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[fortunefail]

[It's been two days since Yuan was returned from his most recent kidnapping and did something very stupid. His memories are still as faulty as the moment when he returned, though he has been filled in on the basic situation by now. The real situation, and not some garbled version his mind might concoct at the moment.

Thanks to this state, he's allowed himself to be tricked by some evil little madman and hurt an innocent person. Not to mention that ridiculous assumption he jumped to when he saw Sheena. What if something like that happens again? Raine advised him to stay in the clinic until the kidnap effect wears off, but he's far too restless for that. Magical amnesia or not, Yuan will be Yuan.

Now he's sitting outside the plaza clinic, watching people as they pass and keeping an eye out for a familiar face- any familiar face. He keeps wondering what else he's forgotten and while stray memories surface from time to time, some of them are actually from experiments. He just can't tell what's real and it's pissing him off.]

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[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

Yuan.

Both you and I are--or were, I suppose--members of Cruxis. I suppose you do not remember what Mithos' goal was then, correct?

[fortunefail]

[He was pretty certain by now that he was a member of Cruxis, by now, but Kratos too? Damn, he just keeps learning more and more unsettling things.]

... No. [Does he even want to know, at this point?]

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

...

He wished to revive the person who was dearest to him after she was murdered.

[fortunefail]

That's impossible. [But even as he says it, he starts to doubt himself. For some reason, his mind strays back to that glowing seed. There was something about it... Something important.] ... Isn't it?

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

In normal cases, yes. However, her soul is now within the seed for the Great Tree, the source of all mana. Mithos has spent ages trying to revive her, trying to prepare a suitable body for her...

[fortunefail]

[Yuan buries his face in his hands, attempting to block out everything else. The Great Tree's seed... That's what it was. Yuan used to visit it, from time to time. Whenever he did, he'd be overcome by a strong feeling of loneliness, but that didn't stop him from going to see it again. He visited the seed because it was important to him, didn't he? And her soul was within it. The person who was most important to Mithos... His sister.

Trying to remember any more is giving him a massive headache. He knows he should stop forcing himself. He knows even these memories might be faulty. Hell, he still doesn't know if he can trust Kratos. Perhaps he'd be better off if he stopped this right now.

Does he really need to know any more? None of the things he's remembering are making him feel better- they're only making him feel worse.]

... Enough.

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

...

Very well.

[fortunefail]

[He lifts his head up again, trying to meet Kratos's gaze. It's not like he wants the man to get lost. He just doesn't know how to cope with this situation. As much as he wants to deny it, he can't properly function while he's like this and it's not something he can cure by himself. He needs to wait this out.]

... Raine suggested that I stay in the clinic until my memories have fully returned. [Yes, he's asking for your opinion on the matter, Kratos.]

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

It may be a wise idea, yes.

[fortunefail]

[That's all Yuan needed to know, though. If Kratos really wants to keep an eye on him, he'll just have to stop by the clinic some time.]

All right.

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

...I will visit you.

[fortunefail]

[Yuan isn't certain whether he should be flattered or alarmed by this. It all depends on whether Kratos was telling the truth, really. Still, if he were an enemy, he wouldn't dare attack Yuan in the clinic, where he's surrounded by other people, right?]

... If you insist.

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

...I feel it is only right that I do.

[fortunefail]

Then, do as you please.

[This is the stiffest conversation Yuan remembers ever having. It isn't saying much, of course, but still.]