[ they can both be bitter boys because ace stays quiet at that for a while, tense before he lets out a long sigh ]
... You can't blame yourself for her choices. [ he fiddles with norma's bracelet on his wrist ] There's no excuse that'd be worth hearing, but being left in the dark isn't any better.
[ datz says if it was really chiemi, but ace seems pretty convinced considering the... uh... evidence ]
[ honestly, he's pretty certain too. he'd just feel too bad not holding on to that shred of faith in her when she was his teammate, so he can't bring himself to actually phrase it like it's a sure thing. ]
I've been tellin' my whole team since the beginning that I'm there to support all of 'em and listen to their worries and help 'em out if they get into any trouble, so it just... feels real shitty that two weeks in a row now they didn't actually feel like they could come to me with this stuff. Like, how bad a job am I doing here that I've got two dead teammates already two weeks into this?
[ and frankly it's a fucking miracle that hanako hasn't gotten himself killed already. ]
I think if Mika could have redone it, she'd have come to you. [ well. and also probably she wouldn't have shot rocket, but look, not the point. ] And whatever Chiemi's deal was... I don't think it's something she would've ever talked about so easily. You can't blame yourself for that.
[ which like, ace isn't one to talk about taking unnecessary blame, but whatever. ]
You can't live with regrets. They'll just drag you down.
Can't help yourself, either. [ he nudges him with a foot ] I don't feel like letting this place win. I know you don't, too. So we've gotta keep going since they can't.
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... You can't blame yourself for her choices. [ he fiddles with norma's bracelet on his wrist ] There's no excuse that'd be worth hearing, but being left in the dark isn't any better.
[ datz says if it was really chiemi, but ace seems pretty convinced considering the... uh... evidence ]
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I've been tellin' my whole team since the beginning that I'm there to support all of 'em and listen to their worries and help 'em out if they get into any trouble, so it just... feels real shitty that two weeks in a row now they didn't actually feel like they could come to me with this stuff. Like, how bad a job am I doing here that I've got two dead teammates already two weeks into this?
[ and frankly it's a fucking miracle that hanako hasn't gotten himself killed already. ]
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I think if Mika could have redone it, she'd have come to you. [ well. and also probably she wouldn't have shot rocket, but look, not the point. ] And whatever Chiemi's deal was... I don't think it's something she would've ever talked about so easily. You can't blame yourself for that.
[ which like, ace isn't one to talk about taking unnecessary blame, but whatever. ]
You can't live with regrets. They'll just drag you down.
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[ norma, mika, rocket. even maybe chiemi.
but definitely not argalia fuck that guy ]
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...Yeah, no way in hell I'm lettin' that happen. If anyone should have regrets, it's them for bringin' us here.
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[ it is not, but he is clearly trying to lighten the mood a Little ]