[He's not surprised. He came out to the deck to stare at the ruins himself so...there's a half-grin. There's nothing amused about it, something empty and trying all the same.]
Have you ever known me not to be fine, Higekiri? [Haha.] I'm not the one who's been gone for a while. [A beat.] Welcome back.
It had to be done, you know? We had no other choice in the end. [That is to say he knows, and yet:] I wasn't the only one. We've all had a pretty rough week.
...about seven if I'm counting right. [This whole game was a mess, fam.] But we still don't know how tomorrow's really gonna go. The ruins are still there. Maybe...we figured out something after all.
A little too hard to believe still? [He gets it. Being optimistic was always Beck's forte, not his. Carlos's too. Instead, he's on his own in trying to stay positive that maybe this isn't a horrible ending for some of their friends.]
...the way it happened was different than usual. Like maybe that was the last demon here.
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Have you ever known me not to be fine, Higekiri? [Haha.] I'm not the one who's been gone for a while. [A beat.] Welcome back.
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[though it's a little clear from his face that he almost doesn't,, want to be alive,]
But well, you have certainly endured a toll this week. None would blame you if you were not fine.
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It had to be done, you know? We had no other choice in the end. [That is to say he knows, and yet:] I wasn't the only one. We've all had a pretty rough week.
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[it's a little hard honestly,,
to be able to talk about all this like there's still a chance for good in it
not when he's so close to losing his brother for good]
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... well, that'd be nice.
[he seems
just a bit nervous to hold his breath though]
... well, that'd be nice.
<small>[he seems
just a bit nervous to hold his breath though]<s/mall>
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...the way it happened was different than usual. Like maybe that was the last demon here.