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N... no, I don't think it's your fault at all!
[ he's definitely not expecting that response, and he blinks. ]
What? But, I mean... I don't think the movie would have been about that if I hadn't said all that stuff during the trial, and Sheila might not have gotten involved in it...
[ he did not realize how strong her marriage opinions were. ]
What? But, I mean... I don't think the movie would have been about that if I hadn't said all that stuff during the trial, and Sheila might not have gotten involved in it...
[ he did not realize how strong her marriage opinions were. ]
We don't know that for sure.
And even if it were true, they would have found some other way to do it -- maybe even something much more cruel.
So please, don't blame yourself.
And even if it were true, they would have found some other way to do it -- maybe even something much more cruel.
So please, don't blame yourself.
[Her expression lightens.]
It's okay. I'm not upset with you.
I think he intentionally acts in a way that makes it hard to understand him, so... [A brief, helpless laugh at that.]
It's okay. I'm not upset with you.
I think he intentionally acts in a way that makes it hard to understand him, so... [A brief, helpless laugh at that.]
Maybe...
[She gazes out at the tombstones.]
I hope we'll see them again soon.
[She gazes out at the tombstones.]
I hope we'll see them again soon.
Yes, it must have been. It's all magic completely unlike anything I've seen or studied before, though.
[Estelle finds Sebastian sometime after the trial and comes over to see him. She looks pretty miserable.]
It just gets worse, doesn't it...?
It's hard to believe there's going to be six more weeks of this...
It just gets worse, doesn't it...?
It's hard to believe there's going to be six more weeks of this...
I really wish it could have been like you were saying... if there was such a thing as a lesser charge...
But I don't think the host would accept any outcome where someone doesn't die...
But I don't think the host would accept any outcome where someone doesn't die...
Lesser charges are a thing, this place is just stupid! Why did they even let him come back if they were just going to treat this the same as a real murder anyway?!
[ he's so sick of these things being a mockery of the real legal system... ]
I-I mean, not that it isn't good he's alive, I guess, but...
[ he's so sick of these things being a mockery of the real legal system... ]
I-I mean, not that it isn't good he's alive, I guess, but...
I wonder... I suppose it wasn't something that Cloud or the Host decided, but another party... using some method that was already written into the "rules" of this game.
Whatever it is, I suppose we could call it a miracle...
Whatever it is, I suppose we could call it a miracle...
If it's not the host, the staff, or Cloud, that really only leaves one of us, right?
Clementine once told me that there was someone in her "game" who could save somebody from dying under certain circumstances, but it was unlikely to work.
If it's not that, then... perhaps an item or a special rule that came into play.
Clementine once told me that there was someone in her "game" who could save somebody from dying under certain circumstances, but it was unlikely to work.
If it's not that, then... perhaps an item or a special rule that came into play.
[Friday afternoon, Estelle is in the library. While she's usually seen here with a book in her hand, it doesn't look like she's managed to tear her focus away from the morning announcement just yet. When she notices Sebastian nearby, she turns to greet him with a polite nod of her head. There's a weak attempt at a smile.]
I suppose it's too much to hope for anything else... But I still wish I could have talked with him more.
I suppose it's too much to hope for anything else... But I still wish I could have talked with him more.
[Her smile becomes a little warmer.]
Much better today. Gemini healed my wounds, and I was able to get some rest last night. I'm sorry to make you worry.
Much better today. Gemini healed my wounds, and I was able to get some rest last night. I'm sorry to make you worry.
[ That seems to make him relax a little, and he smiles too. ]
That's good. I mean— you know, you don't need to apologize, because that's basically saying you're sorry for getting attacked by a demon or whatever, and that's kind of crazy, but. I'm glad you're okay.
That's good. I mean— you know, you don't need to apologize, because that's basically saying you're sorry for getting attacked by a demon or whatever, and that's kind of crazy, but. I'm glad you're okay.
[We are somewhere and that trial sure happened. Estelle's bunny ears are drooping, it's time for baby's first scapegoat experience.]
I never thought it would end like that...
I never thought it would end like that...
[ It sure did... Sebastian's normally perky pomeranian ears are flattened sadly and his eyes are obviously red from crying. ]
Me neither. It's not— How can they just execute someone like that when they know he didn't do it?! It was bad enough when it was someone getting forced into it by the shadows, but this is crazy!
Me neither. It's not— How can they just execute someone like that when they know he didn't do it?! It was bad enough when it was someone getting forced into it by the shadows, but this is crazy!
It's just cruel... He already went through so much, and now this...
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