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' Why not ? . . '
' Retribution would be entirely reasonable . . Given all this . '
' They hurt you and your friends . . '
' Why shouldn't you give them a taste of what they've done ? . . '
[ Leaning closer, unbroken gaze, neutral expression . ]
[ Gauging . ]
I can’t say I could do anything . .
If I could, I’d probably have them face what we deal with every day . .
Face to face with the complication they made . .
But I don’t think I could do that . .
It’s not something I’d do . .
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' Yeah ! '
[ Leaning down, ]
' Bad people these days . '
' Actions so bad it could make you wish . they never existed . '
' Do you . '
' Hate your Perpetrators ? '💫
[ Closing eyes, a wide, yet soft smile. Tempting. ]
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' And that's entirely reasonable ! '
' But this. . Mindset , of yours - as good as it is in all honesty - it's holding you back . . '
' If you want it to stop - as quickly and as soon as possible . . '
. .
[ Moving hand away, instead clasping 'his' own together. ]
[ Taking a step closer, hesitantly but he does. ]
I know but . .
I just wish it was all different . .
I don’t want my friends to suffer because of this problem . .
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' No - no ! Cmon, Astro . . '
[ Encouraged to come closer, gloved hand hovering above the shoulder. Small chuckle, ]
' Sometimes life is hard . Sometimes we don't want to accept things ! '
' But fate is a real thing , and it's not so merciful ! '🌟
Right . .
But it’s not going to make this situation any better . .
[ Tugging his night cap down a bit. ]
Just the thought of being affiliated with someone who could’ve been apart of this whole thing is just . .
Too much . .
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' . . '
' If that's true. . Least there's background . Reason ! '
' There's a thought behind every creation . . '💫
[ Waving 'his' hand around in the air, taking a step closer. to him. ]
' And every creation has a creator . . '
' Isn't that right ? '
I just hope they’re not avoiding us on purpose . .
I feel like that’s one of the reasons /this/ happened . .
[ Falling silent after that, putting his head down. ]
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' ! '
[ Smiling, 'he's' glad to hear that. Or seems to be. ]
' Well. . As long as people are checking in on each other - that's good enough . '
' Everyone unaffected so far must have their own place to stay . . '
. .
[ Hand lowering. Another one of those red shines. ]