Personally, I'd like to chalk it up to familial obligation.
[ And the fact that no one else can. Few are able to take up arms against Bishamon, and fewer still survive the feat. Whether Benten loves or hates his older brother has little to do with it. ]
Better to put an end to your own flesh and blood than have some outsider come in to clean up the mess, right? I'd rather do my own dirty work.
[ He was going to just take this and file it away for some later point, but damn if brother issues and inferiority complexes don't call to him. Not that he'd admit that. ]
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[...heh. ]
Do you miss your brother?
[ They always were the most reliable, for sure. But her's is the best. ]
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Sure do. If he were around these parts, I could kill him all the more quickly.
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[ Hate him as she hates that laugh. It's cringe worthy. ]
Or love him.
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[ And the fact that no one else can. Few are able to take up arms against Bishamon, and fewer still survive the feat. Whether Benten loves or hates his older brother has little to do with it. ]
Better to put an end to your own flesh and blood than have some outsider come in to clean up the mess, right? I'd rather do my own dirty work.
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...So you got a brother, huh.
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[ What's it to you? ]
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Yeah, I know that. [ A clipped tone. He's not inviting for more from either. Just a give--an exchange for something he shouldn't have seen. ]
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[ Bonding? Who has time for that sentimental bullshit? Not Benten, that's for sure. ]
We're on the same level, then.
[ In more ways than one. ]
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Does this sorta bullshit happen often?
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[She can do that.]
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[ His lips twitch into a smile. ]
Predictable, you said?
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I have cigarettes for you.
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Thanks, babe, but I don't need 'em.
[ Yeah, Benten's being a difficult little prick. Sorry about that. It's his default reaction to anything and everything. ]
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The Forge. The broadcast. All the bullshit.
[ Duh. ]
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