( it feels natural to follow-up with this, to just tell her, but he can't quite put a finger on why. isn't clever enough to figure out the why, probably, he thinks.
it's best to just do what feels right, even if he feels a tightness in his jaw like it might twist into a scowl depending on her reply. )
Been a long time, but... you could prob'ly still find where they buried me if the country weren't so torn up. But that still ain't right. Results don't mean nothing when people turn on you at the slightest sign of trouble on their end, or even if they don't like ya. When you can't understand why you went from fightin' alongside someone one day to them laughin' at you the next...
( he turns a gyoza idly with his chopsticks, clearly disinterested at this point. )
That's why that merit stuff appeals to me, whether it means losin' your life or not in the end. At least folks will look at ya and recognize your worth.
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( it feels natural to follow-up with this, to just tell her, but he can't quite put a finger on why. isn't clever enough to figure out the why, probably, he thinks.
it's best to just do what feels right, even if he feels a tightness in his jaw like it might twist into a scowl depending on her reply. )
Been a long time, but... you could prob'ly still find where they buried me if the country weren't so torn up. But that still ain't right. Results don't mean nothing when people turn on you at the slightest sign of trouble on their end, or even if they don't like ya. When you can't understand why you went from fightin' alongside someone one day to them laughin' at you the next...
( he turns a gyoza idly with his chopsticks, clearly disinterested at this point. )
That's why that merit stuff appeals to me, whether it means losin' your life or not in the end. At least folks will look at ya and recognize your worth.