[ It's late, and for the most part no one should be out by the lake. Not after everything that's happened and how much trouble the black sands had caused them. And somehow, he's not surprised to see Guy there—he and Yu had some sort of connection, if trial was to be believed.
His boots clack against the wooden boardwalk as he approaches, announcing him. ]
Hello, Guy. I can go, if you'd prefer to be alone.
[Mmm. He hasn't heard that voice in a hot minute. He's cross-legged at the very end of the dock, sword on his lap, looking lost in thought until Dimitri's voice snaps him back.
He'll turn to the young prince, bowing his head polietly.]
Nah, you're fine. It's good to see you again, Your H-- ah, sorry. Dimitri.
[He'll gesture next to him, folding his arms against his knees, fingers draped together.]
[ ah, he remembered how he likes to be addressed. good work, guy. he answers with a polite nod, sweeping aside his capelet as he sits down beside him. ]
It certainly could have.
[ dimitri has known ogata for a while now, and while he wouldn't call their relationship friendly, it'd certainly. made for an unpleasant trial.
on the other hand... ]
I'm sorry for your loss. I wish more than anything I could have found him last night.
[his lips quirk up, a bitter laugh that doesn't quite emerge]
Nothing that can be done about that now, so I wouldn't go blaming yourself. Pretty sure this place is determined to make sure people can't interfere once something's been started, just like all the others.
[It's horribly unfair. But that's how it was in the temple. Why should this be any different?
...]
We wasted time, and we missed something crucial. It's a mistake I don't think we can't afford to repeat.
[ that does seem to be how all their previous 'games' function—but it doesn't make it any less frustrating. he looks out over the water, something hard and steeled in his eyes. ]
There's never enough time.
[ he's not even sure they missed something in their investigations, necessarily. maybe there was a connection they didn't see, a clue they didn't put in the right place. a person they didn't suspect. ]
There will be more mistakes, too. We will have to persevere through them, just as we will have to see the consequences of our crimes in the morning.
[ Dimitri leans against a small post along the boardwalk pier, the earlier iron in his voice melting away, letting his expression turn soft and open and sad. ]
He wasn't sure...? [ It'd be more confusing, but by now he's met plenty of people who were outright dead in their own worlds. It isn't so strange to imagine someone who was wavering between life and death. ] People have all kinds of cruel fates waiting for them, even after this.
Yeah. He didn't talk about it much. Not that I blame him or anything. But I guess something happened back home, and now he's not sure if he survived it at all.
...
He was the closest ally I had coming here. I'm not about to let his death become another mistake, or leave him to uncertainty.
[His grip tightens on the sword in his lap, before slowly relaxing.]
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w1, saturday, post-trial
His boots clack against the wooden boardwalk as he approaches, announcing him. ]
Hello, Guy. I can go, if you'd prefer to be alone.
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He'll turn to the young prince, bowing his head polietly.]
Nah, you're fine. It's good to see you again, Your H-- ah, sorry. Dimitri.
[He'll gesture next to him, folding his arms against his knees, fingers draped together.]
That definitely could have gone better, huh.
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It certainly could have.
[ dimitri has known ogata for a while now, and while he wouldn't call their relationship friendly, it'd certainly. made for an unpleasant trial.
on the other hand... ]
I'm sorry for your loss. I wish more than anything I could have found him last night.
[ guy seemed connected to yu, somehow. ]
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Nothing that can be done about that now, so I wouldn't go blaming yourself. Pretty sure this place is determined to make sure people can't interfere once something's been started, just like all the others.
[It's horribly unfair. But that's how it was in the temple. Why should this be any different?
...]
We wasted time, and we missed something crucial. It's a mistake I don't think we can't afford to repeat.
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There's never enough time.
[ he's not even sure they missed something in their investigations, necessarily. maybe there was a connection they didn't see, a clue they didn't put in the right place. a person they didn't suspect. ]
There will be more mistakes, too. We will have to persevere through them, just as we will have to see the consequences of our crimes in the morning.
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Yeah. We will.
He just deserved better. Wasn't much older than you or anything.
...
He wasn't sure he would be alive if he ever made it home. I don't know if this was his last shot or not.
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He wasn't sure...? [ It'd be more confusing, but by now he's met plenty of people who were outright dead in their own worlds. It isn't so strange to imagine someone who was wavering between life and death. ] People have all kinds of cruel fates waiting for them, even after this.
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...
He was the closest ally I had coming here. I'm not about to let his death become another mistake, or leave him to uncertainty.
[His grip tightens on the sword in his lap, before slowly relaxing.]
...Have you been able to speak to Ogata?