Nogiku your face... It's okay, Kashuu won't drag out the gratitude more than that. Just getting it across at all is enough, especially since he's sure been reminded of the importance of saying what you want to say while you can.]
...Yeah, I know. It's-- It was just... hard to keep stuff like that in mind. [...] It's the first time I've ever failed like this.
Nogiku looks at him sympathetically, and maybe a little bit like she isn't sure what to do.]
... Kiyomitsu-san. [...] This place is pretty cruel, isn't it? It takes away your freedom, your peace of mind, and... even prevents you from protecting the people you hold dear.
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...Thanks. [For being concerned yesterday when he was still in FERAL RACCOON MODE.] I'm not used to having to be so careful with this body.
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Nogiku just... makes a face. A little bit.]
... I didn't do anything. But— [...] If your body is different from how it was before, it's true that you should be more mindful of your own limits.
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Nogiku your face... It's okay, Kashuu won't drag out the gratitude more than that. Just getting it across at all is enough, especially since he's sure been reminded of the importance of saying what you want to say while you can.]
...Yeah, I know. It's-- It was just... hard to keep stuff like that in mind. [...] It's the first time I've ever failed like this.
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It's the first rule of any mission. Make sure everyone makes it back alive. ...I messed up real bad as a captain before, but not like this.
[The previous losses had been unpleasant, but it didn't feel as personal as losing a member of their citadel.]
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Nogiku looks at him sympathetically, and maybe a little bit like she isn't sure what to do.]
... Kiyomitsu-san. [...] This place is pretty cruel, isn't it? It takes away your freedom, your peace of mind, and... even prevents you from protecting the people you hold dear.
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...Yeah. Kinda feels like how things were before. Back before I had a body.
[When he was just a blade, unable to speak or move on his own, unable to make decisions, lacking agency in any way that mattered.]
That's the kinda feeling I wouldn't want any person to have.
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It's not a feeling any person should experience, no.
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...Just makes it more important to - to really make sure that we stay on track, yeah? Can't lose our heads.
[Can't go careening off the edge because of a dead comrade.]