In a sense, they are. But I'm no expert... [ Her voice trails with her uncertainty. A question of the Crystals' sentience could possibly be better explained by one of her class members, but not her. She gently reminds herself to ask about his world's Mothercrystals, and if they can talk. If they ever talked to him, before they chose him as a Dominant.
As for his question-- she appears uncomfortable because she knows this is the more unpleasant topic. It's also the subject she's really not supposed to be talking about with those outside of Class Zero. ] We bring it to... that sacred place I mentioned, which houses a device of the same name.
[ The device that she'd mentioned that converts souls. ] We call it the Altocrystarium. I know-- [ She says quickly. ] it has "cryst" in it, but there's no crystal. [ That she's aware of, anyway. ] Crystarium is an older word for library in our world, and the Altocrystarium device itself looks like a single, giant tome. [ Hence, higher-library. Altocrystarium.
Her hand at the clasp on her cloak tightens. ]
Cid... I'm trusting you with this. The Archsorceress-- Class Zero's "Mother"-- [ She falters. ] She said we're not supposed to let others know. It's she who gave us the order to harvest souls, and I... It's important, it is. That we follow her. [ She doesn't exactly know how to describe it, and she knows he believes it to be wrong, but to Rem, it doesn't feel wrong. It feels right to follow the Archsorceress, or at least, not to disappoint her, even if she's not Rem's mother at all. Unable to find a way to articulate herself, Rem brushes her thoughts aside, shaking her head. ] We relinquish souls to the Altocrystarium for her, and for us... as a means to grow our power.
[ Her knuckle has since turned white. Crystals, she doesn't know what would happen if the Archsorceress knew she was saying this much. ]
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As for his question-- she appears uncomfortable because she knows this is the more unpleasant topic. It's also the subject she's really not supposed to be talking about with those outside of Class Zero. ] We bring it to... that sacred place I mentioned, which houses a device of the same name.
[ The device that she'd mentioned that converts souls. ] We call it the Altocrystarium. I know-- [ She says quickly. ] it has "cryst" in it, but there's no crystal. [ That she's aware of, anyway. ] Crystarium is an older word for library in our world, and the Altocrystarium device itself looks like a single, giant tome. [ Hence, higher-library. Altocrystarium.
Her hand at the clasp on her cloak tightens. ]
Cid... I'm trusting you with this. The Archsorceress-- Class Zero's "Mother"-- [ She falters. ] She said we're not supposed to let others know. It's she who gave us the order to harvest souls, and I... It's important, it is. That we follow her. [ She doesn't exactly know how to describe it, and she knows he believes it to be wrong, but to Rem, it doesn't feel wrong. It feels right to follow the Archsorceress, or at least, not to disappoint her, even if she's not Rem's mother at all. Unable to find a way to articulate herself, Rem brushes her thoughts aside, shaking her head. ] We relinquish souls to the Altocrystarium for her, and for us... as a means to grow our power.
[ Her knuckle has since turned white. Crystals, she doesn't know what would happen if the Archsorceress knew she was saying this much. ]