... I don't think most people in your position, if they remembered, would've said something anyway.
[he looks down at his hands, wringing them.]
It's... easy. To get angry at someone for not saying anything sooner. But we all know what happens when you get caught. No one wants to die again. Or lose their shot at going home.
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he looks tired, but he straightens when he sees Hunter,]
Hey.
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... Hey. [man.] Not where I imagined we'd talk after trial.
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Me neither. [except i, yaywon, was smiling at ur tag] If I'd remembered, then I could have at least said no.
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... Right. If you'd remembered, would you have said something sooner?
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I want to think I would have. Maybe -- on Friday, when I talked to Jingheng and everyone, who were grieving for Cosmos -- I would have.
...But if I remembered from the beginning during trial... I'm not sure I'd have said anything, or if I'd have panicked and tried to toss the blame.
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[he looks down at his hands, wringing them.]
It's... easy. To get angry at someone for not saying anything sooner. But we all know what happens when you get caught. No one wants to die again. Or lose their shot at going home.
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I don't want to die again.
[but]
But I also don't care as much about the second chance, compared to the others.
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Why not?
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I was a prisoner before I died. Hostage situation -- so that they could make Gramps spill. Thing is, he'll never talk. And he never did.
Even if I went back, nothing would change. They'd just keep using me to get to him. I'd probably just end up dead again.
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... Oh.
[Oh.]
What... What about your, uh. Friends? [He assumes they're friends, anyway.] That guy. And the girl in the fridge.
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...Allen and Lenalee were in the middle of fighting their own battles, last I heard of 'em.
But I know they're okay -- they're both way tougher than me.
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