[She hums quietly, trying to figure out how to put it into words without sounding petty and bitter, because she's not trying to be petty, and she doesn't want to be bitter. It's really, really not his fault -- he was put in the same impossible situation she was, and handled it the best way that he could. He's not a bad guy, and really, they seem more similar than different in the ways that it matters. Finally,]
...There's nobody left here who remembers me from home, [she says softly, opening her eyes to meet Scott's glasses.] So... maybe it's up to him now.
[Maybe she had her year, and that was it. If Akihiko were here, she'd be more certain of it -- that her senpai were supposed to be laying the foundation, and Minato was there to step up, just like they had for SEES. Her Shinji had done that for her here, kind of, though it hadn't been nearly as much time between him and her as it had been for Mitsuru, Shinji, and Minato.
Equally as softly, she adds,] I'm really tired, Scott. But I don't want to sleep yet.
[Death really doesn't care about anniversaries, but people do. The significance of today is for her and Minato -- and now Scott -- to deal with. Minato was handling it better, she thinks.]
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...There's nobody left here who remembers me from home, [she says softly, opening her eyes to meet Scott's glasses.] So... maybe it's up to him now.
[Maybe she had her year, and that was it. If Akihiko were here, she'd be more certain of it -- that her senpai were supposed to be laying the foundation, and Minato was there to step up, just like they had for SEES. Her Shinji had done that for her here, kind of, though it hadn't been nearly as much time between him and her as it had been for Mitsuru, Shinji, and Minato.
Equally as softly, she adds,] I'm really tired, Scott. But I don't want to sleep yet.
[Death really doesn't care about anniversaries, but people do. The significance of today is for her and Minato -- and now Scott -- to deal with. Minato was handling it better, she thinks.]