[ Kei hopes that he'd run out of memories sooner rather than later. Hopefully, someone realizes what Kirei Kotomine is before he does anything. His gaze becomes clouded but refocuses as he hears Sakura's voice brighten. He turns his head slightly to look down at her to catch her smiling face.
It doesn't make him happy to see it; there is some relief in seeing it, however, as he realizes that he can actually do what he sets out to do. He said that it didn't matter she was happy, so if it didn't matter, why not have her be happy? But she abruptly cuts herself off just as he is settling in to listen to her talk. ]
A bit what? [ He decides to supply like she may be concerned about talking on such topics. But he feels the shift in the air as he lifts his head up. Kei pulls his eyes away from her to look at what she has already noticed. His arm comes out to act as a barrier, like that will do anything, and he takes a step back to have her more hidden behind him. ]
I see it. [ A beat. ] Have these always been in the woods? [ It is a rhetorical question -- not even an attempt at making a joke in such a situation. Did they ignore those that were not part of Retrospec? He wonders as he acts as a barrier between the creature and Sakura. If she dies, she'll come back, but I'd rather not have to see her die, if I can avoid it. ]
Sakura. This is a difficult request to give you, but could you run and not look back regardless of what you heard? [ He tilts his head slightly to listen to her response, and hopes she understands his meaning. ]
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It doesn't make him happy to see it; there is some relief in seeing it, however, as he realizes that he can actually do what he sets out to do. He said that it didn't matter she was happy, so if it didn't matter, why not have her be happy? But she abruptly cuts herself off just as he is settling in to listen to her talk. ]
A bit what? [ He decides to supply like she may be concerned about talking on such topics. But he feels the shift in the air as he lifts his head up. Kei pulls his eyes away from her to look at what she has already noticed. His arm comes out to act as a barrier, like that will do anything, and he takes a step back to have her more hidden behind him. ]
I see it. [ A beat. ] Have these always been in the woods? [ It is a rhetorical question -- not even an attempt at making a joke in such a situation. Did they ignore those that were not part of Retrospec? He wonders as he acts as a barrier between the creature and Sakura. If she dies, she'll come back, but I'd rather not have to see her die, if I can avoid it. ]
Sakura. This is a difficult request to give you, but could you run and not look back regardless of what you heard? [ He tilts his head slightly to listen to her response, and hopes she understands his meaning. ]