[ She's more than grateful for it, at least it means she can sit down without worrying about whether she's going to fall over or not. It's suddenly a lot more quiet without Shu and it makes her realise just how.. empty she feels after hearing all of it. Senji's words only half reach her as she stares at him blearily.
She almost says 'don't apologize', but she already knows apologizing like this is rare for him either way, so.. ]
Hm, it's not like you can change anything about it. You just told me what you heard, so.. [ she stares at her hands folded on her lap instead of directly at him. ] .. I guess I should say 'thanks'. I feel so.. so stupid, like everyone already knew this but me all along, and if you hadn't told me I still wouldn't have known.
[It really wasn't any of his business, this entire thing just annoyed him- that's why he did it. It would be an even bigger headache if she found out on her own and no one had even told her. That's why he did it, yeah, the only reason he told her was because he didn't want to deal with some shitty aftermath.
Still, this was pretty crappy.]
..As soon as I found out I came over here to tell you about it, don't drag me into that kinda circle. Nah- this is family business and it shouldn't have even been me that said anythin', he shoulda told you a while ago.
He was married before though- right? Before he disappeared and came back with a cape? Whatever you missed out on, it looks like there's where you need to start askin' the questions.
Before he left here, he was from an even earlier point in time in our world than me. [ She knows that for sure, since Battler didn't even realise she was Ange until he told her - so he must have been from the time she was still just 'Gretel', right? ]
But.. I don't get what could have happened at all. [ At least it's easier to talk about this with Senji - he knows everything that happened, after all. ] Right before I sacrificed myself for him, I told him to fight the witch, to beat her.. What could even have happened for him to marry her instead of going home to me..?!
[Wow, even though Ange thinks so highly of her brother, he can't help but grow more and more bitter towards that man. Seriously, he just turned around and married that witch instead of keeping his damn head on straight and doing what he needed to do.
If it were Senji in the same position, he would take down that witch. Not for Ange's sake, maybe, but because someone took everything away from him.]
You put your life on the line and the kid still doesn't get it. How dense is he? In any case, whatever happened during that time away.... it was enough for him to come to the conclusion that she isn't so bad and marry her.
I guess in the end, onii-chan is the only one who can tell me the reasons.. [ even if part of her feels.. oddly scared too, as if she doesn't want to know why he would abandon her to run off with the person who killed their family instead. ]
.. Thanks for everything though, Senji. If anyone else would have told me about this, I wouldn't have known what to do..
[Yeah, Senji has no clue what was even going through Battler's head when he came to that decision. But Senji smirks at Ange's response, chuckling a little.]
Hehaha...! Yeah right, I know what you woulda done. Either broke their nose for lyin' to ya, or jumped out the window and said some corny line on the way out.
Gotta go out with a bang or not at all, that's the kinda girl you are. Even now I know you'll recover from this shit!
[ Even if she completely lacks any form of confidence right now - it's why her strong front isn't fully on, even if she's struggling a little to keep it on just a bit. ]
I guess.. I just need some rest first and then I can hopefully decide what I should do with a clear head. Or maybe it'll all turn out to be a super lame nightmare.
[ It takes her a moment to realise while she's still exhausted, honestly, since she thinks he's just leaving.. but then her brain registers what he's saying. Wait. What. ]
What are you saying..? [ she knows what it implies but she's denying it to herself..!! ] Isn't the answer 'back in your room'?
Nah- normally that would be the case but not now. Don't flatter yourself or anything red, but I think you need someone to keep an eye on you. I don't know what the fuck you're gonna do at this point.
Oh, of course. The moment you leave, I'm going to jump right out of that window.
[ She doesn't mean it seriously, obviously, but.. she just can't bring herself to exactly protest against him staying over for the night while she's this tired, just letting her drop back on the bed for a moment instead. ]
... Can you sleep on a couch or do we need to get something fancier?
I don't like that fancy shit anyways, I had been sleeping on a regular prison bed for the past seven years, not like I need anythin' more luxurious now.
