[He accepts the cloth gratefully and wipes off his face with a quiet murmur of:] Ugh. Sorry.
[He doesn't outright request it, but he's certainly hoping Blue won't tell anyone that he cried. He has a feeling that would make more than a few people question his reliability when it comes to getting all of this information out there.
That, and it's a little embarrassing, however little embarrassment matters in this moment. He stares down at his knees up until the point at which Blue's hand rests on his shoulder, glancing up to meet the other's eyes. He nods, slowly.] We had to get our people out.
[They couldn't have brought the clones back like that, not the way they were. He and Aoba had had a tough enough time just trying to contain one.]
It is just one piece, but - it's starting to come together now. [He hadn't been prepared to see what he saw, but he had been right about one thing: he needed to see that. Whether they end up trying to save or erase the clones completely, they are still people. They have a responsibility to at least try to understand them. His voice is still quiet as he adds,] Thank you for showing that to me. You had to see it all again to do that, didn't you?
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[He doesn't outright request it, but he's certainly hoping Blue won't tell anyone that he cried. He has a feeling that would make more than a few people question his reliability when it comes to getting all of this information out there.
That, and it's a little embarrassing, however little embarrassment matters in this moment. He stares down at his knees up until the point at which Blue's hand rests on his shoulder, glancing up to meet the other's eyes. He nods, slowly.] We had to get our people out.
[They couldn't have brought the clones back like that, not the way they were. He and Aoba had had a tough enough time just trying to contain one.]
It is just one piece, but - it's starting to come together now. [He hadn't been prepared to see what he saw, but he had been right about one thing: he needed to see that. Whether they end up trying to save or erase the clones completely, they are still people. They have a responsibility to at least try to understand them. His voice is still quiet as he adds,] Thank you for showing that to me. You had to see it all again to do that, didn't you?