[ he's about to answer about who the guy was before he's drawn into that memory. it's surprising, experiencing this. the volunteering to do this job. while he didn't volunteer, it rings to what happened yesterday and it stunts him into silence for a long moment.
Justice means a lot of things to a lot of people. I don’t think my “justice” is exactly good.
The Don didn’t deserve to die — but he had his principles, and he had a debt to pay so that was how he chose to do it. It was the only way he could’ve. Rules and laws are messed up wherever you go. In some places more than others.
It’s not like you really have a choice, is it? Life goes on either way. I’m not gonna do myself or anyone any good if I sit there and hyperfocus on what happened.
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but he holds up one of the shards in yuri's direction. ]
Run into these yet?
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I've seen them around. Not sure I want to be carrying weird glass shards around -- they'd be kinda tricky to use as a weapon.
Why, did you figure something out about them?
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before he says anything, he tosses one at yuri. enjoy a memory. he'll wait for yuri to say anything first. ]
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yuri blinks for a moment, before squinting and shaking his head like he's seeing if... well. everything's working or not. ]
... Did you die at the end there?
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No, no, no. I just passed out from the pain. Everyone thought I had... But they never actually bothered to check my pulse.
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he shouldn't laugh at that. but. he can't help it. ]
That's the first thing you're meant to do.
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[ ... ]
I couldn't hear everything that was being said, but who was that guy anywa--
[ oops, memory time (35:23 - 38:20). generally kotetsu can hear as much or as little as he wants! ]
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sorry, he doesn't know what to say just yet. ]
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[ his brow furrows bit. ]
Taking a job no one wanted, huh?
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Someone has to. No one else there was going to do it.
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So it had to be you. Or you told yourself that.
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[ ... ]
Not an easy feeling though, no matter what happens.
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[ he... really gets that now ]
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[ being forced to do something and actively choosing to do it? those are very different. but they ultimately come down to the same end point. ]
But it doesn’t make one harder than the other, ultimately.
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[ he sighs, rubbing his neck softly. ]
I'm not really used to this kind of justice. [ it feels weird for him to even call it that, but. ]
But you're strong, being able to do that and keep going.
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The Don didn’t deserve to die — but he had his principles, and he had a debt to pay so that was how he chose to do it. It was the only way he could’ve. Rules and laws are messed up wherever you go. In some places more than others.
[ … ]
I don’t think so. Not really.
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[ he sighs, not at all pleased by this ]
Why do you say that?
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...Yeah. I understand that feeling. But it's also easy to sink into that feeling.
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