[ He doesn't seem to mind at least. He's taking it with grim stoicism. ]
I know. It is unfair -- he's just a kid.
[ He is assuming Chrono means it didn't have to be Akihiko who was forced to kill, and not like, we shouldn't have voted him. The vote was unanimous after all. ]
Yes. He came to me in the first week. He boxes. Wanted to know if there was more he could learn. Showed him how to fend off an attacker with a knife, and all.
[ There's a bubble of grief to that. He's fond of Akihiko. ]
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...there was no reason why it had to be him.
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I know. It is unfair -- he's just a kid.
[ He is assuming Chrono means it didn't have to be Akihiko who was forced to kill, and not like, we shouldn't have voted him. The vote was unanimous after all. ]
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I went to- to see him. [ absently, he rubs his knuckles. they're scraped raw. ] Whatever got in his head, it's sick.
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[ I sent an audience to Akihiko but I also sent it after a nap I'll find out later. ]
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[ there was uncertainty, there. too much of it. his anger flares again, and he grits his teeth. ]
Sorry.
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...It is fine. A little anger isn't going to upset me, and it's much better you let it out than let it build.
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No, it sounded to me like the opposite. That it was just a choice, a temptation. Maybe it was just the confusion of it, but... [ ugh. ] Yeah.
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[ but. cold betrayal seeps in. it's hard to have faith in the face of that. ]
Sorry. I want to, really.
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[ He grimaces, and there's a dull rising tide of strong dislike and discomfort. ]
I know it's difficult to process it now.
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You and him were training together, right?
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Yes. He came to me in the first week. He boxes. Wanted to know if there was more he could learn. Showed him how to fend off an attacker with a knife, and all.
[ There's a bubble of grief to that. He's fond of Akihiko. ]