It isn't your fault. We were -- we were right there with her, and she slipped out somehow. And ended up dead.
[ So he's got his own sort of frustration -- not so much in the sense that he could've done something, but more in the way that he doesn't know how or what could've happened. ]
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[ Offered, mutely. ]
It isn't your fault. We were -- we were right there with her, and she slipped out somehow. And ended up dead.
[ So he's got his own sort of frustration -- not so much in the sense that he could've done something, but more in the way that he doesn't know how or what could've happened. ]
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[ except for her murderer but it's fine ]
I find it a little irresponsible to leave us in the dark like this, though. This is the sort of thing that causes panic.
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I think they are trying to figure it out. It says they are away.
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[ frustrated again!! a beat. ]
... I'm being unfair. I'm sure they're doing what they can.
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...
I'm not unused to people around me dying at a moment's notice, but this is... different.
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[ he glances at marcoh, though. or like, around marcoh's general direction. ]
It doesn't seem like it should happen in a place called paradise. I'm sorry that it is something you're familiar with.
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[ What COULD he have done? ]
There were lots of street gangs where I was from. It wasn't unusual to learn someone had died overnight.
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[ but he should've been! ]
That sounds similar to a battlefield. I suppose they aren't far off.
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I didn't go, but I've known plenty of men who did.
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Did you want to go?
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[ Hell no. ]
I had someone I had to take care of. I had no interest in fighting their battles.
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Who, if I may be so bold as to ask?
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My sister.
[ A little awkwardly. ]
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You don't need to tell me anything else, if you don't want to.
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I feel I've been talking about her a lot lately.
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[ I'm sorry for these one-word short-ass tag answers it's going to happen a lot with Marcoh. ]
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How old is she?
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[ This is because I don't have a number and I haven't decided an exact number between 4-6 years younger yet. ]
She is an adult, but I've been raising her since she was a toddler.
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Ahh, so very close. She's lucky to have you.
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[ Fair enough. ]
I hope that's true.
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[ thank you affection week ]
... In any case. I'm sure it was difficult nonetheless, but I'm glad to hear you escaped the war.
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[ He'll accept that. It's nice to hear. ]
Yeah. Times may be tough but others will have it harder.