rakuen | Open Log

Characters: Britannia and yooou~
Format: action/prose
This log is: open
Location: Dock area in the evening, just before the sun sets.
Summary: Britannia's relaxing and has no one to bother. Yet.
Warnings: Nothing yet.

[Over on the dock, bare feet dangling over the edge, Britannia lays on her back with her pant legs rolled up and staring up at the darkening sky. Her shoes are next to her head, not that she seems to particularly care about them at the moment as she allows herself the undignified position in the absence of any human company. No, right now she's currently debating whether or not she should go bug Kiku or stay here and watch the stars come out. Surely there's no such thing as a curfew at this school, right? And especially not for her when she's a professor of all things.]

Oh, maybe I can get Kiku and we can watch the stars together. [The thought is brilliant, of course, a compromise. She could even get Antonio, Suzaku, Lelouch and England too. Except...] Hmm... they're probably all busy and it would take too much time to gather them up.

[Another sigh.] Oh well, I guess I'll just wait alone.

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[At Suzaku's approach, Britannia's feet in the water slow their movements before picking right back up as she tilts her head to glance at the intruder on her company. When she sees it's Suzaku she gives him a little grin while inwardly cringing that he found her in such an undignified position.]

Evening.

[Suzaku nodded and came closer, not minding or noticing that she might be embarrassed] Good evening.

Kind of late to be out for a walk, isn't it? [The comment is made idly, small talk and nothing more. What Suzaku chooses to do in his free time is no real concern of hers, after all.

Y'know, unless it happens to be something that will harm the empire.]

[Suzaku shrugged, he had too much running through his mind to sleep, and sleep wasn't something that came easily at the best of times] I guess... could I ask you a favour? [He moved to stand next to her as he spoke]

[That makes her blink. Someone wants to ask her a favor? Someone from her country actually wants her to do something besides babysit conquered nations and obey without question? Novel.]

Hmm... you can ask, sure.

Lelouch said that you had met him. [His tone is formal, but he looks worried]

I guess you heard about him being killed...

I did. I warned him something like that might happen but- [Artless shrug.] if they don't want my protection, I can't force it on them.

[He frowns, it is not like Suzaku to ask anyone for help... especially Britannia. But... he cannot go to Fortitude and though now Suzaku is his Weapon he can protect him for this round, but after that...]

He wont accept your protection... He has spent a long time fighting you... well fighting Britannia... [Who is her... but so far she had been nice enough, and Suzaku was having trouble thinking of her as the country] Would you though? Protect him?

[Fighting... her? Have a slow blink, Suzaku, because what are you talking about? Lelouch hasn't done anything to her. ... has he?]

... fighting me how, exactly?

[Suzaku blinked] By being the emperor... but before that. He... [He is starting to get a headache again]

He never forgave Britannia for what they did to his mother, he swore when we were eleven that he would destroy Britannia...

[By now, Britannia's getting pretty good at figuring out when someone stumbles upon a forgotten memory. Their eyes glaze over, they seem to get a headache and then, depending on who it is, they forget what they were talking about or just gloss over it, like it never even happened. It still concerns her a little how she's only discovered one lost memory when others seem to be missing so many. What exactly has this place taken from her...?]

Hmm... so you want me to protect someone who's trying to destroy my empire. [There's a pause as she gives Suzaku this quiet, cold stare, before she sighs and looks back out at the water.] Okay, I guess I can.

[Well when she put it like that... Suzaku looked down and went to turn around, to go back since he couldn't really expect her to help.

Her answer surprised him and he looked up to her] Why?

You said he becomes the emperor, didn't you? [The explanation is made in bland tones, even as she continues looking out over the water.] That makes him my boss. Even if he's a bad one and even if I don't like him, I'm obligated to protect him.

[And then a shrug.] That's one of the duties of being a nation.

[Suzaku blinks and frowns. He hadn't thought of it that way, though he had wondered if it was Britannia influencing the emperors or the other way round.

Now he was his answer... Britannia was as much a victim of the Royal Family as the rest where]

I'm sorry... [He looks down] I guess you had no choice... and so really it isn't you that we should be angry at...

[At Suzaku's expression, she seems a little amused.]

Don't misunderstand. I obey and follow my boss because I have chosen to do so, because that is what the people desire. If you're going to hate what my empire has done and blame the emperors for what they have caused, then you blame me. I am the Holy Empire of Britannia.

Edited 2012-02-05 00:34 (UTC)

[Suzaku blinked again, now he was just confused...] Why? [He asked again though he was asking something different]

Why do you chose to obey them? Do you agree with what they have done?

[There's a pause as she mulls this part over, before deciding it's alright to clarify that her thoughts and personality aren't formed the same way a human's are.] Hmm... it's not really whether I agree with them or not, it's if my citizens are okay with it.

Oh... [Suzaku looked away again] So you have no choice but to believe what the majority of your people believe?

[There's a pause as she mulls over what he says before sighing.]

Something like that. I don't really like the way you've worded it though. [It makes her seem... weak and helpless.]

[A nod] So... really unless we manage to change the heart of the majority of Britannian's you will never change. [It did make her seem weak and helpless, and a pawn, like most people were.]

Do I need to? [Have a leveled stare, Suzaku. The way this conversation is going is starting to become... unfavorable.]

[Have a slightly sullen stare back Britannia] Yes.

[She's quiet for a moment, before very pointedly saying:] I don't think that's the popular opinion.

It's not. [He looks down] Which is why we need to change peoples opinions before we can change Britannia.

[That earns a laugh from her.] Well, I look forward to seeing if you can do it.

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