[... she understands that on a logical level. That there's nothing to gain here by lying - and perhaps a conflict to resolve by telling the truth - and that may just be very well what they're doing here. Trying to resolve a conflict. She gets that.
But trust?]
... like hell I can just...
There's... There's no reason for me to trust that.
[Her eyes begin to faintly glisten with sorrow, pity. If this were the Rita from her time, she'd probably notice, though in this case it would surely go undetected.]
Is that all you remember, Rita?
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That's all that there is to remember.
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Raven didn't kill you.
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I know what I remember.
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[A small sigh]
Why would I lie to you about something like this?
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[She huffs.]
... And I'm sure he struck to kill, the bastard. If he held back any... I wouldn't be here right now.
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[Her voice is soft, but her expression is very serious]
We have no reason to lie to you.
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But trust?]
... like hell I can just...
There's... There's no reason for me to trust that.
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What do I have to do to prove it to you?
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... then tell me this.
Why the hell do you guys all trust the... the old man so much?
What do you guys see that I don't see? I don't get it. What...
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[She pauses.]
They were hardly reasons we could hold against him.
[Her voice goes even softer]
And he made up for his mistakes.
[And now a smile]
He cares about you, Rita. He cares about all of us. That is why we trust him.
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... That's hard to believe. You know that, right?
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