( no, hiyori doesn't. or he wouldn't be talking like that still. but maybe someday he can, and someday he'll understand. or maybe understanding won't even be necessary. wouldn't that be nice?

such a day probably won't come for some time. perhaps when they've escaped. maybe after. sidney glances away for a moment, at the meal shin brought- somehow, it's still piping hot. it feels like this conversation has been longer than it really is. )

You don't have to understand. I think I prefer that you don't, actually. But it's bothering you, isn't it? ... ( sidney glances up at hiyori and perhaps he's a little too impassive as he speaks. ) If you believe you've done wrong, you know what not to do in the future. You can do better. Life is a nonstop lesson, really. This is just one of the uglier ones.