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[allyship]

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w5 saturday, post-trial

[malewife]

[ He's here! Surprise. Or is it a surprise when he's going to ask this question: ]

Will you be fighting for your life tomorrow?

[allyship]

[i really appreciate you just waltzing in here hei

rochalizo looks up at him blearily.]

Perhaps this is my selfishness, but having the blood of one of my friends on my hands is enough for me.

[malewife]

[ IT REALLY IS BECAUSE HE KNOWS ROCHALIZO IS GOING TO BE LIKE THIS

PREDICTABLE ]

... How do you perceive that as selfishness?

[allyship]

... Because pointing a weapon at your friend is always an ugly feeling.

[he's torn between the reflexive assumption that no one cares about him and acceptance of all the surprising love he's received.]

Then again, plenty of people are furious with me, so maybe it'll be one of them up there with me.

[malewife]

… Did you choose her?

[ That is the question, isn’t it? ]

There are others you could have taken instead.

[allyship]

I did.

[...]

I suppose it's a matter of whether or not I should've.

[malewife]

[ … ]

Will you tell me why you chose your friend?

[allyship]

... Because I knew she killed and that she hated getting away with it. Though she didn't wish to die... I wasn't sure if she would find it tolerable if I'd killed anyone else knowing what she'd done.

[malewife]

… My disciple survived the first scenario that forced everyone to take a life—through killing her best friend. That friend offered her life, but that doesn’t change the truth.

[ It doesn’t wash away the blood on her hands, the guilt that follows her… ]

Her best friend wanted her to live. I imagine Mikotoba Susato would want the same for you.

[ … ]

To repay for the future you’ve taken, your future is theirs. So fight to live tomorrow, Rochalízo Anastenagmós Neiye-Imisukin Emarika Antípatros Apó Amonlogia.

[ I’m crying he would pronounce it properly. ]

[allyship]

[i'm sorry he's immediately distracted by the fact that yjh remembered his full name???]

[malewife]

[ He has never said his name ever before for a reason and it’s because it’s long.

And he refuses to use familiar first names. ]

[allyship]

[wow

anyway, after the surprise wears off—]

... I can't make any promises. After all, as I've said, I'm a rather selfish person.

[malewife]

Fool.

[ But not biting or harsh… He has accepted or maybe he knew Rochalizo would answer in such a way.

Anyway, back to how he usually is: ]

You had such a stupid look on your face.

[allyship]

[a beat]

You really are a prick.

[being mean to him when he's about to die smh]

[malewife]

I’m a prick for speaking the truth?

[ for being MEAN. But yeah he doesn’t give pity… It never helps and he knows that. ]

[allyship]

It's hardly the truth! Hmph. [...] Ah, well. It'd be far more surreal if you were anything but.

[malewife]

[ wow. ]

You looked very surprised for some reason.

[ And he isn’t? Sure why? ]

[allyship]

Yes, well. I have the image of you in my head as quite the grumpy, old-ish man. You also did almost try to drown me once.

[malewife]

… You call me old yet you seem to forget you slipped into the waters on your own.

Either way, I don’t see what I’ve done would have changed that opinion.

[allyship]

You dangled me above the water afterwards!

[ :T ]

... If you don't know, then I don't see why I should have to tell you!

[malewife]

It wouldn’t have been a threat if you knew how to swim.

[ Also, he wasn’t going to, but he’s an asshole so this is acceptable treatment.

He squints at Rochalizo for a moment before moving on. ]

I paid you a visit for your story.

[allyship]

[a beat]

You want to know what happened?

[malewife]

… For the story you want people to remember when they think of you.

[ He doesn’t care if Rochalizo killed. ]

[allyship]

[hold on he's surprised again as he is whenever yjh is being nice]

[malewife]

You’re making that face again.