The Sorrowful Maiden

[star_of_sad]

Ah...

[The revelation, Asakim being alive... this is too much for Setsuko. She feels exhausted and worn out, physically and mentally. She really needs rest, but first - a pick me up. There was a candy bar stashed away exactly for times like these.]


...

[It's dropped to the floor after a single bite. And Setsuko is scurrying the place in search for something, anything edible to put in her mouth. But regardless what she finds, it all feels the same...]

It tastes like... nothing.

I can't taste it.

What's going on? The Sphere, awakened? What does that mean?

What has happened to me?

Comments

[star_of_sad]

Even the taste is important! It needs to come back... it's just a temporary thing, isn't it?

Or is it...

[a_centered_mind]

[Elys slowly shakes her head.]

...I'm sorry, I don't know.

[And she doesn't want to tell Setsuko to expect the worst, because that won't help at all.]

We should get the medical crews to look you over, get their opinion, and then hope for the best.

I know your sense of taste is important, but I'm sure you don't need me to tell you what will happen if you can't hear or see too.

[star_of_sad]

No, that's true. You're right...

[Setsuko stands still. She breathes in deeply in an effort of calming herself.]

I need... I need to know what's going on with me. And... is it getting worse.