[ The hallway, then. It's unlikely that they'll stay out there all that long, leaving Midori unattended as tensions escalate, but Alice follows Ranger with a nod. He tells himself not to glance back over his shoulder. Midori, no matter what state his memory may be in, finds it amusing to draw certain reactions out of people, doesn't he? He won't have that satisfaction this time.
Just past the exit, Alice stops. His gaze flicks to Ranger, traveling over the doll's features — pointless, so he eyes those expression cards. (When did he cease thinking of Ranger as that damn doll...?) Now that they're here, only the two of them, he isn't sure what he hoped to accomplish.
If Ranger were jeering at them, his old self, and if loathing him for his past actions and everything that he represents were clear-cut, they could consider any truce over. They would separate themselves into black-and-white categories: enemies and allies. Asunaro and that lot's victims.
Yet Ranger's actions here blur the picture — there's no reason for him to go to so much effort coexisting with humans purely to get things done. ]
...The first time we spoke in this place, you were opposed to infighting. Now...
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Just past the exit, Alice stops. His gaze flicks to Ranger, traveling over the doll's features — pointless, so he eyes those expression cards. (When did he cease thinking of Ranger as that damn doll...?) Now that they're here, only the two of them, he isn't sure what he hoped to accomplish.
If Ranger were jeering at them, his old self, and if loathing him for his past actions and everything that he represents were clear-cut, they could consider any truce over. They would separate themselves into black-and-white categories: enemies and allies. Asunaro and that lot's victims.
Yet Ranger's actions here blur the picture — there's no reason for him to go to so much effort coexisting with humans purely to get things done. ]
...The first time we spoke in this place, you were opposed to infighting. Now...
[ What is it, really? ]