Not to make light of our lives, but to bring the dead in service of the living is not a new concept. Some would argue it is better that way -- to lose us would not harm the living, after all.
Even if you were dead before, you're alive now, aren't you? You're breathing, and your heart is beating, and you're able to talk with people. You count as "the living".
...and even if you don't think you do, losing you now would hurt the people who are left behind.
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dawnblushed) wrote2020-09-28 02:19 pm
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Damn it.]
Do not worry, Yona. I meant nothing by it.
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[STOP]
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[So there!]
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... Forgive me. I did not mean to undermine your concern for me.
[...]
But I am -- [mmmMMM] For all intents and purposes, I am no longer alive, Yona.
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...the Realm brought a lot of people here who are already dead, didn't it...
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[Smiling as if in apology]
Not to make light of our lives, but to bring the dead in service of the living is not a new concept. Some would argue it is better that way -- to lose us would not harm the living, after all.
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[She crosses her arms.]
Even if you were dead before, you're alive now, aren't you? You're breathing, and your heart is beating, and you're able to talk with people. You count as "the living".
...and even if you don't think you do, losing you now would hurt the people who are left behind.
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I know.
[He won't deny the truth of her words]
But regardless, we will be returning to death. I do not plan to live longer than what the Realm requires of me.
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[Well that's. Depressing. Wow.]
...I'm glad to have had the chance to meet you, regardless.
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Though even with those words and the heavy atmosphere, Chiron still chooses to smile]
The same for me as well. Teachers are often remembered through the works of their students.
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If I can impart even a little bit of wisdom to you all, I will leave this world satisfied.
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...I'll do my best to learn your teachings well and pass them on to others, then.