need nor ask for much, so I believe that little bit that I can provide will be enough to make him happy.
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Lord Yashiki used to be much more cold and overly confident. Arrogant. Now, the smallest things seem to delight him. He has changed.
However, it is not something I would enjoy seeing changed again.
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(yashiki?)
Do you mean when the man was younger, or is this a recent development?
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Regardless, I believe he's chosen to not return to the man he was before his memory loss.
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Was it you who helped him remember?
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But no, the opposite. I helped him to forget.
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Will you explain?
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Lord Yashiki would likely tell the story much differently and would not blame me. But Lord Yashiki was cursed by an evil spirit, and, because of the curse, his interactions with me hastened his memory loss. The more he interacted with me, the harder it would be to regain them.
However, I liked this new Lord Yashiki more. I did not cease interacting with him, though I knew what proximity to me was doing.
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kirk, however, is as unflappable as any trained man in the face of the strange and unexpected. he's a product of far too many otherworldly investigations and phenomena both able and unable to be scientifically explained.)
Two questions:
1. Does he remain cursed to this day or has he managed to dispel it?
2. Why did his association with you have a negative impact on his memory?
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2. A side-effect meant that interaction with people he knew would hasten the amnesia that comes from the curse.
It's a curse of hatred. Victims slowly lose their memories until the day they die. They face death all while suffering from the terror of losing oneself.
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I'm sorry you've both had to experience something so tragic.
From where does this curse originate, if I may ask? It's possible you may not know this information, but it seems relevant as I read your responses.
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There's a long length of time before Mary revisits this conversation to answer]
Forgive me, Lord Mashita and Lord Yashiki have returned home unscathed.
I am somewhat of an expert on the curse, actually. The curse is born from a spirit. When someone dies an untimely death, especially one of injustice, cruelty, or particularly painful, it gives birth to a hatred. Death does not bring an end to it, it festers into something horrible. Monsters, vengeful spirits, etc.
Those creatures wish to bring suffering on those that wronged them, but ultimately, usually, those people are not available. So, they lash out at others, spreading their misery.
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It's interesting, though undoubtedly frightening to some, to hear such tales. That vengeful spirits could be real isn't something I've thought much about, but I believe it. There are many regrets that could bind someone to the earth after they've passed.
You studied these things?
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My job was to help guide those marked by the curse in the absence of my last master, Lady Saya. She unfortunately succumbed to the curse she’d been studying not long before Lord Yashiki arrived.
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(he just assumes that it is, because if she's an expert then she's obviously dedicated her whole life to the study. that spells "career" to a duty-focused man.)
You must have nerves of steel, Ms. Mary, though I'm very sorry to hear about the fate of Lady Saya.
I'm not a very old-fashioned man. I'm having difficulty reconciling with two terms you're using. For someone, presumably your current and former "master," to "own" you is a very charged topic where I'm from. I'd like to know, genuinely, if you're in any sort of danger where Mr. Yashiki is concerned.
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It actually makes her laugh for so hard and for so long that there are tears in her eyes and her stomach aches and she's very glad this is over text and that Yashiki & Mashita were too busy in Yashiki's room to pay her laughing fit any attention.]
I apologize if it's made you uncomfortable. Please, rest assured, I am in no danger from Lord Yashiki. The relationship between myself and Lord Yashiki can be quite complicated, so it is easier to use these terms to explain it.
Lord Yashiki himself does not see it as 'ownership,' these are simply terms I use because it was that way in the past. You could say his family owned mine; I keep the terms by choice, not by force. Lord Yashiki has simply decided not to fight me on it.
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You must have a very long memory, Ms. Mary, if you're sticking to the terms your family used previously.