... Of course, that is not a justification for your crude behaviour. I'm glad, at least, that you've tidied up since then.
[anyway.
a memory plays! wow. throughout it all, a heavy sense of guilt and shame—for so many reasons—permeates. a terrible, sinking feeling in one's stomach, like everything is going wrong.]
[ Oh, yikes. That's weird. Power's not one for feeling emotions like that, since they don't come naturally to her -- so feeling it, so true and honest and real, is really the most armour-piercing part of the entire memory. The pain of being hit, she can handle. The madman's ramblings and the shocked horror/disgust of those around them, she doesn't fully understand.
But the emotions...
She blinks once, a distinct look on her face as she tries to shake it off. ]
[ She just rubs at the area where he was hit in the memory. No lasting pain, no bruise... but when it's a memory and a significant one, the sensation lasts. ]
Hmm. I guess that's fair. [ SHE JUST GOING TO ADMIT THAT STRAIGHT UP. ] Most devils don't care to ask if humans are okay -- if anything, we'd prefer seeing them suffer, actually.
But I like it when it's funny, and that didn't seem funny.
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[anyway.
a memory plays! wow. throughout it all, a heavy sense of guilt and shame—for so many reasons—permeates. a terrible, sinking feeling in one's stomach, like everything is going wrong.]
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But the emotions...
She blinks once, a distinct look on her face as she tries to shake it off. ]
Eugh -- this feeling...! What is this...
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Are you okay?
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he blinks like he can't believe those words just came out of power's mouth.]
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What?
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I just... wasn't expecting to hear that question from you.
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?
Why not? It felt like it hurt.
[ In more ways than just one. ]
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You didn't quite strike me as someone with that level of empathy?
[he is also
mildly dodging the question]
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But I like it when it's funny, and that didn't seem funny.
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[ For better or worse, she does actually seem satisfied to hear that. ]
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... Really, I wonder how the world must look through your eyes.
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But I also think it's very fun. I like being here.
[ Despite the grime and dirt, there's a place on this Earth she calls home. ]
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