tragic that i can't find the tumblr post from before the anime aired where someone was speculating that they were carrying shovels in the promo to bury a body
I—no. Don't appreciate anything. We still put you in danger by hiding what we did.
[ trying to get another team voted for in the end doesn't change that. it's more of an apology than anything. the next thing makes him just as discomfited, quiet. ]
...I've learned some stuff about Lambda. Enough to guess that you're innocent. But I promised not say anything about it. ...I'm really sorry. I can only answer things about Shenhe and Fei Du.
[ he looks at him for a moment, then looks away. ]
How about... a suggestion about where I might want to start looking if I want to learn about it for myself? You wouldn't be telling me anything you actually learned, so... I-I don't think that would be breaking a promise...
[ there's a long silence, and though he's still not making eye contact, there's a slight rise in tension that's just barely visible as he shifts his stance. ]
Fine.
[ still soft, but with a tinge of coldness that wasn't there a moment ago.
...a pig wanders onto the scene to drop off a memory and then disappear again, and after a few seconds of hesitation, he turns to leave too, without comment. ]
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I—no. Don't appreciate anything. We still put you in danger by hiding what we did.
[ trying to get another team voted for in the end doesn't change that. it's more of an apology than anything. the next thing makes him just as discomfited, quiet. ]
...I've learned some stuff about Lambda. Enough to guess that you're innocent. But I promised not say anything about it. ...I'm really sorry. I can only answer things about Shenhe and Fei Du.
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All right.
[ he looks at him for a moment, then looks away. ]
How about... a suggestion about where I might want to start looking if I want to learn about it for myself? You wouldn't be telling me anything you actually learned, so... I-I don't think that would be breaking a promise...
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...It still would be. [ breaking his promise. ]
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Fine.
[ still soft, but with a tinge of coldness that wasn't there a moment ago.
...a pig wanders onto the scene to drop off a memory and then disappear again, and after a few seconds of hesitation, he turns to leave too, without comment. ]
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