[ that doesn't seem to placate her; in fact her tone just gets more and more seething as she speaks. The bullets spinning around her fade away for now, and she removes her hat from her head, messing with the seams securing the hitaikakushi to it. ]
Heh. Don't think you're so high and mighty for your pragmatism. But I suppose I shouldn't be, either. I wasn't planning on voting at all. My place is to judge souls after they've died, not to make judgement on who does die...though it barely matters, here.
[ Once she has the cloth mostly dislodged, she strides over to Ema's body. ]
Ema-san was kind enough to "volunteer" [ said with the heaviest airquotes imaginable ] to die, yes? That itself means she shouldn't have. As much as I wouldn't like to throw oh, say, Harriet-san under the bus...she would have been a better candidate, as abrasive and selfish as she appears to be. No personal offense, of course! [ it's...hard to tell what exactly she means by that, as if she's contradicting herself on purpose. pointing her fan in Kaoru's direction ]
Why not? Don't wanna be reminded? He's gonna fucking die because nobody else stepped up! Ritsu Sohma is braver than any fucking person in this fucking building! What the fuck does that say about you?
[And Kouha's eyes are just getting wilder and wilder as he loses his grip on his temper.] I ain't the one being high and mighty here - I'm perfectly okay admittin' that I'm a shitty person who'd do some damn shitty things to protect who I care about! But hey, if we're gonna judge, d'you know who would have been a better candidate than a girl who just had to watch her boyfriend die? [His voices rises.] How about the thousand year old ghost who's just gonna be resurrected no matter what happens to her?
[He takes a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.] I'm selfish and abrasive too, and I would have done exactly the same thing Kaoru did, because if people voted for me and I died, my world would have died with me. I wouldn't take that risk. I can't take it now. The same goes from the countries, and it probably goes for you. [He jerks his thumb back at Kaoru.] I don't know what his deal is or if he's just tryin' to get back to his freaky incest shit, but at least he's willin' to fight for it.
That's who should get a second chance. The people who have somethin' important to fight for and who won't give up on it, no matter what. Don't mean the ones who volunteer deserve to die, but it's their goddamn choice and you can't take it away from them just because you think you're a better judge of who gets to live.
[holy balls he doesn't even know what to say to this. he's entirely in agreement with Kouha but he's still also trying to strike at this from an angle that looks less selfish, so he's just kind of left mentally handflapping for a few seconds.
freaky incest shit though EXCUSE YOU. he has grander goals!! that he still won't talk about, but they're there, it's not just Tristan and Iseult in Japan, okay.]
—Don't spread gross misconceptions! You of all people should know what it's like to have family that important! [they had like a whole case character based around Kouha's brotherly admiration!!]
[...okay, but more important is the fact that aside from freaky incest shit, he actually understands pretty much all of what Kouha says. it's pretty clear he's getting worked up too, though his next words are somewhat quiet:]
It's that kind of thing... this person deserves to die because she's selfish, or because he's abrasive, or because they're less desirable than this person that we want to save— [his lips purse.]
It's the exact reason that a vote won't work. People like you will look at people who volunteer and say "you're too good for it"; did you see how that discussion went? No one agreed with a single person who volunteered with the exception of Klavier-san, but the fact of the matter is three people will be dead soon regardless. Only people who are unable to defend themselves against a public tide of opinion would suffer. The cat gave us time to avoid such unfairness; even that creature knows it's inevitable! [there's a bitter spike of anger in his tone and expression.]
...No one else will fight for you but you. No one will care about or understand your goals but you. Even so, I'll still work to keep these deaths from being futile... Allowing the cat any inch of victory would be inexcusable. I don't have time to listen to you - no one here does, because if that vote is made, it really will be too late.
[ at first, she doesn't say anything in response to Kouha's rant. She kneels by Ema's body, arranging her hands over her chest, and laying the hitaikakushi with them. After a moment of hesitation, she also relocates said body to a corner further away from the three of them.
When in doubt, respond to yan with more yan: she just laughs. It sounds completely and utterly unhinged, and unlike anything that's ever come out of her mouth in this place. The look in her eyes can attest to that, because she generally looks as though she's gone off her goddamn rocker. ]
I never said I was a decent person. Nor did I ever say I would give up fighting for Gensokyo's sake. After all, I would hardly be resurrected if my world died with me.
Kaoru, if you're so determined, why don't you go kill the cat yourself? I'm sure it'd think a nice sword through the heart to be merciful.
[Forget waiting for the vote - he doesn't know how long Maya can keep channeling him, but he's aware that the clock is ticking.] I don't have time for this.
[Kouha's voice is quiet, quieter than anyone's ever heard it here. His eyes are very very empty.]
Do you know...what it feels like to have all the skin stripped away from your entire body in an instant? Because I do. And so are billions of people unless I can stop it.
I'll kill that fuckin' cat myself if that's what it takes. But not before it saves my world, and it ain't even gonna show up until the vote's up or three people are dead. So unless you wanna be one of them - [his voices rises to an unhinged scream as the symbol on his sword starts glowing] then get the FUCK outta my way!
