[ there's an uncomfortable weight sitting in his chest, something that makes him purse his lips, and as he stands up from kneeling for a short time, he turns and looks at Mikazuki with a meek frown. ]
... that means you're free to live now, right? You've followed your order once, so you do whatever you want?
[ the denial of a timeline that, more or less, feels inevitable. but perhaps he only caught a glimpse of something that COULD happen and maybe might not: a hope from a dumb animal, maybe. ]
Maybe you're safe here. I mean, not here here, but...
no subject
... that means you're free to live now, right? You've followed your order once, so you do whatever you want?
[ the denial of a timeline that, more or less, feels inevitable. but perhaps he only caught a glimpse of something that COULD happen and maybe might not: a hope from a dumb animal, maybe. ]
Maybe you're safe here. I mean, not here here, but...
[ reconciliation. ]