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[He's absolutely going to take that comfort though, sinking a little further into it without, you know, putting his weight on Cinth.]

Yeah. Next one... Next one can try to make it count.

[ face in Brocade's chest ]

You were holding your neck. Is that how she did it?

Yeah. Was quick, at least. There's that.

Stupid. This is stupid. I want to- ... I, I don't know.

That's stupid, too.

Wanna do what?

[LOOK HE HAD ASTER TODAY TOO]

I don't know.

Our value was kindness. I thought... the moment we saw the prisoners, I thought we'd have to kill them. Death by milling is. Slow. Death by blade is slow, if you don't know how to—

[ bites his lip. there's blood. ]

Did you know the heart and brain are 73% water?

...

[Oh. OH. Brocade knows because there's almost no way it hasn't happened. And has suspected more. The bottled rage and the deep empathy in the kid was apparent from day one.

He doesn't let go of Cinth.]

Kindness to them but... Woulda hurt you like hell.

[ thickly, ]

No pulling punches. Remember?

[... he takes a deep breath and lets it out, there's long seconds of silence as he stews in his own head.]

... The way things are going, tellin' ya not to would be worse.

How did it actually go, in the end?

[ lets out a ragged laugh ]

Boss, do you really think the others would have agreed to mercy killing everyone in cold blood?

[ Nettle might have! but as for the rest... ]

Edited 2024-09-18 20:40 (UTC)

[Thinks about everyone involved. ]

Everyone might have been a lot.

Mm. I didn't bring it up. They didn't even want to sacrifice volunteers, in the end. That's how we ended up at the guards.

... and then, because I had the scythe, she started "executing" with a knife, of all things. It was... yeah, it was slow. She was slow. Level two speed stat at most. You know me—I'm a ranged spec IRL. And even I had no trouble taking her head off with a melee weapon.

[ so, no. he didn't use his Blessing. ]

...

[He didn't hit her enough. HE DIDN'T HIT HER ENOUGH. HE SHOULDN'T HAVE PULLED THAT PUNCH.

He takes a breath and lets it out, but his fingers are stiff on Cinth's back.]

It...

Wasn't the wrong choice. [It's a hell of a statement.] I just hate that you had to make it.

Hah. You gotta stop talking like I was forced into it.

[Puts a hand on his head.]

We all were.

Nettle thought I was cool.

[SNORTS]

Nettle also thinks anything that aint nailed down is free.

[This has nothing to do with that.]

[ suddenly laughing so hard he starts half-crying ]

[Yeah, he also laughs. It's a dry sound, pulling Cinth a little closer and smoothing down his hair.]

[ through the tears of laughter (they're definitely of laughter) ]

I never want to forget how this felt. Is that crazy? I wish it hadn't happened. But if I had the choice to... to not care...

[Absolutely of laughter.]

No... no it aint crazy. That- feelin' hurt about it. That aint something to lose.

Ha... you too, then.

[ thumps him on the back. ]

Promise me you won't ever get used to this.

[He pulls back, finally. And holds out a hand, completely serious.]

Deal.

[ takes his hand and shakes it, firm. his eyes are glistening—but there's determination in there, too ]

Deal.

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