Compassion

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[Eraqus hasn't had the easiest time adjusting to the dressing room. First there was the attack by those Heartless, then there was the incident of walking in on Ven suffering from a bad case of hand-to-panty magnetism with a young girl the Master had never met, and just yesterday, he learned there are rooms around here that magically strip you down to your underwear. He could have gone several lifetimes without that particular experience.

Needless to say, at this point the Keyblade Master is looking for a safe location to rest up. The incident with Ven still bothers him, to the point that all he's really looking to do right now is sit and think it over.

In the end, he settles for something very familiar. The room in question is decorated in alabaster, gold, and teal colors. There are stained glass windows. It's also pretty darn huge.

He takes a seat in one of the thrones situated on the far end of the room and... proceeds with the thinking. Mulling.]

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[huh. this is a room Kai's never seen before. hope you don't mind that rabbit hopping on over to you while Kai's peeking in and looking around, Eraqus.]

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[... Well, that's strange. Hardly offensive, but strange. He leans over in his seat to get a better look.]

Where did you come from, little one?

[seasides]

Sorry, he's mine.

[yeah, noticed where intruding-bunny went and heading in to grab him so Eraqus can brood mull in peace.]

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[His mulling has already been thoroughly interrupted. The bunny intruder is probably one of the less stressful visitors he's had.]

A pet of yours? I see.

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Yep.

[scoops Apricot up, peering around.]

I don't really mean to intrude, but are you alright?

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In a physical sense, yes... I am very much all right.

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[that gets a flicker of amusement, though he mostly looks concerned.]

But not... mentally? Emotionally?

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Mentally?

[He smiles slightly and shakes his head.]

Emotionally, though... You could say I have run into a troubling situation I have never found myself in before.

[seasides]

Hey, you never know.

[scratches behind the bunny's ears, raising an eyebrow.]

That's unfortunate. What kind of a situation, if you don't mind my asking? Sorry if I come off as pushy, I've just found that talking's pretty helpful.

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[He lifts a hand, waving off the apology.]

Talking can be helpful. I won't argue that. I found the youngest of my apprentices engaging in an activity which is not... entirely considered appropriate given his duty and age. At least, not when done in public.

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How old is he?

[and he's wondering how Eraqus reacted, because he seems like a pretty strict guy.]

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Not old enough. Still a young teenager.

[seasides]

Was he at least with his girlfriend or something? Not that that necessarily excuses messing around in public, but it's better than doing anything with some random person.

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She did seem to have a close relationship with him.

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Then the only reason to fault them would be for doing something in public, whatever the age.

[shrugs a little.]

If it was consensual, why would it matter other than that?

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They're young. He's young. Still a child. He has the rest of his life ahead of him. I don't want him to do something he may regret later.

[seasides]

[frowns at him, trying to choose his words.]

And what, exactly, are you expecting will happen? You speak like love is something to regret.

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Love? No. Fatherhood, at his age? He could easily come to regret that.

[seasides]

[snorts and grins a little.]

Just because you found him and his girlfriend, doesn't mean he doesn't use protection.

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[Wow, that's an awkward mental image. Kid apprentice with a condom.]

... You may be right about that.

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Besides, do you think one of your apprentices would do that? Sure, he's indulging in the things teenagers tend to do. But is there anything wrong with that, really? It's not like he's given up his role, and it's good to be able to live sometimes, responsibilities or no.

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How am I to know what my apprentices would or would not do now? I never expected to find him behaving in that way... I will have to be sure he knows of and is using protection.

[He hasn't even had all of this talk with Terra yet. Oh geez, what has that one been up to if Ven's going around slipping his hand up skirts?]

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Sir... even if you've been away from them, I very much doubt they've forgotten what you've taught. But because they've been separated from you, it's given them the chance to learn things they wouldn't have otherwise. How often did they get to act like just... teenagers?

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Sometimes the things we learn can undo old lessons, even if they're not yet forgotten. And they had free time between their training sessions, of course.

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Free time doesn't mean they got to act like normal people, you know. And one can wield a Keyblade without any training at all. Sora managed just fine without.

But even if it can "undo old lessons," do you really, honestly believe your apprentices would let that happen?