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[carrionmywaywardsun]

[a beat, and then his expression lightens]

Though I guess we've both fucked up on that score.

[what with Rain running away with her girlfriend and Crow murdering his dad and such]

[softlyfalling]

[ she—surprisingly, gives a short brief bark of a laugh. ]

And here I thought you were always better at it than I was—

I suppose neither of us ever claimed to be good at anything, though.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

Not back then, anyway.

[he leans back on his hands, looking up at the sky, legs kicking idly where they hang off the edge of the roof]

I'm good now. I'm good at this, at being what I am.

[softlyfalling]

Yeah?

[ she makes a quiet huff. ]

...this is probably a strange question, but—if you don't mind humoring me. Are you happy?

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[looking back down at her now]

Yeah, that is pretty fucking strange. You know me. I'm fine, Rain. I always am.

[softlyfalling]

Maybe I've just been thinking a bit lately about what—well, about what "fine" and "happy" are actually supposed to be. People asked me about that kind of thing a lot, here, and I didn't have a real answer.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

Wow. Sounds like a fucking pain. What's the fucking difference?

[softlyfalling]

Right? Or—well, I still only feel like there's a difference to me sometimes.

I think a lot of people would think that was a thing I lost, when I accepted the Neverborn, but I don't think it was a thing I ever learned in the first place. But, ah...

...I don't feel like I'm suffocating anymore. Maybe that's it.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[shrugs]

Never saw much of a difference myself. That sounds nice, though.

[and he seems... mostly? sincere about that]

[softlyfalling]

...it really is.

I know it's probably not going to stay easy, but—it finally feels like I'm doing something right, is all.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

Well, you're a lot more interesting this way, so I guess you must be doing something right.

[softlyfalling]

...see, if you call me interesting, I get a little worried.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

That sounds like a "you" problem.

[softlyfalling]

Well, I've got a lot of problems, so that tracks.

...kind of missed this, in a way.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

...Aw, Rain, come on. Let's not do this.

[as much as he's been lulled by the weirdness of this place, and new, less boring Rain, there's still some things that should probably be left alone.]

[softlyfalling]

Well. You know I was always too sentimental for my own good.