[They continued. And how she wishes it was with Gustave. He should have been with them every step of the way. He should have seen what they accomplished because of the Lumina Converter. He shouldn't have been dropped onto the stones and left to the elements and the cold when he had been her home, her warmth.
Immortal or not, she'll kill Renoir if he even looks Gustave's way.
Maelle takes a shaky breath and tries to keep herself calm, a grimace appearing on her face with the effort it takes.]
I thought I got to skip the difficult conversations by joining Expedition 33.
[The Gommage. The last wishes, hopes for the future. The goodbyes. Miserable things that would make Maelle want to run and never look back because how could she ever say goodbye to Gustave? The Continent wasn't any kinder. She hates this conversation, and how she feels as if they don't understand one another.
But it had felt that way when she first told him her plan to join him, hadn't it? It gives her a minute sense of hope, but hope has been sparse since their return to Lumiere.]
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Immortal or not, she'll kill Renoir if he even looks Gustave's way.
Maelle takes a shaky breath and tries to keep herself calm, a grimace appearing on her face with the effort it takes.]
I thought I got to skip the difficult conversations by joining Expedition 33.
[The Gommage. The last wishes, hopes for the future. The goodbyes. Miserable things that would make Maelle want to run and never look back because how could she ever say goodbye to Gustave? The Continent wasn't any kinder. She hates this conversation, and how she feels as if they don't understand one another.
But it had felt that way when she first told him her plan to join him, hadn't it? It gives her a minute sense of hope, but hope has been sparse since their return to Lumiere.]