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[withoutrest]

This is an overflow post for Cerealia.

<b><font style="color:#005C00;">changge@withoutrest</font> ~ $</b> cp ~/dreamwidth/estoria/may_introlog.zip ~/dreamwidth/withoutrest <b><font style="color:#005C00;">changge@withoutrest</font> ~ $</b> sudo unzip may_introlog.zip Archive: may_introlog.zip <span style="padding-left: 10px;"> inflating: kuzuryuu_fuyuhiko.thread</span> <span style="padding-left: 10px;"> inflating: ada_vessalius.thread</span> <span style="padding-left: 10px;"> inflating: veronica.thread</span> <span style="padding-left: 10px;"> inflating: furude_rika.thread</span> <span style="padding-left: 10px;"> inflating: ribbons_almark.thread</span> <b><font style="color:#005C00;">changge@withoutrest</font> ~ $</b> _

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[protectthecastle]

[Despite the fact that Veronica could be difficult and stubborn, she knew when to listen. (She often just chose not to.)

She hasn't moved, feeling the breeze against her cheek as the arrow passes, a meaty sound coming from behind her as it hits the target. It's then that she turns around to see if the photographer's okay.

Please let him be okay.]

[withoutrest]

[Changge has learnt from previous experience and grabbed Veronica's hand and will try to forcibly drag Veronica away.

Changge isn't even concerned about the photographer.]

[protectthecastle]

[The photographer is clutching at his arm, a thin whine of pain coming from his mouth as he scrabbles at the arrow. Veronica's expression falls as she gets dragged away. She doesn't have the strength to pull away from Changge, but she wants to.

Someone seems to already be attending to the fallen photographer but she still keeps looking until she can't see him anymore.]

Why-...You could not have used a less violent method with which to stop him?

[withoutrest]

That was the most expedient way.

[protectthecastle]

But he was hurt!

[withoutrest]

You cannot always avoid injuries in situations like this.

[protectthecastle]

[She knows it's unreasonable, but she's standing firm on this point.]

But there must be a way to minimize the injury!

[withoutrest]

He is not dead. That is as much consideration I could spare him since you had put yourself in harm's way.

[protectthecastle]

[Veronica draws herself back on hearing that, eyes wide because she hadn't thought of it. She hadn't even thought twice about putting herself in harm's way because it had only seemed logical, to protect in whatever way possible.]

But...

But he is hurt. I did not wish for him to be hurt, as I did not wish for you to be hurt.

[withoutrest]

[They've made it past the circle of volunteers. Good. They should be safe now.

Then she lets go and turns to Veronica.]

If that was your aim, there are better ways you could have accomplished it. What did you think would happen if you had gotten hurt because you were protecting someone else?

[protectthecastle]

I...had not thought about it.