I didn't... [He sighs. That scowl.] I didn't say anything about giving up.
[Resigning himself to the future that lay in store, yes, because there are some things he can't do, and that's not so much giving up as it is taking responsibility for what you've done. Lay in the bed you've made. It had never been a matter of giving up, really. If it had, he would have been dead a long time ago.]
Just saying that's the story, is all, because that's probably how things went.
[Though there are some things about her story that don't add up. Heard some people? Why would she be hearing about it second-hand? Aki would have told her. Mitsuru would have told her. Unless it was a rumor some jackass had started.
Though maybe she had died before they could, but... something's off still. Or maybe he's assuming all the wrong things, reading into every word he hears more than he should, even though he's sure—
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[Resigning himself to the future that lay in store, yes, because there are some things he can't do, and that's not so much giving up as it is taking responsibility for what you've done. Lay in the bed you've made. It had never been a matter of giving up, really. If it had, he would have been dead a long time ago.]
Just saying that's the story, is all, because that's probably how things went.
[Though there are some things about her story that don't add up. Heard some people? Why would she be hearing about it second-hand? Aki would have told her. Mitsuru would have told her. Unless it was a rumor some jackass had started.
Though maybe she had died before they could, but... something's off still. Or maybe he's assuming all the wrong things, reading into every word he hears more than he should, even though he's sure—
...Maybe he should just stop thinking.]