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[confined_to_briah]

The stench of death is in the air. ( And you better believe she knows that stench well. Far too well. ) I suggest that everyone take an additional day off of work and keep to themselves.

( Even if they happen to be rotting. She is beginning to wonder if that's exactly what some citizens are doing. )

( Private to Setsuna. )

Keep to the air for your travels until the danger passes.

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( Private to Lucifer. )

It reminds me of Jahannam. Surely there are ghouls wandering the streets.

Do you feel at home?

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[confined_to_briah]

I'd rather them cry and cower than join the dead on the streets.

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[mortemscintilla]

If the Deities plan to have them join the dead's ranks, indoors or outdoors won't matter much.

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[confined_to_briah]

True enough. However if they blundered into said ranks without realizing their mistake, that would be a nuisance.

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[mortemscintilla]

Death is cheap here, as it is. [ Dryly, ] The concern is admirable, but it's ultimately wasted.

[ People are a nuisance anyway. ]

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[confined_to_briah]

Life is worth fighting for if you have a chance. ( It's less about concern and more about sustaining a larger group of non-rotten people. )

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[mortemscintilla]

[ Hei may have forfeited his own happiness to allow humanity to live, back home. But his main focus is still self-preservation. The interest doesn't extend beyond protecting his own allies. ]

Would you fight for those who don't have a chance?

[ It's not an aspersion. He's genuinely curious. ]

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[confined_to_briah]

( She thinks about it, measuring her past deeds against what she has learned from Setsuna. )

I'm not a hero. ( Rather, she's a rebel. ) Most would view Angels as warrior heroes. I am, in reality, quite selfish. ( However... ) If they asked for my help, I would give it.

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[mortemscintilla]

For many, selfishness is a byproduct of survival. [ Certainly, it's been the case for Hei. He wasn't bred to be heroic. The exact opposite. ]

So you'd help. [ Interesting. It's a generosity that's non-existent in his world. Not unless the savior is playing an angle. ] Even if the ones in danger were monsters? [ He doesn't mean Big Bad Beasties. He means killers, predators, scum. (People like you, Hei?) ]

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[confined_to_briah]

There is little excuse for it in most situations. ( She sighs and stretches her arms over her head. )

If I didn't help, Setsuna would. ( And she doesn't like him endangering himself recklessly if it can be helped. ) Ever since his birth, I haven't had to exist without him.