I did what I did because I couldn't find a way to help her, and I decided that I would regret it more if she had killed someone that night, whether because she was free to act or because someone else died trying to stop her.
... But more solutions are opening up now. Aren't we already trying to save Hunter tomorrow?
[He can understand that. But it does feel like the correct time to use the antidote would have been in the time before murder night. Once events are in motion . . .
But he's more distracted by the experiments thing.]
'Frustrating'? It is more than frustration. Where I come from, they capture us, dissect us, experiment on us, and here it is happening again.
... Battles aren't always won quickly, and the impact of our actions aren't necessarily felt within our lifetimes. The future can seem distant beyond compare, but there's more to the world than the past and present.
And you aren't alone either, Lio. Don't forget that.
[It's a lovely sentiment. But the future seems so short sometimes. Like the whole world is a volcano on the edge of eruption. And he is alone, in so many ways that matter now. Maybe not here, not personally, but . . . He looks at the floor, fists clenching.]
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[NOW HE WILL NEVER GET HIS HAIRSPRAY FLAMETHROWER.]
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You should practice fire safety!
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I am an arsonist.
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You are one to lecture me on caution . . . ?
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There was something I wanted to ask you.
[But. Not asking yet.]
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[Hm.]
Not here. Just . . . before.
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Yes.
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. . . I will assume the number is high, then.
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Though despite what it looks like, it's really not my preferred option.
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I don't doubt that's true.
[Still.]
You said what I tried to do was kind. But It was not effective. I didn't help anyone.
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Don't let one failure bring you down, Lio.
I did what I did because I couldn't find a way to help her, and I decided that I would regret it more if she had killed someone that night, whether because she was free to act or because someone else died trying to stop her.
... But more solutions are opening up now. Aren't we already trying to save Hunter tomorrow?
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[ . . . ]
They are experimenting on us. Have done so before.
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[he can handle the disappointment of hope lost.]
... So they are. It's frustrating.
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But he's more distracted by the experiments thing.]
'Frustrating'? It is more than frustration. Where I come from, they capture us, dissect us, experiment on us, and here it is happening again.
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And you aren't alone either, Lio. Don't forget that.
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I can only do my best.
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