[ if robin believes that yukari is anything like the people who turned against him, then this next question might come as a big surprise.
after, of course, she spends a minute or two mulling it over. yukari's very hesitant about shaking up the established order here, not because she doesn't care, but because she can't let go of the feeling that if they do accomplish something like tearing down the hierarchy, what then? what if she or robin leaves, like mumei-san? what if they get kicked out of arden grove, and the people are left to suffer in the wake of their bad ideas? she spent all her time healing the innocent people who didn't want to get caught up in all the fighting, and she's mostly worried about them and all the fallout they'll have to deal with.
even with her regenerative powers, granted to her from the mother of magic herself, yukari wasn't enough to spare everyone. ]
[It's a pleasant surprise of a question, at least.]
...You probably don't want to hear my advice on this, since most of it is illegal.
[His suggestions are all considerably more extreme than the original legends suggest, and since he's just decided it's fine to keep Yukari in the dark about his real identity, he's not about to throw that away.]
[But no, he'd kill people. Especially if violence broke out again.]
I'd just suggest...you know. A quick, uh, reallocation of funds, perhaps some of it going to those in the community with a more...sympathetic ear, maybe? Once it's done being distributed to people who need it, of course.
[ she didn't omit violence... she just omitted killing people. violence is totally fine in small, controlled doses.
the problem with violence is that it rarely stays in small, controlled doses. ]
... Yeah.
[ for some reason, this feels like december, when everyone was trying to make up their minds about if they wanted to fight, and what they wanted to fight for. yukari never thought she'd have to ask herself those questions again and unfortunately, this situation isn't as easy as saving the world. ]
...Well. I prefer hacking at the root of the problem, but there's merit to treating the symptoms, too.
[He tried to do both, in life - and ended up biting off more than he could chew. After a while, he understood why the original Robin Hood didn't work alone.]
I'll respect your decision, no matter what it is.
[That's not entirely true. He wouldn't respect a decision to reinforce the status quo, but he knows Yukari is better than that.]
But you can think about it later. Thinking too hard makes food taste bad, you know.
[ for some reason, her immediate thought was 'no you won't,' but she won't say that. she's trying to get on robin's good side.
until then, she's not going to let this go. not yet, anyway. in fact, she's going to run with the metaphor: ]
Say you do hack at the root of the problem, and you manage to destroy it... What do you do if you inadvertently set out more decay and disease through the rest of the forest?
[ "i'll think about thinking about it later, later." ]
I take responsibility for it, and do whatever's necessary to calm tensions. But forests are a lot more resilient than you think. Even if they're damaged, they grow back just as strong. Usually stronger.
[Of that, he has faith. Even if things take a turn for the worse, if it results in a tyrant being overthrown, a better system can and will be put into place.
Thinking otherwise just means he wasted his life.]
[ ... there's really nothing more yukari can say to that, and she's starting to realize something very upsetting: a hero's life isn't something to aspire to. she never believed it was in the first place, but meeting people like tamamo-no-mae and robin hood... it just throws into stark contrast just how awful a hero's life can be.
if she ever sees junpei again, she's going to give him a thorough talking-to. ]
... [ yukari tries to think of something to say, but no words come to her. lips press together again and her fingers curl at her hips. yet, she has to do something.
a slow breath fills her lungs, steeling herself and pushing down her desire to keep everyone at arm's length. yukari doesn't feel comfortable enough to pull robin into the same kind of hug she gave to tamamo, but she still reaches for robin, sliding her palm against his and letting their fingers thread together. a gentle squeeze of their hands, and yukari hopes that says everything that words can't. ]
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[ if robin believes that yukari is anything like the people who turned against him, then this next question might come as a big surprise.
after, of course, she spends a minute or two mulling it over. yukari's very hesitant about shaking up the established order here, not because she doesn't care, but because she can't let go of the feeling that if they do accomplish something like tearing down the hierarchy, what then? what if she or robin leaves, like mumei-san? what if they get kicked out of arden grove, and the people are left to suffer in the wake of their bad ideas? she spent all her time healing the innocent people who didn't want to get caught up in all the fighting, and she's mostly worried about them and all the fallout they'll have to deal with.
even with her regenerative powers, granted to her from the mother of magic herself, yukari wasn't enough to spare everyone. ]
... What else should we do?
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...You probably don't want to hear my advice on this, since most of it is illegal.
[His suggestions are all considerably more extreme than the original legends suggest, and since he's just decided it's fine to keep Yukari in the dark about his real identity, he's not about to throw that away.]
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Then tell me what you'd do without killing people.
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[But no, he'd kill people. Especially if violence broke out again.]
I'd just suggest...you know. A quick, uh, reallocation of funds, perhaps some of it going to those in the community with a more...sympathetic ear, maybe? Once it's done being distributed to people who need it, of course.
[Stealing and bribery. The good old stuff.]
1/2
partly waiting for robin to go up to her room, but also because she should have seen that coming. ]
Robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, yeah, I know that's your claim to fame.
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But what else? Or is that as far as it goes?
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[Because she expressly omitted violence.]
So I'm not the person you should be asking. I already know what I'm prepared to do, so you should take the time to figure that out too.
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the problem with violence is that it rarely stays in small, controlled doses. ]
... Yeah.
[ for some reason, this feels like december, when everyone was trying to make up their minds about if they wanted to fight, and what they wanted to fight for. yukari never thought she'd have to ask herself those questions again and unfortunately, this situation isn't as easy as saving the world. ]
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[He tried to do both, in life - and ended up biting off more than he could chew. After a while, he understood why the original Robin Hood didn't work alone.]
I'll respect your decision, no matter what it is.
[That's not entirely true. He wouldn't respect a decision to reinforce the status quo, but he knows Yukari is better than that.]
But you can think about it later. Thinking too hard makes food taste bad, you know.
[They haven't even made it yet.]
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until then, she's not going to let this go. not yet, anyway. in fact, she's going to run with the metaphor: ]
Say you do hack at the root of the problem, and you manage to destroy it... What do you do if you inadvertently set out more decay and disease through the rest of the forest?
[ "i'll think about thinking about it later, later." ]
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I take responsibility for it, and do whatever's necessary to calm tensions. But forests are a lot more resilient than you think. Even if they're damaged, they grow back just as strong. Usually stronger.
[Of that, he has faith. Even if things take a turn for the worse, if it results in a tyrant being overthrown, a better system can and will be put into place.
Thinking otherwise just means he wasted his life.]
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Is that how you died?
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[He was ready to do it, though. To die like that.
In the end, he was made a scapegoat anyway, so the result probably would have been the same either way.]
i somehow lost this notif wtf???
if she ever sees junpei again, she's going to give him a thorough talking-to. ]
... [ yukari tries to think of something to say, but no words come to her. lips press together again and her fingers curl at her hips. yet, she has to do something.
a slow breath fills her lungs, steeling herself and pushing down her desire to keep everyone at arm's length. yukari doesn't feel comfortable enough to pull robin into the same kind of hug she gave to tamamo, but she still reaches for robin, sliding her palm against his and letting their fingers thread together. a gentle squeeze of their hands, and yukari hopes that says everything that words can't. ]