You've nev-

What about Gestrals? Have you heard of Gestrals? Esquie?

That-

You know, nevrons? The Paintress's minions? They kill literally everyone they see?

//gustave, please. You're going to get yourself killed

//gustave stfu?????

Another child? How are you all surviving??

//rip, Gustave. You will be remembered

He already feels bad enough...

It was an *accident*!

This place is not safe...

😟

Yes, a gommage. It's when people die once they reach the age the Paintress, well, paints on the monolith.

Ah. Right. Naturally. The eyes of the-

(Pure, horrifying realization)

Merde. I am so, so sorry.

THAT IS NOT WHAT I SAID???

Is that what happened to your parents? Or did they gommage?

I was NOT bullying her. I actually thought she was blind.

Wait, that's what he just did.

Don't just approach a random little girl???

Is it a disease that makes her eyes look like that? 😟

ohpaintressi'mbullyingachild-

I swear it's not like that-

.

Her what?

HE DIDN'T MEAN TO!

Oh Paintress he's so sorry-

//gustave you idiot

Right, sorry. Sorry. It's just her eyes look a little cloudy and-

Sorry-

Sophie wouldn't have let him live this down...

Or Maelle...

Or Sciel...

...

Lune might.

-

W-wait, he didn't-
He was just-
He really didn't mean-

Patting all of his pockets. Handing her a handkerchief.

Oh dear... Is that a blind child?

Can confirm. Is too much trouble.

Pleaseendhim-

"It's not all that bad. It's easier to choke it down if you imagine it's literally anything else."

"Your hair is white. There aren't any people with white hair where I'm from. Only old people have it."

Idiot.

"Not that you're old! That's not what I- you're not-!"

Good save.