[ don't laugh when he's having a real crisis, but. yamato also won't let go of him, ears pinned back and tail lashing out. on the other hand... he might not agree with how she's saying it at all, but it's not like he disagrees with the fact that there's nothing wrong with wanting that dude dead! oops. ]
... It's not about running away. There are times where there are people who need to be taken down. There's no redeeming them. If he'd stayed alive, how many more people would have died and suffered under him? His life isn't worth all of those. [ he shakes his head a little, staring at this poor subject seriously ] Not mourning him and being glad he's gone doesn't make you a monster.
[ wow jan i didn't say yamato let him go. no i'm kidding, he would've, and he stands up and kind of throws ichinose a confused look right back. imagine if him being ignored in favor of ichinose is just another microaggression. he stands up himself, though, picking up the hat that he lost in the war to bring it back to ichinose. suffer and keep wearing it ]
We met a deer, and she told us what was happening here. We're mercenaries.
[ ...kind of. are they? they are mercenaries currently and that's what matters. ]
Of course! I'll do anything to help, especially after you saved me.
[And so he does! Rae helps with freeing the remaining experiment subjects, as well as using his power on them—as he'll tell Ichinose and Yamato, he has the superpower of purification. In this case, it allows him to cure subjects of any poison or decay. (It also conveniently removes bloodstains.)
Ichinose and Yamato can also set the place on fire before they leave. Rae won't stop them.
no subject
[ don't laugh when he's having a real crisis, but. yamato also won't let go of him, ears pinned back and tail lashing out. on the other hand... he might not agree with how she's saying it at all, but it's not like he disagrees with the fact that there's nothing wrong with wanting that dude dead! oops. ]
... It's not about running away. There are times where there are people who need to be taken down. There's no redeeming them. If he'd stayed alive, how many more people would have died and suffered under him? His life isn't worth all of those. [ he shakes his head a little, staring at this poor subject seriously ] Not mourning him and being glad he's gone doesn't make you a monster.
no subject
The man stares at them for a while... before it seems as though a revelation shines upon him, and he nods slowly.]
... Ah. I think... I think I get it.
[Shakily, he rises to his feet. He glances at Yamato, before he turns to Ichinose, adoration in his eyes.]
What's your name? I'm Rae.
no subject
But he introduces himself, and she gasps as she pockets the knife. For now.]
—Oh, you're Rae-san? [CLAPS HER HANDS.] Hello, I'm Kuon Ichinose. It's so nice to meet you! Someone told us you could lend us a hand.
no subject
We met a deer, and she told us what was happening here. We're mercenaries.
[ ...kind of. are they? they are mercenaries currently and that's what matters. ]
no subject
[And so he does! Rae helps with freeing the remaining experiment subjects, as well as using his power on them—as he'll tell Ichinose and Yamato, he has the superpower of purification. In this case, it allows him to cure subjects of any poison or decay. (It also conveniently removes bloodstains.)
Ichinose and Yamato can also set the place on fire before they leave. Rae won't stop them.
But once they finish up... time passes.]