[... maybe i shouldn't have come on so forcefully. hm ... no, this was more satisfying.]
[looking down at her double, briefly, locking eyes, expression about as emotional as if she were looking at an ant]
Lie there until you recover. Grind yourself into dust with the strength of your continued denial if you like, for all the good it will do you. You're hardly going to die from this, after all. [there's something like a laugh that escapes her throat, harsh and unsympathetic, but even as she says it she kneels beside her double to coldly caress the curve of her head and face. her eyes close.] If I let that happen, how could I meet Irisviel's eyes again? She has already lost so much.
[she straightens up.]
Kotomine, if we're to stay here, we'll need a place to sleep. Let's find one.
[and with that, she leaves the other Saber to lick her wounds. the rest, she's sure Arturia can fill in for herself.]
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[... maybe i shouldn't have come on so forcefully. hm ... no, this was more satisfying.]
[looking down at her double, briefly, locking eyes, expression about as emotional as if she were looking at an ant]
Lie there until you recover. Grind yourself into dust with the strength of your continued denial if you like, for all the good it will do you. You're hardly going to die from this, after all. [there's something like a laugh that escapes her throat, harsh and unsympathetic, but even as she says it she kneels beside her double to coldly caress the curve of her head and face. her eyes close.] If I let that happen, how could I meet Irisviel's eyes again? She has already lost so much.
[she straightens up.]
Kotomine, if we're to stay here, we'll need a place to sleep. Let's find one.
[and with that, she leaves the other Saber to lick her wounds. the rest, she's sure Arturia can fill in for herself.]