[ That's a lot to take in. Kogami lets the young woman finish speaking, having chosen to listen intently rather than interrupting her with more questions. Those can come later. It's a shocking story, but at the same time, he's not entirely offended or surprised. He's seen all kinds of psychological breakdowns under stress.
Every world has their scumbags. ]
...Under the right circumstances, man will do just about anything to protect what they don't want to give up. Desperation leads to an irrational view of judgment. It makes you wonder if the secret he wanted to take to his grave was worse than what he's already remembered for now.
I think... [Yuri hesitates a moment, sparing a quick glance to Kogami out of the corner of her eye. He seems fairly laid back and willing to accept pretty much anything Yuri throws out without judging her, which Yuri can appreciate. Her thoughts often took dark turns and the morbid fascination she held death in tended to turn people away, but...
She releases a breath slowly and shrugs] I think humans-- people, anyone really, can convince themselves of anything. If he did all of that, surely he justified it to himself, that it was the 'right' decision. It's society that decides if he's right or not. He probably thought it worth it to keep that secret at the expense of his reputation after his death...
I think I'd like to think that, at least. It makes me feel a little better to think he truly believed it was worth it, like somehow that makes it'a little less senseless. [Yuri goes quiet again and shakes her head] I'm not sure if that makes sense.
Not senseless, like committing suicide on a specific mountain ever made sense in the first place. [ He's still a little skeptical about that religion there. ... Or any religion for that matter. ]
There was something in the water there, but it wasn't life.
[She shoot shim a furious look from the corner of her eyes] You can't say that when you don't know.
[That Black Water the villagers had been so wary of was certainly real; she can't really be too mad when she hadn't put much thought into it before either, but actually living it...
Yuri looks away, her anger snuffing out as quickly as it had come. Too exhausting to keep up intense emotions.] It was real. I saw it myself, what the water they believed in could do. Not everything works like how your world did.
[She might sound a little petulant and defensive now, and she winces, feeling bad for it.] ...Sorry.
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Every world has their scumbags. ]
...Under the right circumstances, man will do just about anything to protect what they don't want to give up. Desperation leads to an irrational view of judgment. It makes you wonder if the secret he wanted to take to his grave was worse than what he's already remembered for now.
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She releases a breath slowly and shrugs] I think humans-- people, anyone really, can convince themselves of anything. If he did all of that, surely he justified it to himself, that it was the 'right' decision. It's society that decides if he's right or not. He probably thought it worth it to keep that secret at the expense of his reputation after his death...
I think I'd like to think that, at least. It makes me feel a little better to think he truly believed it was worth it, like somehow that makes it'a little less senseless. [Yuri goes quiet again and shakes her head] I'm not sure if that makes sense.
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There was something in the water there, but it wasn't life.
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[That Black Water the villagers had been so wary of was certainly real; she can't really be too mad when she hadn't put much thought into it before either, but actually living it...
Yuri looks away, her anger snuffing out as quickly as it had come. Too exhausting to keep up intense emotions.] It was real. I saw it myself, what the water they believed in could do. Not everything works like how your world did.
[She might sound a little petulant and defensive now, and she winces, feeling bad for it.] ...Sorry.
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I can't know what I don't see for myself, Yuri. I'm not even sure if I'd believe your powers if I hadn't experienced it.
[ Skepticism, evidence, these things are just part of the job. ]
If I offend you, please accept my apology.