[ tomorrow, kaveh says. alhaitham thinks - next time. the objective fact does not change simply because willpower dictates it so: that the eleazar is worsening, that the cycle of the sabzeruz continues. tomorrow, kaveh will once again find a place to hide; tomorrow, once again, breakfast will be cold. the unending cycle of the festival takes the mundane and turns it into the living cold of an unattainable future. but once again, today, alhaitham has found kaveh in the realm of the living. he has found his kaveh, even if he is but a shadow of himself. the disease has hollowed him. it has hollowed sumeru. alhaitham's priority has never been sumeru.
kaveh apologises. alhaitham does not bother to look up. he deposits a peeled rambutan into kaveh's hand. the peel is crushed into his palm. he takes up another. ]
Does there seem to be much work that needs to be done on the day of a festival?
[ it is not the first time they have had this conversation. it will not be the last. ] You seem more eager for me to work overtime than the staff of the Akademiya itself. If you were truly worried about my schedule, you should have chosen to stay in bed.
[ as usual, it is said without censure; a mere statement of fact. ]
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Date: 2023-05-18 08:05 am (UTC)kaveh apologises. alhaitham does not bother to look up. he deposits a peeled rambutan into kaveh's hand. the peel is crushed into his palm. he takes up another. ]
Does there seem to be much work that needs to be done on the day of a festival?
[ it is not the first time they have had this conversation. it will not be the last. ] You seem more eager for me to work overtime than the staff of the Akademiya itself. If you were truly worried about my schedule, you should have chosen to stay in bed.
[ as usual, it is said without censure; a mere statement of fact. ]