KENOS INBOX

[erbe]

COMMUNION

Reaching out to Rin is like stepping into a moonlit parlor. Everything is quiet, muted, and neatly tucked away. Almost like a "lobby," of sorts to keep visitors away from the rest of what goes on in her head... and her heart. This space is cool, and placid. Much like the surface of a lake in winter as it reflects the pale glow of the celestial bodies hanging above it in the sky.

A reflection of serenity rather the true thing. A mask of elegance to hide anything that may be unsightly. Anything that may betray her.

✧ Specifics

✦ Unable to block out: Harbinger
✦ Compatible with: Iconoclast | Advocate
✦ Discord Accrual: Exalt

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Comments

[lockedon]

[ The ease of her question catches him off-guard. ]

...An object wearable by a person. [ Though now he has to wonder: ] Is it that easy to cast something like that on a living being?

[erbe]

No. But an object can always be misplaced, lost, or stolen. It can be chosen not to be worn one day. It can be broken. It would be harder to trace a person, but to do so would mean a direct path rather than a possible dead end.

[Tohsaka answers quickly. If only because she already had this follow up prepared. If you're worried about losing a necklace, then track the necklace. If you're worried about losing the person wearing the necklace, then you better hope they actually put it on.]

[lockedon]

[ She has a point, but: ]

And that doesn't feel like a violation of privacy to you?

[erbe]

Mm, what do I care? Perhaps somewhere normal it would be some evidence of distrust, but with the way we shard-bearers get kidnapped and killed here I find it hard to bring up a solid argument either way.

Besides, I'm not looking to track anybody. You are.

[lockedon]

That's why I asked about an object, not a person.

[ As convenient as it would be to know where someone is at all times, it doesn't sit well with him. Though the mention of kidnapping does remind him of something else. ]

You were one of the ones that were kidnapped, weren't you?

[ Hard to forget entirely when two separate people mention it on two separate occasions. ]

[erbe]

...That's quite the jump. What makes you think that?

[Who would even had said anything to him? Also was he too floored by her "princess-ness" to mention he had met people who knew her, if so? She couldn't have been that easy to read... could she?

It's possible. After all, she had been running into quite the unfortunate string of failures. Perhaps just another to add to the list.]

[lockedon]

Because I was told so.

[ And while he's never been the type to believe everything he's told, because there's plenty of false information circulating out there, he does trust information when they come from certain sources. ]

By a woman named Gavial, and a girl named Gray.

[ Gavial might be a stranger but he would trust Gray with his life. ]

[erbe]

[Gavial she could argue, but Gray? Tohsaka is much to soft on Gray to deny her anything.]

I see. So what's your point?

[She does not like this. Her whole demeanor becoming closed off and guarded because of her previous vulnerability and helplessness sickens her. She hates it.]

[lockedon]

[ He could be nice to her. Probably should be kinder to her due to her relationship with Gray. But Kenos has taken too much from him in the months he's been here, and he finds he's less willing to explain himself to strangers these days.

Abruptly: ]

Did you also suffer from high Discord levels afterwards?

[erbe]

You come here to apologize and then interrogate me like a criminal? What did I do, kick your puppy?

[Absurd. The only puppy she'd kick is Gen.]

[lockedon]

[ Wow, don't kick Gen, that's his child. :/ This leap of logic though... ]

If I were interrogating you like a criminal, you would know. [ This is just his normal every day behavior, unfortunately. ] I'm just trying to see if there are any similarities between people who were experimented on.

[erbe]

[She'll stop kicking him when he unlearns toxic masculinity.]

Discord accrual seems to be partially based on stress, so it wouldn't be surprising if someone came out of that situation with increased symptoms. What's your sample size? After all, it's not like I was alone.

[She wonders if he has Dokja on his mind or if it's someone else.]