[ the sound isn’t so difficult to make without a voice, and it’s the one indication he can give. it was an impending apology, and therefore makoto’s almost lighthearted dismissal is both intuitive and unwelcome.
—so dextera thinks logically, at least, but a further probe into his own feelings finds that it’s not guilt, but a strange sense of acceptance, even relief, that someone has brushed off the murder attempt. of course he’s not quite grateful for it, nor does it motivate him to try again—but logical understanding that he is in the wrong and the presented fact that makoto doesn’t seem to hold it against him are in contest. dextera is inclined to take the less painful route when it comes to his feelings. ]
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[ he still gives a cursory shake of the head, polite in a way that’s nearly comical considering the circumstances. he brushes away the place where they’ve written their names for a clean slate. for the sake of speed, he clips his thoughts to only the most important words, even at the risk of making himself look like an idiot. ]
no subject
—so dextera thinks logically, at least, but a further probe into his own feelings finds that it’s not guilt, but a strange sense of acceptance, even relief, that someone has brushed off the murder attempt. of course he’s not quite grateful for it, nor does it motivate him to try again—but logical understanding that he is in the wrong and the presented fact that makoto doesn’t seem to hold it against him are in contest. dextera is inclined to take the less painful route when it comes to his feelings. ]
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[ he still gives a cursory shake of the head, polite in a way that’s nearly comical considering the circumstances. he brushes away the place where they’ve written their names for a clean slate. for the sake of speed, he clips his thoughts to only the most important words, even at the risk of making himself look like an idiot. ]
No killing