[she... tried to send her... a letter. (She's never received a letter.) But even if it had come-]
... I cannot read well.
[And the translators Hathaway uses require that skill to work on print on the alien worlds. Admission, and agreement- she can't write anything good enough by herself.]
However, I feel it is my duty to inform you that the members of Guild Ophelia are in the process of planning a prison break. If you are not at risk of perishing within the next forty-eight hours, you may find it easier to dictate it to me once you are back in the comfort of our room.
[Does she just... say what she needs? Does it need to be formal already, or will she take care of that?
Hayame doesn't know- so she just keeps going. Before the other prisoners wake up. Before she's found like this.]
Tell then they cannot give my body to the black. To space.
Burn it, or bury it... but do so somewhere there is earth. If I die in this human shape... I cannot be sent off this way. I will try to take the ring from my hand, but if I cannot... I must be sent off with four hooves- as I was born into the world.
In my quiver there are ten arrows, fletched with sea eagle feathers.
Let them and my bow lie with me. The rest... I care not. There is not much.
And- to Hathaway, the matter of what they promised me. If my death means they will not fulfill it, that I have failed them- you must beg them to take my brother from our world in my stead, to fulfill what I could not and inherit my duties. He is called Yubari, and he is as good a marksman as I- he could serve Hathaway well. He could-
This would not hold up in a court of law as a legal document, since you nor a witness nor a lawyer have signed it, but hopefully it would not come to that.
I have made a second copy and sealed it in an envelope and given it to the hotel automaton here, with instructions to distribute it to someone else in our guild, should we not return a few days hence.
[ Violet switches to audio. Even if Hayame's device reads things to her anyway, Violet feels that this much should be done with her own voice. ]
"Last will and testament of Hayame of Guild Ophelia.
I hereby declare that this is my last will and testament and revoke all wills made previously by or for me in any form. I declare that I am of legal age and sound mind at the time of dictation and that this document expresses my sincere wishes without undue influence or duress.
On the event of my death, I direct that my body should be laid to rest within the earth, either by means of burial or cremation, on a planet rather than in space. Should my body be recovered in human form, I direct that the transformation ring be taken off my person proceeding any funeral rites, so that I may leave this world in my natural form. If possible, I wish to be interred with my bow and arrows.
I have no express wishes regarding the rest of my personal effects.
Finally, should the circumstances of my death not fulfill the terms of my contract with Hathaway, my next of kin, Yubari, must inherit my duties.
Signed Hayame of Guild Ophelia, witnessed and transcribed by Violet Evergarden, on this day--" [ Violet concludes with the date. ]
[She thinks as Violet reads... perhaps she ought to say more. Say "Hayame, sired by Yugiri by Hayafuji, of the Miyatsuta stables"... but maybe that isn't who she is anymore. Thinks she ought to say so much more, but-]
... "I beg that he be allowed to cleanse the dishonor my failure has borne, and that he be given the opportunity to succeed in my absence". Could you add that- after the part about my brother?
And-
"To those who have possessed my regard"... "I can only hope that you forgive this." Something- something like that.
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... I cannot read well.
[And the translators Hathaway uses require that skill to work on print on the alien worlds. Admission, and agreement- she can't write anything good enough by herself.]
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Would you be interested in learning?
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[She just prioritizes it... way below mission and training and other things... but-]
But I want something in print. A final statement- though I cannot seal it.
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I do not trust Hathaway with it otherwise.
[If she doesn't tell them otherwise... would they consign her body to the deep black she hates so much?]
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However, I feel it is my duty to inform you that the members of Guild Ophelia are in the process of planning a prison break. If you are not at risk of perishing within the next forty-eight hours, you may find it easier to dictate it to me once you are back in the comfort of our room.
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[she doesn't trust herself- to say those sort of things in front of another person. It's hard enough over text.]
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[ There's a few minutes' pause before the next message comes through. Then: ]
I am situated at my typewriter.
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Hayame doesn't know- so she just keeps going. Before the other prisoners wake up. Before she's found like this.]
Tell then they cannot give my body to the black. To space.
Burn it, or bury it... but do so somewhere there is earth. If I die in this human shape... I cannot be sent off this way. I will try to take the ring from my hand, but if I cannot... I must be sent off with four hooves- as I was born into the world.
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Do you have any particular wishes for your personal effects?
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Let them and my bow lie with me. The rest... I care not. There is not much.
And- to Hathaway, the matter of what they promised me. If my death means they will not fulfill it, that I have failed them- you must beg them to take my brother from our world in my stead, to fulfill what I could not and inherit my duties. He is called Yubari, and he is as good a marksman as I- he could serve Hathaway well. He could-
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Please grant me a few minutes to format this into an official document.
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To those whom I called comrade. I was grateful to be in their care.
The rest... should surely be understood.
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[ Some ten minutes later: ]
It is done.
This would not hold up in a court of law as a legal document, since you nor a witness nor a lawyer have signed it, but hopefully it would not come to that.
I have made a second copy and sealed it in an envelope and given it to the hotel automaton here, with instructions to distribute it to someone else in our guild, should we not return a few days hence.
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[please]
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"Last will and testament of Hayame of Guild Ophelia.
I hereby declare that this is my last will and testament and revoke all wills made previously by or for me in any form. I declare that I am of legal age and sound mind at the time of dictation and that this document expresses my sincere wishes without undue influence or duress.
On the event of my death, I direct that my body should be laid to rest within the earth, either by means of burial or cremation, on a planet rather than in space. Should my body be recovered in human form, I direct that the transformation ring be taken off my person proceeding any funeral rites, so that I may leave this world in my natural form. If possible, I wish to be interred with my bow and arrows.
I have no express wishes regarding the rest of my personal effects.
Finally, should the circumstances of my death not fulfill the terms of my contract with Hathaway, my next of kin, Yubari, must inherit my duties.
Signed Hayame of Guild Ophelia, witnessed and transcribed by Violet Evergarden, on this day--" [ Violet concludes with the date. ]
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... "I beg that he be allowed to cleanse the dishonor my failure has borne, and that he be given the opportunity to succeed in my absence". Could you add that- after the part about my brother?
And-
"To those who have possessed my regard"... "I can only hope that you forgive this." Something- something like that.
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... I will add both.
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If she did- she'd be found out.]
Then you have my thanks.
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But if you truly wish to express it, please use every ounce of your will to hang in there just a short while longer.
We will be there shortly.
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It is not my intent to die in this metal hell.
[She just... can't be sure she won't.]
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