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> Stay put, you don't know what happened after your... Absence. Reassure her it's you. [DC40: 34,19] CLOSE FAILURE
>Stay put and shame her. Reason with her. [DC90: 74] FAILURE
>Yui needs his boar spear back. Noted.
You stand still in the middle of the room. Exposed, you won't reach a reliable cover safely; and you WILL not give up on her. The only thing to do is stand and fight... Or talk.
"For god's sake, don't shoot!" You shriek, slowly pulling your hands into the air. "I-it's still me! I think. Look, I don't... I d-don't know what happened either!"
"It's still you?" She breaths, and picks herself up. "But who... ARE YOU!?" Confusedly, she backs off and bumps into the wall. Gun trembling in her hands, but still dead on target.
You need to defuse the situation... Anything will do, before she does something you both will regret...
"Look, last time I checked I haven't seen my corpse back there, so here's that. It's me, I promise..."
Her face goes pale. "Corpse? Ah, yes, You died... And I left the body." She trembles and grabs the wooden chair next to her for further support. "I should have known... that they would use you... It really is my fault... All my fault... I should have been there... For them " The gun leaves you, making you breath a sigh of relief, yet it's as temporary as it was sudden.
No! She aims the gun back at herself, and
Without thinking, you snap "Is this what my sacrifice was worth?! For you to just end yourself right here?! Just like that? To take the easy way out?! Was all of this meaningless?! You should endure and escape! Don't be so weak Se-young, be strong, like you always were!"
Her stare makes you flinch, once calm and collected eyes, now resembling those of a beaten, hopeless puppy.
"Y-you..." She chokes out, and looks away all pale. "I know...I just... It's been, it's been so long.. it's the same... Again... I'm..." She takes a shallow breath. "...I'm sorry I failed you all."
Next seconds are but a silent blur. The gun goes off. She plummets. Whichever was first doesn't matter.
You just run... You run to where Se-young fell.
... Why does it takes so long?
You scream something... You can't make sense of what exactly. Doesn't matter.
... This just can't be? Why?
Finally, you reach her...
To be continued...
