[Well. Essentially, yes, that's exactly what he wants. And up until very recently, he would've said so harshly and without remorse. It doesn't matter who he's talking to, whether he tolerates them or not--at the end of the day, he is defined by his identity as an exorcist. He will not risk people's safety just to spare them harsh truths.
But there's something to be said for things like closure and peace. It doesn't change the facts, nor the fact that he's willing to say them--but it does mean he's the slightest bit willing to adjust his phrasing here and there.]
The longer we take, the more we risk the rest of the cult getting their hands on him. [He flexes his fingers slightly; the words Alma Karma are on his back again, but he's unaware of it.] If they didn't even need to come here to set something like this off, then it wouldn't be hard for them to do other things to him from wherever they are.
[ mostly she just doesn't feel that she's in a position to assert that she knows better than the cultists, who she still thinks are doing their best to help. but she doesn't doubt that he's talking from experience too. ]
[She's valid. If this were even slightly less reminiscent of the usual, he might be a little more open to different possibilities, but here we are.]
You don't have to stay.
[He'll be out here most of the night swapping guard shifts with Lavi, but there's no need for her to do the same. He won't stop her from going to talk to Boothill if she wants to, but mostly because he's pretty sure he's fast enough to get over there if he needs to intervene.]
[Vibing quietly it is! He seems comfortable doing just that--at least, as comfortable as one can get after everything they just dealt with.
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Also even though he won't apologize for hurting her ears he will just midtrial first instead of yelling next time so I'm sure that will go really great.]
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But there's something to be said for things like closure and peace. It doesn't change the facts, nor the fact that he's willing to say them--but it does mean he's the slightest bit willing to adjust his phrasing here and there.]
The longer we take, the more we risk the rest of the cult getting their hands on him. [He flexes his fingers slightly; the words Alma Karma are on his back again, but he's unaware of it.] If they didn't even need to come here to set something like this off, then it wouldn't be hard for them to do other things to him from wherever they are.
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[ mostly she just doesn't feel that she's in a position to assert that she knows better than the cultists, who she still thinks are doing their best to help. but she doesn't doubt that he's talking from experience too. ]
But what's happening is what's happening.
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You don't have to stay.
[He'll be out here most of the night swapping guard shifts with Lavi, but there's no need for her to do the same. He won't stop her from going to talk to Boothill if she wants to, but mostly because he's pretty sure he's fast enough to get over there if he needs to intervene.]
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[ we can vibe quietly for a while longer. ]
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Also even though he won't apologize for hurting her ears he will just midtrial first instead of yelling next time so I'm sure that will go really great.]