[So in an objective sense this is his fault, he thinks. He feels bad about it in his unique way, that is, only because Charles is the one who'd been forced to experience it. Charles is soft, and Octavian likes him very much, and Charles knows the most details of Octavian's death out of everyone in this world— so to have it be Charles specifically who is forced to see this, to embody Hiram in this moment?
Cruel, actually. The thing running this place trying to learn about humanity or whatever it's doing should take note: this is callous at best. Octavian shakes his head, gestures for Charles to come over here, away from the body.]
Come see what I was working on. Looking at my body will only upset you.
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[So in an objective sense this is his fault, he thinks. He feels bad about it in his unique way, that is, only because Charles is the one who'd been forced to experience it. Charles is soft, and Octavian likes him very much, and Charles knows the most details of Octavian's death out of everyone in this world— so to have it be Charles specifically who is forced to see this, to embody Hiram in this moment?
Cruel, actually. The thing running this place trying to learn about humanity or whatever it's doing should take note: this is callous at best. Octavian shakes his head, gestures for Charles to come over here, away from the body.]
Come see what I was working on. Looking at my body will only upset you.
[Well, uh, more. Point being, come here.]