We didn't even know... not until we found it out for ourselves. That's what got us into trouble. We kept breaking the rules, even though that's what they raised us for.
[Is there somewhere to sit, or even lean on? She'll take that space to do so now.]
One of my friends didn't have a strong enough power, so she was eliminated. A boy I loved died when his power went out of control, and they couldn't stop it. His last act was to push me away so I wouldn't get caught up in it when his power surged one last time. They erased our memories of them, but I still realized someone was missing.
When I brought it up to my remaining friends, they got scared. One got marked for elimination and ran away, and my girlfriend left with him so he wouldn't be alone. By the age of fifteen, I only had one friend left with me in the villages.
[Her gaze remains on the ground as she talks, almost musing.]
We got in a fight, actually. I only ever saw him one last time, briefly, before I came to this world. We'd just made up.
[But then she raises her head again, looking to Dazai. Weary.]
I'm tired of it. I'm tired of all of this. But I don't know if I can stop it, either.
[She wanted to try. But her efforts alone just weren't enough.]
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We didn't even know... not until we found it out for ourselves. That's what got us into trouble. We kept breaking the rules, even though that's what they raised us for.
[Is there somewhere to sit, or even lean on? She'll take that space to do so now.]
One of my friends didn't have a strong enough power, so she was eliminated. A boy I loved died when his power went out of control, and they couldn't stop it. His last act was to push me away so I wouldn't get caught up in it when his power surged one last time. They erased our memories of them, but I still realized someone was missing.
When I brought it up to my remaining friends, they got scared. One got marked for elimination and ran away, and my girlfriend left with him so he wouldn't be alone. By the age of fifteen, I only had one friend left with me in the villages.
[Her gaze remains on the ground as she talks, almost musing.]
We got in a fight, actually. I only ever saw him one last time, briefly, before I came to this world. We'd just made up.
[But then she raises her head again, looking to Dazai. Weary.]
I'm tired of it. I'm tired of all of this. But I don't know if I can stop it, either.
[She wanted to try. But her efforts alone just weren't enough.]