That's true...but at the same time, she was in the same situation the rest of us were. None of us are innocent, Kuwata-kun; besides, she's going to be caught and punished for what she's done, to the fullest extent that a human being can be punished. Punishing her further would be vengeance, not justice, which I'm not interested in pursuing.
Don't misunderstand me, Kuwata-kun; I still find it unforgivable, and I'm angry with her.
[He cuts himself off abruptly for a moment; that...actually isn't anything that he's voiced aloud to anyone, and it takes him a moment to work out how he feels about that. It's cathartic, in a way, so much so that it almost seems wrong.
He kind of laughs a bit, the sound strange and awkward.]
I'm very angry with her, to be honest! But it wouldn't be right to hold it over her head like the Sword of Damocles, either - she's our classmate as well, and someone has to be responsible for her, right? And the way she acts, no one else is going to do it!
[...ISHIMARU. YOU CAN'T JUST SAY THINGS LIKE THAT.]
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Don't misunderstand me, Kuwata-kun; I still find it unforgivable, and I'm angry with her.
[He cuts himself off abruptly for a moment; that...actually isn't anything that he's voiced aloud to anyone, and it takes him a moment to work out how he feels about that. It's cathartic, in a way, so much so that it almost seems wrong.
He kind of laughs a bit, the sound strange and awkward.]
I'm very angry with her, to be honest! But it wouldn't be right to hold it over her head like the Sword of Damocles, either - she's our classmate as well, and someone has to be responsible for her, right? And the way she acts, no one else is going to do it!
[...ISHIMARU. YOU CAN'T JUST SAY THINGS LIKE THAT.]