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Message: <blockquote data-quote="izillama" data-source="post: 5008969" data-attributes="member: 79171">Clover sank down onto her bed, hearing her springs squeak as she listened to Koln speaking up from the floor. Ruby sat down next to her, and the girls seemed to share a collective moment of pity for the priest. She was sobered by his words, and she didn't even attempt to look more upbeat than she felt. Her shoulders heaved ever so slightly, indicating momentary distress, "I know, Koln. There's a lot of... pain associated with thinking about the past. I'm sorry for putting you and Ruby through this. Hell. I have all of my memories. Every single one of them. I see them clear as day in my mind's eye. But isn't that just as painful? Even if you two can forget, I can remember. And the memory of what I've left behind... of what I'm going to have to leave behind..."Her voice trailed, and she clenched her teeth together. In life, this would have been the moment tears would have sprung to her eyes. But there were none, so all she could do was speak. She felt vulnerable, saying this to Koln and Ruby. But she trusted the two of them. She cared for both of them.Clover found herself sinking until her head was low over her knees, her back hunched, hiding her sadness, "I'm just... getting really worried. You know? I worry... that.... I'll never go home again. I'll never see my family again. I can see them so clearly in my mind! And the fact that I might never see them again... It terrifies me."A moment of silence passed through the group. Clover felt a small tug in the back of her mind. Like some spark of inspiration. Some whisper from an unknown voice, telling her to try again. One more time. Though it might hurt him. Though it might be very painful. Once more.Slowly, throwing a cautious glance at the thoughtful Ruby, Clover sank down next to Koln on the floor kneeling beside him. She looked at him hesitantly, their eyes meeting for just a fleeting moment before she looked down at her hands. Clover spoke quietly, "I'm sorry. But... we need to try, Koln. If you want to survive. if you want Ruby to survive. Heck, even Socrates. I know it might hurt, but, Koln, there's something you know about Thaddeus. Something you knew before you knew us. But the memory is locked somewhere in that mind of yours. Koln... I can't force you to remember. But... maybe I could help you? I know it might hurt. And maybe you don't want  to remember, just for what the ramifications of that knowledge might be. But please. Let me try and help you. Please."She waited with baited breath for his response, not entirely sure what she would do if he consented, but listening to the undercurrent of voice which had been speaking to her as to her vampiric nature this entire time.</blockquote>

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