he can still feel her fury and despair even as the last of it fades from his mind's eye, the dreamlike quality at the end catches him in a way that he doesn't like -- but then again, he didn't like a single thing about that memory. it's an animal's worst nightmare -- to be trapped -- and it's a fox's too -- to be trapped at the will of someone else.
so it's interesting, to know that this young human girl standing before him has experienced a terror of that kind,]
[she has to take a few moments after it's over to take a few breaths, reminding herself that the fear and helplessness and anger are in the past, at least as far as that room is concerned. there's something steely in her expression as she starts to calm down, voice similarly sharp.]
Ezra is... [her voice shifts from sharp to outright hateful.] I don't think I even know who he is. He's not who I thought he was, at the bare minimum.
[there's a moment where she's startled by the question, but - her instinct has always been to try and say the right thing, to seem like a good person, even now when she feels no inclination to be kind to the person they're discussing.]
[she's not lying, but it's definitely "sorry that happened to you" as opposed to "sorry i, personally, did that to you" because taking accountability is illegal, clearly!!
as evenly as she can manage:]
You wouldn't have been able to. [anyways!] I think they'd prefer I just stay away from them, so it's a bit hard to give them an apology.
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No way, as if the police would do anything. They were so proud of their pitching arms, so I just took those arms from them.
[you know, sane things? he leans against the bubble, smiling and doesn't answer because he's so annoying,]
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pushes against the bubble more forcefully]
Don't sound proud of that! Jesus.
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Think of it like this. They'll never hurt anyone ever again, whether another animal or a fellow human. So in a way, I did the world a favor.
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[sighs!! and stops shoving at the bubble.]
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But? What would you have done?
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I don't know, I would have—
[but he was right and it's her turn next! nice.]
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he can still feel her fury and despair even as the last of it fades from his mind's eye, the dreamlike quality at the end catches him in a way that he doesn't like -- but then again, he didn't like a single thing about that memory. it's an animal's worst nightmare -- to be trapped -- and it's a fox's too -- to be trapped at the will of someone else.
so it's interesting, to know that this young human girl standing before him has experienced a terror of that kind,]
Who's Ezra?
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Ezra is... [her voice shifts from sharp to outright hateful.] I don't think I even know who he is. He's not who I thought he was, at the bare minimum.
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Do you want to kill him?
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Kill—? No, of course not. I-I would never.
[liar!!]
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...Was that where you were? Before you arrived here.
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but she nods, expression tightening.]
I didn't make it out.
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Then I don't see why you wouldn't want to kill him, since he's the reason you're here.
[he means died, like he's sure ezra isn't responsible for libby being in homophonic but still,]
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[editor's note: she wants to kill him so bad]
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Let's say you got that second chance in life. Maybe that would mean you escaped him, but that wouldn't stop him from coming after you again, would it?
I suppose you could tell the police... But what proof would you have against him?
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What's your stake in this, exactly?
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I'm just trying to get to you know you better. You know, since you're the reason why I got erased.
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[glancing towards him and then glancing away.]
I didn't mean for that to happen. It wasn't supposed to get that out of control.
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[WHY IS RANG SO ANNOYING, but he shrugs. he's not sure if libby is being genuine or not, but his answer is sincere.]
If you feel any guilt at all, feel it for Matsui and Buzen. But don't feel it for me. I would have erased your team if I hadn't died like that.
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as evenly as she can manage:]
You wouldn't have been able to. [anyways!] I think they'd prefer I just stay away from them, so it's a bit hard to give them an apology.
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Is it because you're afraid of hurting them, or because afraid that they'll kill you?
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[more matter of fact than necessarily upset - even as she runs from responsibility, she doesn't blame matsui for that]