[but facts don't make it easier. doesn't make watching him drop, hole in his chest, into the sand to be left behind. what if Manabu hadn't been there? would it have been another stranded civilian? is that how time knots work?
or was it always Manabu?
he sniffs, then exhales carefully, still tensed up.]
I'm not...I don't blame myself. I'm just...what's left behind.
[and is he doing a good job with that? with what his dad and brother left behind? survey's still out.]
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on 2025-01-17 12:55 pm (UTC)[but facts don't make it easier. doesn't make watching him drop, hole in his chest, into the sand to be left behind. what if Manabu hadn't been there? would it have been another stranded civilian? is that how time knots work?
or was it always Manabu?
he sniffs, then exhales carefully, still tensed up.]
I'm not...I don't blame myself. I'm just...what's left behind.
[and is he doing a good job with that? with what his dad and brother left behind? survey's still out.]