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... So do I.
[that's probably the best they can hope for, for the time being.]
[that's probably the best they can hope for, for the time being.]
[zelgadis falls quiet too, then looks back to him, suddenly pulled from his thoughts.]
Hm? You mean...
Hm? You mean...
Mhm.
[ he lightly taps his hand against the inside of his left arm. ]
You don't have to tell me - honestly, it doesn't really matter. Our focus should really be on the party itself, anyway.
[ there's a pause, though, and eventually, bixing looks away again, and says softer: ]
...I hope you found some peace, too, Zelgadis.
[ he lightly taps his hand against the inside of his left arm. ]
You don't have to tell me - honestly, it doesn't really matter. Our focus should really be on the party itself, anyway.
[ there's a pause, though, and eventually, bixing looks away again, and says softer: ]
...I hope you found some peace, too, Zelgadis.
[there's a glance at the gesture, then at his own arm.]
... I just wanted to get the truth out there. Whatever consequences followed, I was ready to accept them.
... I just wanted to get the truth out there. Whatever consequences followed, I was ready to accept them.
Sunday, last week. [a pause.] The day Tuuri died.
When I returned to my room that night, the answer was right there. Waiting for me.
[there's a bitter smile.]
It was like a higher power was telling me to go after him.
It was like a higher power was telling me to go after him.
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