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Weiss I am distressed to hear that you are in a dream coma. Clearly I need to attack you with more summoned ursas and accelerate your training so this does not happen again.
I can't find Yang and she's not answering any of my messages. When did you last see her?
[ BOY THIS DAY IS JUST GETTING BETTER AND BETTER ]
Oh it does, but it's not exactly common enough that there's a public panic about it. There are some creatures from my world that dissolve upon death, so I didn't think it was that odd except that it wasn't just monsters who were doing it. The non-pendant wearers don't dissolve, only people who wear the pendants. It isn't as though we had any way to really figure out what was going on with that though. It isn't any weirder than the fact that blood tests indicate we're apparently all under 10 years old or that the Bay water has living people particles in it.
[ Weiss's summaries of the research are slightly skewed. She doesn't quite understand the science, getting summaries of it resulted in her own interpretations. ]
I'm slightly alarmed out.
[ Weiss's summaries of the research are slightly skewed. She doesn't quite understand the science, getting summaries of it resulted in her own interpretations. ]
I'm slightly alarmed out.
[Weiss regrets being unable to send a letter, but if the truth were to be told, Winter vastly prefers this method. There is just too much that cannot be said with words alone, and though she was hurt, the video is a soothing balm that quiets much of her previous and quiet wounds.]
[Would that she'd sent that letter sooner, they could meet up in person. But Winter's just begun the first day of training for the new recruits, and she's in the thick of the Fayren wilderness. She can't leave, and she wouldn't dream of inviting Weiss to relax in the same hell into which she's pitching her tent.]
I accept your apology, on the sole condition that you accept mine.
[There's a rare softness in her smile as she closes her eyes and tips her head forward.]
It is good to hear from you again, sister.
[Would that she'd sent that letter sooner, they could meet up in person. But Winter's just begun the first day of training for the new recruits, and she's in the thick of the Fayren wilderness. She can't leave, and she wouldn't dream of inviting Weiss to relax in the same hell into which she's pitching her tent.]
I accept your apology, on the sole condition that you accept mine.
[There's a rare softness in her smile as she closes her eyes and tips her head forward.]
It is good to hear from you again, sister.
Of course I accept yours, Winter.
[ She smiles, a fair sight happier now that she and Winter have made up to almost immediate effect. She doesn't want to fight ever again, at least not with Winter. There are plenty of other people to pick fights with- her favorite family member should not be one of them, even if she disagrees. Perhaps next time she'll make a list of counterpoints, then go through them and talk to Winter calmly in person. It sounds like a better plan than what happened this time.
But for now, a small confession. ]
I missed you.
[ She smiles, a fair sight happier now that she and Winter have made up to almost immediate effect. She doesn't want to fight ever again, at least not with Winter. There are plenty of other people to pick fights with- her favorite family member should not be one of them, even if she disagrees. Perhaps next time she'll make a list of counterpoints, then go through them and talk to Winter calmly in person. It sounds like a better plan than what happened this time.
But for now, a small confession. ]
I missed you.
[Honestly the best way to get through to her. She's far more pliable to points of logic than pleas of passion. It's just her nature, and why she so vehemently rejected anyone who exhibited signs of a temper.]
How terribly sentimental.
[She shakes her head as if gravely disappointed. But her smile is still there, so as not to provoke any further distress.]
It seems the affliction is contagious, however. I've missed you as well. I was not exaggerating when I confessed that you were the only one I trusted enough to carry on a perfectly congenial conversation.
Which reminds me...
[She looks thoughtful for a moment.]
Do you have any need for a wooden jewelry box?
How terribly sentimental.
[She shakes her head as if gravely disappointed. But her smile is still there, so as not to provoke any further distress.]
It seems the affliction is contagious, however. I've missed you as well. I was not exaggerating when I confessed that you were the only one I trusted enough to carry on a perfectly congenial conversation.
Which reminds me...
[She looks thoughtful for a moment.]
Do you have any need for a wooden jewelry box?
A wooden jewelry box?
[ She looks a little surprised, confused. ]
I mean, I don't really have one right now. I've been hanging my necklaces on a little wire tree.
[ It makes it very easy to keep them from tangling.. but she supposes she could use it for her earrings for sure. ]
I'd happily accept it.
[ She looks a little surprised, confused. ]
I mean, I don't really have one right now. I've been hanging my necklaces on a little wire tree.
[ It makes it very easy to keep them from tangling.. but she supposes she could use it for her earrings for sure. ]
I'd happily accept it.
