[ Joe grimaces for a moment, but he takes in a breath to steady himself then shakes his head. ]
No I.... wanna keep going. [ Even if it hurts or seems wrong, he wants to know. ] She was. We were investigating together at the time. But I didn't show her the card... because...
[ His thought process is clear on his face: he struggles to remember at first, but after a moment he realizes it. And the truth of that is just as troubling as the rest. ]
If she saw it.... I-I would've died.
[ Because that was the rule written on the back, right? But Joe doesn't know that was a fake rule. So he remembers keeping it hidden, but the word Sacrifice is like a knife in his gut even now. He didn't know what it meant then; even now it's foggy. But there's no way it was anything good. ]
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No I.... wanna keep going. [ Even if it hurts or seems wrong, he wants to know. ] She was. We were investigating together at the time. But I didn't show her the card... because...
[ His thought process is clear on his face: he struggles to remember at first, but after a moment he realizes it. And the truth of that is just as troubling as the rest. ]
If she saw it.... I-I would've died.
[ Because that was the rule written on the back, right? But Joe doesn't know that was a fake rule. So he remembers keeping it hidden, but the word Sacrifice is like a knife in his gut even now. He didn't know what it meant then; even now it's foggy. But there's no way it was anything good. ]
Sou... what does it mean? Sacrifice?