[ her kindness - the words in her letter she hastily scrawled - felt like something undeserved for his failures. the burden of that shame is as heavy as a weight. two times in a row, vi died in the same conditions. three times, that she placed her trust and safety in strohl's hands, and he wasn't able to protect her at all. ]
But you ought to. I know she'd be glad to hear from you after all that you went through, Miss Kate.
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[ she'll accept a hand, and will ease herself down to sit on the ground with him. ]
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strohl himself watches this for a moment, and then huffs, soft. ]
I'd say your head's nearly smoking with all that's going through it, but, well... [ bad. bad joke. ]
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then turns to look at strohl jr, who has wiggled his way into getting scritches. ]
Strohl Jr is still here...? I thought he might have gone...
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I thought so too. [ that he'd be off on a flight to god knows where. ] But here he is.
Think animals are pretty decent with this kind of thing. Maybe he's a sense for where he's needed.
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So he'll be staying with you, will he? I'm a little glad, even if Vi might miss him.
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he nods, watching her pet strohl jr. soothing. ]
Seems like. [ ... ] Just like her, to think of something like that. Always thinking of others.
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... I relied on her a lot, in that adventure.
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[ soft. ] Can't say I'm surprised - she wanted to protect you all with her life. One of her best qualities.
...I miss her already. [ again. again, again. ] Feels like it's really setting in, now.
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We'll need to make sure to write her. Have you sent one already?
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No, I haven't.
[ her kindness - the words in her letter she hastily scrawled - felt like something undeserved for his failures. the burden of that shame is as heavy as a weight. two times in a row, vi died in the same conditions. three times, that she placed her trust and safety in strohl's hands, and he wasn't able to protect her at all. ]
But you ought to. I know she'd be glad to hear from you after all that you went through, Miss Kate.
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[ she turns her head towards him, expression unreadable as always. ]
... She was in the same round as you, wasn't she? I know that she died then, too. Even though it still feels hard to believe...
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[ which is the worst part of it. ]
Woke up on a Thursday after disappearing on a trip, and was killed while she was weakened.
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The way events seem to repeat here, it really is like rubbing salt in a wound...
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[ a soft snort, humourless. ]
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