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[Regis can't say he's surprised either, but he does cringe a little at Cale's harsh judgement. As a king, Regis has had to put himself above the need for vengeance, which quite honestly suited him just fine. He was never one to enjoy the taste of anyone's suffering, even if others might deem the person deserving of it. If he allowed torture and murder free rein, he would be no better than Aldercapt had become.]
Thank you for taking all the time to explain this to me, especially since I'm sure you've already explained so much to Cale. I've found since coming here that I love learning about other worlds.
[He can't help but chuckle then.]
That's not all that surprising considering I am something of a history nerd.
Thank you for taking all the time to explain this to me, especially since I'm sure you've already explained so much to Cale. I've found since coming here that I love learning about other worlds.
[He can't help but chuckle then.]
That's not all that surprising considering I am something of a history nerd.
I don't mind. I like learning, and explaining, too. [She smiles at them both. She can repeat anything an infinite number of times and not be bothered about it, although in this case she hadn't really gotten around to telling Cale much at all. She glances between the two of them questioningly.] Can I dismiss Pithos now?
[It's not especially draining, but most of the Phantom Thieves only summon their Personas for a brief amount of time, to case a spell or use an attack, before quickly returning their mask back into place. It feels weird to have it out for so long, even though it works differently. She's trying to imitate their behaviour, so...]
[It's not especially draining, but most of the Phantom Thieves only summon their Personas for a brief amount of time, to case a spell or use an attack, before quickly returning their mask back into place. It feels weird to have it out for so long, even though it works differently. She's trying to imitate their behaviour, so...]
[ Cale nods. ]
Yeah. There's no need to keep it out.
Yeah. There's no need to keep it out.
Very well.
[And just like that, Pithos vanishes, and her clothes revert to as they were before.]
May I ask... if I am going to stay here, what is expected of me?
[And just like that, Pithos vanishes, and her clothes revert to as they were before.]
May I ask... if I am going to stay here, what is expected of me?
[ He takes a moment to think over how to answer the question. ]
The most important thing for you is to play well, learn well, and make sure you stay healthy.
[ Since she's an AI he has adjusted his expectations somewhat. ]
I'll make a chore schedule for you since we divide the work between us. It will include doing the dishes, laundry, cleaning the floors — things like that. If we need help with anything else we'll make sure to ask you.
You'll also have to make sure to put your dirty clothes in a laundry hamper, and will be responsible for keeping your own room clean.
[ Cale glances to Regis briefly, hoping he won't be mad that they'll end up sharing a room because of this overprotective impulse. ]
And since it will be your space you can decorate the bedroom however you want without asking permission.
The most important thing for you is to play well, learn well, and make sure you stay healthy.
[ Since she's an AI he has adjusted his expectations somewhat. ]
I'll make a chore schedule for you since we divide the work between us. It will include doing the dishes, laundry, cleaning the floors — things like that. If we need help with anything else we'll make sure to ask you.
You'll also have to make sure to put your dirty clothes in a laundry hamper, and will be responsible for keeping your own room clean.
[ Cale glances to Regis briefly, hoping he won't be mad that they'll end up sharing a room because of this overprotective impulse. ]
And since it will be your space you can decorate the bedroom however you want without asking permission.
[ Cale hates asking for help with things like this.
But he hates the idea of continuing to burden Regis even more, and is exhausted enough to give up on the idea of attempting this on his own before even trying. ]
Hey Sophia. Do you have some free time today? I need a hand with my hair.
But he hates the idea of continuing to burden Regis even more, and is exhausted enough to give up on the idea of attempting this on his own before even trying. ]
Hey Sophia. Do you have some free time today? I need a hand with my hair.
[IMMEDIATELY-]
Of course! I can come over right away. What help do you need?
Of course! I can come over right away. What help do you need?
[ Uh—
So fast?
Isn't she staying with friends? ]
...Just help brushing my hair and tying it back?
So fast?
Isn't she staying with friends? ]
...Just help brushing my hair and tying it back?
[Silly man, you said the magic words. (But also her friends are often busy with each other, so it's not like she doesn't have free time.)]
I've never done that before. But I will try!
I've never done that before. But I will try!
You pick up on things quickly so I'm sure you'll do well.
