[She takes a step inwards, just a little closer to him, as they set off. Joking aside, they really are getting more looks than usual-- or at least, he is. Or at least, his uniform is. Whether they're assured looks or loathing ones she isn't certain, but it's a bit more attention than she wanted for this conversation.
Oh, well.]
You only gave me half a lesson, you know. During those riots.
[She focuses ahead, avoiding the occasional bit of burned wood or rubble in the street.]
Your pride will be your downfall, you told me. You assured me that sooner or later I'd shatter beneath it, that it was my fatal flaw. That I needed to learn to let go of it, or risk dying from it.
But you never once said what it was you thought ought to replace it.
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[She takes a step inwards, just a little closer to him, as they set off. Joking aside, they really are getting more looks than usual-- or at least, he is. Or at least, his uniform is. Whether they're assured looks or loathing ones she isn't certain, but it's a bit more attention than she wanted for this conversation.
Oh, well.]
You only gave me half a lesson, you know. During those riots.
[She focuses ahead, avoiding the occasional bit of burned wood or rubble in the street.]
Your pride will be your downfall, you told me. You assured me that sooner or later I'd shatter beneath it, that it was my fatal flaw. That I needed to learn to let go of it, or risk dying from it.
But you never once said what it was you thought ought to replace it.