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Game 020 [Voice] - Mistakes

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So tell me, did you Erase him?

[ Joshua's voice is calm, but very cold, both disdain and disgust lacing his words. ]

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Of course. May we continue now, or must you act like an adolescent brat for a bit longer?

Go on.

[If Sho had a 'popcorn.gif' icon, he'd be using it now.]

[ And here's Hanekoma, acting as though nothing happened. ]

So, where were we, Josh? Our lovers' quarrel.

Right.

There are some lines that do not get crossed. It's because of you that they were.

And I still say it was justified. Overstepped some boundaries, but my intentions were good.

Intentions mean nothing. In the end, They will side with me. You know this.

Given the circumstances, I think intentions hold value. I did what seemed right, and I have to hold faith that They'll understand that. No matter how it turns out.

It doesn't matter if you intended to save humanity when you risked tearing the planes apart.

It always matters. Maybe They'll disagree that the benefits were worth the risks, maybe I'll be punished beyond what I'm expecting and hoping for. I still won't regret it.

... I will enjoy watching Them tear your wings from you. [ Never mind that he probably wouldn't have the ability to watch even if that was the form Hanekoma's punishment took. Or that he doesn't entirely mean it. ]

....

[ There is a long, long pause. That one definitely hurt, even if Hanekoma doesn't show it in anything more than a frown and sudden silence. He can't honestly tell to what extent Joshua means that. ]

We have an audience, y'know.

[ And that pause means victory. How does it feel to be on the receiving end of the pain, Sanae? Doesn't feel nice, does it? ]

What, you never told him just how dangerous what you gave him was?

That's not what I meant.

[ What Hanekoma doesn't want made public is the talk of Them and of his wings. ]

[ Well, he'll just have to deal with that. But Josh isn't going any further into the specifics, if it's any consolation. ]

I wonder if you'll scream.

[ ... Josh also wants to make this line of conversation as painful as he can manage. ]

Probably.

[ He says it casually, with a shrug, but that's his poker face and why yes this hurts just to think about. Yeah, he'd probably scream. He can't imagine how anyone wouldn't. ]

But hey, now I'll hafta try my best not to, just so you don't get that satisfaction. I wouldn't enjoy seeing you tortured, y'know.

Of course not. You'd much rather have me gone and be done with it.

It wasn't anything personal. Just better than the alternative.

I would've rebuilt her.

And what about everything that'd be lost in the process?

With enough time, it would come back.

Still seems like a waste.

And destroying all of Tokyo wouldn't be?

You know I'd never intend for something like that, Josh. I wasn't about to let it spread.

That's what you were risking, no matter how much you try to convince yourself otherwise.

I'll admit it was a possibility. A risk. Just not enough of one for me to hold off on my plan.

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