[She ordered another strong drink for herself, too, staring at the ice in the bottom of the glass. The brittleness of her composure started to show itself then.
It was easy, having been thrown back to Ellipsa immediately after the tragedy, to stuff the truth in a box and look away. But his question- Hijikata's question- brought all of it back into the light.
The gunfight. The inheritance. The blood- so much blood, so much death. And her hand started to shake.]
It should have been George's...! I-I built it all for his sake!
[The same name she'd given her Void Cat, back then. A name that, at the time, she'd just said was one she was "fond of".]
It should have gone to my George, not to Nii-san or his brat- but what does it matter, they're- they're dead. All of them.
Ha... that's how. When it was all over, I was the only one left...!!
[From the her voice shook and cracked, the way she crumpled onto the bar, it was clear the name meant so much more than that now.]
Georgeee!! Deeaarrrrr!! Why are you both-- I can't accept it!! I can't!
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[She ordered another strong drink for herself, too, staring at the ice in the bottom of the glass. The brittleness of her composure started to show itself then.
It was easy, having been thrown back to Ellipsa immediately after the tragedy, to stuff the truth in a box and look away. But his question- Hijikata's question- brought all of it back into the light.
The gunfight. The inheritance. The blood- so much blood, so much death. And her hand started to shake.]
It should have been George's...! I-I built it all for his sake!
[The same name she'd given her Void Cat, back then. A name that, at the time, she'd just said was one she was "fond of".]
It should have gone to my George, not to Nii-san or his brat- but what does it matter, they're- they're dead. All of them.
Ha... that's how. When it was all over, I was the only one left...!!
[From the her voice shook and cracked, the way she crumpled onto the bar, it was clear the name meant so much more than that now.]
Georgeee!! Deeaarrrrr!! Why are you both-- I can't accept it!! I can't!