[ He'd been patting her head and half-hugging her for a while now, but now... now, Rin thought of all the faces he hadn't seen in months, ones he didn't know for sure were dead (and there were even a few of those). Four, Shiemi, Kaguya. Coworkers like Fang and Yukari. Even mysterious people he didn't see consistently in the first place like Sabo. He'd known since that meeting (for why would they lie) that people were... well, that something was done with them. It matched up eith that crematorium that he snuck into with Cassie and Shiemi (both of which were gone...) and when he got Flint's helmet. But that was someone he knew died.
What if...
Well, whatever. ]
Hey, no, I'm here. You can see me here.
[ But all the same. Those people died. Those people died and - the government or someone else in Tanagura was doing something with them (and Shima was dead... Out of the blue, he- ]
Shima... you sure it was him?
[ His voice sounds a little smaller now, even if he's trying to be reassuring to her ]
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What if...
Well, whatever. ]
Hey, no, I'm here. You can see me here.
[ But all the same. Those people died. Those people died and - the government or someone else in Tanagura was doing something with them (and Shima was dead... Out of the blue, he- ]
Shima... you sure it was him?
[ His voice sounds a little smaller now, even if he's trying to be reassuring to her ]