( closed ) sharp enough to kill a man

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WHO: Lumine + others
WHERE: around Stygia + the Gallows
WHEN: November
WHAT: event shenanigans + notice board things
WARNINGS: 99% chance of violence because of Lumine's life choices

[ ooc: closed starters will go here. if you want a custom starter, send me a PM or comment on my plotting post and let's hash things out. ]

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[ lumine would've appreciated it more if aerith asked about the flowers. it would've been a welcome distraction from the craziness of this disease. but as it stands, the other girl is certainly the worrier type, putting lumine's condition over her open curiosity. something the traveler could never resist no matter what she does.

still, her company is very much appreciated, even if she had hoped no one else she knew would see her. withholding information about her own condition seems to worsen it, and lumine has a feeling she's nearing that point where she might just cough her lungs out. ]

I'm glad you're not affected by it, though.

[ she says it sincerely, knowing that she too would be worried if some of the people she's gotten to know in this place are also afflicted with the same ailment. ]

Don't worry, it's not too bad.

[aflowers]

[ She probably should tell her the truth— that she thinks she might be affected in way, even if it's nowhere near as bad as some of the others she's seen. She has that same cough, after all, that uncomfortable tickle at the back of her throat... just no flowers. Which perhaps is ironic in a way, given her affection for the things.

But seeing how unwell she is, Aerith just can't bring herself to talk about it. Lumine is struggling enough without the knowledge, and she doesn't want to give her cause to worry about something that so far has been a great load of nothing. ]

Not too bad? [ She shakes her head, alternating between rubbing and patting Lumine's back. ] I don't know if I can agree with that, you know. This is one of the worse cases I've seen.

[ ...Sorry, Lumine. She's nothing if not honest.

(About stuff she's not hiding from other people, anyway.) ]