[Yang's calling. When/if Weiss answers, Yang speaks in a hushed tone, as if she's in a library or somewhere else where quiet is demanded.]
Hey, just wanted to say I'm sorry for running off as soon as I woke up. I was kind of...you know.
[Freaking excited to see Mercury again after a year apart.]
So just checking in to see if you and Sun are okay. And to say thanks, for keeping me sane all that time. It meant a lot to me.
Hey, just wanted to say I'm sorry for running off as soon as I woke up. I was kind of...you know.
[Freaking excited to see Mercury again after a year apart.]
So just checking in to see if you and Sun are okay. And to say thanks, for keeping me sane all that time. It meant a lot to me.
Good. Then I shall give you the one that found its way into my possession the next time we meet. A soldier has little need for baubles, let alone a box in which to contain them. The craftsmanship is quite remarkable, I think it will please you.
[Sorry, Dray.]
[Sorry, Dray.]
Hey, Weiss. Where are you? I have a anniversary gift for you.
Though I know it technically hasn't come up, though it kind of has. [Dream time makes things weird.]
Though I know it technically hasn't come up, though it kind of has. [Dream time makes things weird.]
[ She's not even sure how old she is anymore. She's kind of wondering if anyone would question her when January rolls around if she just said she was 22 instead of 21. So "kind of has" seems totally legit to her. ]
If we're having updated anniversary dates you should've told me. [ She has nothing for him and now she's flustered about it and how come he gets to be perfect boyfriend and she feels like the jerk who forgot their anniversary? ]
I'm at the GSRF. The person who was in charge of those crystals went home a while ago so no one made the public post with the compilation, I wanted to grab them so I could work something up to share at home. I'll be back in about 30 minutes unless you want me to meet you somewhere.
[ Even when she doesn't have a real job she gives herself work. Whoops. ]
If we're having updated anniversary dates you should've told me. [ She has nothing for him and now she's flustered about it and how come he gets to be perfect boyfriend and she feels like the jerk who forgot their anniversary? ]
I'm at the GSRF. The person who was in charge of those crystals went home a while ago so no one made the public post with the compilation, I wanted to grab them so I could work something up to share at home. I'll be back in about 30 minutes unless you want me to meet you somewhere.
[ Even when she doesn't have a real job she gives herself work. Whoops. ]
It's not so much updated as it is we were in that dream place for a whole year. [They still have a few months off before its their legit anniversary, but he's just taking the time to give her one because of all the dream time.]
I can wait at home for you. I'll order some dinner too unless you had your heart set on something else. [When their real anniversary rolls around, they could do something big and proper.]
I can wait at home for you. I'll order some dinner too unless you had your heart set on something else. [When their real anniversary rolls around, they could do something big and proper.]
Okay, I'll see you soon.
[ Weiss tries to hurry up, just so she can sneak in swinging by the edible arrangements place to grab him a sprinkle-covered chocolate dipped banana. She didn't really have time to order a whole bouquet so it's just one. It's not much buuuut it's the most she can do without going over the time she said. Sure enough, she gets home in about 34 minutes (there was a line, she tried her best!) and puts the tote with the stuff she grabbed down on the couch before calling out for him. ]
Sun!
[ Weiss tries to hurry up, just so she can sneak in swinging by the edible arrangements place to grab him a sprinkle-covered chocolate dipped banana. She didn't really have time to order a whole bouquet so it's just one. It's not much buuuut it's the most she can do without going over the time she said. Sure enough, she gets home in about 34 minutes (there was a line, she tried her best!) and puts the tote with the stuff she grabbed down on the couch before calling out for him. ]
Sun!
[Sun is just in the bedroom getting changed after taking a shower, so when he hears her voice, he comes out. On the kitchen counter there is a bag of food. He ordered out from a nearby burger place. He got them burgers and her fries and him onion rings.]
I'm here. [He says as he steps into the living room.] Someone arrived late.
I'm here. [He says as he steps into the living room.] Someone arrived late.
[ She comes into the kitchen after hearing his voice, the banana in a box with a ribbon on it in her hands held out to him. ]
Happy time-dilated anniversary. [ She presents him with the box. It's obvious that it's last minute (since she already admitted she didn't expect it) but she tried and that's important.
Also she is so getting some of those onion rings, they should probably just dump them out on a plate together. ]
Happy time-dilated anniversary. [ She presents him with the box. It's obvious that it's last minute (since she already admitted she didn't expect it) but she tried and that's important.
