Fourteeenth Summoning || Voice || With all these things that I've done

[knew_anyway]

[The feed clicks on, and there's nothing but soft breathing for a long moment, before John speaks slowly, painfully.]

...the blame for this event falls solely upon my shoulders. Miss Rei, for all of her involvement, was only following my instruction.

I- I'm sorry. I know that my words don't mean much now, but I'm sorry.

[His voice breaks.

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[knew_anyway]

[It's so comical, he almost smiles.]

That's what I thought.

[knew_anyway]

That's a lot less than it did to many others here.

[knew_anyway]

Not at all. I never said it meant little, merely that you were not alone in your pain.

[He's arguing with a giant penguin.]

I appreciate you trying to help the others. It means a lot to me.

[knew_anyway]

I realize that.

[knew_anyway]

You and several others, I assure you. If I do leave, it will either be to go to prison or to try and offer my services in the rebuilding.

[knew_anyway]

I'm not. Whatever happens to me will be decided by the leaders of the protection squad.

[knew_anyway]

It's their job to decide, I'm afraid.

[knew_anyway]

The people did.