[ That fucking memory that Ayabe had to sit through twice and now he's hmm whenever he's down in the basement in the laundry room in sight of that lake. ]
You shouldn't have to do that. But... it would be better... nobody here should have to be forced to take another life.
[ To this day I keep staring at the GFL timeline, putting together the time markers and explicit mentions of "exactly a year ago" and staring at my hands going 'everything happens so fast, what do you mean it's only been [redacted] years.' So thanks, Hori, for aging everyone. ]
Yes. Or. If that bothers you, then we have swordsmen here too. Ones clearly familiar with the type of injuries bladed weapons leave on a human body.
No, it's... not whether it bothers me. That sort of thing should be for others to decide, for themselves especially.
[ When it comes down to it, they're the ones volunteering, so does the comfort of everybody else matter? They're doing people like Ayabe a favor, so nobody has to be forced to kill when they aren't capable. ]
[ He's quiet at first, because he's uncomfortable with anything revolving around death. Of course he would be. He's never had it shoved into his face like this before. ]
...I don't. Nobody wants to kill. You're offering for other people's sake. I think more of you, not less.
[ And he can do that because he feels uninvolved in it; he won't ever voluntarily kill somebody, and he is in no position to judge people either. If he has opinions, he'll keep them to himself. ]
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You shouldn't have to do that. But... it would be better... nobody here should have to be forced to take another life.
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Just so.
Besides, it's better if someone like me does it anyway.
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Someone like you? Because you're used to handling guns?
[ Saying like she hunts animals, instead of killing. ]
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Yes. Or. If that bothers you, then we have swordsmen here too. Ones clearly familiar with the type of injuries bladed weapons leave on a human body.
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[ When it comes down to it, they're the ones volunteering, so does the comfort of everybody else matter? They're doing people like Ayabe a favor, so nobody has to be forced to kill when they aren't capable. ]
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[ that's fine. it means he's civilian. normal. and this is messy business- especially so, for the lack of reason any of them have.
she tsks, briefly, and her smile goes entirely too bland. ]
Do you think less of me for offering? That I might value life less than some of the others here?
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...I don't. Nobody wants to kill. You're offering for other people's sake. I think more of you, not less.
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[ most people wouldn't want it shoved into their faces. that's why it falls on others to take care of it, out of sight, out of mind.
shame they can't quite manage that here. ]
Funny. That's the opposite of what I might have expected. Not everyone would see it that way.
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[ And he can do that because he feels uninvolved in it; he won't ever voluntarily kill somebody, and he is in no position to judge people either. If he has opinions, he'll keep them to himself. ]
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Hmm.
Well, as you do, then. Perhaps I should leave you be for now, then. To decompress.