At least they are not obtuse about what this place is meant to be. [ Judging from his tone of voice, he sounds perturbed about it being so openly known as to what this really is. He also looks like he's seen a ghost. Just thinking about what is expected of them here has what minimal color on Viktor's face draining immediately. Viktor is not exactly...a prime candidate for this place. ]
But even cages have keys. Although I will assume that no one has ever found a way out on their own accord? [ What lies beyond this hotel, if anything at all? He knows the arcane, and he knows the breadth of solitude it provides when consumed by it. But this wasn't that either, a pocket void in some strange dimension then? ]
Who exactly owns the gilded cage? I can't imagine people not wanting to know such things. [ He gives Keita a sideways glance. ] The same thing. And what might that thing be?
[ Because, quite frankly, Viktor hadn't even expected to be alive right now. He doesn't know what he wants or if he's entitled to wanting anything at all. Guilt is a heavy thing, isn't it? Like an all-encompassing shadow that drowns out most things, including desires. ]
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But even cages have keys. Although I will assume that no one has ever found a way out on their own accord? [ What lies beyond this hotel, if anything at all? He knows the arcane, and he knows the breadth of solitude it provides when consumed by it. But this wasn't that either, a pocket void in some strange dimension then? ]
Who exactly owns the gilded cage? I can't imagine people not wanting to know such things. [ He gives Keita a sideways glance. ] The same thing. And what might that thing be?
[ Because, quite frankly, Viktor hadn't even expected to be alive right now. He doesn't know what he wants or if he's entitled to wanting anything at all. Guilt is a heavy thing, isn't it? Like an all-encompassing shadow that drowns out most things, including desires. ]