sitting on his bed, he listens. honestly, he's touched. there's no reason to expect people to remember things like this about him.
steph was right to worry about him being alone. he doesn't have much of a support system, especially with sanji—probably the one person he could be fully honest with—gone. at this point, despite his efforts, he doesn't even know how he'd change that.]
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Why would you do that?
[She doesn't sound judgmental as much as confused.]
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If you have to take a life, better a willing one than not.
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[Hm.]
It's the willing part I don't get.
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Well, it doesn't matter now.
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[Maybe now more than ever.]
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... You came looking for me. That's enough.
[is it? he isn't sure. but the fact remains, natalie's one of the few people who spared him a thought.]
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I could play something for you, too, if you wanted. [Like he did for her.] But you'd have to come back to the cabin for that.
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[She turns around on her crutches, then, starting to head that way.]
Any preferences?
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[Once they get to the cabin and she takes a seat on the piano bench... She thinks for a second before starting to play. She remembers.]
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sitting on his bed, he listens. honestly, he's touched. there's no reason to expect people to remember things like this about him.
steph was right to worry about him being alone. he doesn't have much of a support system, especially with sanji—probably the one person he could be fully honest with—gone. at this point, despite his efforts, he doesn't even know how he'd change that.]
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I haven't played it as often as I'm guessing you have, but...
[Hopefully it helped, at least a little.]
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... Yeah. Thanks.
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...It's not a big deal, really.
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[though his heart's not quite in the teasing (still, this is how he copes).]
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[Yes.]
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