[ her eyes linger on his hair in the moment before the bubble hits. by the time the memory ends, ochako struggles to catch her breath. somehow, none of the ones she's experienced so far have been that intense. it takes another few seconds for her to find the words to say. ]
...I won't ask if you don't want to talk about it, Archer-san.
[ it's his memory, after all, and his choice. having these memories forced upon them for anyone to see is bad enough on its own. she won't force him to talk baout something that must have been difficult for him. ]
He told me the truth; he would have gone on to win the prize, and considered the needs of humanity second.
... My opponent meant to not only strip all of humanity of their ability to die, but also strip them of the ability to generate conflict. I understand that to many, that would sound like a utopia -- there would be no war, no suffering, no pain -- but to force humanity into such a state would halt all of their process. They would be... lifeless dolls.
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[ her eyes linger on his hair in the moment before the bubble hits. by the time the memory ends, ochako struggles to catch her breath. somehow, none of the ones she's experienced so far have been that intense. it takes another few seconds for her to find the words to say. ]
...I won't ask if you don't want to talk about it, Archer-san.
[ it's his memory, after all, and his choice. having these memories forced upon them for anyone to see is bad enough on its own. she won't force him to talk baout something that must have been difficult for him. ]
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[His lips quirk slightly as the memory ends, tinged with a bittersweet amusement.]
I did what was necessary to preserve the human race.
[it might have cost him his favorite student's love, but... sometimes that is simply the price one must pay]
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He told me the truth; he would have gone on to win the prize, and considered the needs of humanity second.
... My opponent meant to not only strip all of humanity of their ability to die, but also strip them of the ability to generate conflict. I understand that to many, that would sound like a utopia -- there would be no war, no suffering, no pain -- but to force humanity into such a state would halt all of their process. They would be... lifeless dolls.