[se] see it for myself

he had eyes like rain & hair like waves
& a soul as vast and deep as the ocean

Spying Sam the alchemist pauses, though perhaps not for the reasons that the ascended might think. Though he'd been overcome with a very unwelcome tyrade of desire for the bookmaker, his other magic had been present too. Swamped perhaps by what he felt in the moment, but it lingered afterward. He'd sensed the other man's madness, his overwhelming need to drink. It was so similar to the predatory compulsions that the Lullaby felt at times that he couldn't help but be anything but sympathetic. It didn't make it alright of course, but Remi more than understood.

"I know, Sam." Remi offers gently, before offering Sam a reassuring smile. "Ronin isn't here." Noticing how the ascended's eyes scanned the surroundings, Remi could only assume that's who he was looking for. "I know you didn't mean it. That...means little to Ronin you understand, but..." The Lullaby smiles a touch sadly at that as he shrugs.

"At least everyone is cured now. Or at least...most of them, anyway."

THE LULLABY

& i guess i didn't mind  d r o w n i n g  in him.