heaven / firefly

[midway]

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[midway]

Why?

[ Just watching. ]

[fightolive]

The only thing I'm good at is killing.

[That's... right. It sounds right in the moment.]

I don't understand people, and I have no specialty... so where else should I be?

[midway]

[ Hm. ]

You don't remember who I am then?

[fightolive]

I... should.

[But she doesn't.]

[midway]

I'm Claude.

[ ... ]

And you've never tried to kill me. So I've seen you do plenty of non-murder related things.

[fightolive]

...

So what am I to you?

[midway]

A friend, I think.

[fightolive]

I'd like it, if we were.

[midway]

Then it sounds like we're friends.

[ Reaches over to briefly squeeze her hand. ]

Do you want to talk about what happened?

[fightolive]

[ Watches him do this, then gently squeezes his hand back, before letting go.

See? Her hands can do more than destroy. ]

It was... another life. It felt like it was mine... but I know it wasn't.

[midway]

[ Hehe. ]

What was it like?

[fightolive]

I was researching ways to get reliver's emotions back.

[ I'm... probably too stupid for this?. ]

Everything just seemed so perfect and normal. Except for... moments that seemed more real. Things I'd seen in my real life that disrupted the dream.

[midway]

[ help ]

I... see. You said it felt like hell?

[fightolive]

When I... rejected the dream. That was hell. I was so sure that's where I woke up.

[midway]

[ Frowning. ]

Were the others with you?

[fightolive]

I was... mostly with Koharu. She doesn't belong somewhere like that.

[midway]

[ Oh, don't like that. ]

... She doesn't. I'm sorry, you must've been worried about her on top of yourself.

[fightolive]

I'm... not much of a protector, but she didn't get as injured as I did either.

[midway]

You don't think you're a protector? Really?

[fightolive]

The things I'm best at are destructive.

[midway]

Personally, I'd love to have someone with your skills in my army to protect my country.

... But I get it. It's not easy for your greatest power to be taking people's lives. [ Shaking his head. ] But I do think you probably protected Koharu as much as anyone could.

[fightolive]

Thinking about hiring me...?

[It's a joke, but she sounds exhausted.]

... Thank you, for believing in me. [I'm not sure it's well placed.]

[midway]

Anytime, Firefly.

[ Gets cozy in his chair. ]

Do you want some peace and quiet to rest now?

[fightolive]

I don't need much rest.

[midway]

... There's a difference between need and want.

Don't you enjoy the feeling of melting into a soft mattress?