whistlestoptea: (smile)
whistlestoptea ([personal profile] whistlestoptea) wrote in [community profile] metamemes 2023-05-05 10:26 pm (UTC)

[ Seeing her do that, they blink once. Twice.

And then, they lean back and break out into a good belly laugh. It takes them a few moments and they have to wipe a tear, but they sit up straight again, a smile plastered on their face. ]


I guess it's no use trying to fool you, huh?

[ Finally, that other thing she said really registers. ]

We win.

[ They say this in disbelief. Sure, they've been working their hardest to stop the Day of Unity, have been portraying utmost certainty on the outside, but, well... inside is another matter.

Inside, they'd spent plenty a night ruminating over whether they could really win this. But really, what other option was there but to fight? Lie down and die? As if. One thing they'd known as soon as they heard about the Day of Unity's real purpose: if they were to go down, they'd go down fighting. And to the last, they'd try to prevent tragedy.

And here, now, in another world, is Eda, telling them they made it. Their face breaks out into a broad smile. ]


We win!

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