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Rachel looks a bit conflicted about what should happen from here; Lisbeth is still on the floor, but she's told her what she should do, and so... Well, she's never really been good at saying no, though she does walk up and reach out to pet Lisbeth's hair gingerly for a moment before turning to everyone else.

"We should leave."

And with that, the courtroom changes, all at once; it was one thing, and then quite simply it isn't, and the podium circle has been replaced with a round spread of consoles wrapping around a center spire. The room is no longer concrete and steel, but rather stark white, all done up in glossy tile that looks like it'd crack if you hit it hard enough with something – that said, it's not recommended to try, given that it's just as indestructible as everything else in the building.

Rachel approaches the consoles, reaching out to touch them, fingers tapping gently against several of the unmarked buttons; it's probably not precisely necessary for her to do so, given the state of things, but she seems to like doing it, so do it she shall. There are a pair of slots that look like keycards are required; she glances at them for a second before manipulating more buttons, causing a small panel to open up in front of her – it looks like an authorization mechanism of some sort, the kind that you press your hand against to get it to recognize you.

"It's going to be a bit jarring when you wake up; sorry about that, but you've been asleep for a really long time. I'd suggest giving it a moment."

She pauses, though, once that's out there, glancing back at everyone.

"I'll be on the other side with you, but not like this. We can still talk, though, if you like."

And with that she just turns and presses her hand against the panel without waiting for an answer; the next thing you're aware of is the flash.

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He can, huh?

[ Everything is magically solved, if that's the case, right? Alright, no, not really. It still sounds like it might be iffy to him because who knows what can happen with that, but it also sounds to him like it's something Luca really wants to do.

He'll smile slightly. ]

If that's the case, then you may as well go along with her. If that's a thing he can do, you can just come over anytime for a visit. Maybe you can even show me anything you've managed to pick up from your learning session with the guy.

It would be the most logical choice, yes. Go find this sorcerer, learn that power, and then go wherever I want. But...

[He sighs.]

She might be wrong about that. And if she is, I would regret it. Immensely.

[ There's a long moment of pause on his end, and well.

Luca's right about that -- one part of him is still telling him to let Luca run off and do whatever he wants if he wishes. Another part of him wants Luca to come along, though. That hasn't changed and he hasn't wanted to think about it too deeply because everything will work out.

But now he's thinking about it more. There's more uncertainties if he went elsewhere, and -- ]

...Yeah.

[ ... ]

Plus you know us more than you know her.

I do yes. Estelle would be particularly heartbroken if she never saw me again, I think. She's already talking about trying to 'find my true love' or something like that.

[He doesn't even want to think about what kind of guy she would try to set him up with. It's a little terrifying.]

What the hell. Seriously?

[ ... The look on his face. Estelle doing that just makes him kind of...wow he doesn't even know what to do with that. ]

... Right, anyway.

You just come with us then. It's kind of obvious that things will be less of a pain and easier this way. Plus, it'd be weird not ever seeing you again, so.

Yes, seriously. She even mentioned writing a story about me, so 'people could fall in love with me that way'.

[It's frightening. Help him, Yuri. Help him]

It's...tempting, even with Estelle's little plan. But...

[He makes a noncommittal noise as he glances away.]

Are you sure it would not be too awkward? A few years away might actually be what I need.

[To get over these stupid feelings, he means. That never stopped being a thing, even if he toned it back by a lot. He just keeps it bottled up inside now.]

Well, my world's a pretty big place so it's not like you'd have to hang around us all the time.

[ Goodness, if it's not one thing, it's another. Well, Yuri will just rub the back of his head. ]

Anyway, if you're asking whether or not I think it's wise I'm just going to say 'yeah it is', because I just want you to come anyway. Especially since I'm still kinda not knowing what's gonna happen if you go to another world.

The decision's ultimately yours, yeah, so it's also very much 'do what you'd think would be best' -- I'm just giving you how I feel about it. Without the whole logic part of it now.

[ Plus it might give them time to talk about that. Which he doesn't say. ]

[They really do need to talk about it at some point too. And ultimately, he knows plenty of magic already, and can continue to study it on his own even in another world. It wouldn't make portals, of course, but there's no guarantee that he can do that anyway.]

...

I really would like to go to your world, if I am being honest. I think I would miss you and Estelle a fair bit.

I suppose there is no way for me to convince the two of you to go with me instead?

I mean I can't speak for Estelle -- I know she's going to want to go home, but she might want to consider going elsewhere too. As for me...I've been planning on seeing my friends back home.

[ Even if it was just a simulation, he's actually kind of tired. More than what he's been showing and it's not just because of the sudden drowsiness. All of this has taken a lot out of him.

He just wants to see his friends again, be sure that he will, and go home. ]

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