[He'll tap one out then, lighting up shortly after and offering the box his company's way too. Just in case.]
Faring? Oh, I'm doing all right. Nobody's conscience is gonna be sitting easy after a day like that, but... [He trails off, looking to the distance.] It's not the first time I've had to deal with a loss. Nor most anyone else's. Just the first I've been made to play lawyer for it. Investigator. Whatever. It's not a comfy seat to hold, I'll tell you that.
[ he seems to consider the offer, before raising his hand and shaking his head politely. maybe another time.
he listens as richie's answer comes, quiet and staring off into the distance himself. ]
... it's a far cry from justice, despite arriving at the right answer. Especially when we were made to be the ones to find the answer, and then pick the guilty party from among our own. [ frowning ]
I will be alright. Troubled, certainly, and worried for those more affected, but it's as you said. It's not the first time I have had to face loss, either, even the most senseless of it.
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But no limitless lives like our little driver, I'm afraid.
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[ha ha.
Richie looks down at his hands. They're steady, even if he doesn't feel it. He pats his pockets, looking quick to Zhongli.]
Mind if I smoke?
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[ it doesn't particularly bother him, and he doubts richie is going to blow it into his face. ]
How are you fairing? Humor aside, or with it, I don't mind which answer you give.
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[He'll tap one out then, lighting up shortly after and offering the box his company's way too. Just in case.]
Faring? Oh, I'm doing all right. Nobody's conscience is gonna be sitting easy after a day like that, but... [He trails off, looking to the distance.] It's not the first time I've had to deal with a loss. Nor most anyone else's. Just the first I've been made to play lawyer for it. Investigator. Whatever. It's not a comfy seat to hold, I'll tell you that.
What about you?
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he listens as richie's answer comes, quiet and staring off into the distance himself. ]
... it's a far cry from justice, despite arriving at the right answer. Especially when we were made to be the ones to find the answer, and then pick the guilty party from among our own. [ frowning ]
I will be alright. Troubled, certainly, and worried for those more affected, but it's as you said. It's not the first time I have had to face loss, either, even the most senseless of it.
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Right. I can't imagine you can escape it, living as long as you have.
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But when it comes so senselessly, so mercilessly... it's always harder to swallow.