[ A little laugh escapes Hua Cheng, but it's almost wry. ]
Everything that happened today, yesterday, was unnecessary and unkind. Ugly. Pikachu's death could have been avoided, if only someone had acted before Virid did. Hajime was innocent, and I've heard no one say a single thing against the kind of person she was.
But you can believe these truths with all of your heart, Hikaru, and it will not change that someone else's truth - that Virid's truth, maybe - is that it was necessary.
[ But he leans back against the fridge with her, angling himself down so that he can keep her gaze and be closer to her level. ]
Do not let go of your belief as it is now. So long as you have it, you'll not lose sight of right or wrong. You may be able to find a third path.
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Everything that happened today, yesterday, was unnecessary and unkind. Ugly. Pikachu's death could have been avoided, if only someone had acted before Virid did. Hajime was innocent, and I've heard no one say a single thing against the kind of person she was.
But you can believe these truths with all of your heart, Hikaru, and it will not change that someone else's truth - that Virid's truth, maybe - is that it was necessary.
[ But he leans back against the fridge with her, angling himself down so that he can keep her gaze and be closer to her level. ]
Do not let go of your belief as it is now. So long as you have it, you'll not lose sight of right or wrong. You may be able to find a third path.