[ just because it's inevitable that this gathering would break out in violence sooner or later doesn't mean that Rudbeckia isn't in shock when it happens at last. she had feared, from the beginning, that it would be a Zenite to kill her, simply sweeping a useless piece off the chessboard without a moment's thought — but in the end, it's Meridian she has to be afraid of. all the time and effort she had put into playing the part of the maidservant, meek and pitiable but obedient, none of it is worth anything. her life means nothing to these people, and so the rope she's built slips from her hands in an instant.
if it weren't for the state of the Communion bond at the moment, maybe Ruby would have been able to get by unnoticed. as it is, though, there's no hiding the high-pitched terror that rings in her mind when she stumbles across Dimitri after slipping out of her hiding place, nor the reason for it: that he is Meridian, and she is not anymore.
they had a pleasant conversation at the masquerade. she portrayed herself well, she made promises for the future, she even made a point of revealing her identity so that it might help in situations like this. looking at him right now, she already knows it won't be enough. ]
Signore. [ her voice comes out small. ] I... I-I'm not going to cause any trouble. I just want to wait for this all to be over. Please.
[ ahh, this is her fault. she should have tried harder – been better, more likeable. this life is a failure yet again. ]
DIMITRI & GEN █
if it weren't for the state of the Communion bond at the moment, maybe Ruby would have been able to get by unnoticed. as it is, though, there's no hiding the high-pitched terror that rings in her mind when she stumbles across Dimitri after slipping out of her hiding place, nor the reason for it: that he is Meridian, and she is not anymore.
they had a pleasant conversation at the masquerade. she portrayed herself well, she made promises for the future, she even made a point of revealing her identity so that it might help in situations like this. looking at him right now, she already knows it won't be enough. ]
Signore. [ her voice comes out small. ] I... I-I'm not going to cause any trouble. I just want to wait for this all to be over. Please.
[ ahh, this is her fault. she should have tried harder – been better, more likeable. this life is a failure yet again. ]