[her tone is scathing in response, filled with hurt and anger.]
You can't make it better, but if you're choosing to leave me without any answers, at least do me the courtesy of not pretending you're doing that as a favor.
It's not. There's not way for me to make it up to you, that's just a fact.
[ ... ]
Then let's just cut to the chase. You want me to tell you something specific. Otherwise I can bullshit you and this isn't going to be what either of us want.
The person who killed Zhongli is out of their mind, afflicted with madness. You chose to do this. Tell yourself whatever you like about the methods, but I promise you that her life was worth far more than whatever you wanted to trade it for.
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Date: 2025-03-09 02:29 am (UTC)Will you at least do me the courtesy of explaining?
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Date: 2025-03-09 02:33 am (UTC)[ his tone is pretty even keel as he says this. practiced. ]
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Date: 2025-03-09 02:42 am (UTC)[her tone is scathing in response, filled with hurt and anger.]
You can't make it better, but if you're choosing to leave me without any answers, at least do me the courtesy of not pretending you're doing that as a favor.
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Date: 2025-03-09 02:47 am (UTC)[ ... ]
Then let's just cut to the chase. You want me to tell you something specific. Otherwise I can bullshit you and this isn't going to be what either of us want.
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Date: 2025-03-09 02:51 am (UTC)[she thinks about what she wants to know.]
Was it for an apple?
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Date: 2025-03-09 02:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-03-09 02:58 am (UTC)And why did you choose her?
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Date: 2025-03-09 03:03 am (UTC)There's no real reason. Wrong place, wrong time. I was awake, and so was she.
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Date: 2025-03-09 03:06 am (UTC)She even had a nice thing to say about you in her book, and you're nothing but a miserable worm. I hope that hurt.
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Date: 2025-03-09 03:10 am (UTC)she isn't wrong. ]
I'll make my amends with her when I eventually see her again.
[ ... ]
You know, it could have been worse. Look at what happened to Zhongli-san.
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Date: 2025-03-09 03:12 am (UTC)Yes, how chivalrous you are, drowning her instead of frying her like a corndog.
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Date: 2025-03-09 03:17 am (UTC)But it is better than treating her like a piece of meat.
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Date: 2025-03-09 03:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-03-09 03:25 am (UTC)I disagree, but I'm not going to argue.
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Date: 2025-03-09 03:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-03-09 03:31 am (UTC)[ he cants his head forward in a bow. goodbye. ]
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Date: 2025-03-09 03:39 am (UTC)