realityshifted

{Dero was nice enough to motivate me to make a posting schedule, so here's Diva! She's still in Haydée's body, so as soon as she came here, the uniform she had been wearing was gone. But still, she's sitting behind a desk with neat piles of paperwork, all in German. There's a bulky typewriter that takes up most of the desk, and a small desk radio that sounds like a German radio program, though Diva had turned it down quite a while ago.

She also looks surprisingly tired. She leans back in the wooden chair, putting her palms lightly over her eyes.}

Ne, it's really stupid. I really shouldn't care, shouldn't--

{But something said on the radio catches her attention, so she lifts her palms to look at the radio}

My, isn't that something? President Roosevelt traveled by aeroplane last week. I'm sure he was going to meet Mr. Churchill, actually. I wonder if Amshel or Solomon will be there too, actually~ It was winter when they met them, if I remember correctly...

((ooc: Simultaneous plots, awesome. Diva is now in Germany, 1943))

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[Remus drifts towards her, curious but a little hesitant]

{She glances back, smiling}

Ne, hello Remus~ How are you today?

[returns the smile, a bit shyly] Much better than last time. What about you?

Alright, I guess. Did your world go through World War II? Because I ended up in that era this time.

[his eyes widen, before he nods, frowning] Unfortunately. Ah - this time?

It's some experiment of the Twins. I've been ending up in eras I've been awake. A few days ago, I was in Italy in the 1910s.

...That must be - strange. [he's usually better with words, really, but this leaves him a bit bewildered] Was Italy better?

No, not really. In Italy, my Chevalier didn't align themselves with anyone, but in Germany, obviously they aligned themselves with the Nazis. I have no taste for politics, though, so I was just sent around wherever was most convenient. For almost a year in Germany, I spent it in Aushwitz with Josef Mengele as my caretaker, and that's where I am now.

So, not the most pleasant place at all. But Josef was the first person that I ever really loved, funnily enough.

[he tenses, grimacing] Diva...I can't say I admire your taste.

Oh, not many people do~ But that's why Sam is helping me change, after all.

[manages a slight smile] Well, that's good, then.

I'm glad for it, at least. Sam is a really good person to help me, of all people.

A person can only be helped if they want to be. [he still looks decidedly, uncomfortable but the smile widens, a bit] I'm...glad you did.

I am too, of course. Ne, after all, it's a lot nicer to not be hated. It sounds weird, but I'd just gotten used to that.

[there's a sudden sad, yearning look in his eyes, though he attempts a casual nod]

What will you do, this time?

Well, try not to hurt people, I guess that's the biggest one. I never really cared before. Of course, there are still some people that I dislike, like any person, but...Well, I guess I realized that every life is important after all.

{Tilts her head} But does that mean something to Remus?

Of course it does. [and he's smiling, again] I wish more people would. The world would be a much better place.

Wouldn't it? But that's too hopeful, it seems like.

Yes. [the smile hardens, twists] Just look at the world you're in right now. People treated like they're less than human. Less than animals.

Mm, I guess so, but that's been the kind of world I've always lived in, as sad as that sounds.

{Lightly, she brushes her fingertips through her wallpaper-hair}

You get used to it anyways! I mean, if you didn't you'd go mad, you know?

[slow nod, ignoring his mun's bizarre images of said hair covering walls]

Yes. War makes you get used to a lot of things.

{Ahaha. To explain that, Gankutsuou uses a weird animation style where they just layer gradients and patterns behind the lineart. So hair looks like a wallpaper pattern, pretty much.}

I suppose! But your war, it sounds a bit scarier than mine. Well, maybe. I'm always kept away from any real fighting for my safety.

[That is both really cool and...really trippy]

Magic tends to make things either worse or better. It's...very easy to kill with it.

{Let me accentuate the trippy part by saying that it's an adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo}

That sounds like many things, then. But it must be helpful. All the stories I've heard about it, it seems like something really...wonderful. And beautiful! But I don't know about the second one as much.

[...yeah, I need to see this

his expression brightens] Oh, it is...it's just - it can be misused. Like anything, really. [pause] I could... [and he pulls his wand from his robes]

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