[ She stops. It kind of sounds like she choked up mid-sentence there. Like maybe the blood really is having some sort of effect on her, and surely not a good one..
Ange sucks in a breath, but it sounds uneven, like she's even getting breathless from the blood loss.
And yet she speaks. She tries to speak anyway, even though it sounds like it pains her to just do that. ]
[ Ange breathes out, and it sounds shaky - though that's probably not that surprising, given her current physical state. It's like the girl is starting to look more and more weak with each passing moment. ]
How.. [ Another breath. It seems like it's even hard for her to just talk now. ] How are we friends..?
[ Even with her skin so pale and her gaze a little bit out of it, she still stares at him. ]
I.. I don't know if I can. [ She finally says. It seems like she's accepting his words, at least-- or rather, she isn't denying them anymore. Instead she's focusing on his plea.
Like she wants to stay in return for him saying something so weirdly kind, but she knows it isn't that easy. ]
[There's some weight behind his words, even if there's also fear and worry and confusion. So much has happened in so little a time that it's difficult to process. And he's not even sure if he wants to.]
I wanted to try. [ She says - very slowly. Ange gazes at their surroundings. The empty hall. The bodies. Then her gaze travels back to Tsuna instead. ]
I thought I could keep on going as long as I was still.. finding out the truth. That was my one goal.. [ Even when she was stuck in this place, so far away from home. The thought of going back there and uncovering the truth helped. ] But now I don't know if I ever will.
[ At least it ties back everything Ange is saying to their current circumstances. Maybe that's why Tsuna got to see this in her dream. It's so closely tied to Ange's deepest desire, the one thing she's never been able to do. ]
[There's some part of Tsuna that knows this is a dream. Or at least, thinks it has to be. This can't be real. But it's a little hard to listen to that part right now. ]
[ The emphasis in that sentence is on the can not the you - suggesting that Ange is blaming circumstances more than Tsuna or Tsuna's own abilities. She doesn't really think anyone can help her.
As the girl starts to look weaker, she collapses onto the ground, sitting there on her knees. Like her legs are too weak to hold up the rest of her body anymore. ]
Though it's.. nice of you to want to try, I guess..
[ It does help - especially since Tsuna might notice that Ange feels weirdly light. Light enough that even he shouldn't have much trouble keeping her up right now.
Ange doesn't notice it though. She hardly even seemed to notice her own near-collapse. Instead she just says: ]
You think you can do everything..? [ It doesn't really sound like an accusation. Instead it almost - almost! - founds faintly amused, though mostly just tired. ] Is that the kind of confidence being a mafia boss gives you..?
[ She slowly exhales. What he says feels so-- It feels so silly, she thinks. There's something so silly about feeling like she's dying, while he's just so.. simply confident.
She wonders what it feels like to feel that way. But it also makes her realize something else. ]
This.. isn't real, huh?
[ It can't be. This entire situation feels too silly for it to be real. ]
[ Ange lets out a little sound. It might have been a laugh - if it wasn't for Ange's physical state, or even the fact that she usually doesn't really laugh.
But it's close. Mostly because she's having a little inside joke with herself, speaking up to Tsuna with: ]
Especially when no one can ever fully die in this place. Even if this dream would count as a death, then.. well, she'd just be right back. Either immediately, or soon enough. Just like she has witnessed happen to some of her friends here before.
And as weak as she is, she doesn't have the strength to deny Tsuna anything. So.. ]
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Okay. Okay, we can do that but we're not going to be able to to if we panic.
You just rest, and I'll start looking.
But I really think you need to sit down. You don't look well.
[And, well, he doesn't want to think about her dying.]
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[ She stops. It kind of sounds like she choked up mid-sentence there. Like maybe the blood really is having some sort of effect on her, and surely not a good one..
Ange sucks in a breath, but it sounds uneven, like she's even getting breathless from the blood loss.
And yet she speaks. She tries to speak anyway, even though it sounds like it pains her to just do that. ]
Why do you even care whether I look well or not?!
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[The answer is out of his mouth before he even has time to consider the question.]
And I'm worried about you! And I want to help, even if I don't know what to do.
I think you need a doctor, before we try to solve anything.
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How.. [ Another breath. It seems like it's even hard for her to just talk now. ] How are we friends..?
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That makes us friends, right?
[He's trying his best to stay calm, but he's not sure what to do. How to solve this. He's scared. This almost feels like what happened with Uni.]
So you gotta stay with me, Ange!
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[ Even with her skin so pale and her gaze a little bit out of it, she still stares at him. ]
I.. I don't know if I can. [ She finally says. It seems like she's accepting his words, at least-- or rather, she isn't denying them anymore. Instead she's focusing on his plea.
Like she wants to stay in return for him saying something so weirdly kind, but she knows it isn't that easy. ]
I am.. already dead, you know..
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[There's some weight behind his words, even if there's also fear and worry and confusion. So much has happened in so little a time that it's difficult to process. And he's not even sure if he wants to.]
And that doesn't mean I have to give up.
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I thought I could keep on going as long as I was still.. finding out the truth. That was my one goal.. [ Even when she was stuck in this place, so far away from home. The thought of going back there and uncovering the truth helped. ] But now I don't know if I ever will.
[ At least it ties back everything Ange is saying to their current circumstances. Maybe that's why Tsuna got to see this in her dream. It's so closely tied to Ange's deepest desire, the one thing she's never been able to do. ]
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[There's some part of Tsuna that knows this is a dream. Or at least, thinks it has to be. This can't be real. But it's a little hard to listen to that part right now. ]
I'll help you! I promise I will!
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.. I don't think you can.
[ The emphasis in that sentence is on the can not the you - suggesting that Ange is blaming circumstances more than Tsuna or Tsuna's own abilities. She doesn't really think anyone can help her.
As the girl starts to look weaker, she collapses onto the ground, sitting there on her knees. Like her legs are too weak to hold up the rest of her body anymore. ]
Though it's.. nice of you to want to try, I guess..
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We're friends...why wouldn't I?
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Ange doesn't notice it though. She hardly even seemed to notice her own near-collapse. Instead she just says: ]
You think you can do everything..? [ It doesn't really sound like an accusation. Instead it almost - almost! - founds faintly amused, though mostly just tired. ] Is that the kind of confidence being a mafia boss gives you..?
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Well, not everything, but whatever I can manage.
And I've been able to manage a lot.
Dunno about confidence though.
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She wonders what it feels like to feel that way. But it also makes her realize something else. ]
This.. isn't real, huh?
[ It can't be. This entire situation feels too silly for it to be real. ]
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[But, if that's the case, if it's not real, Tsuna does start to relax a bit.]
Does that mean you'll be okay?
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But it's close. Mostly because she's having a little inside joke with herself, speaking up to Tsuna with: ]
If you die in a dream, do you die in real life..?
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I'll come find you when we do that, okay?
[He means it. He wants to know if she's alright.]
and that's a wrap! <3 thanks for the thread!
Especially when no one can ever fully die in this place. Even if this dream would count as a death, then.. well, she'd just be right back. Either immediately, or soon enough. Just like she has witnessed happen to some of her friends here before.
And as weak as she is, she doesn't have the strength to deny Tsuna anything. So.. ]
.. see you.. then.
[ And with that, the dream ends. ]
No, thank you <3
[He's going to be thinking about this for a while.]