[The answer comes slowly, as memory from before Harrogate is hazy and fleeting, at best. The general shape of things, the great events of his life - those have become clear. But the small details... they're harder to grasp, always slipping through his fingers.]
We spoke of... our patron. Magician. [Was that the name? He seems to recall another...] Rose.
What they needed from us, and why. How they interact with us, from within their spheres. [The text comes more quickly now, as the memory returns and becomes clearer. It's more than she asked for, but he can't stop, as it's giving him something to hold on to. A past. Context.] Whether I had asked my question. What her ideals are, and how she thinks, and what she wants.
Whether people should be able to return home. [And then, silence, as Armin realizes he doesn't even know what that is anymore.]
[private, psychic protection ii]
[The answer comes slowly, as memory from before Harrogate is hazy and fleeting, at best. The general shape of things, the great events of his life - those have become clear. But the small details... they're harder to grasp, always slipping through his fingers.]
We spoke of... our patron. Magician. [Was that the name? He seems to recall another...] Rose.
What they needed from us, and why. How they interact with us, from within their spheres. [The text comes more quickly now, as the memory returns and becomes clearer. It's more than she asked for, but he can't stop, as it's giving him something to hold on to. A past. Context.] Whether I had asked my question. What her ideals are, and how she thinks, and what she wants.
Whether people should be able to return home. [And then, silence, as Armin realizes he doesn't even know what that is anymore.]