[ Maybe she needs to stop expecting to be blamed for what happened there. Natalie wouldn't let her, Kaito wouldn't, Puma wouldn't, and now this man that she's known for, what, half an hour? ]
I never blamed Opal. [ There's conviction there. ] For a while … mm, I did blame myself. [ She still does.] But I've been working through it, on step at a time.
It's … [ she struggles for the words. ] We did our best. That's the important thing. We both did our very best, and now it's up to us to keep doing that.
Mmhm … [ There's a sad dip to the murmur, and she shifts slowly, anxiously on her feet. ]
I wonder if there's something we can do while we're in here? Not to change how she feels, but to … respond to it. [ she reaches out, brushing her fingers gently against the piano keys. ] That's part of what music is all about, after all: they're a medium of expression.
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Either of you.
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[ Maybe she needs to stop expecting to be blamed for what happened there. Natalie wouldn't let her, Kaito wouldn't, Puma wouldn't, and now this man that she's known for, what, half an hour? ]
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[ She has to believe that. ]
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The echoes want you to feel that way. Don't give them that satisfaction. Both of you are innocent.
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It's … [ she struggles for the words. ] We did our best. That's the important thing. We both did our very best, and now it's up to us to keep doing that.
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[His voice softens, though he wasn't talking harshly to begin with]
We need her to understand that, as well.
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I wonder if there's something we can do while we're in here? Not to change how she feels, but to … respond to it. [ she reaches out, brushing her fingers gently against the piano keys. ] That's part of what music is all about, after all: they're a medium of expression.