preowned | shinobu

We are going to destroy this place, remember? And hopefully we can get some kind of clue to end them for good.

[ because he knows that even if this is the last they go to, there are probably more happening. other people are suffering. ]

I won't ever break this promise, Shinobu.

[ the costs are too high to. ]

[ her fingers curl around his hand, as tight as she can in her weakened state. it rouses her a little out of her despair, the reminder of her anger, the notion of helping other people. ]

I want to keep this promise, too. More than anything.

[ but she still sounds a bit too tired to be as determined as she usually is. her conviction isn't gone, but it is a little lost. ]

We'll tear this place down, as a start.

Right. We still have a lot of work to do ahead of us.

[ ... ]

But remember to lean on me when you can, alright?

[ that's almost a funny thing to say to her. ]

I feel as if I lean on you too much sometimes.

What is the phrase...? What are friends for?

[ a pause. ]

But I do not think anyone would last in places like this without doing that.

I know, but some would try. Some try too much to.

[ she isn't the worst offender of this. ]

Well, my hope is that the people I care about aren't like that, or else I may have to beat them up.

[ it's a joke because he knows a lot of them are ]