Also she is so getting some of those onion rings, they should probably just dump them out on a plate together. ]
[Make a communal fry and onion ring pile is probably the smartest thing to do since Sun planned to take some of her fries anyway. He looks to the box and then takes it.]
So I'm assuming this is why you were a little late? [He says with a smile on his face. She had surprised him, honestly. He didn't expect her to get him anything. Even if it was last minute. He opens it up and peers inside. His smile grows even bigger.] I don't think these will be surviving the night.
[If it wouldn't ruin his dinner, he'd go ahead and devour them than before even touching their burgers.]
So I'm assuming this is why you were a little late? [He says with a smile on his face. She had surprised him, honestly. He didn't expect her to get him anything. Even if it was last minute. He opens it up and peers inside. His smile grows even bigger.] I don't think these will be surviving the night.
[If it wouldn't ruin his dinner, he'd go ahead and devour them than before even touching their burgers.]
It's not like it's a bad gift. [Sun could never hate a fruit based gift. It's always the safest bet with him. He reaches into his pocket and takes out a rectangular jewelry box that obvious has a necklace in it and offers it to her.]
Here.
Here.
[ Weiss accepts it carefully. It feels like lately she can't keep the smile off of her face around Sun. It was that way before, but now it just.. even after spending so long with him, even if the last year or so of it was condensed, knowing they could get through anything whether it was one of them dying or losing the abilities that were a huge part of who they were gave her a lot of confidence and.. well, frankly, it only made her love him more. He made her happy, and it wasn't about the amazing necklace he was handing her.
Though it was gorgeous, absolutely. She ran her fingers over the gem. It looked like stars had fallen into the ocean. ]
For a man who still refuses to wear a proper shirt you have really good taste. I love it.
[ She smiles wider and turns around, taking it out of the box to hold it up, gesturing for him to hook it in the back. ]
Though it was gorgeous, absolutely. She ran her fingers over the gem. It looked like stars had fallen into the ocean. ]
For a man who still refuses to wear a proper shirt you have really good taste. I love it.
[ She smiles wider and turns around, taking it out of the box to hold it up, gesturing for him to hook it in the back. ]
I think you’re to blame for any taste that I have in jewelry. [While he never saw Weiss wear a gaudy amount of it, she still does have it. It influences his taste a bit. He moves behind her and takes hold of the clasps and fastens them together.]
It’s actually a bit more than a necklace. [He says as he reaches around with one hand and grabs it. He slides his thumb on the back of it to find a small button and he presses it and legs go of it. Images are projected outward, just your basic run of the mill holograms. It’s pictures of him and Weiss, images that they’ve taken and shared with each other’s on their devices. It flashes through one picture of them just being dorky together, then another of them taking a cute little selfie together.
Then the next image isn’t so much a picture as it is text that says “Will you marry me?” It holds on it for a bit aaaand if she turns around, he’s already down on one knee holding another piece of jewelry.]
It’s actually a bit more than a necklace. [He says as he reaches around with one hand and grabs it. He slides his thumb on the back of it to find a small button and he presses it and legs go of it. Images are projected outward, just your basic run of the mill holograms. It’s pictures of him and Weiss, images that they’ve taken and shared with each other’s on their devices. It flashes through one picture of them just being dorky together, then another of them taking a cute little selfie together.
Then the next image isn’t so much a picture as it is text that says “Will you marry me?” It holds on it for a bit aaaand if she turns around, he’s already down on one knee holding another piece of jewelry.]
[ Weiss wasn't sure what a heart attack felt like, but she was sure this was the closest she had come. The first few images had been just about the only way she could've imagined that this gift got any better, then the message was there, and she was suddenly speechless. For anyone who knew Weiss, speechless was incredibly uncommon. It took her a few moments to even turn around.
She wanted to say yes, so badly, so immediately but the words wouldn't come out. That ongoing anxiety, the very thing that she'd told Yang about when Yang had asked her what she would do if Sun asked-- he was the one person she knew would always be there for her, but this place.. This is one of those rare moments when every fiber of her being wants to say yes to something except for that tiny, nagging part of her that just can't get over the fear of being alone. Which is ironic, considering this was a promise that she never would be again. ]
I want to.
[ Her tone says "but," but she doesn't elaborate. She doesn't want to hurt him, she wants to say yes more than anything, she just.. she's scared. She wants to spend the rest of her life with him, but promising to do so in a place where they don't know if they'll wake up the next day and one of them will be gone sounds like a jinx. ]
I want to say yes, so much.
