There's a tinge of sadness there too, a mourning. ]
There's someone I wanted to bring back. Someone that died because of my stupid mistake. [ Guilt. ] The angels seemed so confident the lost souls could be brought back, so I...
he's not unsympathetic to claude's motivations, and his emotions reflect that. unfortunately, there is a grim sort of resignation that falls, as well.]
So you did it for an apple. [...] But you realize that we can't know whether or not the affliction has then taken a hold of you, since that Thursday night.
I wouldn't call it a duel. You're the one who pointed out yesterday that that would be unwise, aren't you?
[but he places his hand on the hilt of his sword.]
You're right, though, in that I don't intend on letting you survive the day.
[if it has to be anyone who does this, it should be someone who knows they can handle it. someone who can deal with the guilt, deal with it if others hate them for this after.]
there isn't really anything left to say. uruha still isn't happy about this, but his emotions are calm, focused. he pulls out his sword, and i'm not going to make us thread out a fight we know how this ends up.]
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I guess so, but why?
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[ But he guesses there could be code. ]
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[ Just pretends Claude carries these around for some reason, but he'll share the letter. ]
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anyhow. uruha is quiet for a few moments as he reads this, and then after, his emotions calm. still, there's a tenseness to him. then, finally—]
Claude, did you kill Zhongli-san?
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Anyway, he looks mildly surprised at how tense Uruha is, a little uneasy and thinking about how he's alone with a guy with a sword. ]
No.
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Anyway, nom. ]
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after waiting another few seconds:]
Did you cause Zhongli-san's death?
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[ sowwy 🥺 ]
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well. okay. he quickly does something with his phone with a barely a glance, keeping most of his focus on claude.]
Why?
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Are you asking because you care about my mental well-being or because you want more clues to the puzzle of this place?
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Both, I guess.
[the vibes are calm, but unhappy. sad, honestly.]
But I assume there is no happy answer to this.
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There's a tinge of sadness there too, a mourning. ]
There's someone I wanted to bring back. Someone that died because of my stupid mistake. [ Guilt. ] The angels seemed so confident the lost souls could be brought back, so I...
[ Decided to play god. ]
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he's not unsympathetic to claude's motivations, and his emotions reflect that. unfortunately, there is a grim sort of resignation that falls, as well.]
So you did it for an apple. [...] But you realize that we can't know whether or not the affliction has then taken a hold of you, since that Thursday night.
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He smiles a little, jokingly, but it doesn't have much humour. ]
For example, I have no right to be so petty, but I do hope that if you kill me, a part of you feels terrible about it for the rest of your life.
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The rest of my life might not be that long even after I return, but you can rest assured that'll probably be the case.
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[ Laughs a little. ]
Well, whatever the case. I still killed someone innocent, so there isn't really any debate about what I deserve. We can duel if you like.
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[but he places his hand on the hilt of his sword.]
You're right, though, in that I don't intend on letting you survive the day.
[if it has to be anyone who does this, it should be someone who knows they can handle it. someone who can deal with the guilt, deal with it if others hate them for this after.]
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Wow, going out in a second ambush? At least I'm consistent.
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there isn't really anything left to say. uruha still isn't happy about this, but his emotions are calm, focused. he pulls out his sword, and i'm not going to make us thread out a fight we know how this ends up.]