dupelicate: (thinkin bout thos sausages)
๐•ƒ๐•Œ๐•‚๐”ผ แด˜สœแดษดส ๐”ฝ๐”ธ๐”นโ„๐”ผ ([personal profile] dupelicate) wrote in [personal profile] usogi 2019-03-24 08:56 am (UTC)

[He nearly laughs at Senri's reaction, but it's reactionary, a bitter reply to his roller coaster of a day. Instead, he exhales slowly, nearly twitching a smile.]

I'm sorry. I know it sounds scaryโ€”but it's the truth.

[Turning, he faces Senri, looking him in the eye, his face exhausted, worn.]

The truth is... I think I'm already dead. In my own world, I mean. I... had to, or the planet would be destroyed. And I was the only one who could.

[A thought occurs to him, and the wry smile is back.]

It's... just a numbers game, right? There's millions of people on my planet, Auldrant. Losing one to keep everyone else going... it's a pretty good deal. Just like the competition. But...

[...]

But when it comes to me... I can't do that to other people. I don't want anyone else to suffer.

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