[ She steps inside, and... pauses for a second as her eyes linger on the knives, but then takes a seat on the edge of the bed, sitting up straight with her hands folded in her lap. ]
...It's not really what I wanted to talk about, but I suppose I'll preface this by saying that I did vote for Niijima-san. You understand now, right? That blind faith doesn't help anyone.
[ Somehow, with the polite wording and almost melancholic tone, it probably doesn't really come off as an "I told you so", even if that's really what it is. ]
[Akira is silent for a moment as he practically collapses into a nearby chair, his expression softening]
. . .
I do.
[he understands that even better now than he did before, actually. because had he known the Barghest had taken a hold of Makoto like it did? he would've voted for her in a heartbeat]
[. . . but he hadn't noticed, because blind faith had. . . well. blinded him]
[ Maybe everything that led up to that conclusion wasn't really such a waste of time and energy for all of them.
And as long as he really will learn from mistakes... ]
...I think it's a little late to advise you against making yourself into a sacrifice, but since you were let off the hook this time and may try it again, it still seemed worth mentioning.
[ She brushes her hair back out of her eye. ]
No one wants to watch you fall on a sword for someone.
Hopefully not. It seems like it's hard to predict how anything here will go, though. If there's anyone who wants to take you out of the game, they might try going about it by targeting him in some way instead now.
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[ She steps inside, and... pauses for a second as her eyes linger on the knives, but then takes a seat on the edge of the bed, sitting up straight with her hands folded in her lap. ]
...It's not really what I wanted to talk about, but I suppose I'll preface this by saying that I did vote for Niijima-san. You understand now, right? That blind faith doesn't help anyone.
[ Somehow, with the polite wording and almost melancholic tone, it probably doesn't really come off as an "I told you so", even if that's really what it is. ]
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[Akira is silent for a moment as he practically collapses into a nearby chair, his expression softening]
. . .
I do.
[he understands that even better now than he did before, actually. because had he known the Barghest had taken a hold of Makoto like it did? he would've voted for her in a heartbeat]
[. . . but he hadn't noticed, because blind faith had. . . well. blinded him]
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[ Maybe everything that led up to that conclusion wasn't really such a waste of time and energy for all of them.
And as long as he really will learn from mistakes... ]
...I think it's a little late to advise you against making yourself into a sacrifice, but since you were let off the hook this time and may try it again, it still seemed worth mentioning.
[ She brushes her hair back out of her eye. ]
No one wants to watch you fall on a sword for someone.
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Believe it or not, I'm not eager to fall on a sword myself, either.
[which is probably not so easily believed considering everything he's pulled lately, but. . .]
Circumstances were just-- [. . .] I couldn't stand by and watch.
That's all.
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[ and from more angles than you know. ]
But you're not in the heat of the moment now, so you should take this opportunity to think about how you'll handle it differently next time.
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[knowing that he's not possessed by a monster]
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They'll have to go through me if they want to take him out.
[even though he knows, logically, that he's all talk and no walk. he has no way of protecting Minato, no matter how badly he may want to]