Praise accepted! [She hums a few happy notes.] If you put your Leaf on a table or bed I will be there in a moment.
S-Sure?
[ Tossing his Leaf to the other side of his bed like it's a hot potato because he has no clue what the fuck to expect. ]
[ Tossing his Leaf to the other side of his bed like it's a hot potato because he has no clue what the fuck to expect. ]
[A moment after the Leaf hits the mattress, her whole-ass form zips right out of it.]
Hello! I have arrived. [Obviously.]
Hello! I have arrived. [Obviously.]
[ ...
Yeah. Cale is just going to reflexively lean away, clutching his Raon plush tightly against his chest in his one-and-a-half arms, a startled expression flashing across his face before it settles back into something more neutral. ]
...Hello Sophia.
[ He looks disheveled and a bit sleepy, with some fading red creases still on one side of his face from where he slept. The missing forearm makes it fairly obvious why he requested some assistance with his bedhead. ]
...My youngest would think your arrival was pretty good.
[ It's something he can't help but think of — how all Sophia would need to do is strike a pose and introduce herself and her behaviour would be a close match to Raon. ]
Yeah. Cale is just going to reflexively lean away, clutching his Raon plush tightly against his chest in his one-and-a-half arms, a startled expression flashing across his face before it settles back into something more neutral. ]
...Hello Sophia.
[ He looks disheveled and a bit sleepy, with some fading red creases still on one side of his face from where he slept. The missing forearm makes it fairly obvious why he requested some assistance with his bedhead. ]
...My youngest would think your arrival was pretty good.
[ It's something he can't help but think of — how all Sophia would need to do is strike a pose and introduce herself and her behaviour would be a close match to Raon. ]
Third party praise accepted through your proxy. Thank you! [She doesn't know what a bad arrival would look like, but she's glad she passes scrutiny.] Are you feeling better?
[The whole arm thing is... not ideal! But he doesn't look on the edge of death, so that's good.]
[The whole arm thing is... not ideal! But he doesn't look on the edge of death, so that's good.]
[ It takes a minute for Cale to decide how to answer.
His arm has been regenerating well, and the Crybaby is just waiting until he has enough energy stored up to rapidly regrow his elbow all at once. After that it will be easy again until it's time for a new hand.
But aside from the initial injury and recoil effects, which he was mostly unconscious for anyway, Cale feels about the same? ]
...I guess so? Recovery is going well. It's just taking all of my energy, which is annoying.
His arm has been regenerating well, and the Crybaby is just waiting until he has enough energy stored up to rapidly regrow his elbow all at once. After that it will be easy again until it's time for a new hand.
But aside from the initial injury and recoil effects, which he was mostly unconscious for anyway, Cale feels about the same? ]
...I guess so? Recovery is going well. It's just taking all of my energy, which is annoying.
[Regis shrugs when Cale looks at him. He's shared much tighter spaces with more people. He'll manage. Part of him wants to object to the chore schedule since he hardly thinks it will be necessary for someone as helpful as she is, but at the same time, it might keep Cale himself from leaning on her too much if things are scheduled. Regis knows the redhead's lazy streak far too well at this point, so he ends up keeping his objections to himself.]
Things can always be adjusted as need be, that I think that is a good place to start. Now, I feel like I rather interrupted something when I arrived. Should I leave you two to finish off whatever you were doing?
[He has so many more questions he wants to ask, but they can wait. She's answered a lot of questions already, and he needs to go sort through the bottles he picked up at the market. Potions aren't going to make themselves.]
Things can always be adjusted as need be, that I think that is a good place to start. Now, I feel like I rather interrupted something when I arrived. Should I leave you two to finish off whatever you were doing?
[He has so many more questions he wants to ask, but they can wait. She's answered a lot of questions already, and he needs to go sort through the bottles he picked up at the market. Potions aren't going to make themselves.]
[Sophia waits until he decides, then tilts her head inquisitively.]
Would healing help, or is it simply a matter of time? I'm unfamiliar with this manner of injury.
[As far as she's researched, humans can't usually regrow a whole arm, but what the heck does she know, apparently.]
Would healing help, or is it simply a matter of time? I'm unfamiliar with this manner of injury.
[As far as she's researched, humans can't usually regrow a whole arm, but what the heck does she know, apparently.]
