Yes... I don't know if they're anything like the ones you've had to face, but they were terrifying. One of them possessed a train and tried to eat us...
That kindness of yours is a strength of its own, Estelle-san. Wanting to have changed it so you could do more, do better - it's good of you to want that, but it will also drag you down.
[ shinobu doesn't say it unkindly. she understands dwelling in what ifs, and she knows where estelle is coming from, but these situations are usually stacked against them. ]
You know what can happen now, so you can resist easier, if you happen to fall into that in the future.
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mustbepurged) wrote2022-06-04 02:55 pm
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[Emotionally...]
I... I'm just worried about the others. I was the one who got lucky...
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It is still stressful to be whisked away and face dangers. For anyone, no matter how injured they may or may be.
[ her voice is gentle. ]
Isn't it still difficult?
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... You're right, it's... not easy. I'd never experienced anything like this before...
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I won't force you to talk about it, but even if you were injured the least, please don't diminish your experiences.
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... We were fighting demons.
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she never hides that she has no love lost for demons, however. ]
That's never an easy task.
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It may be a terrible coincidence, but I did know of a demon once who did that. He was taken care of. I am sorry you had to face something like that.
hope you and your group managed to do away with the demon without getting too injured.
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Thankfully, we managed to pull off some good teamwork, so that part went about as smoothly as could be hoped for...
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That relieves me to hear, but that also leads me to believe that another part wasn't as smooth.
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There was one that had a way of getting into people's heads... making them do things they normally wouldn't.
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[ shinobu has a guess, and it's one she doesn't like. ]
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... I hurt someone...
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It's hateful, the things they make you do against your will, especially if it goes against your nature.
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[ shinobu doesn't say it unkindly. she understands dwelling in what ifs, and she knows where estelle is coming from, but these situations are usually stacked against them. ]
You know what can happen now, so you can resist easier, if you happen to fall into that in the future.
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... Someone once told me something similar, back home...
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You're right... I have to try to learn from this... instead of dwelling on regrets.
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It's not wrong to have regrets or wish you could have done better, but you're more suited to doing something with those feelings.