[Stephen stalls, but Takeshi sees it already. Pieces clicked together immediately. Didn't lose more than we saved. The singular timeline in fourteen million, the one Stephen had chosen to take. The guilt that would come from that choice.]
That's not on you.
[Simple, steady. Cutting past the talk of appearance, of how close that ending might be.]
no subject
That's not on you.
[Simple, steady. Cutting past the talk of appearance, of how close that ending might be.]