She wanted to say yes, so badly, so immediately but the words wouldn't come out. That ongoing anxiety, the very thing that she'd told Yang about when Yang had asked her what she would do if Sun asked-- he was the one person she knew would always be there for her, but this place.. This is one of those rare moments when every fiber of her being wants to say yes to something except for that tiny, nagging part of her that just can't get over the fear of being alone. Which is ironic, considering this was a promise that she never would be again. ]
I want to.
[ Her tone says "but," but she doesn't elaborate. She doesn't want to hurt him, she wants to say yes more than anything, she just.. she's scared. She wants to spend the rest of her life with him, but promising to do so in a place where they don't know if they'll wake up the next day and one of them will be gone sounds like a jinx. ]
I want to say yes, so much.
[Sun is grateful that it’s not an outright ‘No’. The fact that she wants to say yes is a big bonus. He reaches out to her hand with his free one and grabs it.]
Weiss. I love you without a doubt. I know, technically, we haven’t been together for a year yet. But..the time we spent in that dream was very real. We were very much us. Our time in this relationship together..our time dating.. .I just know for a fact that you are the woman I love. You’re the woman I want to be with for the rest of my life.
[He knows that with every fiber of his being.]I want to marry you. Even if it’s not today or tomorrow. I wouldn’t care if we got engaged and stayed engaged for the next few years, I just know I’m ready to take that step with you.
[He brings her hand to his lips and kisses it.] I don’t know why you won’t say yes. But you aren’t turning me down either, are you? I don't mind if you need time to think and make sure that this is what you want, I can't say that would be unexpected knowing the type of person you are.
Weiss. I love you without a doubt. I know, technically, we haven’t been together for a year yet. But..the time we spent in that dream was very real. We were very much us. Our time in this relationship together..our time dating.. .I just know for a fact that you are the woman I love. You’re the woman I want to be with for the rest of my life.
[He knows that with every fiber of his being.]I want to marry you. Even if it’s not today or tomorrow. I wouldn’t care if we got engaged and stayed engaged for the next few years, I just know I’m ready to take that step with you.
[He brings her hand to his lips and kisses it.] I don’t know why you won’t say yes. But you aren’t turning me down either, are you? I don't mind if you need time to think and make sure that this is what you want, I can't say that would be unexpected knowing the type of person you are.
[ That smile comes back as she listens, soft and a little less care-free now, but certainly warm. There's obvious love in it, and she holds his hand tightly as he speaks. Her throat is tight, but after a few moments she manages to speak up. ]
I have a nightmare.
[ Probably not what he wanted to hear, but before he can interrupt, she continues. ]
In it, it's morning and I can feel your hand holding mine but I haven't opened my eyes yet. In the back of my mind I know not to open them but I always want to see you so badly that I do it anyway, and the bed is empty. I assume you woke up early to go do something, but your shoes are still in the closet, so I go out to look for you, then I see you later that day and you don't recognize me more than Blake's "Ice Queen" friend. That's why sometimes you wake up and I'm just holding your hand and looking at you. I'm scared if I let go before you look at me, you won't be my Sun.
[ She knows this is something he understands, but Weiss has such a fear of being alone that it's a lot more crippling to her. And Sun.. Sun was there when she was at her best and worst, but that also means she's most afraid of losing him. ]
I've lost everyone but you. It feels like if I say yes, I'll jinx that. [ She laughs a little but it's hollow. ] Which.. sounds like an incredibly stupid when I say it out loud. You really don't mind if I take some time to think about it?
I have a nightmare.
[ Probably not what he wanted to hear, but before he can interrupt, she continues. ]
In it, it's morning and I can feel your hand holding mine but I haven't opened my eyes yet. In the back of my mind I know not to open them but I always want to see you so badly that I do it anyway, and the bed is empty. I assume you woke up early to go do something, but your shoes are still in the closet, so I go out to look for you, then I see you later that day and you don't recognize me more than Blake's "Ice Queen" friend. That's why sometimes you wake up and I'm just holding your hand and looking at you. I'm scared if I let go before you look at me, you won't be my Sun.
[ She knows this is something he understands, but Weiss has such a fear of being alone that it's a lot more crippling to her. And Sun.. Sun was there when she was at her best and worst, but that also means she's most afraid of losing him. ]
I've lost everyone but you. It feels like if I say yes, I'll jinx that. [ She laughs a little but it's hollow. ] Which.. sounds like an incredibly stupid when I say it out loud. You really don't mind if I take some time to think about it?
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