[Fingers growing still in their inspection of the flowers, Kit raised his head and looked at Reimi. Of all people, she knew what it meant to endure the unendurable. Her life had been stolen away from her, but she had fought to remain among the living to do what must be done. It was the same now for Kit. He had known hardship his whole life, his body was intimately familiar with pain and like her, he had the scars to prove it. But he could not give in to that history or the fear it tried to feed into his veins. He had to endure...and do what needed to be done, regardless of the cost.
His own life was a small price to pay for making certain everyone else was safe. And it wasn't as if he was ever meant to be the person he was now, anyway. He wasn't really losing anything. Not really. Even if the people he cared for cut ties with him, it would be alright so long as they were alive and well.
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[Fingers growing still in their inspection of the flowers, Kit raised his head and looked at Reimi. Of all people, she knew what it meant to endure the unendurable. Her life had been stolen away from her, but she had fought to remain among the living to do what must be done. It was the same now for Kit. He had known hardship his whole life, his body was intimately familiar with pain and like her, he had the scars to prove it. But he could not give in to that history or the fear it tried to feed into his veins. He had to endure...and do what needed to be done, regardless of the cost.
His own life was a small price to pay for making certain everyone else was safe. And it wasn't as if he was ever meant to be the person he was now, anyway. He wasn't really losing anything. Not really. Even if the people he cared for cut ties with him, it would be alright so long as they were alive and well.
It was fine...]
I'm fine.