... That was not my understanding, even then. I was... perhaps too trusting of Terra's word. But he wasn't lying, not completely.
[she pauses, as if she might be unsure of what to say. She can't make Caren answer for Assassin. Truthfully, she doesn't want to. But she wants to make sure Akira is safe from retribution.]
I just want to make sure that Akira is safe, and that any and all grudges are buried. If that's the case, then I'm satisfied.
Truthfully... I am hoping the worst of what you could have done is over. I'd told him to protect himself, when he told me the truth. I don't think either of us honestly considered that he was not the one in mortal danger.
[She goes up to get an iced tea refill from the drink machine, comes back, and sits down, twirling the straw wrapper around her index finger.]
I'll say this once. I assume we only have a few days remaining in this place, so I am choosing to spend it as I desire, with the people I... [Her mind nearly short-circuits when it looks for the word she wants to use. When she realizes what it is, Caren ignores it.] ... I want to spend my time with. That is how I'll handle that which remains.
But I believe you are mistaken to ever think a man who watched murder from the shadows, who likely witnessed brutal torture and said nothing, was the one in most mortal danger in this game.
[she allows for that, and closes her eyes at that admonishment. It's true-- regardless of what Akira's feelings were, Makoto felt largely that he had made a huge mistake. And, her trust had been shaken.
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[she pauses, as if she might be unsure of what to say. She can't make Caren answer for Assassin. Truthfully, she doesn't want to. But she wants to make sure Akira is safe from retribution.]
I just want to make sure that Akira is safe, and that any and all grudges are buried. If that's the case, then I'm satisfied.
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[There's a flash of genuine curiosity across her features for an instant.]
Just what do you think we could do to harm him?
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Truthfully... I am hoping the worst of what you could have done is over. I'd told him to protect himself, when he told me the truth. I don't think either of us honestly considered that he was not the one in mortal danger.
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[She goes up to get an iced tea refill from the drink machine, comes back, and sits down, twirling the straw wrapper around her index finger.]
I'll say this once. I assume we only have a few days remaining in this place, so I am choosing to spend it as I desire, with the people I... [Her mind nearly short-circuits when it looks for the word she wants to use. When she realizes what it is, Caren ignores it.] ... I want to spend my time with. That is how I'll handle that which remains.
But I believe you are mistaken to ever think a man who watched murder from the shadows, who likely witnessed brutal torture and said nothing, was the one in most mortal danger in this game.
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But she didn't want to show that.]
... For that, you may be right.