deadly_legacy | ✜007 [video | voice

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✜007 [video | voice | action]

[Euphie turns on the video, revealing herself standing outside near the apartments with a bag over her head. She giggles a little, which contrasts with the sad face carved into the bag itself. She's just following out a dare Hikaru had given her.]

Hi, everyone, I just wanted to clarify that I was under the curse to be a secret admirer a couple of days ago. I'm very sorry for any confusion or embarrassment that I might have caused. Zero, you were incredibly nice about it. Thank you so much, and I hope you didn't actually eat any of those horrible muffins. I don't know how I convinced myself they were a good idea!

Oh, and this is Euphemia for anyone who doesn't recognize me like this. [Giggles again.]

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Can we...talk in person? [No bag.]

Yes.

[ ...Bag or no, Flynn won't judge you ;-; ]

Should I go to your home then? [She remembers where it is from the party.]

If that's fine with you. There are a lot of people living with us, though. I don't know if you would be comfortable with that.

[She almost suggests that they just go into his room, but maybe he shares that too?] Okay. I live in apartment 7, room 107. I'll be there.

All right. Please, wait for me.

[ ~~cue romantic music~~ Erm. ]

[She returns to her apartment and waits for him, feeling nervous. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to talk to him in person. It would be harder, but he already knew and... Just breathe.]

[ Flynn doesn't think here; all that he knows is that Euphemia needed someone to talk to and that as a friend, it was his duty to comfort her. Listening to her little sniffles over the network, and knowing that this was something terrible for the princess... Flynn knew that he had to come, had to do something to make things right.

He stands in front of the Euphemia's apartment some time later and knocks. ]

[She opens the door and looks at Flynn with his soft blue eyes and his messy blond hair. The colors are wrong, but she is still reminded of Suzaku. Strong and gentle and there for her. Except Suzaku isn't here and Flynn is. And, surprise, she's hugging you, Flynn, right there in the doorway.]

[ Flynn is surprised by the immediate reaction from Euphemia but... doesn't make a move to push her away. In fact, he lets her continue cling onto him as tightly as she wished to... to comfort her. ]

Lady Euphemia...

T-thank you for coming. [She pulls away after a little while, blushing slightly.] Please come in.

[ Flynn shakes his head, smiling gently. ]

I couldn't possibly not come...

[ And he enters the apartment only after the invitation. He's slightly, very slightly, conscious now about imposing... but Lady Euphemia's well-being is top-most in his mind at the moment. ]

[She leads him over to the couch in the living room. Lelouch isn't home. She's not really sure when he might return.] I was afraid to tell you.

[ He sits on the couch and waits for Euphemia to take a seat as well before responding to her statement. ]

... I understand. [ he says simply at first because, maybe- maybe her fears weren't unfounded, but Flynn knows that he couldn't have reacted otherwise now... not when he knew Euphemia was just like Lady Estellise; a kind-hearted being... someone who couldn't be faulted for the things she claimed was her own fault. ]

But I'm glad that you told me.

[She nods a little and then speaks softly.] I am to.

I don't... I don't want to lie to people, but it's hard to talk about.

[ Flynn gives Euphemia a reassuring look. ]

And I'll be here regardless of whether or not you wish to talk about it.

[ He's curious, of course, he can't deny that but... these things... with Euphemia, it's definitely different. If this was Yuri in front of him, he knows he can pry for the truth without fear. Yuri would do the same for him if he were in the same state... ]

What would you like to know? [She isn't sure where to start. Questions might be easier.]

[ Flynn pauses to think here and then... slowly.. ]

The beginning, Lady Euphemia. How it happened and why you spoke of something like a curse.

[She takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly. She can't tell him it was Lelouch, but she can explain what happened.]

I was trying to establish the Special Administrative Zone of Japan. It was going to be a place where Japanese people...anyone really, could live safely and with rights and freedoms. I had invited a terrorist to the event in hopes of offering him and his people safe passage into the zone. I took a meeting with him in private and I convinced him to work with me and not against me.

[Sad smile] I was so happy.

And then I questioned something he'd said earlier. So, he explained that he had a special ability. [She looks up at Flynn] You showed me how you have magic. In my world that isn't common. I didn't even think it was possible. But, this person... If he gives you an order there's no way to resist it, and he was giving me an example.

[She looks away again and her voice breaks. The rest is just a whisper really.] It was an accident. He didn't mean for it to affect me. He didn't want me to... But he said, [A tear skims down her cheek] kill all the Japanese.

[ Flynn's fists clench at that admission, and, for a moment, he is caught in the grip of indecision: to believe all that Euphemia had said without a doubt, or to assume that there was more and that this princess had been taken advantage of. In such a way that she couldn't possibly... comprehend that she'd been wronged... that... somehow, the fate of Euphemia echoed that of Lady Estellise's... only... only that her fate had ended in tragedy. ]

[ He opens his mouth... and closes it again and finally settles for reaching out to wipe that tear from her face. No, it wouldn't be his position to judge now. He would worry about that later. For now, Flynn Scifo's duty was to Lady Euphemia: he must ease her fears. ]

It wasn't your fault.

[ If this were Yuri, he knew, he'd blame his friend and... yell at him for being so stupid! He'd be so angry! And yet, he could only sit by Euphemia's side in silence after that statement. No, he rationalized himself, he knew nothing of the situation... barely knew Lady Euphemia... he couldn't possibly-- ]

You were afraid of people judging for that truth... but I don't think you're to blame at all.

[ If only he knew. Flynn could only helplessly grasp the truth of this situation feebly, and it irritated him to be so... unable to do anything. ]

I brought them all together. They were there because of me. And when I gave the order. They obeyed... Even an order like...like that. One of my sister's knights tried to stop me. And I shot him to. I shot... [Closes her eyes, but the tears come again. How many times would she cry for this?] There were so many people there.

It wasn't you, Lady Euphemia!

[ he raises his voice there. ]

It wasn't you.

[ He repeats in a softer tone when he realizes his error. ]

[She brushes away some of the tears, trying to get herself under control.] I'm sorry, Flynn.

[ Flynn shakes his head again. ]

No, please don't apologize.

I don't know the details of everything that transpired in your world. But please, Lady Euphemia, know that I have faith in you.

[ And then he smiles. ]

Please don't cry. You weren't in control of yourself.

[ He says the final sentence softly, knowing he never once let Yuri fall back against an excuse like that. Was it wrong to now tell someone who could have been under a circumstance very much like Yuri's the opposite?

As Flynn gazes at Euphemia, he finds the answer to be simply... no. Just as he would never let Lady Estellise bear that burden, he could never let Lady Euphemia take that burden up herself. Yuri and him were different, they wanted to change the world, and to do that, they had to hold themselves up in a much higher standard... to change the world, they chose to be different. But Lady Euphemia... wasn't like that. ]

[She reaches out to clasp his hand in hers. It felt strong and it brought her some comfort.] I shouldn't be crying. I've cried so much already... I know I need to help people with my second chance and I can't do that if I am like this.

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