does every soul have the capacity to be absolved of its sins, regardless of how dark those sins are? some are surely stained beyond salvation, those demons who would take an offered olive branch and wield it as a switch to continue harming those unable to defend themselves. Wolfwood draws herself straight, shoulders back, chin up. whatever she believes, no good will come from arguing it in here. ]
[ the girl is clemency, steadfast kindness holding its own in the face of all manners of hell that she couldn't have even thought up. it isn't the first she's seen of this brand of compassion, and it leaves that same queasiness in her stomach that she's gotten used to feeling. yeah, she's a lot like him.
her, though? she's quick mercy at the pull of a trigger.
and there's nothing about it that's the same. ]
I'm not gonna explain it, so let's leave it there.
All paths lead to the same ultimate destination. It is whether or not your journey has shaped you into the person you wish to be that matters most. What sayeth you, priest? Have you found your road fulfilling?
[ she refuses to regret them once they're made. regardless of how questionable they are. how angry they've made some people.
a hand on the girl's (god's?) shoulder; she squeezes before letting go. ]
Look. I know what this is. However... What determines the choices we make will never align, no matter what kind of pretty words we throw at each other. This girl won't be able to make decisions any way besides her own. It's up to her to make her peace with that.
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[ hel produces in her hand a small, golden triangular prism ]
Do you wish to understand?
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but... what's a little more guilt, if this girl can come out the other side of this with a little less weight on her heart?
Wolfwood takes the prism. ]
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That girl... [ she pushes the prism back into Hel's hands ] really is too tenderhearted.
[ she could never be that strong. ]
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[ she points to the cross on the grave ]
Is that not what that symbol stands for?
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does every soul have the capacity to be absolved of its sins, regardless of how dark those sins are? some are surely stained beyond salvation, those demons who would take an offered olive branch and wield it as a switch to continue harming those unable to defend themselves. Wolfwood draws herself straight, shoulders back, chin up. whatever she believes, no good will come from arguing it in here. ]
No. I'm walking the path I chose. And so is she.
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[ Now she seems intensely curious ]
And what path do you believe it is she's gone down?
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[ the girl is clemency, steadfast kindness holding its own in the face of all manners of hell that she couldn't have even thought up. it isn't the first she's seen of this brand of compassion, and it leaves that same queasiness in her stomach that she's gotten used to feeling. yeah, she's a lot like him.
her, though? she's quick mercy at the pull of a trigger.
and there's nothing about it that's the same. ]
I'm not gonna explain it, so let's leave it there.
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All paths lead to the same ultimate destination. It is whether or not your journey has shaped you into the person you wish to be that matters most. What sayeth you, priest? Have you found your road fulfilling?
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[ yes, that's how she's referring to kyriakos. ]
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I don't regret what I've done.
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a hand on the girl's (god's?) shoulder; she squeezes before letting go. ]
Look. I know what this is. However... What determines the choices we make will never align, no matter what kind of pretty words we throw at each other. This girl won't be able to make decisions any way besides her own. It's up to her to make her peace with that.
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[ she seems. more amused than anything else. ]
You reject the idea of emulation, though?
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/2
[ and she turns.
and stops. ]
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[ now she's out. ]
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