Satori's face hardened at Koishi's explanation. She'd have said so herself if her sister hadn't got to it first. Though perhaps she'd be far less blunt. "All of what my sister states is, regrettably for you, entirely true. That said, we do not think any less of you for such thoughts of 'saving' us."
Satori, however, looked like she had much more to say on the matter. "...Your desire to 'fix' us is admirable, but we do not need much fixing or alteration. Merely interacting with you even in such a capacity is enough to change us but slightly. Such a drastic change as you suggest would be like attempting to 'fix' my sister." She paused for a moment and added, looking away... "That said, Chireiden, my pets, my way of life...it is a thing built over centuries of habit, and yet it is more than that. Perhaps you'd understand it better if I explained it entirely." She nodded faintly as she continued.
"In most ways, Koishi and I are parallel to eachother. Even more so when she sought to injure herself to spare her mind from hatred. But when we lose something dear to us, much like you humans, we grieve and rationalize. We attempt to make sense of things. For you, it may be the loss of friends and family. For me, it was the sight of blood, the smeared mess on the kitchen floor, the near-lifeless body of my sister, collapsed.the near-lifeless body of my sister, collapsed. The memory which I know you experienced not long ago. Even with my centuries-old memory,I can recall every detail. And for Koishi, it was her 'last' proper memory before she became what she is, now. That is why, as Koishi states, I can't leave this place." Her voice, slowly but surely, changed tone. She wavered a little as she explained further. "...Without Chireiden, my sister would have one less anchor with which to cling. She might even be lost forever, unable to find a familiar place to call 'home'."
Satori lifts her arms, as if to indicate her surroundings... "This place, these walls, these rooms and floors. All of this is a colossal beacon within the fractured mind of my sister. She's safer here, and I refuse to leave and deny her a home."
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Re: The Little Mermaid
Date: 2017-07-07 09:37 pm (UTC)Satori, however, looked like she had much more to say on the matter. "...Your desire to 'fix' us is admirable, but we do not need much fixing or alteration. Merely interacting with you even in such a capacity is enough to change us but slightly. Such a drastic change as you suggest would be like attempting to 'fix' my sister." She paused for a moment and added, looking away... "That said, Chireiden, my pets, my way of life...it is a thing built over centuries of habit, and yet it is more than that. Perhaps you'd understand it better if I explained it entirely." She nodded faintly as she continued.
"In most ways, Koishi and I are parallel to eachother. Even more so when she sought to injure herself to spare her mind from hatred. But when we lose something dear to us, much like you humans, we grieve and rationalize. We attempt to make sense of things. For you, it may be the loss of friends and family. For me, it was the sight of blood, the smeared mess on the kitchen floor, the near-lifeless body of my sister, collapsed.the near-lifeless body of my sister, collapsed. The memory which I know you experienced not long ago. Even with my centuries-old memory,I can recall every detail. And for Koishi, it was her 'last' proper memory before she became what she is, now. That is why, as Koishi states, I can't leave this place." Her voice, slowly but surely, changed tone. She wavered a little as she explained further. "...Without Chireiden, my sister would have one less anchor with which to cling. She might even be lost forever, unable to find a familiar place to call 'home'."
Satori lifts her arms, as if to indicate her surroundings... "This place, these walls, these rooms and floors. All of this is a colossal beacon within the fractured mind of my sister. She's safer here, and I refuse to leave and deny her a home."