[he is acutely aware that he's the type of person who wouldn't shove off such a horrible responsibility onto someone else without carrying his own weight]
What a shitty game. . .
[that goes without saying for any of their murder games, though]
[it was inevitable. and although he isn't saying it, part of him is grateful to learn about it now, rather than wait until it starts to play on the screens of the movie theater]
I-- [a breath] Thanks.
[he doesn't even protest the "you" even if it still feels weird]
I'm trying to do a lot of good here, too. We're just running into a lot of brick walls.
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Of course I wouldn't.
[he is acutely aware that he's the type of person who wouldn't shove off such a horrible responsibility onto someone else without carrying his own weight]
What a shitty game. . .
[that goes without saying for any of their murder games, though]
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[He still feels bad, though. He didn't want to make Akira have to deal with something this unpleasant.]
You did just about the best anybody could've done in that situation. Believe me. You did a lot of good.
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I-- [a breath] Thanks.
[he doesn't even protest the "you" even if it still feels weird]
I'm trying to do a lot of good here, too. We're just running into a lot of brick walls.