Many people here are also much more capable of extending concern and understanding toward others than they are toward themselves.
[So many people literally immediately come to mind when he says that. Yves. Jiaoqiu. Siffrin. Taair. There are so many damn people here who would berate themselves for things they would easily see and forgive in others.]
...And I think that it's easily understood by now that you aren't the sort of person who delights in bloodshed and misery. That any decision you might make that causes either is made with a heavy heart.
[Claude is also so young to be dealing with this too but unfortunately Lucas does not think it's that unreasonable given his insane nation that's run by early 20 year olds and teens.]
[HE IS FAR FROM THE MOST DIFFICULT PERSON LUCAS HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH...
But he'll look back, and that little knit at his brow remains, even though it also remains basically invisible.]
I apologize if it came off as such. I don't mean to condescend; only to speak to the reactions you may find yourself with. [A beat.] Do you believe your actions to be something you must repent for?
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[So many people literally immediately come to mind when he says that. Yves. Jiaoqiu. Siffrin. Taair. There are so many damn people here who would berate themselves for things they would easily see and forgive in others.]
...And I think that it's easily understood by now that you aren't the sort of person who delights in bloodshed and misery. That any decision you might make that causes either is made with a heavy heart.
[Claude is also so young to be dealing with this too but unfortunately Lucas does not think it's that unreasonable given his insane nation that's run by early 20 year olds and teens.]
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[ Looking at Lucas. ]
I don't really want to be reassured about my actions just because I might be likeable as a person.
[ SORRY HE'S SO DIFFICULT... ]
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But he'll look back, and that little knit at his brow remains, even though it also remains basically invisible.]
I apologize if it came off as such. I don't mean to condescend; only to speak to the reactions you may find yourself with. [A beat.] Do you believe your actions to be something you must repent for?
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He just replies back with, ] Do you think a life is something that can be repented for?
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His smile is soft and a little sad.]
That's a question for a god, I'm afraid.
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I don't think it is. I think it's just something you bear for the rest of your life.
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[You just live with the guilt FOREVER. Damn. Good thing he has never killed an innocent person before, shit sounds rough.]
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But this doesn't really feel like a normal death.
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