He is not as different as you believe him to be, Miss Helena.
[ that's frightening to hear, isn't it? that dito is not unlike those that she wants to protect, the the group that she smiles and laughs with, and the ones that settle in her heart, then flutter into her mind.
he's no different. ]
He's made of flesh just like them, and can bleed like everyone else... you must have felt the blood when you removed his eye, didn't you? That warm substance can leak from everyone else as well.
[ be it friend or foe, lover or acquaintance, in the end is that helena could strike another human body in the same manner and be met with the same, oozing liquid to coat her hands.
this is him reassuring her, actually. ]
You protect them from his bloodlust, and you protect him from their scorn and hate... what's so different? How you demonstrate your care, there's nothing wrong with it! That's why you can be cruel because you care, you can rely on that if it hurts so much...
[she has to push back against that. she needs to hate or something like it, needs to keep distance between that thought and herself. hadn't he hurt her? hadn't he scared her? he was the reason she was in this predicament, and if he wasn't so strong she'd tell everyone what really happened. no, no, she can't be protecting him. he's strong enough to do it himself.
(and if you are?)]
It's all the rest of them. If you hadn't intervened, Subaru would be dead now, it's that easy, that's what they need to be shielded from. I only struck to save myself, I don't just do that.
Oh, but you are... to stop both the scorn and hate towards him means that you must protect him.
[ he smiles softly, shaking his head. he understands that she's fighting back, that she doesn't want to accept any net positives because of dito. the less there are the better, but because there is something between them that puts helena in this predicament, she has sacrificed her trust in order to keep both parties away from one another. ]
It may be hard to accept, Miss Helena. Even those words are just a comfort you're holding onto, because you did do that. You are capable... there's a wall you're forcing up yourself, but that is something you can tear down.
[ his other hand lifts up to settle upon her head, fingers running through her hair before knuckles brush against her cheek, and then his palm rest against her shoulder. ]
Only Dito and I will know your true nature, and that's why you can use it to your advantage to push distance between those you want to protect. Hurt them enough that they won't get hurt for you...
[ gently, he tries to reassure her. ]
They could hurt Dito, but they'd be in harm's way as you know. [ subaru's an idiot, so midori would agree. ] Isn't it better that you hurt everyone else instead of Dito causing harm to them? There's good intentions behind hurting them if it's you, right, Miss Helena?
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[ that's frightening to hear, isn't it? that dito is not unlike those that she wants to protect, the the group that she smiles and laughs with, and the ones that settle in her heart, then flutter into her mind.
he's no different. ]
He's made of flesh just like them, and can bleed like everyone else... you must have felt the blood when you removed his eye, didn't you? That warm substance can leak from everyone else as well.
[ be it friend or foe, lover or acquaintance, in the end is that helena could strike another human body in the same manner and be met with the same, oozing liquid to coat her hands.
this is him reassuring her, actually. ]
You protect them from his bloodlust, and you protect him from their scorn and hate... what's so different? How you demonstrate your care, there's nothing wrong with it! That's why you can be cruel because you care, you can rely on that if it hurts so much...
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[she has to push back against that. she needs to hate or something like it, needs to keep distance between that thought and herself. hadn't he hurt her? hadn't he scared her? he was the reason she was in this predicament, and if he wasn't so strong she'd tell everyone what really happened. no, no, she can't be protecting him. he's strong enough to do it himself.
(and if you are?)]
It's all the rest of them. If you hadn't intervened, Subaru would be dead now, it's that easy, that's what they need to be shielded from. I only struck to save myself, I don't just do that.
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[ he smiles softly, shaking his head. he understands that she's fighting back, that she doesn't want to accept any net positives because of dito. the less there are the better, but because there is something between them that puts helena in this predicament, she has sacrificed her trust in order to keep both parties away from one another. ]
It may be hard to accept, Miss Helena. Even those words are just a comfort you're holding onto, because you did do that. You are capable... there's a wall you're forcing up yourself, but that is something you can tear down.
[ his other hand lifts up to settle upon her head, fingers running through her hair before knuckles brush against her cheek, and then his palm rest against her shoulder. ]
Only Dito and I will know your true nature, and that's why you can use it to your advantage to push distance between those you want to protect. Hurt them enough that they won't get hurt for you...
[ gently, he tries to reassure her. ]
They could hurt Dito, but they'd be in harm's way as you know. [ subaru's an idiot, so midori would agree. ] Isn't it better that you hurt everyone else instead of Dito causing harm to them? There's good intentions behind hurting them if it's you, right, Miss Helena?