catchall for emma

[leaberator]

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[leaberator]

[ he huffs out what might've been a laugh in another life ]

We sure are a pair, huh.

[foodbin]

[She looks up at him.]

I should have told you about the scroll.

[leaberator]

[ he looks at roxi, petting her ]

Doesn't matter.

[foodbin]

[A few more moments pass, before:]

Are we going to be okay after this?

[It's unclear what exactly she's referring to, but.]

[leaberator]

I'm not upset with you. [ he feels like he should. say that one outright, even though the implication is he's upset with himself. he's still only looking at the cat. ] Got no reason to be. Pretty sure you do, though.

[foodbin]

[After a few moments:]

...I just wish I had known. I would have said something.

[leaberator]

[ there's a long, long pause ]

I don't know if there's anything you could've said that would've stopped me from saying anything during trial.

[foodbin]

[...]

I guess not.

[But, hm.]

It's not like we had any other strong leads. A shot in the dark wouldn't have been much better.

[leaberator]

...

[ he shrugs ]

Maybe. Doesn't exactly make this feel better.

[foodbin]

[She drops her head onto his shoulder.]

Probably not. But would you be as upset at anyone else who had done it?

[leaberator]

[ ... there's a long pause, before he looks around himself ]

I trained in a forest sorta like this not that long ago. With this girl-- Kairi. She used to get mad at me 'cause I kept apologizing to her about... everything.

[foodbin]

...That sounds like you.

[But she waits for him to go on.]

[leaberator]

She's a real forgiving type, you know? Considering I'd kidnapped her.

[ just, uh, casual. ]

[foodbin]

[ah.]

...Where is this going?

[leaberator]

[ he shrugs ]

I'm not harder on myself than I would be on anyone else. I just know I've got no room to talk when it comes to doing awful stuff.

[foodbin]

[After a few moments:]

...You can't erase the mistakes you've made in the past. You can make up for them.

[leaberator]

[ he huffs ]

Ah, c'mon. Don't quote me.

[foodbin]

Sorry. I'm gonna.

[It's a weak attempt at humor, but it's there.]

[leaberator]

[ it does pull a half smile from him, at least ]

It's cheating. I'm giving you some deep dark secrets, here.

[foodbin]

Well, keep going, then.

[leaberator]

[ huffs, but... actually complies?]

... I kidnapped her, but someone else took her. Way worse guys. I was helping out the guy trying to save her when I died that time. That's what I meant when I told you I'd pretty much brought it on myself.

[foodbin]

...That time?

[There's a lot to unpack here, but she's starting with that.]

[leaberator]

Sorta died at fifteen too, remember?

[ they have. vaguely. talked about that. very vaguely for like one or two comments ]

[foodbin]

Sorta?

[leaberator]

I mentioned the Nobody thing a little, right?