[ Honestly, it's probably not her business. Maybe she cares too much about it for someone who's on the periphery of it all. It's not as if she really understands what they have — Majima simply saying she could be family isn't the same as going through things together. Suffering together. She knows that. It's just — how else is she supposed to tell them that she gives a damn? That she worries? That she wishes it wasn't so goddamn hard all the fucking time?
The one that's selfish is her. Because it's painful to her — seeing them hurt. Seeing them worn and tired. Being powerless to change any of it. What was the point of her leaving them to fight in that fucking tower anyway? It came too late to save Majima. It didn't keep Izo home and safe. It's hardly done a thing to lift the burden off Emily's shoulders.
She looks away, her voice a little distant when she finally answers: ]
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The one that's selfish is her. Because it's painful to her — seeing them hurt. Seeing them worn and tired. Being powerless to change any of it. What was the point of her leaving them to fight in that fucking tower anyway? It came too late to save Majima. It didn't keep Izo home and safe. It's hardly done a thing to lift the burden off Emily's shoulders.
She looks away, her voice a little distant when she finally answers: ]
Okay. [ Simply: ] I'm sorry.