he comes to a stop next to him, fingers flexing on the spear's body. ]
... yes, I think very much so. But I don't think that anyone who solely blamed Jing Yuan for what happened can continue to look away from the possibility that there is something greater than us happening now. [ that maybe heaven isn't quite so idyllic, or that it isn't as impenetrable as they were lead to believe. ]
he can't help but close his eyes at the mention of the apples. ]
Even if they chose to do it for another, rather than themselves... to so selfishly take a life by giving into temptation for the promise of a divine gift is something that cannot be forgiven.
We can hope that it wasn't the case, but reality is so often different from hope.
[ silence, at first, before his tail flicks and brushes, briefly, into jiaoqiu's. ]
No. But he deserved a chance at life, and learning what made him happy. He was not a... lost cause or an acceptable sacrifice. Whatever else others may have thought.
[ he takes a deep breath, sighing it out. ]
When speaking to Miss Su, upon finding it, I thought the same - but we will have to find the source.
[ he doesn't protest this, just straightens a little at the contact. ]
I have always seen that child as potential. [ just... you know, like a seed. like a tomato plant - like something you need to grow, something you can't take shortcuts with.
he folds his arms behind his back. ]
We are at a significant disadvantage. Any sane General would pull their forces back and observe.
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he comes to a stop next to him, fingers flexing on the spear's body. ]
... yes, I think very much so. But I don't think that anyone who solely blamed Jing Yuan for what happened can continue to look away from the possibility that there is something greater than us happening now. [ that maybe heaven isn't quite so idyllic, or that it isn't as impenetrable as they were lead to believe. ]
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I agree. It's hard to look away. [ ... ] I think all of us suspected something was amiss.
My thought is someone gave in to temptation. [ with the apples... ]
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he can't help but close his eyes at the mention of the apples. ]
Even if they chose to do it for another, rather than themselves... to so selfishly take a life by giving into temptation for the promise of a divine gift is something that cannot be forgiven.
We can hope that it wasn't the case, but reality is so often different from hope.
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[ if there's a little bitterness there, he's not mentioning it. ]
We are being tested, I think.
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No. But he deserved a chance at life, and learning what made him happy. He was not a... lost cause or an acceptable sacrifice. Whatever else others may have thought.
[ he takes a deep breath, sighing it out. ]
When speaking to Miss Su, upon finding it, I thought the same - but we will have to find the source.
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I have always seen that child as potential. [ just... you know, like a seed. like a tomato plant - like something you need to grow, something you can't take shortcuts with.
he folds his arms behind his back. ]
We are at a significant disadvantage. Any sane General would pull their forces back and observe.