[You get a long silence as reply. Almost long enough to make it seem that Keiichi has left already or something, if it wasn't because the picture still shows him. Looking down and thinking.
He doesn't want to point fingers at Takano. Even if he has many reasons to hate the woman, for the things she wanted to do, the things she did even if she wasn't aware of them, the things she could do. But he can't shake off the image of Tomitake begging for her, even after knowing that she had wanted to kill him, he still wanted to protect her and keep her safe. Did Tomitake know that she had the syndrome or was it something he just realized then as he defended her? Part of Keiichi thinks that the man was a fool, that they shouldn't forgive Takano so easily.
But another part remembered Rena stretching her arms at him, begging him to believe in her even as he smashed her head. And he remembered himself, down in the roof of the school, with Rena ready to go for the killing blow and still believing in her, still wanting to help her, still loving her. Just as he had still trusted in Mion even after she killed so many people and was ready to kill him.
He doesn't know where Takano is from, or when. She didn't seem surprised about him there so it had to be from before anything bad happened probably. She hadn't done anything to him or his friends directly yet... But at the same time, hadn't Irie said that it had been going on for a long time already? She had done other things, hadn't she? She wasn't entirely innocent, but he didn't want to point to her as guilty.
But keeping information for himself, not trusting those that wanted to help, those things had been the ones that had drove everything to hell again and again in the previous worlds, right? That had been the biggest problem, Takano had had years to settle down the ground for her plans, while they had limited time and resources. They had been so close to win one time... But it had failed because they didn't know the enemy's name. Only when they knew it were they able to win. But can he be sure? Can he be sure that the ones he trusts in won't go and spread word? That Takano will still be able to have something that resembles a normal life?
If Hanyuu hadn't been here with him... He probably would have gone with Takano himself, even if at first he would have wanted to avoid her. He was worried about what she could do, but he was also worried about her hurting herself. And what if she ended doing something bad here anyway? The people here didn't know about the syndrome, they wouldn't be able to understand, for them it would just be another case of a crazy doctor who didn't care to hurt people. Maybe that was all there was to it after all, but knowing that she was ill Keiichi really couldn't throw the first stone at her. And he didn't want to. He wanted to use his stones to built a wall between her and the rest, both to protect them and protect her.
Was he taking the right steps? Was there really a way to achieve that?]
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He doesn't want to point fingers at Takano. Even if he has many reasons to hate the woman, for the things she wanted to do, the things she did even if she wasn't aware of them, the things she could do. But he can't shake off the image of Tomitake begging for her, even after knowing that she had wanted to kill him, he still wanted to protect her and keep her safe. Did Tomitake know that she had the syndrome or was it something he just realized then as he defended her? Part of Keiichi thinks that the man was a fool, that they shouldn't forgive Takano so easily.
But another part remembered Rena stretching her arms at him, begging him to believe in her even as he smashed her head. And he remembered himself, down in the roof of the school, with Rena ready to go for the killing blow and still believing in her, still wanting to help her, still loving her. Just as he had still trusted in Mion even after she killed so many people and was ready to kill him.
He doesn't know where Takano is from, or when. She didn't seem surprised about him there so it had to be from before anything bad happened probably. She hadn't done anything to him or his friends directly yet... But at the same time, hadn't Irie said that it had been going on for a long time already? She had done other things, hadn't she? She wasn't entirely innocent, but he didn't want to point to her as guilty.
But keeping information for himself, not trusting those that wanted to help, those things had been the ones that had drove everything to hell again and again in the previous worlds, right? That had been the biggest problem, Takano had had years to settle down the ground for her plans, while they had limited time and resources. They had been so close to win one time... But it had failed because they didn't know the enemy's name. Only when they knew it were they able to win. But can he be sure? Can he be sure that the ones he trusts in won't go and spread word? That Takano will still be able to have something that resembles a normal life?
If Hanyuu hadn't been here with him... He probably would have gone with Takano himself, even if at first he would have wanted to avoid her. He was worried about what she could do, but he was also worried about her hurting herself. And what if she ended doing something bad here anyway? The people here didn't know about the syndrome, they wouldn't be able to understand, for them it would just be another case of a crazy doctor who didn't care to hurt people. Maybe that was all there was to it after all, but knowing that she was ill Keiichi really couldn't throw the first stone at her. And he didn't want to. He wanted to use his stones to built a wall between her and the rest, both to protect them and protect her.
Was he taking the right steps? Was there really a way to achieve that?]
Can we meet in person?