...I took in a little blonde girl named Rin. She was half-starved. And one night, on accident, I overheard her confessing her sins. That she was responsible for the war, the "Green Hunting" that killed Mikaela. I found a knife, and I was... Overcome. With a voice. It sounded like Mikaela.
[ She's not tense. Keep relaxed. She's not physically a threat. ]
...I followed her out to the beach, and came up behind her. "Mikaela" begged me to take revenge, whispering that if I did not, Riliane would kill me. I was so... Consumed by my own hatred and anger and anguish... Knowing she'd razed my village, destroyed so much, taken so many lives, all or something simple...
[ She'll bring her hands up to her chest, her usual sad and nervous gesture. ]
...I raise the knife. I almost brought it down, when I saw a boy standing there, looking up at me sadly. I was at a loss, so I looked to Mikaela and... And it wasn't her. It was something horrible wearing her face. I almost killed someone for revenge, out of anger and fear, let something into me that wanted to twist me into something else...
[ She'll shake her head. ]
...It's not worth it, Takumi. And yes, I'm talking to you. What is it worth? What will this change? ...Will it actually make you feel better? In a week? In a month? You're stronger than whatever this is. ...So fight back. And don't let it turn you into a monster.
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[ She's not tense. Keep relaxed. She's not physically a threat. ]
...I followed her out to the beach, and came up behind her. "Mikaela" begged me to take revenge, whispering that if I did not, Riliane would kill me. I was so... Consumed by my own hatred and anger and anguish... Knowing she'd razed my village, destroyed so much, taken so many lives, all or something simple...
[ She'll bring her hands up to her chest, her usual sad and nervous gesture. ]
...I raise the knife. I almost brought it down, when I saw a boy standing there, looking up at me sadly. I was at a loss, so I looked to Mikaela and... And it wasn't her. It was something horrible wearing her face. I almost killed someone for revenge, out of anger and fear, let something into me that wanted to twist me into something else...
[ She'll shake her head. ]
...It's not worth it, Takumi. And yes, I'm talking to you. What is it worth? What will this change? ...Will it actually make you feel better? In a week? In a month? You're stronger than whatever this is. ...So fight back. And don't let it turn you into a monster.