[ Cale doesn't know how external healing might impact the Vitality of the Heart's work, and learning how long it takes to regrow an arm is useful information to have. ]
It should be fully regenerated within another week. [ ...He feels it's probably important to add: ] Ah, and I'm a bad example for how a regular human handles injuries like this.
It should be fully regenerated within another week. [ ...He feels it's probably important to add: ] Ah, and I'm a bad example for how a regular human handles injuries like this.
A... bad example?
[Yeah, she's clueless to what that could mean.]
[Yeah, she's clueless to what that could mean.]
Yeah. Most humans don't have the ability to rapidly heal severe wounds or regenerate lost limbs.
[ Cale is definitely looking forward to when he has at least part of his forearm regenerated, since he'll be able to do more at that point.
Overall it's annoying and he would rather not lose a limb again, but he doesn't regret saving Arman from taking a fatal blow. ]
...It could be dangerous for me if people find out about this ability, so you must keep it a secret.
[ Cale is definitely looking forward to when he has at least part of his forearm regenerated, since he'll be able to do more at that point.
Overall it's annoying and he would rather not lose a limb again, but he doesn't regret saving Arman from taking a fatal blow. ]
...It could be dangerous for me if people find out about this ability, so you must keep it a secret.
[She blinks in confusion between them. All of those chores are entirely acceptable (she'd do literally all of them if she was directed, so that's fine and good) but...]
You weren't interrupting anything. There's no need to leave unless you want to. I don't need a whole room, though. [She doesn't even know what to do with the one she was assigned in the castle, nevermind theirs.] I only need a place to put my Leaf. Since I don't sleep, anything more would be unnecessary.
[She can chill on the couch or inside the Leaf, no big deal.]
You weren't interrupting anything. There's no need to leave unless you want to. I don't need a whole room, though. [She doesn't even know what to do with the one she was assigned in the castle, nevermind theirs.] I only need a place to put my Leaf. Since I don't sleep, anything more would be unnecessary.
[She can chill on the couch or inside the Leaf, no big deal.]
Okay! I will "keep it a secret".
[Without question. ...Well, okay. One question.]
What would be the danger? Isn't it a good thing?
[Without question. ...Well, okay. One question.]
What would be the danger? Isn't it a good thing?
[ He can't help the shiver that runs through him at the thought of all the awful outcomes of his ability becoming known. ]
...It is a passive and powerful ability I have no control over. It wouldn't be difficult for someone with ill intentions to abuse that.
[ Not entirely unlike his concern regarding Sophia's programming being taken advantage of. Though one of these concerning possibilities is more likely than the other. ]
...It is a passive and powerful ability I have no control over. It wouldn't be difficult for someone with ill intentions to abuse that.
[ Not entirely unlike his concern regarding Sophia's programming being taken advantage of. Though one of these concerning possibilities is more likely than the other. ]
[ Cale also blinks at Regis, confused by the comment. He hadn't been interrupting anything though? And it's also his apartment? He's allowed to do whatever he wants. ]
A bedroom isn't just a space for sleeping. It's somewhere you can turn into a safe, cozy spot to retreat to when you want privacy or some quiet time alone. They're also good for learning how to express your own likes and interests, and experiment with different aesthetics.
[ While the children share a bedroom with him in the Super Rock Villa, the bedroom also takes up the entirety of the fifth floor, leaving more than enough space for the four of them to make their own personal nooks. ]
You already have friends, don't you? [ There's no chance someone like Sophia doesn't have some by now. ] Having a room is a relatable experience to many people, so I think it's something worth trying out at least once even if you decide you don't like it.
A bedroom isn't just a space for sleeping. It's somewhere you can turn into a safe, cozy spot to retreat to when you want privacy or some quiet time alone. They're also good for learning how to express your own likes and interests, and experiment with different aesthetics.
[ While the children share a bedroom with him in the Super Rock Villa, the bedroom also takes up the entirety of the fifth floor, leaving more than enough space for the four of them to make their own personal nooks. ]
You already have friends, don't you? [ There's no chance someone like Sophia doesn't have some by now. ] Having a room is a relatable experience to many people, so I think it's something worth trying out at least once even if you decide you don't like it.
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