[Aki is still very important. She takes a second to try to find the words, clearly struggling and upset that she doesn't have them readily at her command. But she shakes her head emphatically and holds onto Aki's hand with both of her own now, clutching onto her as if afraid she she'll disappear.]
... If you want to be someone else... Nobunaga... I - I will try to understand.
But Aki is not bad. Who you are now is also good. It is not bad to be you.
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Date: 2018-01-30 06:32 pm (UTC)[She pauses before she answers, which likely says it all.]
Nobunaga...is a lot more useful in these circumstances. This whole retrospec thing.
She's stronger than I am. She knows how to fight. She's a lot braver than I am, too.
These days, I wonder how much of the old me is really worth keeping.
[It wasn't even that long ago she told Anya the opposite. That she wanted nothing to do with her old self.
What a difference a few months make.]
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Date: 2018-02-13 02:29 am (UTC)Все! All of it - Aki is...!
[Aki is still very important. She takes a second to try to find the words, clearly struggling and upset that she doesn't have them readily at her command. But she shakes her head emphatically and holds onto Aki's hand with both of her own now, clutching onto her as if afraid she she'll disappear.]
... If you want to be someone else... Nobunaga... I - I will try to understand.
But Aki is not bad. Who you are now is also good. It is not bad to be you.