[ . . . he smiles faintly at that. and then, some honesty: ]
I died because my friend killed me, but he only killed me because... I decided I needed to kill him first. Not because I was mad at him, or because I hated him... but because he was a danger to other people. So I did it to protect the people I loved, and because... he'd become someone I couldn't recognize anymore.
It's not unfamiliar.
[ it's part of why yves was affected so badly immediately after. sometimes you accidentally re-trigger yourself ]
[slowly, quietly. there's something mournful and sad in mizu's emotions, upon learning this about him.]
You're a kind person, Yves. Soft. The decision to take someone's life is one that you don't make lightly. But it's the first decision you'll have to make as soon as you get your second chance, isn't it?
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Then you're already familiar with the weight of it all. That's good.
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I died because my friend killed me, but he only killed me because... I decided I needed to kill him first. Not because I was mad at him, or because I hated him... but because he was a danger to other people. So I did it to protect the people I loved, and because... he'd become someone I couldn't recognize anymore.
It's not unfamiliar.
[ it's part of why yves was affected so badly immediately after. sometimes you accidentally re-trigger yourself ]
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[slowly, quietly. there's something mournful and sad in mizu's emotions, upon learning this about him.]
You're a kind person, Yves. Soft. The decision to take someone's life is one that you don't make lightly. But it's the first decision you'll have to make as soon as you get your second chance, isn't it?
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... no. I killed him before I died. [ it was mutual, by yves's decision ] I'm content with where I ended things.
I don't think I'm going back.
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Do Lucas and Adolphe know?
[adolphe gets to be included in this conversation now that we have dead letters.]
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Mm. I've talked to the angels, and it's not like my soul is just going to disappear but...
That's not the timeline I want to return to. I don't want to be somewhere where all my friends are dead, and one at my own hand.
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Have they said where your soul will go, if you chose to remain dead?
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[ if he chooses it ]
... Zuriel has been trying to convince me that it's okay to think of other things though, so... I guess we'll see.
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You still have time to consider your options.