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[ She probably shouldn't wonder so much. Again, to those that know Vanitas well at this point, it shouldn't be overly hard to figure out. However, that still is very few people. Likely those that live in this house and one or two beyond it.

Still, he can't help but flinch slightly at the knock. Van has no idea who it is, but the timing... ]

It's not locked.

[Only poking half her body in right now. But he can see her watch device in her hand. Yep, he can figure it out.]

Do you have a moment?

[ YUP. He's caught. Vanitas fights the urge to wince. ]

Am I going to leave this room in one piece?

[ Because he assumes he is going to be scolded, yup. ]

That depends on what you think you did.

[She'll be coming in all the way but lets the watch dangle from the string.]

If you were concerned, you could have come to me about it. I'm not the type to turn away from a problem.

[ And boy do his eyes watch it for some time. Until he has to huff and look away. Mira makes it all sound so easy and it's... Really not. ]

Yes, I know. Though it isn't really a problem that you could help me solve.

[This time, she moves closer and sits right on the edge of his bed. Nope, not getting away.]

Try me.

[ No escape... Unless Van bolts and takes a jump out the window. It's unlikely though. ]

Stubborn...

[ Vanitas falls into silence. He shifts around a little, frowning. Trying to voice something. Anything. ]

Come on, Mira. You can read so you already know.

And damn proud to be. Wouldn't have been able do all I could if I wasn't.

[Indeed she did.]

It's called being concerned and wanting to protect something you hold dear. Although the punishing is new; you have been holding that in since we talked, haven't you?

Ain't that the truth of it.

[ He sighs, shoulders sagging a little bit. Mira has read a lot of those conversations. Vanitas can't deny that... Well that he must care. Some people have used logic and reason. Others their instinct. Though by now it's all settled into his mind and his heart.

Look, he isn't even having a panic attack over the discovery. ]

Punishing isn't new. I've always had those sort of impulses.

But towards someone who did not hurt you but to another is new for you, is it not?

Yes... Though I know that's a thing that people do. I've seen people do it.

[ Just. Not him. ]

[Oh boy.]

While I am actually a little flattered at the idea, I would strongly suggest not doing it. There is no worth in it for a couple of reasons.

[Mainly 'not my versions and not knowing if they actually did'. It's complicated as fuck but that's what it is.]

[ Doesn't matter, really. One way or another they did do it to someone, even if it's not Mira. ]

Oh I said all that, but I don't know if I'd actually follow through. I know too many of them to actually hurt them.

[Different versions suck sometimes doesn't it? But wait, that sounds like he has an idea of who she meant despite never mentioning any names.]

You...know who?

[ Van raises a brow. ]

With as much as I already know, you don't think me capable of putting things together?

[ Mira, please. Give him some credit. ]

Then tell me. Who do you think I was speaking of?

Urianger and Thancred for starters.

[ Suffice to say he doesn't know of the Exarch's involvement. Yet. ]

...oh.

[Thancred? Really? Not in his emotional state at the time.]

One of them would be correct. However, Thancred had no knowledge of the events until they were set in motion.

'Twas talk of helping the star, to stop a Calamity and to save my life the reasoning used that caused Urianger to be silent and assist. Despite his reasonings earlier about being ill at ease on it.

[ Look, he knows Thancred is associated with it all. ]

Ill at ease... No knowledge until it was set in motion... They still followed through or sat aside and allowed it to happen. Those are just excuses.

In the case with most of the Scions, they were stopped. They saw what the light was doing to me and tried to help.

In fact...I recall overhearing a conversation before. Might you heard of Y'shtola? She too is a Scion but I know not if her name has come up yet.

[ Van only makes a noncommittal sound. "Tried to help" is so vague. Vague enough that he wants to press he mater further. However he won't. There's really little point in it after all. ]

No one's mentioned her before.

[Well then, now he'll know her.]

She has a particular gift of being able to see aether. [Will she mention at the cost of her own life force? Not important now.] When I overheard her talk to Urianger, she was concerned because she saw the corrupted light within me so much that she didn't know it was me. Confused me as a sin eater at first until I had spoken.

[She should have come in and demanded answers then. But what would that accomplish.]

She told him that she believed I wasn't destroying the light but containing it...and asked him if the vision that he saw of the Calamity and my death was something he truly saw or not. Never got the answer because that's what happens when you have an army on your backside and hunting you down. But after destroying the Lightwarden in that area, Y'shtola told me in private her findings, that what she saw confirmed it.

She was the only one who spoke of it to me at the time, actually brought it to my attention.

Edited (fact checking via review) 2020-03-03 18:06 (UTC)

So then this Y’shtola at least respected you enough to actually bring it to your attention. That doesn’t really excuse the ones that would have kept it hidden from you, Mira.

[ He huffs, clearly irritated. Partially at the situation - that he apparently cares enough to be upset. Then he is also unsettled by how irritated he is. This isn’t really any of Vanitas’ business but apparently the irrationality of CARING is settling in. ]

If I have to stop making excuses for Xehanort, then you should stop making excuses for people who did you wrong, well-intentioned or not. Yes, this person who can see aether might not apply, but can you say that for the others? For the Exarch?

[She would have countered with how Y'shtola and Ryne both noticed this and actually not only showed concern but tried to figure out what they could do...if Vanitas didn't bring up G'raha. Her eyes widen as she does not recall ever mentioning him. That means someone else did and not the man in question.]

How did you know about the Exarch?

[And does she need to hold him back?]

[ And Y’shtola along with Ryne would not be targeted with his “ire” as the old man had put it. Just... Everyone else. However, the comment has the intended effect anyway. Mira is coming up short. ]

How can I not know, Mira? I know everyone in some capacity or another.

[ Everyone from her world at least. ]

Edited 2020-03-03 19:21 (UTC)

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Heyo we going into ShB Spoiler territory for the lurkers

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