his heart breaks for her; it's clear on his face, and he turns his body towards hikaru's a little more. he can't exactly reach out for a hug, but if she wants one, it's there. ] ...You were trying to help. [ not a question, just a realization. ]
How was it supposed to make him think differently..?
Shuuya-kun hates himself so much, Chijin... everything he does, I think, is because he just wants everyone to... to believe he's as useless as he thinks he is. He doesn't want to be mean, but he doesn't have a choice in his mind, and he says and does things that make him look so much worse...
I... knew if I used my gem, it would force anyone to be kind. For a whole day. And when I saw all the evidence, and saw him acting horribly to the people around him, I...
...
I thought it would help... I thought it would make it easier for him to... to tell the truth...
[And, unfortunately... it did the exact opposite, and that much shows on her face as she trails off, jaw clenching.]
[ it sure did do the exact opposite, wow. xie lian's quiet for a moment as he reflects on kano's actions during the trial, his behaviors - even the way he had acted before that.
he bites his lip, for a moment, looking deeply sorrowful, as he tries to decide what to say. ]
...Did you use it on him before the trial began, or during it?
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The gem we received this week...?
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Haha. :(]
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his heart breaks for her; it's clear on his face, and he turns his body towards hikaru's a little more. he can't exactly reach out for a hug, but if she wants one, it's there. ] ...You were trying to help. [ not a question, just a realization. ]
How was it supposed to make him think differently..?
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Shuuya-kun hates himself so much, Chijin... everything he does, I think, is because he just wants everyone to... to believe he's as useless as he thinks he is. He doesn't want to be mean, but he doesn't have a choice in his mind, and he says and does things that make him look so much worse...
I... knew if I used my gem, it would force anyone to be kind. For a whole day. And when I saw all the evidence, and saw him acting horribly to the people around him, I...
...
I thought it would help... I thought it would make it easier for him to... to tell the truth...
[And, unfortunately... it did the exact opposite, and that much shows on her face as she trails off, jaw clenching.]
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he bites his lip, for a moment, looking deeply sorrowful, as he tries to decide what to say. ]
...Did you use it on him before the trial began, or during it?
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