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[July catchall] There's no safe place, no sanctuary
Who: Ezra Bridger
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What: a july catch-all with various semi-open starts
When: Post-boatgate, mid Chara's rampage, and the rest of the month
Where: Centered around Cassandra, but could be anywhere
Content Warnings: Violent death, grief, hauntings. May be updated here and have cws in thread subject lines
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What: a july catch-all with various semi-open starts
When: Post-boatgate, mid Chara's rampage, and the rest of the month
Where: Centered around Cassandra, but could be anywhere
Content Warnings: Violent death, grief, hauntings. May be updated here and have cws in thread subject lines
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"I could try to help, if you'll trust me with your soul. I couldn't bring you back, as that requires an equal exchange, but I could try to get you back into the cycle of rebirth." Those words are followed up by, "If you need time to get to know me enough to do that, it's fine too."
He wouldn't blame Ezra if he needed to get to know him first.
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It would be better than this in between state, that he doesn't have the proper training to hold himself in, or make use of.
"I'm - I'm an empath, naturally, before I ever came here-" He says in a rush, "I try not to use it in an active sense without permission or a very good reason to sidestep that sort of consent. But if you would allow it, I would, uh, feel better about it if I, um, examine how you feel a little more close, while you...explain what you're offering."
Then he shuts up, wincing a little, because that was certainly not a very diplomatic attempt at negotiation.
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At that admittance, there's a flicker of wariness that disappears when Ezra says he doesn't actively use it. When he speaks again, it's not with any harshness, but only open honesty. "All I ask is that you don't mess with my emotions if that's within your capability. I'll be the first to admit that they're a work-in-progress."
A small exhale of breath that isn't quite a sigh. "In return, I'll be openly honest about whatever you might feel."
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He smiles in sympathy. "I have it on decently good authority - a 900 year old teacher of mine - that feelings are pretty much always a work in progress. And you're right, just because I have senses that give me in indication of what in a way not everyone has, that doesn't mean I understand the why of an emotion."
He suspects he could, in fact, dig for that sort of thing, if he was willing to do that to someone's psyche. But that sort of thing, he's never tried.
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Nico nods his head. "Let's head to a study room, so we can do this. A lot of people might not be able to see or hear you, but me talking to seemingly no one tends to freak others out."
Plus, if Ezra asks a private question about his emotions, he doesn't want strangers walking by to hear it.
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Then he pauses and tries to recenter himself. "Sure. Study work for me." He gestures for Nico to lead on.
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Nico nods and leads the way to the closest study room, stepping inside and holding the door open for Ezra after. Courtesy even if the ghostly status would let him phase through a closed one. It closes after the other male is inside. "Right, not sure if it'll make much sense, but here goes. Essentially, I was born with a lot of abilities relating to death, summoning ghosts and skeletons to help me, sensing death in multiple ways, and even returning the dead back to rest."
His emotions as he speaks are relatively calm, a soft nuance to each one. Compassion for those who have lost their lives, grief for the ones that he knew in life, acceptance that they have moved on, gratitude for the ones who have come to fight alongside him.
"For you, I would essentially be taking your soul and guiding it back to the cycle with my power alone. With all that's happened, I'll try to appease Mariana that I'm not trying to step into her territory, just returning what should have been there. I don't know what you'll experience, I haven't attempted anything like it here in this world."
There's an overlaying honesty with each word, uncertainty for having never experienced death at all, nervousness when bringing up Mariana, and a dash of uncomfortable fear. A fear of himself, mostly.
Nico pauses here, allowing Ezra time to process what's been said and felt, to ask questions.