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In one ending he bows his head to her willingly and she kills him. In another, her mercy and warmth chase away his darkness and hurt. [Do I have any warmth left, she wonders.]

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The way Kouki sounds when he says he wishes she never came back bounces around in her head.] There's an old folk poem about a blessing and curse where the curse falls for her.

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She knows that now without a doubt. She was always going to return.] ... I will NOT sympathize with you or what you did but.. You're not a villain anymore. Unless there's some other secret you're hiding. [She doesn't feel like a blessing.

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Kari! @eternalhero.poke.surf · 08/09/2026

[His apologies. She doesn't know if she accepted them at the time but now she can't hold it against him. She doesn't like Arceus very much either.] Maybe it would have been better if I'd been allowed to stay. [For what? For Rei? For her? Kouki? Arceus was never going to let her.

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..You can't say things like that to me if you don't mean them how I need you to mean them.

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Kari! @eternalhero.poke.surf · 07/09/2026

Don't go righting them anytime soon, kay? ...I.. don't know. The same as you! What could I do besides collect history and pass it on? Find a way out of it, ideally.. Isn't the beauty of life that it ends? We have finite time to live how we want and leave our mark behind. Anything else is..

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Do you see redemption in your future? What would that even look like for you? [her hands around his throat, maybe. everything is his fault. !! the thought hits her unexpectedly. she doesn't want to think that way. he's the only person who remembers. who understands. old feuds don't matter.]

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[she doesn't want to be emotional in front of him. not right now, over this, so she turns back to the mask. puts on the act.] So supplicatory! You don't have to beg, Volo. I'll come visit as soon as we get the dating back on this! Two birds! .. Hmm.

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It's not the same. You know those weren't just rags to me. [she still has her uniform. hidden in the back of her closet. it was the only thing He allowed her to return with.] ... [biting her tongue. the pressure behind her eyes isnt a headache, it's the feeling of tears building.]

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... Do you wish you were granted the same release as AZ?

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Kari! @eternalhero.poke.surf · 03/09/2026

[hand to her head.] To be candid with you I really don't like that you did that! Those items were... [trails off. they weren't hers. still feels personal though. she's still hurt.] I would have offered you more than the museum did. ... I can't say I feel the same, but I understand why you were!

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I would say maybe in the next life but.. [shrugs!] ..I don't think either of us will be granted that either! [At least she hopes not. No more.] You skipped over my mention of the Kalos museum earlier! Sooo I'll be more direct! Why did you donate those things?

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Kari! @eternalhero.poke.surf · 02/09/2026

Hey I-.. I'm sorry. You're right. [It looks like it is physically painful for her to say this.] Do you consider yourself an open wound in Dialgas side, Volodymyr?

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Kari! @eternalhero.poke.surf · 02/09/2026

One miracle, maybe! One small kindness from our Benevolence up on The Mountain. (Mumbled under her breath:) least it could do.. Can't be a poor choice if it wasn't a real one! I don't see you making any choices at all, now that I think about it. Space from one, Time from another. Ironic!

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Kari! @eternalhero.poke.surf · 02/09/2026

I don't believe in miracles, I'm afraid! Love intertwined with Life though.. it's a nice sentiment. Still hard to believe in. [Sighs, leaning her head against a palm.] Shinji and I broke up, and Kouki is pulling away too. [Bittersweet smile.] Maybe I'm just unlucky in that aspect!

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Toss in the dark! 840 years old, give or take! It almost reminds me of another line, especially with our Temporal Lady in the mix.. "If you want to meet again, two miracles must occur; One must wait continuously, one must pursue endlessly." Something about time-crossed lovers.

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Even for us. [She smiles. She's not THAT old. He's walked this region many more years than she has.] [Leaning over the mask to get a closer look at the symbol, the shape of the text.] I'm throwing balls in the dark but with this version of Dialgas symbol and the form of the writing..

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It'll take at least a day for tests to come back. Are you okay leaving the mask with us? [Flipping the mask over, she thumbs over the inscription. The language is before her time-] Can you read this?

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When I'm not here playing back up to Cookies league I'll make my way over. How's that? [Taking the mask with gloves and putting it under a low lux light.] Lots of blue pigments across history.. could make the piece as young as 750 just at first glance..

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Oh? Was I meant to? I was in Kalos and lost track of so many plans after visiting their museum! [Accusatory Stare] I'm sure Kouki will looove that. Yes! I'm dying to get my hands on this piece.

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You may be the only person who thinks so~. ... Volo! 🫂 You are a sight for sore eyes. Come in, you managed to miss Kouki. He just left.

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I am very familiar with the name. And here I thought she and her ill-gotten treasures were lost in my absence! 🤗 Consider me selfish but I'd like to view what you have on my own first. I'm sure I can narrow it down from the information you've provided! I sent the team out to lunch. ❤️

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Kari! @eternalhero.poke.surf · 14/08/2026

That could be placed anywhere from several millennium old to only a century or two.. Feel free to bring it by the historical center and I'll try to help you date it! You know my hours. ❤️

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Never too late to start. Kari shake her head- "Stop blaming yourself. Not just for this, but for everything. I got what I asked for." Over and over again. And over and over again she was wrong about what she wanted. "Let's go home."

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Kari! @eternalhero.poke.surf · 13/08/2026

"That's not my name. Not here. It's just Kari now. Not A-kari. Not Hi-kari. Kari." Then she's slipping out, closing the door behind as soon as she's passed through. On the other side, she looks for Kouki.

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Kari! @eternalhero.poke.surf · 13/08/2026

"Okay. Good. I'll see myself out." Riocine doesn't seem like a bad person. No worse than she and Kouki, what they're doing. Pulling old memories to the forefront was beyond cruel, but Kari can't talk. That reminds her. She stops with her hand against the door frame and glances back.

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And the part she omits, is that he remembers Rei, too. The only other person who does.

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"I wished the same. Barry might not, but he knows I'm not.. her anymore. Nothing is the same and I'm just making their lives harder. They both dance around me. He doesn't. It's easy with him." Kari shrugs helplessly. It isn't love. At least it's familiar though.

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"He was the first person who looked.. happy to see me. Actually see me. Not who I was. Who I am." She looks down at her hands, folded neatly in her lap. Like a scolded child. "When I..-" still too hard to say. "I was different than everyone remembered. Kouki told me he wished I hadn't returned."

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Her feelings aren't even sorted out about.. anything, and now she's being asked to explain forgiveness she never tried to give. It has none of her usual bite. "He walked alone for hundreds of years. The second I.. when I got back, he was there. He came running. And he knew me. He remembered."

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A little further she sinks in on herself. Even knowing who she meant, she wasn't interested in being questioned about him. Just another sick secret in her pocket. Kari looks anywhere but at her. She takes a long time to respond.

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Her head sinks, hangs for a moment longer before she pushes up off of the pristine floor and move towards the door without looking at Kouki.

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