𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥.

ㅤㅤBound to the Prescripts. I do not ㅤㅤㅤㅤchoose, I follow.ㅤㅤ
ㅤㅤ
ㅤㅤWhat remains of me is only what was ㅤㅤpermitted to stay.ㅤㅤ

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤ #PMRPTWT #PMTWT

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤ𝓘𝖿 I let you go here, you will never come home again.ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ𝓘 could force you to stay, but I'd get nothing out of it.ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ𝓑ut that's still better than letting this empty regret burrow through the heart, isn't it ?ㅤㅤ

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤ. . .

ㅤㅤlurks.

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘����𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤGood afternoon, everyone.

ㅤㅤI do hope the day has
ㅤㅤtreated you all kindly… or at
ㅤㅤthe very least, spared you
ㅤㅤfrom unnecessary burdens.

[໊좁밥 @LibkeulM86934]

다치니까아름다운남자ㄹㅇ

[달오 @gughwappan]

🥄쓸쓸해

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤAnd now you have more
ㅤㅤquestions.

ㅤㅤ…That is how it begins,
ㅤㅤisn’t it..? ⁴

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤ…I see. You do not ask
ㅤㅤlightly , do you?

ㅤㅤTo want both… the person
ㅤㅤand the truth of what I am…
ㅤㅤis rather ambitious. Most
ㅤㅤonly ever manage one before
ㅤㅤthe other begins to unravel. ¹

[𝒦𝒾𝓃𝒸𝓈𝑒𝓂 @TreasuredUma]

"Interesting, very interesting... When I asked of that question, two things came to my mind about what I want to know. Who you are as a person and what you are exactly.

Now though, more questions are appearing in my mind, Rien."

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤI am a function that speaks.
ㅤㅤA name that answers.
ㅤㅤA role that continues even
ㅤㅤwhen the meaning behind it
ㅤㅤgrows thin.

ㅤㅤYou call me Rien, yes… but
ㅤㅤthat name does not explain
ㅤㅤme. It only contains me. ³

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤAs a person…
ㅤㅤI am someone who has
ㅤㅤfollowed instructions for so
ㅤㅤlong, I sometimes forget
ㅤㅤwhere the command ends
ㅤㅤand the self begins.

ㅤㅤAnd what I am…
ㅤㅤ…is less simple. ²

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤAnd you, my curious friend…

ㅤㅤwhen you ask who I am, are
ㅤㅤyou seeking a person…

ㅤㅤ…or the role I have been
ㅤㅤallowed to play? ⁴

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤ…So that is what you’ve concluded. You are not wrong.
ㅤㅤMy perception is… narrow. Fractured, in a way. I see what is permitted to be seen, and even then, only in fragments that make sense when arranged by something higher than me. ¹

[𝒦𝒾𝓃𝒸𝓈𝑒𝓂 @TreasuredUma]

"I see. So, not only are you limited in what you can perceive, but also applies for those who can see you as well.

I'm actually curious now. Who are you?"

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤ…Or perhaps, I am only what
ㅤㅤremains of something that
ㅤㅤlearned to answer to that
ㅤㅤname. ³

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤAnd those who look at me...
ㅤㅤ…do not always see the same thing twice.

ㅤㅤAs for who I am…

ㅤㅤI am Rien. ²

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤ #PMRPTWT #PMTWT

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤ…A blonde woman, in a red hat?

ㅤㅤ…Yes. I believe I know of whom you speak.

ㅤㅤThere are not many who match that description so precisely, after all.

[𝒦𝒾𝓃𝒸𝓈𝑒𝓂 @TreasuredUma]

"Hmm...

You don't happen to acquainted with a very specific blonde woman in a red hat now, are you?"

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤ…No.

ㅤㅤI have arrived, yes… but arrival does not always grant permission to truly see.

ㅤㅤThere are things that are shown… and things that are withheld, even in plain sight.

[𝒦𝒾𝓃𝒸𝓈𝑒𝓂 @TreasuredUma]

"Permitted to witness? You just arrived here, no?"

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤThat is… quite interesting to hear.

ㅤㅤI suppose the world still has ways of presenting things I have not yet been permitted to witness.

[𝒦𝒾𝓃𝒸𝓈𝑒𝓂 @TreasuredUma]

"You could say something like that. We live for quite a long time, our features are very human-like, but accompanied by a tail and abnormal ears."

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤMhm… it seems I have made it obvious from the very beginning.

ㅤㅤBut I must admit… I have never seen such… beings before.

ㅤㅤ…They are quite… intriguing.

[𝒦𝒾𝓃𝒸𝓈𝑒𝓂 @TreasuredUma]

"No need to apologize. You already made it clear that you're a visitor around here."

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤOh… so that is what they are called?

ㅤㅤI see. I apologize, then… I was unaware of the proper term.

[𝒦𝒾𝓃𝒸𝓈𝑒𝓂 @TreasuredUma]

"An Umamusume, you mean."

[𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥. @theindex_nf]

ㅤㅤ…Why is it that I hear Valencina’s voice…

ㅤㅤ…coming from a rather peculiar human— one adorned with horse-like ears?

[JiaoVA @JiaoVA]

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