It's just that if you're going to insist on staying over, it'd still be rude to let you sleep somewhere that's super uncomfortable. [ don't think too much of it, not like she cares!! ]
But if you're fine with the couch, just use it. You can take my bed too if you want and then I'll sleep somewhere else, I don't care. Amakusa was always praising couches for being comfortable to sleep on either way.
[yeah he's already going to flop down on the couch, bringing his hands up and hooking them behind his head as he tries to get comfy. Kicking off his shoes now too!!!]
Like hell I would want your bed.... what kind of dude would kick a chick out of her bed? Seriously, maybe some pussy would.
[ .. Well, she was too tired to change into pyjamas either way, not like she's going to do it while Senji's in the room.. so she just fiddles with the buttons on her jacket, opting to just take that off instead before dropping back on the bed - her shoes were already off in her room to being with. ]
Why would I tell anyone about this? It'd just be embarassing. And then dad would blow a fuss over nothing and think weird stuff that isn't even going on.. [ pulling up the blankets-- she's just all curled up under it now. ]
[Yeah, he grows kinda quiet now, just staring at the ceiling. He's never been one for small talk, but something enters his mind here and he feels like expressing it.]
....Hey, Ange. [uh oh her actual name!!] ...You think it's too late for people like me? [too late meaning, he won't ever fit in properly again thanks to what's happened to him and being in prison, people like him being criminals and the sort. Talking about Battler being married made him think of it after all.]
[ She's almost about to close her eyes already, but when she hears him speak up again they go wide open instead for a moment. He usually never calls her by her first name, so something serious is bound to follow-- and so it does, making her grow a little more quiet as well as she thinks. ]
.. No, not at all. [ It's half-muffled against the blankets, but then she moves her face a little so she can speak more properly. ]
Honestly, I've met people who were way worse than you back in my world, and they were all supposed to be respectable members of society. [ all those corrupt people who were only out for her money. ] If they somehow fit in, you're definitely allowed a place in society along with the rest of us. I mean.. you're better than that, you wouldn't just kill me over something dumb like money.
[Well, that's a surprise, sounds like she's actually being... dere about this for once. Senji is staring at the ceiling, thinking about what she said to him. No, he wouldn't kill anyone over something like money- he's not like that at all. He frowns even more.]
D'ya know.... I even tried to get a job when I got out of prison. I was a shitty cop before, and a punk kid on top of that- so what kind of job could I get with my kind of record?
So I uh... even tried to slick my hair back and put on a suit. Had a job interview and everythin', I think they just stared at my eyepatch the whole time. In the end I stormed outta there, couldn't do it.
[ It's since she does care about him, okay.. He's saved her life before with the whole stabbing thing and he's helped her out a few times after, like even now-- the least she can do in return is being honest for once. Not like anyone else is listening either way, nobody will know, so..
But when she listens to what he's talking about, she's slowly trying to lazily imagine it. Senji in a suit.. with slicked back hair.. and no doubt he would have been the most awkward thing ever like that, trying to talk to the job interview people and then running out halfway through, nearly knocking over everything in his wake.. It does really sound like something that this guy would do, huh?
But thinking about something like that after everything that's happened today just seems so.. so surreal. Such a dumb mental image.. And thanks to all the events and all the emotions she's already released today, Ange can't actually hold herself back this once. So she doesn't even answer out loud, all that comes from the bed is an actual giggle. ]
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She almost says 'don't apologize', but she already knows apologizing like this is rare for him either way, so.. ]
Hm, it's not like you can change anything about it. You just told me what you heard, so.. [ she stares at her hands folded on her lap instead of directly at him. ] .. I guess I should say 'thanks'. I feel so.. so stupid, like everyone already knew this but me all along, and if you hadn't told me I still wouldn't have known.
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Still, this was pretty crappy.]
..As soon as I found out I came over here to tell you about it, don't drag me into that kinda circle. Nah- this is family business and it shouldn't have even been me that said anythin', he shoulda told you a while ago.
He was married before though- right? Before he disappeared and came back with a cape? Whatever you missed out on, it looks like there's where you need to start askin' the questions.
