𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧? . . . surely no matter what universe, he should be capable of taking care of himself, no? so why such feelings all of a sudden? Scaramouche rises his brow in utter confusion. almost all his life, he was alone. company doesn’t mean a thing when those around you don’t care. Beelzebub, Miko, Niwa, Katsuragi, Nagamasa . . . all of them, while physically present, left him with nothing but more yearning. they introduced the puppet to care && love, something he didn’t know he wanted && needed . . . then abandoned. gods, humans, in-between —— all treating him nothing like a person, only a temporary vessel for their own selfish needs . . . he was never allowed to feel alone. 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴?
𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 . . . 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰 Scaramouche is unsure how to identify the wanderer. the tendrils && the eyes give a different impression. he could see very well the same features they both carry, but that scent? fresh && elemental. peaceful, soft but feisty —— traits of Anemo present. but how could that be? the Vision on his chest? how did it manifest? . . . Celestia? no, that cannot be. unless proven, Scaramouche will not jump the gun this time. having a potential ally may turn out rewarding in the future . . . but then, it could be Il Dottore’s doing too —— a segment, but of the puppet himself. 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵.
❝ 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞. why the feeling of solitude? ❞ if anything, a worthy ally could make you secure. so Scaramouche is only gaining more questions. is the girl simply not useful to the segment? ❝ if you are me, && I am you, then we share the experience. you shouldn’t lack anything I have. I don’t understand your words, so explain yourself. ❞ a harsh request, but then the matter is as nagging as it is fascinating. is this what Dottore feels when working on his ‘perception of time’? afterwards . . . 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵.










