[Yusuke listens to the recording, a stricken expression on his face. It hurts, to think Akira went through all this... But it also explains a great deal.]
...I see.
I didn't know the truth until last week, when Akira erased Hortensia. He told me what little he could after the fact, and the extent to which he had deceived me. Even then, I suppose I... naively believed he would find a way to avoid killing anyone... That was my own foolish mistake.
[For better or worse, Yusuke is loyal to Akira more than anyone, even if that trust came close to breaking yesterday.]
He coulda avoided it, sure. He coulda avoided it by leaving it for his partner to do, even though she hates it just as much. Or they both coulda refused, and died, and screwed over all of the Erased in the process.
[He gets that. He's not showing Yusuke this because he's wrong to be angry, or he thinks he doesn't trust Akira. He's showing him because Akira can't or won't fully defend himself. And someone should defend him - at least to the people who care about him. They should know how much he tried.]
I see. His actions make far more sense, in that light...
[Yusuke crosses his arms, and sighs.]
Even in our own world, before any of this, Akira has had a difficult life. He always does nothing more than stand up for the sake of others and do the right thing, but he always attracts wicked and cruel people, who harbour powerful grudges... And he becomes forced into terrible situations from which there seems to be no escape.
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...I see.
I didn't know the truth until last week, when Akira erased Hortensia. He told me what little he could after the fact, and the extent to which he had deceived me. Even then, I suppose I... naively believed he would find a way to avoid killing anyone... That was my own foolish mistake.
[For better or worse, Yusuke is loyal to Akira more than anyone, even if that trust came close to breaking yesterday.]
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[He gets that. He's not showing Yusuke this because he's wrong to be angry, or he thinks he doesn't trust Akira. He's showing him because Akira can't or won't fully defend himself. And someone should defend him - at least to the people who care about him. They should know how much he tried.]
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Are you referring to Undine?
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[Yusuke crosses his arms, and sighs.]
Even in our own world, before any of this, Akira has had a difficult life. He always does nothing more than stand up for the sake of others and do the right thing, but he always attracts wicked and cruel people, who harbour powerful grudges... And he becomes forced into terrible situations from which there seems to be no escape.
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[He gets that. He didn't think much of Akira, when he only suspected. Figured he was fake, playing everyone. But...]
That makes sense. Key word is seems. We're getting out of this. We're getting him out of this.
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Thank you for looking out for him. Even when I had no idea he was in trouble, it seems he's had people to help him.
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[Sorry, but. Ruffling his hair, affectionately.]
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