At least he tried. [At least he had that change of heart.] To be better, at the end.
[Haru’s situation sounds utterly complicated—framed for her father’s death? Really? That resonates a little too much—and once again, the supernatural’s being brought up in a way that makes his skin crawl.]
What kind of person would do something like that? [That’s a rhetorical question. He knows what kind: a gigantic asshole with grand plans that involve hurting everyone else. (Stupid fucking Vecna.)] I’m sorry you had to go through all of that. I know what it’s like.
Yeah, uh... [He rubs the back of his neck.] A girl I knew, from high school, she was killed in a way that no one could really explain. All that supernatural shit, it was to blame.
Anyway, I ended up taking the blame for it, so. Yeah, I get it. Not something we should be happy to share in common, but- [Shrugs.] I don't know, yours still sounds worse.
It is what it is. I can't do anything about it now. Me and a group of others were trying to get to the bottom of it, trying to set things straight, but...
[He's not sure how all that went down, in the end.]
Now that I'm here, I can't do a lot more than hope for the best. But sorry, I'm not trying to bring us down.
[Closure's something he's never going to get. But still, that last bit does win a laugh from him, dry but not insincere. Like a bit of his tension spooling out with the same air expelled from his lungs.]
Yeah. How much worse could it get, huh? Think we're all set, then.
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[Haru’s situation sounds utterly complicated—framed for her father’s death? Really? That resonates a little too much—and once again, the supernatural’s being brought up in a way that makes his skin crawl.]
What kind of person would do something like that? [That’s a rhetorical question. He knows what kind: a gigantic asshole with grand plans that involve hurting everyone else. (Stupid fucking Vecna.)] I’m sorry you had to go through all of that. I know what it’s like.
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Since you knowing what it's like means you went through something similar. I'm sorry, too-- that such a thing happened to you.
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Anyway, I ended up taking the blame for it, so. Yeah, I get it. Not something we should be happy to share in common, but- [Shrugs.] I don't know, yours still sounds worse.
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I don't think we should compare, really... that's also incredibly terrible. And to be framed for it...
I really am sorry, Eddie-san.
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It is what it is. I can't do anything about it now. Me and a group of others were trying to get to the bottom of it, trying to set things straight, but...
[He's not sure how all that went down, in the end.]
Now that I'm here, I can't do a lot more than hope for the best. But sorry, I'm not trying to bring us down.
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... I hope it does work out for the best. You certainly aren't someone I believe would ever kill an innocent girl.
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[Not like that. The sight is still engraved into every groove of his brain; that night will reside in his nightmares for a long time to come.]
Well, I just wouldn't. But thanks, I hope it works out for them, too. And I'm glad that you got to the bottom of your dad's murder, in the end.
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... Well, I suppose if we haven't traumatized each other by now, we ought to be fine living together?
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Yeah. How much worse could it get, huh? Think we're all set, then.
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