[ fiora doesn't look particularly enthused about the evidence. also, she has a tamarin monkey sitting on one shoulder, and another one seems to have followed her in, but that's not important right now. ]
I'm sure that'll be helpful, but... I really don't want to execute anybody. This all just needs to stop. [ a big frown. ] I haven't talked to Swan as much as you. There's got to be another way, right?
[ Why are there monkeys in his room, he thinks, as if there isn't a miniature spinosaurus rolling around in the leaves of his bed area (that weirdly look like they've taken the other "bed" and just piled it up).
More important matters. He shakes his head at - well, everything. Because for as much as he effectively thinks Fiora should continue sticking to her guns, on this... this he's got no other answer for.
the realm is unstable, and gets worse every time a rule is broken. this counts. this is in the rules. we don't follow them, we all die - either by becoming husks, with no memories or thoughts to speak of, or because the realm has come crashing down on our heads.
if there's another means, then we don't have it yet. ]
[ Simply put. Because he doesn't. Hua Cheng does not abide by unbreakable rules, especially stupid ones.
A throwback, because: ]
we're responsible as a whole for what happens here. whether everyone agrees with you or not, i'm not going to tell you to discard your ideals - i'm an asshole, not a monster. keep looking.
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I'm sure that'll be helpful, but... I really don't want to execute anybody. This all just needs to stop. [ a big frown. ] I haven't talked to Swan as much as you. There's got to be another way, right?
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More important matters. He shakes his head at - well, everything. Because for as much as he effectively thinks Fiora should continue sticking to her guns, on this... this he's got no other answer for.
the realm is unstable, and gets worse every time a rule is broken. this counts. this is in the rules. we don't follow them, we all die - either by becoming husks, with no memories or thoughts to speak of, or because the realm has come crashing down on our heads.
if there's another means, then we don't have it yet. ]
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I know. But I don't like these rules.
[ it sounds petulant to say aloud, but she's never been the type to roll over and accept defeat or duck her head and obey. ]
I'm not resting until we find a better answer.
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[ Simply put. Because he doesn't. Hua Cheng does not abide by unbreakable rules, especially stupid ones.
A throwback, because: ]
we're responsible as a whole for what happens here. whether everyone agrees with you or not, i'm not going to tell you to discard your ideals - i'm an asshole, not a monster. keep looking.
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[ she's not that kind of girl. ]
If this is what the realm wants, then I don't like this realm. And if our thoughts can change it, then we should change it.