[The slight anger in his voice flares up for a moment, at that.]
No, I want some answers.
[And he sounds quite serious. The sudden disappearance of Takaya had understandably thrown him for a loop, but he's determined not to show that kind of weakness in front of her. So, a tightly restrained tone it is.]
[WEASEL WEASEL WEASEL. She makes a mildly annoyed noise.]
Did you expect me to just leave you bleeding out up there? Even if you weren't someone I knew, I still would've gone up there and helped. You weren't even in your right mind.
So that's all it takes to make someone worth saving? Talk about low standards.
[She needs to be reminded why they were enemies in the first place. And then she'll stop talking to him, pestering him, caring about him. And then Jin can stay safely in Takaya's little world, even if Takaya himself was gone now.]
...Takeba.
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Hey, Jin.
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We need to talk.
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...okay. What is it?
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[Need he say more?]
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Oh.
...I'm not telling anyone about it, if that's what you're asking.
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[The slight anger in his voice flares up for a moment, at that.]
No, I want some answers.
[And he sounds quite serious. The sudden disappearance of Takaya had understandably thrown him for a loop, but he's determined not to show that kind of weakness in front of her. So, a tightly restrained tone it is.]
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Alright. Ask away.
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[Point-blank, as usual. And this time, he's not gonna let her weasel her way out of the question. Or give him any of that friendship crap.]
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Did you expect me to just leave you bleeding out up there? Even if you weren't someone I knew, I still would've gone up there and helped. You weren't even in your right mind.
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[To answer her rhetorical question.]
You did it because you pity me, didn't you?
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[Clearly, this isn't the whole truth. But she's not about to tell the rest of the story right now, either.]
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[And a slight pause afterwards because... bawww Takaya.]
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[She needs to be reminded why they were enemies in the first place. And then she'll stop talking to him, pestering him, caring about him. And then Jin can stay safely in Takaya's little world, even if Takaya himself was gone now.]
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