[ he sounds disappointed. maybe even... sad. damn. he looks down at his shoes and flicks some ash onto the carpet idly. ]
We were separated as children... and I was told that we'd weigh each other down. Ended up on opposite sides of the board... she deals in dangerous biochips, addictive as opium.
[ he trails off. ]
And still... she didn't kill me... even when I knew the truth. Didn't even set foot on that planet prison for the years she trapped us there.
[she reassesses him a little bit. he's kind-hearted. well, he always has been, to her. but it's a soft person who sees things this way.]
Yes. I understand. [...] My mother and father - they had done some terrible things as well.
I think they didn't know how to live with those things. It took them about a decade to realize that they couldn't live with it. Knowing how afraid they must have been, I suppose I cannot hate them.
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[ he sounds disappointed. maybe even... sad. damn. he looks down at his shoes and flicks some ash onto the carpet idly. ]
We were separated as children... and I was told that we'd weigh each other down. Ended up on opposite sides of the board... she deals in dangerous biochips, addictive as opium.
[ he trails off. ]
And still... she didn't kill me... even when I knew the truth. Didn't even set foot on that planet prison for the years she trapped us there.
Jingshu...
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[it isn't much better. maybe worse.]
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In a way, I feel like I've failed her as well. Like I could have protected my sister from this somehow.
[ he shakes his head a bit ]
But past is past, isn't it? And now we have to live with the things we've done.
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Yes. I understand. [...] My mother and father - they had done some terrible things as well.
I think they didn't know how to live with those things. It took them about a decade to realize that they couldn't live with it. Knowing how afraid they must have been, I suppose I cannot hate them.