I've lost... so many people because of that. And I hate knowing--
Shun. He couldn't be allowed to live. Even he realized that. He... accepted it long before I ever could.
[It's a halting explanation that doesn't actually explain much at all, but in spite of the twelve years that have passed, it's something that still hurts to remember. That she wasn't even allowed to recall the event until she came to this world in the first place didn't help whatsoever with gaining closure.]
[Good idea, because now she's gone and upset herself about this again.]
It isn't.
[And she hates it so, so much.]
But-- it's the only way. That's... how my society is now.
We don't have any other options anymore.
[They've contained themselves as well as any other "safe" SCP in this world, but it left them with very few options to counteract a single case of danger slipping through.]
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I've lost... so many people because of that. And I hate knowing--
Shun. He couldn't be allowed to live. Even he realized that. He... accepted it long before I ever could.
[It's a halting explanation that doesn't actually explain much at all, but in spite of the twelve years that have passed, it's something that still hurts to remember. That she wasn't even allowed to recall the event until she came to this world in the first place didn't help whatsoever with gaining closure.]
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Dazai doesn't even ask, he'll just go in for another hug. But this time, he's the one aiming to comfort her.]
It's not fair, when something like that happens. Even if the conclusion is inevitable, it still isn't fair.
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It isn't.
[And she hates it so, so much.]
But-- it's the only way. That's... how my society is now.
We don't have any other options anymore.
[They've contained themselves as well as any other "safe" SCP in this world, but it left them with very few options to counteract a single case of danger slipping through.]
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[Time to pull her out of the past and into the present.]
As long as we're careful, nobody has to die.
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...Right. Including you.
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[That admission is hard to make, but he still does it.]