week 0, sunday

[alttitude]

[It's as their leaving the execution sight that Jae-ha manages to see Sandalphon and he offers a smile:]

It seems that the Green Dragon does indeed get to survive another day.

Good news, isn't it?

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[alttitude]

And what do you think you have now - if you're trying to let it go? You know that there's still a chance for you to feel other things... don't you?

[melancoffeea]

Like what?

[alttitude]

There's plenty.

There's so many emotions available to work through that it's hard to begin naming them all - the grief, the happiness, the joy, the surprise, the sadness, the chance to open your heart and understand that love doesn't have to come with pain....

[ . . . . ]

It's worth a try.

[melancoffeea]

[He's quiet, if for a moment. Once, he felt all of those emotions. His answer now is clipped, monotonous.]

I am an archangel. Those feelings have no place in my being.

[alttitude]

Did someone else tell you that too? Is that what you were told you are?

Does it actually match up with what you feel?

[melancoffeea]

What do you know about what it means to be an archangel? Each of us is created with a purpose, and that task is paramount. Emotions are a distraction that hinders our ability to think logically.

My purpose may no longer be relevant, but I'm still an archangel.

[alttitude]

Because I know better than anyone else that just because you're given a purpose, that doesn't mean that it defines who you are - not if you don't want it to. Even if your entire body is telling you that you're meant for one thing, you can still choose otherwise.

As a dragon, I choose my fate with every breath I take.

It sounds like you might want to try the same.

[melancoffeea]

[Those are optimistic, uplifting words—but he's tired of fighting. Sandalphon takes a quiet but deep breath.]

Fine. I've heard what you had to say. This conversation is over.

[alttitude]

If that's what you want - just take care not to forget what I said.

[melancoffeea]

Oh, rest assured. I won't.

[Jae-ha probably won't let him forget. With that, Sandalphon will take his leave.]