nova legacy – Page 8 – Berrybloomsims

Aster: We’re cutting Sirius a deal.

Ume: You’re what? With everything that he’s done?

Aster: The problem is Ume, aside from what happened the day he was arrested, we don’t have anything on him. Even then it’s a stretch. Altair refused to press any charges against him… or to even testify as a witness. She saying it was self defense on his part…and since both of you fired your weapons… You can see where this is going, right?

Ume: We had Valerian’s confession. He admitted to hiring Sirius to dispose of people.

Aster: A confession that the only record we have of is your testimony after the fact. There’s no video, no report, no signed paperwork. For all we know it didn’t happen.

Ume: Shittake…

Aster: Sorry I’m late. The storm outside is pretty bad and the subway was delayed–

Ume: Aster? What are you doing here?

Aster: I’m the prosecutor assigned to this case. I thought you knew that?

Ume: Uh, no. They didn’t tell me anything.

Aster: I would ask if it was going to be a problem… but since it looks like this case isn’t going to trial this is likely to be our only meeting.

Ume: What are you talking about?

Aster: Oh no. They haven’t told you this either, have they?

Ume: Haven’t told me what?

Ume: I bet I know one thing that’s still the same.

Altair: Oh? What’s that?

Ume: Your tickle spots!

Altair: Ahhh! No, no! Mercy! [uncontrolable laughter]

Altair: What about the person I am now?

Ume: She’s growing on me.

Altair: [laughs] That’s promising, I guess.

Altair: Of course you wouldn’t. You’ve always been idealistic. Even when we were children. Everything has always had to be a certain way.

Ume: You say that as if it’s a bad thing.

Altair: I just… don’t see the world that way. At least not anymore. I like that I’ve changed. I don’t want to be the person I used to be before. She was… weak and selfish. I’d like to think that I’m a better person than that now.

Ume: I love the person you used to be.

Ume: Maybe in some small ways, but fundamentally as a person? I’d like to think that I’m still the same.

Altair: Hmm… yet you say that I’m the one with the depressing sentiment.

Ume: I fail to see how that’s depressing.

Altair: Why would expect things to be the same?

Ume: Don’t you want it to be?

Altair: Hardly. I’m not the same person I was when we dated last time. Everything I want out of life is different. Sometimes I feel like that person I used to be is someone else entirely.

Ume: That’s a depressing sentiment.

Altair: Are you saying that after all this time you haven’t changed?