[he looks like he's going to snap a retort toward Yuyuko - what do you think I'm trying to do, you can't kill a thing that isn't here - but Kouha's sudden nosedive into some very clearly offensively-aimed territory is enough to have his guard raised instantly. he pulls his sword back up, taking several quick steps away from both Yuyuko and Kouha. that's an anger he understands well, too; the kind that doesn't care what gets in its way, and that is something he absolutely can't risk.
his gaze darts to Yuyuko shortly after as though waiting to see what her decision will be, but after nearly a month with her, he's already certain he knows. he can only be grateful he got at least a little idea of what her fighting style is like earlier so he won't make the (potentially fatal, this time) mistake of attempting to parry energy blasts with his sword...]
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[ that doesn't seem to placate her; in fact her tone just gets more and more seething as she speaks. The bullets spinning around her fade away for now, and she removes her hat from her head, messing with the seams securing the hitaikakushi to it. ]
Heh. Don't think you're so high and mighty for your pragmatism. But I suppose I shouldn't be, either. I wasn't planning on voting at all. My place is to judge souls after they've died, not to make judgement on who does die...though it barely matters, here.
[ Once she has the cloth mostly dislodged, she strides over to Ema's body. ]
Ema-san was kind enough to "volunteer" [ said with the heaviest airquotes imaginable ] to die, yes? That itself means she shouldn't have. As much as I wouldn't like to throw oh, say, Harriet-san under the bus...she would have been a better candidate, as abrasive and selfish as she appears to be. No personal offense, of course! [ it's...hard to tell what exactly she means by that, as if she's contradicting herself on purpose. pointing her fan in Kaoru's direction ]
Or maybe...you?
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Why not? Don't wanna be reminded? He's gonna fucking die because nobody else stepped up! Ritsu Sohma is braver than any fucking person in this fucking building! What the fuck does that say about you?
[And Kouha's eyes are just getting wilder and wilder as he loses his grip on his temper.] I ain't the one being high and mighty here - I'm perfectly okay admittin' that I'm a shitty person who'd do some damn shitty things to protect who I care about! But hey, if we're gonna judge, d'you know who would have been a better candidate than a girl who just had to watch her boyfriend die? [His voices rises.] How about the thousand year old ghost who's just gonna be resurrected no matter what happens to her?
[He takes a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.] I'm selfish and abrasive too, and I would have done exactly the same thing Kaoru did, because if people voted for me and I died, my world would have died with me. I wouldn't take that risk. I can't take it now. The same goes from the countries, and it probably goes for you. [He jerks his thumb back at Kaoru.] I don't know what his deal is or if he's just tryin' to get back to his freaky incest shit, but at least he's willin' to fight for it.
That's who should get a second chance. The people who have somethin' important to fight for and who won't give up on it, no matter what. Don't mean the ones who volunteer deserve to die, but it's their goddamn choice and you can't take it away from them just because you think you're a better judge of who gets to live.
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freaky incest shit though EXCUSE YOU. he has grander goals!! that he still won't talk about, but they're there, it's not just Tristan and Iseult in Japan, okay.]
—Don't spread gross misconceptions! You of all people should know what it's like to have family that important! [they had like a whole case character based around Kouha's brotherly admiration!!]
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It's that kind of thing... this person deserves to die because she's selfish, or because he's abrasive, or because they're less desirable than this person that we want to save— [his lips purse.]
It's the exact reason that a vote won't work. People like you will look at people who volunteer and say "you're too good for it"; did you see how that discussion went? No one agreed with a single person who volunteered with the exception of Klavier-san, but the fact of the matter is three people will be dead soon regardless. Only people who are unable to defend themselves against a public tide of opinion would suffer. The cat gave us time to avoid such unfairness; even that creature knows it's inevitable! [there's a bitter spike of anger in his tone and expression.]
...No one else will fight for you but you. No one will care about or understand your goals but you. Even so, I'll still work to keep these deaths from being futile... Allowing the cat any inch of victory would be inexcusable. I don't have time to listen to you - no one here does, because if that vote is made, it really will be too late.
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When in doubt, respond to yan with more yan: she just laughs. It sounds completely and utterly unhinged, and unlike anything that's ever come out of her mouth in this place. The look in her eyes can attest to that, because she generally looks as though she's gone off her goddamn rocker. ]
I never said I was a decent person. Nor did I ever say I would give up fighting for Gensokyo's sake. After all, I would hardly be resurrected if my world died with me.
Kaoru, if you're so determined, why don't you go kill the cat yourself? I'm sure it'd think a nice sword through the heart to be merciful.
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[Forget waiting for the vote - he doesn't know how long Maya can keep channeling him, but he's aware that the clock is ticking.] I don't have time for this.
[Kouha's voice is quiet, quieter than anyone's ever heard it here. His eyes are very very empty.]
Do you know...what it feels like to have all the skin stripped away from your entire body in an instant? Because I do. And so are billions of people unless I can stop it.
I'll kill that fuckin' cat myself if that's what it takes. But not before it saves my world, and it ain't even gonna show up until the vote's up or three people are dead. So unless you wanna be one of them - [his voices rises to an unhinged scream as the symbol on his sword starts glowing] then get the FUCK outta my way!
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his gaze darts to Yuyuko shortly after as though waiting to see what her decision will be, but after nearly a month with her, he's already certain he knows. he can only be grateful he got at least a little idea of what her fighting style is like earlier so he won't make the (potentially fatal, this time) mistake of attempting to parry energy blasts with his sword...]
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The bullets start whizzing around her again. ]