That hesitation before his final question stirs an embarrassment in Mio that she doesn't fully comprehend...but she also isn't completely ignorant to it. She knows what he's asking and why. Luckily, he's managed to find her during a rare moment of disentangling from Noah.]
I'm upstairs! Just me. [Just her... It would be just her no matter what. The rest of the farmhouse is empty.]
[ Do they need to figure out a system for if they have company? This is now prime real estate for any canoodling now that it's just the two of them. If you ignore you know why it's just the two of them.
He'll head up stairs with his hands behind his back. ]
How you feeling after all of that? [ It sure was a meeting. It sure has been a week or even weeks ]
I'm all right. [She's so used to saying that, convincingly or not, but this time, at least, the reassurance comes with something else attached.]
It's... a lot to take in, right? How are we supposed to know what to do to make sure we're on the right path now? Time is so short. [And not just for her; the harvest shouldn't be far off. Everyone is working with borrowed time.]
Right. [It's simple when he puts it like that, but it brings a smile to her face nonetheless. Such a straightforward answer...]
I'm worried we'll run out of time, but it's important that we fight right through to the end, isn't it? [Mio looks at her hands, which feel weak when she tries to flex her fingers. Those notes may have helped them, but they're still trying to figure out how to use them for the supposed harvest. There's still a lot to think about, and she feels so helpless.]
[Oh. Where did those come from? What a surprise. He hasn't even noticed yet...
When Mio smiles, she can't help but let sadness creep into it. So far, she's been forthcoming with anyone who asked and even everyone who suspected. Wearing her dwindling days on her neck made it easy. Everyone usually already knew. Maybe this time...she shouldn't? ]
Right, right. But if I'm not included in that, you still have to carry on forward, don't you?
[ It might take him a moment to realize because he's focused on something else. ]
I mean, yeah. I'll always carry on until my last breath, yo. [ It is what he does. He's the one in Class Zero that will keep charging, while knowing it could be the last time for any of them. ]
Good! Good. That's what you should be doing. [Just as long as he makes sure not to be too reckless with his life.
She's one to think that, isn't she? Sometimes the time for negotiations runs out and the time for blows is imminent. But, when it comes to him - ] You don't ever slow down, do you? You must have been able to do so much.
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That hesitation before his final question stirs an embarrassment in Mio that she doesn't fully comprehend...but she also isn't completely ignorant to it. She knows what he's asking and why. Luckily, he's managed to find her during a rare moment of disentangling from Noah.]
I'm upstairs! Just me. [Just her... It would be just her no matter what. The rest of the farmhouse is empty.]
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He'll head up stairs with his hands behind his back. ]
How you feeling after all of that? [ It sure was a meeting. It sure has been a week or even weeks ]
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It's... a lot to take in, right? How are we supposed to know what to do to make sure we're on the right path now? Time is so short. [And not just for her; the harvest shouldn't be far off. Everyone is working with borrowed time.]
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We don't. The only way to know for sure if we just do it, yo. If it winds up being wrong, then we can do the next thing until we get it right.
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I'm worried we'll run out of time, but it's important that we fight right through to the end, isn't it? [Mio looks at her hands, which feel weak when she tries to flex her fingers. Those notes may have helped them, but they're still trying to figure out how to use them for the supposed harvest. There's still a lot to think about, and she feels so helpless.]
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[ Has she tried thinking less? It works wonders for Nine ]
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I'd like for you all to have that. I hope there's a way to find you more time.
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Don't leave yourself out of that, yo.
[ Why are there so many like this? ]
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When Mio smiles, she can't help but let sadness creep into it. So far, she's been forthcoming with anyone who asked and even everyone who suspected. Wearing her dwindling days on her neck made it easy. Everyone usually already knew. Maybe this time...she shouldn't? ]
Right, right. But if I'm not included in that, you still have to carry on forward, don't you?
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I mean, yeah. I'll always carry on until my last breath, yo. [ It is what he does. He's the one in Class Zero that will keep charging, while knowing it could be the last time for any of them. ]
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She's one to think that, isn't she? Sometimes the time for negotiations runs out and the time for blows is imminent. But, when it comes to him - ] You don't ever slow down, do you? You must have been able to do so much.