[His expression remains cool and unflappable as he follows, glancing around subtly to take in as many details as possible.]
I don't generally deal with problems by talking.
[That's Lelouch's game. He only goes for acting as much as is necessary for whatever job he's been assigned, and most of the times those are much more straughtforward.]
[Rolo won't remember much after Jerry closes the door and the room goes dark. He may remember feeling judged, and voices from people he can't remember the faces of. He doesn't remember much, but he does remember the most important part:]
Choosing to remain aloof to the suffering of others is a weakness. Your task is to form bonds that do not rely on the people you have come to depend on during your life.
You have until March 8th to finish our task. If you complete it, you will be one step closer to returning home.
[When Rolo becomes aware again, he's outside of City Hall, without Jerry as an escort.]
[ooc: The longer he goes without doing his sentencing, the more he will have trouble (and later be unable to) seeing, hearing, or interacting with the people he is closest with. If he fails to complete his task by the date given by the Council, he will be penalized for the next event. You may turned in either finished or in-progress threads oocly to the NPC inbox, or just straight up say "yeah my character isn't doing this."]
[It's crazy disorienting to have lost time like that. Is this what it's like for people he uses his Geass on?
But he can't even dwell on that thought, because he remembers that sentencing somehow despite the lost time, and there's an aspect of it he needs answers about. Rolo immediately tries to head back into City Hall to get back to that room.]
["Respectful" probably isn't the word for it. The glare he whips around to face Jerry with certainly doesn't feel all that respectful. ]
Are you asking me if I want to be dead?
[He says it incredulously, like it's a stupid suggestion. Frankly, it is. The fact that he'd willingly gotten himself killed didn't mean he'd wanted to die.]
[He'd accepted it when it was all he had. But clearly, there are other options now.]
Having something worth dying for and wanting to die aren't the same thing. Why bring me here at all if I'm just supposed to go back to that in the end?
[That appears to give him pause. He hesitates. Reincarnation might mean a new life and a future, but someone had already promised him that once before.]
I... I just want to be able to stay with my brother.
Reincarnation isn't impossible, but it's earned. Most sorts of religions from your worlds require it, too.
[a beat.]
But if you're speaking of the brother who's here... I will warn you of the one who lost someone dear to him after he failed his own Sentencing. Not directly because of it, but because of his penalty. If nothing else, consider that warning.
[It's a warning that feels more like a threat. Fury sparks into a blaze in his glare, and his hand twitches for the switchblade in his pocket. It'd be so easy. Even if that one person was right about this guy being able to teleport or whatever, he can't do that if under the effects of the Geass, right?
But there are others on the Council presumably. Killing this one wouldn't fix things, it'd just leave him without a source of answers.]
You're saying my only options are dying, losing him here, or losing him by getting reincarnated?
I'm not asking for the world. It's a yes or no question. Are you saying those are the only options?
[He doesn't yell, but his anger is a simmering sort of thing, an undercurrent of controlled rage that threatens to boil over if not carefully managed.]
And if you're just the messenger, then who am I supposed to go to with any issues?
You're asking to change your fate so that you could be with your brother. Humans are good at making their own path, so... it's possible you may forge something else.
[the boy do be getting angry...]
No one. I'm the only point of contact to those that brought you here.
[He's angry, but there's frustration edging into it too. It's so easy to imagine any number of possibilities he'd be happy with. He'd accept anything if it allowed him this one small thing. Why is that too much to ask?]
If that's too much to ask, then...then why can't we just stay here? Why is that only part of the penalties or whatever?
[If doing their stupid sentencing shit will just get him sent back in some form, but not doing it might somehow cause him to lose Lelouch, then he's being screwed over either way, isn't he?]
[Rolo's brows only draw together, agitated and uncertain, inverse to Jerry's. Hope you feel good about upsetting a kid so much, old man.
But he's not a talker, and there's no action he can take here to quickly and efficiently deal with this dilemma. Rolo holds his stare a few moments longer before it finally cuts away.]
...Fine.
[He asks for so little. He'll accept even the smallest bit of hope.]
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I don't generally deal with problems by talking.
[That's Lelouch's game. He only goes for acting as much as is necessary for whatever job he's been assigned, and most of the times those are much more straughtforward.]
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[he's aware that most of the Chosen have other ways to deal with problems... but that's not really his issue right now.
instead, he finds a door in a hallway and opens it for Rolo, motioning for him to enter.]
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He enters unceremoniously, making note of where they are in the building and which door it is. Could be handy in the future, who knows?]
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Choosing to remain aloof to the suffering of others is a weakness. Your task is to form bonds that do not rely on the people you have come to depend on during your life.
You have until March 8th to finish our task. If you complete it, you will be one step closer to returning home.
[When Rolo becomes aware again, he's outside of City Hall, without Jerry as an escort.]
[ooc: The longer he goes without doing his sentencing, the more he will have trouble (and later be unable to) seeing, hearing, or interacting with the people he is closest with. If he fails to complete his task by the date given by the Council, he will be penalized for the next event. You may turned in either finished or in-progress threads oocly to the NPC inbox, or just straight up say "yeah my character isn't doing this."]
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But he can't even dwell on that thought, because he remembers that sentencing somehow despite the lost time, and there's an aspect of it he needs answers about. Rolo immediately tries to head back into City Hall to get back to that room.]
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.. have fun, Rolo!]
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Are you planning to kill me? Don't you want me to do this task?!
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You would want to return to the natural order of things, would you not?
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Are you asking me if I want to be dead?
[He says it incredulously, like it's a stupid suggestion. Frankly, it is. The fact that he'd willingly gotten himself killed didn't mean he'd wanted to die.]
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It's the natural order of your world, is it not? Or have you not accepted your fate?
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Having something worth dying for and wanting to die aren't the same thing. Why bring me here at all if I'm just supposed to go back to that in the end?
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[. . .
there's a pause.]
Or would you rather a chance at reincarnation?
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I... I just want to be able to stay with my brother.
[Why is that so much to ask?]
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Reincarnation isn't impossible, but it's earned. Most sorts of religions from your worlds require it, too.
[a beat.]
But if you're speaking of the brother who's here... I will warn you of the one who lost someone dear to him after he failed his own Sentencing. Not directly because of it, but because of his penalty. If nothing else, consider that warning.
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But there are others on the Council presumably. Killing this one wouldn't fix things, it'd just leave him without a source of answers.]
You're saying my only options are dying, losing him here, or losing him by getting reincarnated?
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Would you ask the world of a messenger?
[a beat.]
If you'd like to know how penalties and death works, I'd advise you speak to Yu Narukami, if you haven't met him already.
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[He doesn't yell, but his anger is a simmering sort of thing, an undercurrent of controlled rage that threatens to boil over if not carefully managed.]
And if you're just the messenger, then who am I supposed to go to with any issues?
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[the boy do be getting angry...]
No one. I'm the only point of contact to those that brought you here.
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If that's too much to ask, then...then why can't we just stay here? Why is that only part of the penalties or whatever?
[If doing their stupid sentencing shit will just get him sent back in some form, but not doing it might somehow cause him to lose Lelouch, then he's being screwed over either way, isn't he?]
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Most want to leave rehabilitation in the end. If the opportunity presents itself, that may be something you can choose.
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But he's not a talker, and there's no action he can take here to quickly and efficiently deal with this dilemma. Rolo holds his stare a few moments longer before it finally cuts away.]
...Fine.
[He asks for so little. He'll accept even the smallest bit of hope.]