[This is what it is like to still be a civilian. To still be naive, innocent. To not know war. Ax, suddenly, feels that he would do anything to preserve it.
Anything.]
You should go.
[Ryuji doesn't need to do this, to witness this. He can still yet survive with his innocence intact. Ax can do this, as he has done many things to spare the consciences of his human friends.
This is hardly the worst thing he's ever done.
But he knows humans, and Ryuji won't listen to mere words. This is a risk, and Ax knows it, but some things are worth more than the mission and this is one of them. This is the fundamental thing he has always fought to protect, the innocence of others. The freedom of others. The ability to leave a peaceful life.
So he directs a thought-speak suggestion at Ryuji, as subtle as he can make it, in the hope that Ryuji will take will take it as his own impulse. So that Ax can do what must be done and spare any questions.]
no subject
Anything.]
You should go.
[Ryuji doesn't need to do this, to witness this. He can still yet survive with his innocence intact. Ax can do this, as he has done many things to spare the consciences of his human friends.
This is hardly the worst thing he's ever done.
But he knows humans, and Ryuji won't listen to mere words. This is a risk, and Ax knows it, but some things are worth more than the mission and this is one of them. This is the fundamental thing he has always fought to protect, the innocence of others. The freedom of others. The ability to leave a peaceful life.
So he directs a thought-speak suggestion at Ryuji, as subtle as he can make it, in the hope that Ryuji will take will take it as his own impulse. So that Ax can do what must be done and spare any questions.]
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