[ me like i AM WAITING FOR LIKE TWO MORE TAGS EVERYONE ]
I thought perhaps - "exceedingly clever, though sometimes they pretend not to be", for Soo-won, or "Knows everything about everyone." [ that gets a little laugh. ] If not that, then I may simply steal your thunder and use, "Merchant".
And, for Miss Usagi..."A young person who likes to eat." ...Or, "Meat buns" [ and he lifts his hand to either side of his head like usagi's hair buns... meat buns. haha. ]
Even so... to kill is never an easy task, and something that will have long lasting effects on someone who does so, especially if they are inexperienced. I worry that it will fall upon the shoulders of someone who is not prepared to do so, no matter what team they are on.
...Brother Goat, since you haven't sensed anyone's nova splintering yet, it's... likely that you will, I think. Just from what I have gleaned from others. Soo-won and I spoke of it a little, and...we think it best that if you must pick one of us to do it, he would be the best choice. We... already have agreed that we will find a way to make the threshold and not involve Miss Usagi.
[ sometimes you just make murder plans! friendship.
...he looks troubled, for a moment, a sadness crossing his eyes. ] ...Truthfully, I would rather it be me, but...I am aware of the importance of this role, and what I can do with it. Even if it were to pass to others, there is little time to get someone else acclimated to the things I have learned and what can be done.
It's quite hard to learn to share the burden of such difficult things. [ xie lian huffs, a quiet laugh. ] I suppose perhaps I have not yet learned all of my lessons from my days as a human child.
I didn't think you would... that child is still so young, and she has seen more of the world than I expected, but her innocence should be protected in as many ways as possible. [ there's a sureness to the way he says that, and xie lian smiles fondly at goat, because of course he does. it's respect and warmth, all at once, something familiar to light up his own tired expression, though it's faint. ]
...but, I thought you might understand. [ goat always seems to, doesn't he? there's a soft sort of empathy in xie lian's voice as he speaks. ] It is... it must be hard, to be constrained the way that you are against helping others.
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I thought perhaps - "exceedingly clever, though sometimes they pretend not to be", for Soo-won, or "Knows everything about everyone." [ that gets a little laugh. ] If not that, then I may simply steal your thunder and use, "Merchant".
And, for Miss Usagi..."A young person who likes to eat." ...Or, "Meat buns" [ and he lifts his hand to either side of his head like usagi's hair buns... meat buns. haha. ]
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[ a pause. ]
Usagi's hair also did remind me of food. [ sorry usagi ] I think it should work as long as you don't then further hint at her hair.
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...Hopefully, there are others who think like us, and I will be able to keep the two of them safe. [ xie lian laughs, a little. ]
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Hopefully... I think most, if all people here ultimately have good intentions, so they will want to avoid decimating any one team.
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Even so... to kill is never an easy task, and something that will have long lasting effects on someone who does so, especially if they are inexperienced. I worry that it will fall upon the shoulders of someone who is not prepared to do so, no matter what team they are on.
...Brother Goat, since you haven't sensed anyone's nova splintering yet, it's... likely that you will, I think. Just from what I have gleaned from others. Soo-won and I spoke of it a little, and...we think it best that if you must pick one of us to do it, he would be the best choice. We... already have agreed that we will find a way to make the threshold and not involve Miss Usagi.
[ sometimes you just make murder plans! friendship.
...he looks troubled, for a moment, a sadness crossing his eyes. ] ...Truthfully, I would rather it be me, but...I am aware of the importance of this role, and what I can do with it. Even if it were to pass to others, there is little time to get someone else acclimated to the things I have learned and what can be done.
It's quite hard to learn to share the burden of such difficult things. [ xie lian huffs, a quiet laugh. ] I suppose perhaps I have not yet learned all of my lessons from my days as a human child.
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[ he has taken into consideration as to who can handle this kind of thing and who can't. ]
Though I understand. If I could do it myself, I would prefer to, but as I cannot--if Soo-won has agreed, I will choose him.
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...but, I thought you might understand. [ goat always seems to, doesn't he? there's a soft sort of empathy in xie lian's voice as he speaks. ] It is... it must be hard, to be constrained the way that you are against helping others.
I know it's hard for me.
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... It is. And yet, we must do our best, especially for those who are suffering even more from this.
[ something he thinks xie lian feels keenly as well. ]
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by which i mean, he nods, heartened, smile small. ]
Of course. ...On that, I feel I have not faltered.
If anything, knowing that there's a way to bring the removed back - even if it is painful now, we will overcome it, and bring them all home.