[She waits a few seconds to see if he'll pick up the end of that sentence, and frowns when he doesn't.]
Arisato-kun...
[She hesitates a second longer, then tugs off one of her gloves to instead reach to take his hand. It's sticky from the candy, but she doesn't mind. She just twines their fingers together and gives him her best attempt at a smile.]
You don't have to apologize for that. I mean... you're just saying the stuff I've been thinking already. Everyone...
[She looks out over the town, pressing her lips tightly together.]
It just doesn't seem fair, does it? That when this is over, we can go back to our base on the moon. But everyone here is suffering, and... this is their whole life.
[ He looks at her when she takes his gross hand. The smile is forced, but he appreciates the gesture. She's much better at putting words to her feelings than he is. His fingers close around hers. ]
It's their world.
[ He looks back out to the town. The efforts to rebuild are going to take a long time. And the people that died are gone for good. And all the Reclaimers can really do is try for a better result next time. ]
[She didn't used to think that way. Even during the killing game, she'd been insistent that they'd all get out together, that no matter what, as long as they didn't give up hope, everything would be okay.
Then she'd killed Rantaro. Then she'd been executed. Then she'd been brought here, and had to kill those cultists to rescue Akira, and had to watch the people here die to the sandworms, and there's just so much death it feels like it's dogging her footsteps like the punishment Monokuma never got to finish inflicting on her. But...]
But... you know? You weren't here for the mission in New Aspen, right? But... we did a lot of good there. Everyone... everyone was able to protect the town. We were able to get their mayor to confess what he'd done wrong, and we were able to bring peace between the people and the spiders. Even if that big tree is still there, everybody... they're in a better place now than they were before.
So... maybe there will be more heartbreak in the future. But there'll be good things, too! [She squeezes his hand, and this time, the smile she gives him is a little more genuine.] As long as we work together.
[ When he first arrived, everyone at the moonbase was very excited about their victory in New Aspen. He didn't get much detail about what happened though. The Reclaimers did some real good there, huh? He'd like to be a part of that.
All he has witnessed is the destruction of this desert town, but she's right. It's not worth it to give up. Not here. It's rough, and will continue to be rough, but there will be good times ahead. The proof is right next to him, holding his hand. He squeezes her hand back and nods. ]
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[She waits a few seconds to see if he'll pick up the end of that sentence, and frowns when he doesn't.]
Arisato-kun...
[She hesitates a second longer, then tugs off one of her gloves to instead reach to take his hand. It's sticky from the candy, but she doesn't mind. She just twines their fingers together and gives him her best attempt at a smile.]
You don't have to apologize for that. I mean... you're just saying the stuff I've been thinking already. Everyone...
[She looks out over the town, pressing her lips tightly together.]
It just doesn't seem fair, does it? That when this is over, we can go back to our base on the moon. But everyone here is suffering, and... this is their whole life.
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It's their world.
[ He looks back out to the town. The efforts to rebuild are going to take a long time. And the people that died are gone for good. And all the Reclaimers can really do is try for a better result next time. ]
There's going to be more heartbreak.
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[She didn't used to think that way. Even during the killing game, she'd been insistent that they'd all get out together, that no matter what, as long as they didn't give up hope, everything would be okay.
Then she'd killed Rantaro. Then she'd been executed. Then she'd been brought here, and had to kill those cultists to rescue Akira, and had to watch the people here die to the sandworms, and there's just so much death it feels like it's dogging her footsteps like the punishment Monokuma never got to finish inflicting on her. But...]
But... you know? You weren't here for the mission in New Aspen, right? But... we did a lot of good there. Everyone... everyone was able to protect the town. We were able to get their mayor to confess what he'd done wrong, and we were able to bring peace between the people and the spiders. Even if that big tree is still there, everybody... they're in a better place now than they were before.
So... maybe there will be more heartbreak in the future. But there'll be good things, too! [She squeezes his hand, and this time, the smile she gives him is a little more genuine.] As long as we work together.
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All he has witnessed is the destruction of this desert town, but she's right. It's not worth it to give up. Not here. It's rough, and will continue to be rough, but there will be good times ahead. The proof is right next to him, holding his hand. He squeezes her hand back and nods. ]
Yeah. Let's keep working together.