[HE DOES NEED IT, SOMETIMES. but it's hard for him not to go back to his old philosophy-- the one he tried (and failed) so hard to abide by when he got here-- when, for the very first time, the connections of himself and his unit are being used against them. when he really doesn't want to be having these tumultuous feelings of regret and fear for the people he cares about]
[he's the one who doesn't appreciate the full gravity of death, after all. so. . . why should he care?]
. . . yeah. LiliS.
Hurricane's is avante, and King's is pep!pepe!. Who is yours?
[ I'm assuming she missed his conversation with Hurricane while she was arguing with--someone. She already knows better than to ask for Taisho or for SensitIV. Which makes the choise... well. Almost easy. ]
My vote is for Avante as well, and Pep!Pep! after that.
[ Although she assumes that "later" is actually "never," she also doesn't want to force anything while the cameras are all obviously laser-focused on him. ]
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[he's the one who doesn't appreciate the full gravity of death, after all. so. . . why should he care?]
. . . yeah. LiliS.
Hurricane's is avante, and King's is pep!pepe!. Who is yours?
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My vote is for Avante as well, and Pep!Pep! after that.
And--I'm sorry.
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-- what? Why?
[her getting angry at him didn't even register as something that she should apologize for]
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[ Physically the signs that you were struggling were all there
but
I was too busy being angry and seeing your jokes as something said out of callous disregard. ]
.... If telling yourself that feelings are a mistake or you don't feel anything helps you through this, then--you do what you need to do.
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[????]
You don't-- have to apologize.
[he says, still bewildered]
I'm kind of an asshole. It's like-- my thing.
[a beat]
Or, I try to make it my thing, but nobody ever takes me at face value.
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[ a wan smile. ]
So I do have to apologize. Because I should know better by now that that's not who you are.
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Can we talk later? Or something. Maybe not. . . talk, but like--
[GESTURES]
Now's a bad time.
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[ Although she assumes that "later" is actually "never," she also doesn't want to force anything while the cameras are all obviously laser-focused on him. ]
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All right.