[ Ernesto can't admit to being that fearless in the face of death, but it's not like he hadn't accepted that possibility for himself in the past. He walked a pretty dangerous line for a number of years, and was entangled with the army prior to that. It hadn't made him numb to death...
But it did mean that wasn't his worst case scenario at least. Not that it's an outcome he'd be happy with.
Ernesto gives the other man a curious look as he considers the question, but doesn't comment on the eyes. His own ears and tail put him out of the majority as well, though he's definitely not the only person camped out here with animal features.
He hums thoughtfully, looking away from Makoto now as he gives his answer. ]
Something like our free will being permanently stripped from us probably. Those whips of theirs do a pretty good job on a temporary basis, and I imagine if they can mass produce items like that, they can probably do a lot worse with the right tools.
[ His eyes sweep across the ruins as he delivers that last line with a nonchalance that doesn't fit his words. ]
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But it did mean that wasn't his worst case scenario at least. Not that it's an outcome he'd be happy with.
Ernesto gives the other man a curious look as he considers the question, but doesn't comment on the eyes. His own ears and tail put him out of the majority as well, though he's definitely not the only person camped out here with animal features.
He hums thoughtfully, looking away from Makoto now as he gives his answer. ]
Something like our free will being permanently stripped from us probably. Those whips of theirs do a pretty good job on a temporary basis, and I imagine if they can mass produce items like that, they can probably do a lot worse with the right tools.
[ His eyes sweep across the ruins as he delivers that last line with a nonchalance that doesn't fit his words. ]