[She remembers, then, a time when the person crying at her side was Mondo, not Ishimaru — they were out, and on their way to pick up Celes, and they'd told her about what life at their school was like, what they were made to do. And Mondo had said, twelve hours, and I attacked Fujisaki, and she'd realized then that the only way Ishimaru could still be alive was if Mondo wasn't.
This is how people react when their brothers die. She remembers it. Mondo probably knew it. Now it's Ishimaru's turn.
And she remembers, too — they made the survivors watch.]
I know.
[She doesn't know like he knows, but she knows enough. Knows how it messes you up inside, when it happens and all you can think about is how you couldn't stop it.]
It hurts for a long time. But it doesn't stay forever.
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This is how people react when their brothers die. She remembers it. Mondo probably knew it. Now it's Ishimaru's turn.
And she remembers, too — they made the survivors watch.]
I know.
[She doesn't know like he knows, but she knows enough. Knows how it messes you up inside, when it happens and all you can think about is how you couldn't stop it.]
It hurts for a long time. But it doesn't stay forever.