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[ His desperation is a sour taste in his mouth. The name across the screen offers him not an ounce of hope, but there's no one else he can think to turn to. ]
we need to talk.
we need to talk.
don't play dumb.
you need to talk egil out of this crusade of his. he's going to die.
you need to talk egil out of this crusade of his. he's going to die.
i don't need this right now. or ever.
so you would just sit back and watch him kill himself? it doesn't matter that he wants to do it. he doesn't know what he's going up against.
so you would just sit back and watch him kill himself? it doesn't matter that he wants to do it. he doesn't know what he's going up against.
that you have so little faith in him surprises me.
i never said i was going to let him do it alone. he would ask you because you're the only one he trusts who is still part of that place, but i think he's afraid. i also told him you were too much of a risk.
[ If Jericho wants honesty, he is really the last person to ask. ]
i never said i was going to let him do it alone. he would ask you because you're the only one he trusts who is still part of that place, but i think he's afraid. i also told him you were too much of a risk.
[ If Jericho wants honesty, he is really the last person to ask. ]
it's not about faith. it's reality.
how am i too much of a risk? i'm the only one telling him the truth right now.
you're helping him with this?
how am i too much of a risk? i'm the only one telling him the truth right now.
you're helping him with this?
the reality of it is you think he's going to fail. there is no faith in that.
because you hurt him. he'll believe anything you tell him, and if you can't be with him, it's better that you're not involved. [ There's a delay before he replies to his last question. ]
someone has to.
because you hurt him. he'll believe anything you tell him, and if you can't be with him, it's better that you're not involved. [ There's a delay before he replies to his last question. ]
someone has to.
this is too dangerous. they'll turn him inside out and then kill him.
[ He swallows, his jaw tightening. ] he won't believe me about this. and he's the one who dragged me back here. i told him to send me back.
i take it you finally decided to show your face.
[ He swallows, his jaw tightening. ] he won't believe me about this. and he's the one who dragged me back here. i told him to send me back.
i take it you finally decided to show your face.
i know it's dangerous, but i can't change his mind. not much will. do you really think i have more sway when it comes to him than you do?
i wasn't going to let him die in that hospital. [ Jericho can take that as he wants because he isn't going to clarify. ]
i wasn't going to let him die in that hospital. [ Jericho can take that as he wants because he isn't going to clarify. ]
[ Knowing that it's the truth is the thing that floods him with guilt. Egil needed someone, and Larus was there, while Jericho was the reason he needed help in the first place. He doesn't know how to stop struggling with this. ]
do you expect me to just watch him die? tell me what i'm supposed to do.
do you expect me to just watch him die? tell me what i'm supposed to do.
that was my plan too. he might be alive but i failed. miserably. [ This isn't something he'd normally say, but nothing feels normal anymore, least of all him. ]
i can't stay here. i'm a danger to him but he won't let me go.
i can't stay here. i'm a danger to him but he won't let me go.
i didn't think you were the type to run.
is that what you're asking? i can't help you.
[ More specifically, he won't. Jericho wasn't there to see the way Egil climbed his way out of what he'd left behind, and he isn't going to belittle that by listening to this. ]
is that what you're asking? i can't help you.
[ More specifically, he won't. Jericho wasn't there to see the way Egil climbed his way out of what he'd left behind, and he isn't going to belittle that by listening to this. ]
i nearly killed him. don't ignore that.
you can't possibly think it's good for me to be here. not after what happened.
you can't possibly think it's good for me to be here. not after what happened.
i'm not going to do nothing, you bloodsucking idiot. i'm not going to make his suicide mission easy for him.
he needs a guard. a real one. the ones here aren't enough.
he needs a guard. a real one. the ones here aren't enough.
why can't you do it at least while the sun is down? you're as useless as i am otherwise.
i don't know if i'm going to stay. but he's hard to leave.
you're the only one here who could face me should something happen.
you're the only one here who could face me should something happen.
that's something you should talk to him about. he won't let you leave.
is that what this is really about? you think you're going to hurt him again, so you would rather ignore everything he's trying to do than stay with him?
i didn't think you were a coward either.
is that what this is really about? you think you're going to hurt him again, so you would rather ignore everything he's trying to do than stay with him?
i didn't think you were a coward either.
i know what the situation is.
i don't know how many ways i need to say i nearly killed him. it's not cowardice to want to keep him safe, and besides, you're not one to talk.
i'll kill him, or the factory will. i'l do whatever it takes to make sure neither one happens.
i don't know how many ways i need to say i nearly killed him. it's not cowardice to want to keep him safe, and besides, you're not one to talk.
i'll kill him, or the factory will. i'l do whatever it takes to make sure neither one happens.
Edited 2017-05-19 05:48 (UTC)
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