[at this point, Lavi hasn't talked about the ritual with their Horsemen buddies -- and they both haven't seen how it all will pan out later, how it'll leave a bitter taste in Lavi's mouth and prompt him to pull up his usual persona (with a few tweaks, sympathetic and kind this time, with only the slightest emphasis on grieving. 'it's for the best, let's move on').
for now, he only has the past nine hours and tonight. of boothill who clearly isn't him the same way an Akuma wearing the skin of their beloved isn't. so he can't fault for Kanda's demand now. This is what they (we) do. Destroy (protect).
The problem is how everyone else will react. Because they will, maybe fast enough so that Kanda won't have to intervene, so that whoever's blood is next ends up on someone else's hands, so that neither Kanda or Lavi can reap those consequences. He's cold enough to prefer this,]
We were all caught off-guard. [it'll be different next time (WILL IT?)] Hopefully, no one will hesitate next time.
[or maybe they should stagger those nine hours and wait precisely 5 minutes before they corner the next person, so that the veil comes up and it becomes someone else's problem (or theirs in a way that everyone will have no choice but to accept).]
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for now, he only has the past nine hours and tonight. of boothill who clearly isn't him the same way an Akuma wearing the skin of their beloved isn't. so he can't fault for Kanda's demand now. This is what they (we) do. Destroy (protect).
The problem is how everyone else will react. Because they will, maybe fast enough so that Kanda won't have to intervene, so that whoever's blood is next ends up on someone else's hands, so that neither Kanda or Lavi can reap those consequences. He's cold enough to prefer this,]
We were all caught off-guard. [it'll be different next time (WILL IT?)] Hopefully, no one will hesitate next time.
[or maybe they should stagger those nine hours and wait precisely 5 minutes before they corner the next person, so that the veil comes up and it becomes someone else's problem (or theirs in a way that everyone will have no choice but to accept).]