[ as with so many pivotal mistakes in his life, it all begins with mundane underestimations. he'd thought himself a bystander, that he could remain a safe distance away as she takes the plunge for the both of them, without fear of getting himself wet. a mere witness to her success, or even her failure, if it came down to that. and like many mistakes, what follows is the natural price.
he pauses amid his shuffling, his adjusting of his lower robes, bringing things in and out of line. he pauses though not by choice. the fusion of these two bubbles effects vertigo on his periphery senses. it assails his vestibular system. it's a dizzying loss of equilibrium as he struggles for a moment, wondering if she'd done something, wondering if he'd done something. then a realization that this woozy feeling is a consequence of hers, and comparatively infinitesimal at that. that these stray pebbles raining down his head is consequence of her burying under an insurmountable mountain, a mountain that looked to his bland ignorance so idyllic and serene. ]
Katsuragi, [ he reverts to old habits when she hisses and staggers against his feet, his brief surprise at her losing instantly set aside in favor of steadying her on flat feet. ] Oi -
[ he catches her by the stomach, even as he feels as though he could vomit on the plain of her back. hands, now balmy, seek for her face. ]
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he pauses amid his shuffling, his adjusting of his lower robes, bringing things in and out of line. he pauses though not by choice. the fusion of these two bubbles effects vertigo on his periphery senses. it assails his vestibular system. it's a dizzying loss of equilibrium as he struggles for a moment, wondering if she'd done something, wondering if he'd done something. then a realization that this woozy feeling is a consequence of hers, and comparatively infinitesimal at that. that these stray pebbles raining down his head is consequence of her burying under an insurmountable mountain, a mountain that looked to his bland ignorance so idyllic and serene. ]
Katsuragi, [ he reverts to old habits when she hisses and staggers against his feet, his brief surprise at her losing instantly set aside in favor of steadying her on flat feet. ] Oi -
[ he catches her by the stomach, even as he feels as though he could vomit on the plain of her back. hands, now balmy, seek for her face. ]
That's enough. Forget about this.