[There is, strangely, a small part of him that's a bit proud of the kid. Even if it's no time to be proud of him. He was being possessed. If Uruha or Saber had been the ones to die on the front lawn, he'd be horrified too.
Can't expect rationality from a livewire like himself, though. It's one of the reasons he wasn't brought in the loop.]
...Better that it went quick, I think. Less time to suffer. Even if he was living breezy...he doesn't trust easily, but he wouldn't kill out of the blue like that. It can't have sat easy on his conscience.
[Richie puts the funkopop back. It feels a little weird, holding onto a doll in the shape of a friend.]
So, thank you. For doing the tough job saps like me ain't cut out for.
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Richie watches this with a muted sort of amusement, eyes downcast.]
...You don't gotta keep a 9 foot radius out of my reach, you know. I ain't gonna bite and I ain't gonna take a swing.
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Either one would be fair.
[ they hand him the funko. ]
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Maybe. But then we'd have to open Yves up for a deck to the face too, wouldn't we?
[He sighs.]
He was infected. And if there's only one cure then there's only one way to go.
I just had no idea, is all.
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[ which wasn't a surprising turn of events, since claude has stated that if anyone tries to corner him he'd 100% fight back. ]
Only a few minutes had passed from the confession to what you all walked in on.
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Can't expect rationality from a livewire like himself, though. It's one of the reasons he wasn't brought in the loop.]
...Better that it went quick, I think. Less time to suffer. Even if he was living breezy...he doesn't trust easily, but he wouldn't kill out of the blue like that. It can't have sat easy on his conscience.
[Richie puts the funkopop back. It feels a little weird, holding onto a doll in the shape of a friend.]
So, thank you. For doing the tough job saps like me ain't cut out for.