It tied stones to my ankles and told me to swim upwards the moment Kazunari was sentenced.
That's it.
[ as he reaches for the bottle, glancing at mikazuki as if to ask to pour himself another, a soft fall of stardust begins to release itself and a memory fills the bar. and when it's through, kaeya is back to pouring, his eyes cast downwards. ]
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You are apologizing to me? Oh my, oh my. How unexpected. It does not sit well.
[but he will approach]
I was going to offer you tea or sake, depending on what you felt would be appropriate after today.
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[ hesitation. silence. he's mulling something over and then: ]
I haven't had alcohol in days.
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Oh?
For what reason?
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[ he stares at the sake quietly, a resigned look on his face. ]
So back to my roots it is.
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May I speak to you knowing what I say is purely for the two of us?
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You may.
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Then know that the only thing the shadow wants in the end is to succeed. It allows for no premature admissions of guilt.
[ he takes another slow sip, thumb against the rim as he stares downwards now. ]
It's why Kazunari kept denying long after he was caught... you're trapped inside your own body. There, but parts of you are... different.
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... Ercnard Sieghart did speak to me of his rage - his own, and yet not entirely so.
And yet, it is he who was left with what he had not willingly done.
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It tied stones to my ankles and told me to swim upwards the moment Kazunari was sentenced.
That's it.
[ as he reaches for the bottle, glancing at mikazuki as if to ask to pour himself another, a soft fall of stardust begins to release itself and a memory fills the bar. and when it's through, kaeya is back to pouring, his eyes cast downwards. ]