[It's a sympathetic loss of words, as he fumbles for what to say, settled in the memories of a wrecked Hong Kong. It's strange how real it feels — how he can feel the scraping crunch of shattered asphalt under his soles. Sitting in the middle of all this destruction, there's no better time than to lament even more destruction elsewhere, huh? Only, this is really fucked up. Extra fucked up.
He blows out a breath.]
I'm sorry about what happened. To your fleet. And — whatever went wrong in your brother. [He's not sure if the guy had his good reasons; maybe he did. Doesn't mean you kill innocent people like that... but...] But it's not your fault. You can't be accountable for something someone else did, you know? We've all got choices we can make — or... or most of us do...
[He scrubs his thumb across his pinky finger ring, thoughtful.]
... If I'm honest, I, uh... I feel like I'm one of them. The creatures. Because they, uh — they were just used by the real bad guys. And I mean... bad. When I drifted with the kaiju, I let the beings that created them in on accident, and. Um. They almost took everything. And they killed civilians and — hurt the crew here. Using my body to do it.
[He shudders against his will, his heartbeat quickening as it sometimes does — when he remembers those days.]
I've been trying to come to terms with not being responsible for their actions. Even if I had accidentally left that door open... So you — you should do the same, too.
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[It's a sympathetic loss of words, as he fumbles for what to say, settled in the memories of a wrecked Hong Kong. It's strange how real it feels — how he can feel the scraping crunch of shattered asphalt under his soles. Sitting in the middle of all this destruction, there's no better time than to lament even more destruction elsewhere, huh? Only, this is really fucked up. Extra fucked up.
He blows out a breath.]
I'm sorry about what happened. To your fleet. And — whatever went wrong in your brother. [He's not sure if the guy had his good reasons; maybe he did. Doesn't mean you kill innocent people like that... but...] But it's not your fault. You can't be accountable for something someone else did, you know? We've all got choices we can make — or... or most of us do...
[He scrubs his thumb across his pinky finger ring, thoughtful.]
... If I'm honest, I, uh... I feel like I'm one of them. The creatures. Because they, uh — they were just used by the real bad guys. And I mean... bad. When I drifted with the kaiju, I let the beings that created them in on accident, and. Um. They almost took everything. And they killed civilians and — hurt the crew here. Using my body to do it.
[He shudders against his will, his heartbeat quickening as it sometimes does — when he remembers those days.]
I've been trying to come to terms with not being responsible for their actions. Even if I had accidentally left that door open... So you — you should do the same, too.