[rita...it's winter, please. but he isn't going to tell her to go inside, he'll just sit next to her.]
I know. I think that's why he wanted to end it, in the end. In that moment of clarity...if you knew that you'd hurt so many people and you couldn't control it, wouldn't you want it to be over?
[it's okay she's still got this nice warm wizard robe.]
Even then, I... I don't think I could accept that.
[guess what taichi, you're gettin' a quick little memshare!
In it, a girl is bound by a spell, unleashing power beyond her control, screaming in pain and terror. She cries out, "I can't stop it now... Everyone, run...!!"
The voices of two companions can be heard. "Don't worry, we're not going to lose you!" "Rita, it's up to you!"
[memshare week is exhausting. it's exhausting because it really highlights how much people have gone through and how many things people have had to deal with without a choice. he almost forgets what he even asked rita before she replied because he's so distracted now, but after a moment he seems to look at her and try to consider things.]
She was being controlled, and her power was used to hurt a lot of people. Her friends, her city... We went to save her, but all the while, we tried not to think about how maybe there was only one way to really stop her...
She was controlled by a magic formula. Those are my specialty.
But it wasn't easy. We had to subdue her, and even then, I had to try a bunch of things that had never really been tried before. There was no guarantee that it'd work, but... I couldn't give up on her.
[there's a thoughtful pause as he thinks it over.]
She's really important to you, huh. [it's barely a question.] It's always scary when you have to take that risk. She's lucky to have people like you then.
Maybe. I don't know. I want to believe you're right but there've been some situations where nothing could be done but to end it like that. If we had more time, maybe we could have tried a few things. But that wouldn't go with the narrative being written for us.
Is this the part where I tell you that you don't actually have to do that by yourself? [dryly. but he gets what she's saying.] We're used to making our own miracles, too. There has to be a point we'll hit where things can turn around.
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I know. I think that's why he wanted to end it, in the end. In that moment of clarity...if you knew that you'd hurt so many people and you couldn't control it, wouldn't you want it to be over?
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Even then, I... I don't think I could accept that.
[guess what taichi, you're gettin' a quick little memshare!
In it, a girl is bound by a spell, unleashing power beyond her control, screaming in pain and terror. She cries out, "I can't stop it now... Everyone, run...!!"
The voices of two companions can be heard. "Don't worry, we're not going to lose you!" "Rita, it's up to you!"
... and it ends.]
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...does that have something to do with it then?
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She was being controlled, and her power was used to hurt a lot of people. Her friends, her city... We went to save her, but all the while, we tried not to think about how maybe there was only one way to really stop her...
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...I see. Were you able to rescue her in the end?
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... At one point, she begged us to kill her.
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...how did you save her? How did you know that you could?
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But it wasn't easy. We had to subdue her, and even then, I had to try a bunch of things that had never really been tried before. There was no guarantee that it'd work, but... I couldn't give up on her.
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She's really important to you, huh. [it's barely a question.] It's always scary when you have to take that risk. She's lucky to have people like you then.
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she wants to protest, but she'll let that slide. yeah, estelle's pretty damn important to her.]
If we weren't restricted so much by the rules governing this place, I just think... maybe something could've been done to help that big idiot, too.
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Maybe. I don't know. I want to believe you're right but there've been some situations where nothing could be done but to end it like that. If we had more time, maybe we could have tried a few things. But that wouldn't go with the narrative being written for us.
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[she clenches a fist at her side...]
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...do you think we're ever gonna have enough to actually change things?
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If there isn't a way now, I'll make one. Like I always do.
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