[ she did, but sometimes you die and it works out a few of your issues. if they'd endgamed, would they still be able to talk like this? either way, his invitation home had been genuine, as had his wish to give her a chance at peace.
this all runs very counter to it. ]
Yet... But I cannot will myself to think things will remain this way. [ he is idealistic, not optimistic. ] It feels very much the calm before a storm.
[ he's going to find a lobby chair to set her in... ]
[ if they endgamed and shinobu was able to keep killing, they would not. she would yeet herself back into death, and she would be much more depressed because tsurumaru would've been too dead to be alive and say the right dialogue choice to start her healing.
there is no peace for either of them here. she flops uselessly into the lobby chair. ]
We will be lucky if it takes more than a week before we must endure the inevitable.
[ she closes her eyes. ]
I am a little frightened for how they will force our hands.
[ hate it when death is the correct choice. it is a terrible time to be numb and answer this question.
she has caused so much sorrow in all her chances after death. dimitri knows enough about her to know who would move her. she opens her eyes and meets his gaze. ]
My sister, Kanae.
[ it's hard to say what emotion surfaces the most, but she hides nothing. she shakes from her grief even though her numbness should keep her still. ]
She wouldn't ask to be saved or for a second chance, but I can't leave her. Not again. Never again. She can choose death again, but I can't forgive them for taking her like this.
[ he's heard and seen shinobu's bond with her sisters, and how deep that blood flows. it's why his voice dips when he nods. ]
I understand.
[ he does. that sort of grief never leaves you, only waiting for the scabs to be peeled back anew, and this place has done it in a violent way. it's cruel. it's unforgivable. since she's numb, rather than reach out, he meets her eyes. ]
We were able to set things right before. [ twice. ] We will do so again.
[ but it's also affirms to him that everyone here is for a deeply personal reason, something that could easily be used against them. ]
[ The conviction is clear in her voice. She knows hostages can make it easier for people to turn on each other, but they saved everyone before. They can do it again. Even if they can't, they must. ]
[ it's unfortunate, but he thinks that shinobu of all people might understand. he tells her because she won't try and talk him down. he doesn't even expect that their loved ones will spring back from the dead somehow, but the notion has compelled him here in mixed, frustrated grief, and maybe she gets that.
he looks grateful, letting out a tired sigh. ]
Thank you.
[ it's nice to let someone know, at least. ]
...Sorry. You can scarcely move and I've brought you to such a painful topic.
[ shinobu can only be so hypocritical. she isn't someone who wants to play god and revive the dead, but she is as weak as she is strong. her heart moves so easily, and it always comes back to her sister for her. she cannot fault dimitri for this without faulting herself, and she won't say they are wrong for loving their family.
her lips curve into a small smile. ]
Do I need to move to be able to understand or listen? Thank you for being willing to talk about it with me.
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this all runs very counter to it. ]
Yet... But I cannot will myself to think things will remain this way. [ he is idealistic, not optimistic. ] It feels very much the calm before a storm.
[ he's going to find a lobby chair to set her in... ]
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there is no peace for either of them here. she flops uselessly into the lobby chair. ]
We will be lucky if it takes more than a week before we must endure the inevitable.
[ she closes her eyes. ]
I am a little frightened for how they will force our hands.
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...Considering what they hold over us, I do not think it will be difficult to encourage people to kill.
[ a pause. ]
May I ask what 'deal' they brokered with you?
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she has caused so much sorrow in all her chances after death. dimitri knows enough about her to know who would move her. she opens her eyes and meets his gaze. ]
My sister, Kanae.
[ it's hard to say what emotion surfaces the most, but she hides nothing. she shakes from her grief even though her numbness should keep her still. ]
She wouldn't ask to be saved or for a second chance, but I can't leave her. Not again. Never again. She can choose death again, but I can't forgive them for taking her like this.
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I understand.
[ he does. that sort of grief never leaves you, only waiting for the scabs to be peeled back anew, and this place has done it in a violent way. it's cruel. it's unforgivable. since she's numb, rather than reach out, he meets her eyes. ]
We were able to set things right before. [ twice. ] We will do so again.
[ but it's also affirms to him that everyone here is for a deeply personal reason, something that could easily be used against them. ]
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[ The conviction is clear in her voice. She knows hostages can make it easier for people to turn on each other, but they saved everyone before. They can do it again. Even if they can't, they must. ]
Why are you here, Dimitri?
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his gaze drops a moment, tremulous, before he finds what to say. ]
My father.
[ he sits back, expression turned grave. ]
I will not ask you to lie for my sake, but I would prefer that the others do not know. Sylvain, Claude, and Flayn in particular.
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who are they but people who carry the dead with them? ]
It is yours to share. I won't tell them.
[ she cares for so many, but she has never been above personal loyalty, and dimitri earned hers. ]
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he looks grateful, letting out a tired sigh. ]
Thank you.
[ it's nice to let someone know, at least. ]
...Sorry. You can scarcely move and I've brought you to such a painful topic.
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her lips curve into a small smile. ]
Do I need to move to be able to understand or listen? Thank you for being willing to talk about it with me.