[ Dimitri leans against a small post along the boardwalk pier, the earlier iron in his voice melting away, letting his expression turn soft and open and sad. ]
He wasn't sure...? [ It'd be more confusing, but by now he's met plenty of people who were outright dead in their own worlds. It isn't so strange to imagine someone who was wavering between life and death. ] People have all kinds of cruel fates waiting for them, even after this.
Yeah. He didn't talk about it much. Not that I blame him or anything. But I guess something happened back home, and now he's not sure if he survived it at all.
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He was the closest ally I had coming here. I'm not about to let his death become another mistake, or leave him to uncertainty.
[His grip tightens on the sword in his lap, before slowly relaxing.]
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Yeah. We will.
He just deserved better. Wasn't much older than you or anything.
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He wasn't sure he would be alive if he ever made it home. I don't know if this was his last shot or not.
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He wasn't sure...? [ It'd be more confusing, but by now he's met plenty of people who were outright dead in their own worlds. It isn't so strange to imagine someone who was wavering between life and death. ] People have all kinds of cruel fates waiting for them, even after this.
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He was the closest ally I had coming here. I'm not about to let his death become another mistake, or leave him to uncertainty.
[His grip tightens on the sword in his lap, before slowly relaxing.]
...Have you been able to speak to Ogata?