"Yeah, she's scared. And that scares me. But if she finds out you're hiding something from her, it's just going to scare her even more."
Tatsuo leans forward, his fingers clenched tight around the arms of the chair.
"You should know by now that trying to avoid these memories doesn't work. How many times have you set off a cascade of memories for me? I have it written down you know, which ones I figured out you set off."
It's probably not fair of him to bring that up, but for some reason it really annoys him that Togusa doesn't seem at all concerned about the memories he's helped trigger in people other than Mariko.
"If telling Mariko about anything you remember causes her to then remember it, at least you might be there when it happens. She wouldn't necessarily have to remember it alone. It wouldn't sneak up on her or catch her by surprise. You're the only one who could possibly soften the blow of those memories and yet you're refusing to warn her what's coming."
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Tatsuo leans forward, his fingers clenched tight around the arms of the chair.
"You should know by now that trying to avoid these memories doesn't work. How many times have you set off a cascade of memories for me? I have it written down you know, which ones I figured out you set off."
It's probably not fair of him to bring that up, but for some reason it really annoys him that Togusa doesn't seem at all concerned about the memories he's helped trigger in people other than Mariko.
"If telling Mariko about anything you remember causes her to then remember it, at least you might be there when it happens. She wouldn't necessarily have to remember it alone. It wouldn't sneak up on her or catch her by surprise. You're the only one who could possibly soften the blow of those memories and yet you're refusing to warn her what's coming."