[Voice]

[embracethewaves]

People. They were people, and I- ...I never even...

I'm so sorry...

[there's a long pause, and then a few muffled, hiccuping sobs]

S...sorry, I- I'll be back...later. I just...

[the sound of wind can be heard, coupled with the creaking of a door, and the communicator switches off]

((umi will be wandering about for a while, if anyone would like

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[a_naked_flame]

So what are you gonna do if they come back?

Mercy ain't gonna change what little they got left of their minds. Those things... they ain't human no more. The bits that make a person, regret and happiness and all that stuff, they've been squeezed out by whatever drove 'em off the edge.

Kid, do yourself, them, and everyone else a favor and don't give 'em quarter if you gotta fight again.

[embracethewaves]

It's not about mercy and it's not about whatever they are now. They were people once, and I didn't even think... Haseo's right... If I wasn't so wrapped up in fighting and being the best I would have noticed, I would have...

...How can I say I'm any better than them, if all I care about is fighting?

[a_naked_flame]

'Cuz you weren't fighting 'cuz you care about fighting. You were fighting for what you care about.

...If that makes any sense.

[Voice]

[embracethewaves]

[there's a little laugh, though it's strained and interrupted by another hiccup] I guess...sort of, maybe...

[Voice]

[a_naked_flame]

Jeez louise, doll. Don't cry over this. Not for those things.

You did good. Just don't lose yourself.

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[embracethewaves]

That's not...oh, jeez, never mind. It's not like you'd get it. ((ooc: muttered, hard to understand))

I know. I... That's what I'm afraid of. But I'll try.