One saw him counseling an adolescent girl. Her sister had recently died--saving her, if one remembers correctly--and she was beside herself. After she confessed that she had wished that she had died in place of her sister, Maruki did... something... and suddenly the girl believed she was her late sister. It was as if no part of her remained.
[ Even describing it has her incensed, but she forces herself to keep cool long enough to answer the second question. For Lucifer's sake--he seems to be asking from a genuine place. ]
She went to him in a vulnerable state, and he took advantage of that. One supposes watching that unfold struck a nerve. The girl could have easily been one of the many girls I've taken in and mentored over the centuries. Girls I've loved dearly, all with their own struggles and insecurities.
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She glances over at Maruki before answering. ]
One saw him counseling an adolescent girl. Her sister had recently died--saving her, if one remembers correctly--and she was beside herself. After she confessed that she had wished that she had died in place of her sister, Maruki did... something... and suddenly the girl believed she was her late sister. It was as if no part of her remained.
[ Even describing it has her incensed, but she forces herself to keep cool long enough to answer the second question. For Lucifer's sake--he seems to be asking from a genuine place. ]
She went to him in a vulnerable state, and he took advantage of that. One supposes watching that unfold struck a nerve. The girl could have easily been one of the many girls I've taken in and mentored over the centuries. Girls I've loved dearly, all with their own struggles and insecurities.