There are a few places around here we could hide her, at least for a while. I don't know. [it feels bad being this honest with someone his age, but. this kid did try to stab the mayor, so. it's probably fine to be a bit cynical.] Maybe the truth is it never would have worked, but it felt better to try something than to give up.
[ Hanako nods because, yeah. That's what he believes too- that trying something is better than nothing, even if that something is the most ill-advised plan with a 0.00000000001% chance of success ]
Maybe in the dorms... It's too late for that, though. In the end, I couldn't save her either.
[he kind of has to think about what to say. plus also they are in prison with cops here openly talking about leveling the city.]
Violence doesn't always solve things, you know? Someone already caused a lot of damage around here before we arrived, and it seems to me they might have made things worse.
It can. [he'll agree with that.] But it doesn't always. And once that's the avenue you've decided on, you can't take it back, so you had better be sure it will.
[he's not that stupid, he watched this kid try to stab multiple people, but he can't look at him earnestly believing in reigen's ability to level the entire city with his shitty made up power and not want to understand how it turned out this way for him.]
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[it's a little embarrassing to admit that when they obviously failed.]
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And then what? Be on the run?
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Maybe in the dorms... It's too late for that, though. In the end, I couldn't save her either.
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I know. That's not your fault.
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...she wanted to live. I wanted to grant that wish.
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[but sometimes things just don't work out, do they?]
Still. It isn't your fault.
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...1000%...
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What about it?
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[ with your super powerful psychic abilities ]
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...Considering their power dampening technology works this well, probably not.
But I also don't think leveling this city would solve our problems.
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[ that's the sort of positive encouragement adults like to spout, right? ]
All you have to do is take 'em by surprise.
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[he kind of has to think about what to say. plus also they are in prison with cops here openly talking about leveling the city.]
Violence doesn't always solve things, you know? Someone already caused a lot of damage around here before we arrived, and it seems to me they might have made things worse.
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It can solve things, though. You put things right, with your own might, and nobody would dare go against you.
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[ look at him, Reigen. does he look like a person who's had a peaceful thought in his life? life just doesn't work that way. ]
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...Let's talk about it tomorrow.
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