That might help get people's minds off things, once they have had time to get over the death toll, and heal any injuries.
But in my experience, even if you are distracted, the hurt does not go away. Especially when you have to pass the people responsible in the halls, see them graduate, see them get the things they want.
[She huffs out something like a laugh.]
Which brings us to why I got in touch with you. Anyone who is not drugged stupid to deal with the death toll has probably put two and two together by now, and Ciel did not do himself any favours with how he was talking to people.
And sometimes all you want is an apology. But you're sure they won't even consider it, because they don't see you as a person, or considered really...the hurt they caused.
[She sighs.]
No, Ciel didn't at all. And he is...not superhuman in the least. Sebastian was his defense, has been for awhile.
Which leaves him doubly vulnerable, now that he no longer has that defence, and made it clear that he is Sebastian's weakness.
[She dips a hand into her satchel, and pulls out several pieces of paper, bearing sketches of what looks like a pair of gloves with a heavy wrist cuff, and notes in Cyrillic writing.]
That is why I wanted to suggest getting him this. It's an electroshock weapon - similar to one I use, but modified to remove the lethal settings. The learning curve is much shallower than a knife or a gun, and it will be harder to take from him when he can use any contact with someone with a central nervous system to stun them.
Which could lead to another massacre if we're not careful.
[She sips her coffee, before leaning over, careful to keep the coffee away. But...gloves. Huh. It makes her think of Tifa, a little, but she is glad to know the lethal setting isn't there.]
So would he be wearing these gloves all the time? How heavy are they?
[She might want a pair for herself. She's been looking for a good melee weapon.]
This version? Not very. Most of the weight of the originals is the stronger capacitor. And the gloves can be removed from the cuffs - their main purpose is to allow him to deliver a shock with any part of his hand. With just the cuffs, he could fire a short-range dart, or discharge an electrical burst through the cuffs themselves, it just makes for a smaller striking area. Here--
[She bends to set her own mug down, then rolls her sleeve back to show the chunky black bracelets she almost always wears.]
Mine are heavier, but if you want to get a rough idea for how they feel, you can try one on.
[Yelena grasps the bracelet in her other hand, pressing a discreet release set into the side. It hinges open, and she pulls it free of her wrist, tapping something on the underside before she hands it to Aerith.]
Here. It just snaps closed. Don't worry, you will not set it off by accident.
[It isn't heavy at all, in the range of slightly overbuilt jewellery. Light enough that it won't hamper the movements of someone who lives and dies by her reflexes, even if she's been engaged in prolonged exertion.]
[It really did look like a chunky bracelet. Gently, she takes it, feeling it in her hands, before snapping it over her wrist so she could feel the weight of it, carefully, and slowly raising her arm, up and down.]
It feels a lot like my usual bracelets. And this is the heavier version?
It's possible. Using magic, maybe, instead of technology. The first world we stopped at after I was brought to the Barge, there were people who had stunning spells, and enchanting items to deliver them quickly is a logical next step.
[She had, in fact, tried to get just such an enchanted item, but the commission process would have lasted much longer than their time in that world.]
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[She may not have gotten in touch with Aerith just to check in on her. That doesn't mean she's not going to ask while she has her there.]
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[Her coffee sip turns into a greedy swallow.]
And trying to think of something to help with the hurt. I was thinking of a girl's night at my cabin, for one.
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But in my experience, even if you are distracted, the hurt does not go away. Especially when you have to pass the people responsible in the halls, see them graduate, see them get the things they want.
[She huffs out something like a laugh.]
Which brings us to why I got in touch with you. Anyone who is not drugged stupid to deal with the death toll has probably put two and two together by now, and Ciel did not do himself any favours with how he was talking to people.
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[She sighs.]
No, Ciel didn't at all. And he is...not superhuman in the least. Sebastian was his defense, has been for awhile.
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[She dips a hand into her satchel, and pulls out several pieces of paper, bearing sketches of what looks like a pair of gloves with a heavy wrist cuff, and notes in Cyrillic writing.]
That is why I wanted to suggest getting him this. It's an electroshock weapon - similar to one I use, but modified to remove the lethal settings. The learning curve is much shallower than a knife or a gun, and it will be harder to take from him when he can use any contact with someone with a central nervous system to stun them.
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[She sips her coffee, before leaning over, careful to keep the coffee away. But...gloves. Huh. It makes her think of Tifa, a little, but she is glad to know the lethal setting isn't there.]
So would he be wearing these gloves all the time? How heavy are they?
[She might want a pair for herself. She's been looking for a good melee weapon.]
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[She bends to set her own mug down, then rolls her sleeve back to show the chunky black bracelets she almost always wears.]
Mine are heavier, but if you want to get a rough idea for how they feel, you can try one on.
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[He'd have to do some kind of hand eye coordination training.
But Aerith leans in, taking a look at the cuff. It looks like, well, a bracelet. Chunky but discreet.]
If you don't mind, I would like to feel how heavy it is- even if the newer version would be lighter.
He doesn't have much physical training in his routine.
[He's a tiny teen that is pocket sized. Aerith is also pocket sized but been strength training over the past year.]
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Here. It just snaps closed. Don't worry, you will not set it off by accident.
[It isn't heavy at all, in the range of slightly overbuilt jewellery. Light enough that it won't hamper the movements of someone who lives and dies by her reflexes, even if she's been engaged in prolonged exertion.]
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[It really did look like a chunky bracelet. Gently, she takes it, feeling it in her hands, before snapping it over her wrist so she could feel the weight of it, carefully, and slowly raising her arm, up and down.]
It feels a lot like my usual bracelets. And this is the heavier version?
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[She pauses a moment, then clarifies:]
For contemporary designs. There are older versions that are heavier than the ones I use, but the technology has come a long way over the years.
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[Thankfully they have the safety on, and she lightly brushed her fingers over the bracelets, careful to not press anything.]
I wonder if they would have made these in my world too. Not exactly the same type but...similar. Maybe not.
[It does make her think of the Turks, especially with their usually gloved state.]
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[She had, in fact, tried to get just such an enchanted item, but the commission process would have lasted much longer than their time in that world.]
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They'd need slots, and the materia for it, and then...they could do spells, with whoever wears it.
Tifa wears gloves like that. No stunning spells though, that I know about.