Log: Ongoing

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When; May 13th, evening
Rating; G - PG
Characters; Lina Inverse dragonslaving and Amelia wil Tesla Saillune fistsofjustice
Summary; An earlier conversation with Lina makes Amelia recall something that's worrying her.
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Late evening.

Amelia lingered outside the door to Lina's room, hesitating in front of the closed door, her hand raised as though to knock. She'd had it raised for some minutes, having yet to actually touch the wood itself.

It was important. It wasn't anything that should be said. Something should be done. It was something given to her in confidence that should never be touched. The thoughts fell like the petals of a love-me, love-me-not flower, flitting out one by one to still her hand.

Before she could even stop to think, her voice broke out instead: "Lina-san?"

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"He's an idiot," Lina declared bluntly and shook her head. "Not the Gourry-type of idiot, either. At least that earns some forgiveness."

She looked downright annoyed.

"Seriously. He's going to be doing the same mistake he did with Rezo. Wanting something in exchange for a price he thinks he can pay, and then later he's going to regret it and try getting back what he lost."

Okay, maybe that was a little too cynical for her taste. She smacked her forehead again.

"Okay, so, maybe it won't exactly happen like that. Maybe he can trade a turtle to get his body back. Who the hell knows? But I really wonder if he wants to risk another exchange."

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"Nuh-uh." Amelia shook her head quickly. "I think he has to trade something that belongs to him -- that's important. I . . . don't think a turtle is very important to him.

But that's what I'm worried about. If he trades something like his memories, he'll forget *everything* . . . Or even if he trades anything else, it'll be important somehow! But that doesn't seem to matter to him at all, and . . .

"

She pushed on. "I *know* this is really important to him. I do! And if it's what he really, really wants, I'd like to see him happy. But this way . . . I don't think it's the right way at all."

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"Again, it's like what he did with Rezo. He traded most of his human body for power." She shrugged and grumbled, crossing her arms. "It's no different."

She shook her head and unfolded her arms to scratch her head. "We can confine him into the apartment and try to persuade him otherwise. Or, you know, we can let him do what he wants and let him deal with the consequences."

Except, well, while the latter was certainly easier - Zelgadiss, as stupid as he was, was a very good friend of hers, and, well...

She honestly had to agree with Amelia there.

"Well, do you have a plan?"

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"Well, he told me he'd tell me before he went to do anything." Amelia's fingers were winding a slow knot again. "I'm not sure what to do. I think he should be stopped because this isn't right and he might end up worse, but . . . Zelgadiss-san is really determined, too. I don't think he'd listen, and since I wasn't supposed to tell you in the first place, I think he'd get really mad at both of us and we wouldn't do much good unless you Dragon Slaved him -- which wouldn't be much help either."

This was a morally gray area with no clear answer, and Amelia was floundering.

"I just don't understand why he has to do it in the first place. He's good as he is!"

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"Well, apparently he doesn't think so." Great. Messy situation.

Of course, she could always just sit back and watch and let the damn guy do his thing and see how it goes. She wasn't sure if that was the right thing to do, or if there was a right thing about this, since there are unknown variables that she can't even be sure of.

"And I don't think he'll be too mad, anyway," she swung her legs off the bed and kicked them into the air a little. "Before you came, he mentioned about being interested in striking an exchange with the deities. I told him it was the stupidest idea ever. Although I really should have expected him to not listen, because he's a stubborn git."

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"This is the thing Zelgadiss-san wants the very most," was the murmured reply. "I don't think he'll give up."

She glanced up hopefully. "Though maybe a proper reminder about Justice would help?"

. . . Though how Justice actually pertained to the situation was anyone's guess.

"But other than that . . ." She trailed off for a moment. "Maybe you're right; maybe it's best to just wait and see."

Rare restraint and rare thought . . . but when it came down to it, Amelia honestly believed that there was little that could be done to prevent a Zelgadiss who had his mind made up. It just would have been nice not to feel so helpless about it.