It sounds like maybe your world could use some reform, if it's not doing its job properly. No government is perfect, but they should at least be trying.
I would say... [ and she maybe eases a bit, a tired laugh ] it's certainly going through some kinda reform. Don't know if it's for better or worse, but it's going somewhere.
[ they'd lifted their glass to take a sip, but slowly set it back down without touching it. ]
It would defeat the purpose to send you back to nothing. [ they choose their words slowly, frowning. ] In my world, it's possible for someone to survive when they shouldn't, but the timeline is always corrected in some way. It's possible that something similar could happen in yours, or that yours may be entirely different.
[ she tilts her head slowly in thought before she shakes it a little. ]
I'm not that pressed about being dead, Phe... if I go back to being dead, then that's that. My job's done back home, after all. It's up to Emporio now... and I know he can do it.
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Yeah, at the end of the day, a lot of 'em only care about the cash. They'll screw you over for the right amount of green.
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Then it sounds like having them serves no purpose.
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System fails a lot of people.
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[ they sound confused. ]
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[ staring down at her drink. ]
I just make sure I beat them as bad as they beat me.
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At least you could do that.
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Sometimes a world gets worse before it gets better. [ softly. ] I suppose you'll find out once you make it back.
[ as if their victory is already assured. they'd like to believe it is. ]
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What happens if you're... like... you kick the bucket before you get here?
Do you still somehow get to go home...?
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It would defeat the purpose to send you back to nothing. [ they choose their words slowly, frowning. ] In my world, it's possible for someone to survive when they shouldn't, but the timeline is always corrected in some way. It's possible that something similar could happen in yours, or that yours may be entirely different.
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I'm not that pressed about being dead, Phe... if I go back to being dead, then that's that. My job's done back home, after all. It's up to Emporio now... and I know he can do it.
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To live knowing that... I loved him.
[ she looks down at her hand, thumbing a little at a prick-mark scar on the tip of her finger. ]
He has everything he needs to finish off the priest. To stop Heaven. Weather's on his side. They'll both get justice once and for all.
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I haven't known you for long, Jolyne, but it's clear to me that your heart is open. There's no doubt that he'll know.
But I know how it feels to want to be there fighting alongside the ones you love and to lose that chance. I'm sorry that you know the feeling, too.
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I haven't known you long either, but... Thank you for everything so far, even though I know we're kinda a handful.
Being away from them... it feels like shit—like you've eaten rocks.
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[ where's the fun in being well-behaved all the time? ]
That it does. You get used to it, after a while, but you shouldn't have to.