7th l o s t s o u l ~ [Voice]

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7th l o s t s o u l ~ [Voice]

[The last event left Cheyenne in a weird place and since then, she's been rather scarce around the village. Aside from getting food at one of the village restaurants, she's spent most of her time either in her apartment or in the forests just outside the village. Today, she's actually back to her usual spot: sitting on the edge of one of Luceti's many bridges, looking down at the water.]

[A few hours of this goes by until she finally opens her journal and poses a question to the residents. The very thing that's been on her mind all this time.]

It is not uncommon for others to ask questions using these journals, yes? [A pause. She wasn't really expecting an answer to that.]

...what do you think it means to be a "person"?

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Why not?

[Oh, shoot, he...probably shouldn't have asked. Tact, Hiccup. Tact.]

I mean, you don't have to tell me. If it's personal. Really.

[As if Cheyenne could understand the concept of tact...]

I am the one who brought up this topic. It would be rather foolish not to expect anyone to ask about it, wouldn't it?

To put it simply, I am not a person. I am a monster.

[Seriously, what is tact.]

[Hmm, well...that was, well...]

...Why do you say that?

I am what is known as an illusionist. A monster that feeds on the souls of other creatures to survive.

[There's a bit of dead silence. That...well, that was not what he was expecting to hear.]

...B-but...um, you? Y-you don't exactly sound like...that. Kind of...monster. [It strikes him that not all monsters necessarily would want to be ones. Hmmm.]

Would you expect a monster to sound a particular way?

Iiiii, um, I guess I'd just...not expect them to sound so, you know, nice.

Simply because a creature is a monster does not mean it should forget its manners. Regardless, I suppose it would benefit myself to clarify that I do not mean any harm. I will not feed on a creature who has not explicitly given their consent.

But you...

[The Green Death was a monster. The Malnosso were monsters. But this girl? She...she couldn't be like them. No, it wasn't the same.]

Th-that's just it, though, isn't it? You're only a monster if you hurt people against their will. Toothless...I-I once thought he was a monster, too. But he's not. A-and I don't think you are, either.

Is that all a monster is? [It seemed too simple. It meant so many things to be a person, yet being a monster could always be summed up in so few words...]

[But before he can answer that, she adds on:] You are rather kind, aren't you.

[This catches him off-guard.] O-oh, I--um, I don't know, I just...um...just trying to help out, I guess.

Perhaps. However, I have noticed most creatures who immediately refuse to agree that I am a monster tend to be very kind. It is rather interesting, really.

I-it is? [He pauses.] I don't know, it just...seems like common sense to me, you know? Or...yeah.

Perhaps for some. However, I am quite certain anyone from my previous world would find it difficult to believe I could be anything but a monster.

...What...what makes you say that?

Who is it you think my kind feeds from? [A pause.] Although I suppose it is understandable. Most creatures in Luceti have never had the displeasure of meeting one of my sisters.

You see, I am rather unique in terms of illusionists.

[He doesn't answer that directly, but his pause is pretty telling.]

Y-your sisters. [Should he even ask?]

My fellow illusionists. Though the circumstances of our birth is similar, there is no true familial connection between us.

It is my hope none of them should ever appear in Luceti.

They're...they're not nice like you, then, I take it.

They are not. They are completely incapable of understanding or expressing emotions.

Monsters in every sense of the word.

R-right. W-well? I'll keep that in mind if I ever...run into them. Or something.

...Thank you?

I would certainly hope such a thing should never have to come to pass...

[A pause.] Forgive me for asking so late in our conversation, but I don't believe I ever got your name.

O-oh, right! [Derp. He always forgets this part.] Sorry. I'm Hiccup. Nice to meet you. What's your name?

Likewise. [With a bit of a smile:] I am Cheyenne.

Right. Cheyenne. [Yup. A completely un-monstrous name, too.] W-well, I must say this has been a very interesting conversation. Very interesting indeed.

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