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But.. I don't get what could have happened at all. [ At least it's easier to talk about this with Senji - he knows everything that happened, after all. ] Right before I sacrificed myself for him, I told him to fight the witch, to beat her.. What could even have happened for him to marry her instead of going home to me..?!
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If it were Senji in the same position, he would take down that witch. Not for Ange's sake, maybe, but because someone took everything away from him.]
You put your life on the line and the kid still doesn't get it. How dense is he? In any case, whatever happened during that time away.... it was enough for him to come to the conclusion that she isn't so bad and marry her.
I don't agree with any of this one bit though.
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.. Thanks for everything though, Senji. If anyone else would have told me about this, I wouldn't have known what to do..
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Hehaha...! Yeah right, I know what you woulda done. Either broke their nose for lyin' to ya, or jumped out the window and said some corny line on the way out.
Gotta go out with a bang or not at all, that's the kinda girl you are. Even now I know you'll recover from this shit!
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[ Even if she completely lacks any form of confidence right now - it's why her strong front isn't fully on, even if she's struggling a little to keep it on just a bit. ]
I guess.. I just need some rest first and then I can hopefully decide what I should do with a clear head. Or maybe it'll all turn out to be a super lame nightmare.
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[he nods, and then goes to stand up. It might look like he's leaving but... nope, he's just looking around the room.]
Wonder where I'm gonna sleep. [THAT'S RIGHT HE'S STAYING.]
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What are you saying..? [ she knows what it implies but she's denying it to herself..!! ] Isn't the answer 'back in your room'?
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Nah- normally that would be the case but not now. Don't flatter yourself or anything red, but I think you need someone to keep an eye on you. I don't know what the fuck you're gonna do at this point.
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[ She doesn't mean it seriously, obviously, but.. she just can't bring herself to exactly protest against him staying over for the night while she's this tired, just letting her drop back on the bed for a moment instead. ]
... Can you sleep on a couch or do we need to get something fancier?
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I don't like that fancy shit anyways, I had been sleeping on a regular prison bed for the past seven years, not like I need anythin' more luxurious now.
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But if you're fine with the couch, just use it. You can take my bed too if you want and then I'll sleep somewhere else, I don't care. Amakusa was always praising couches for being comfortable to sleep on either way.
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Like hell I would want your bed.... what kind of dude would kick a chick out of her bed? Seriously, maybe some pussy would.
[he yawns a bit though, closing his eye.]
Don't tell anyone about this either.
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Why would I tell anyone about this? It'd just be embarassing. And then dad would blow a fuss over nothing and think weird stuff that isn't even going on.. [ pulling up the blankets-- she's just all curled up under it now. ]
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....Hey, Ange. [uh oh her actual name!!] ...You think it's too late for people like me? [too late meaning, he won't ever fit in properly again thanks to what's happened to him and being in prison, people like him being criminals and the sort. Talking about Battler being married made him think of it after all.]
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.. No, not at all. [ It's half-muffled against the blankets, but then she moves her face a little so she can speak more properly. ]
Honestly, I've met people who were way worse than you back in my world, and they were all supposed to be respectable members of society. [ all those corrupt people who were only out for her money. ] If they somehow fit in, you're definitely allowed a place in society along with the rest of us. I mean.. you're better than that, you wouldn't just kill me over something dumb like money.
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D'ya know.... I even tried to get a job when I got out of prison. I was a shitty cop before, and a punk kid on top of that- so what kind of job could I get with my kind of record?
So I uh... even tried to slick my hair back and put on a suit. Had a job interview and everythin', I think they just stared at my eyepatch the whole time. In the end I stormed outta there, couldn't do it.
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But when she listens to what he's talking about, she's slowly trying to lazily imagine it. Senji in a suit.. with slicked back hair.. and no doubt he would have been the most awkward thing ever like that, trying to talk to the job interview people and then running out halfway through, nearly knocking over everything in his wake.. It does really sound like something that this guy would do, huh?
But thinking about something like that after everything that's happened today just seems so.. so surreal. Such a dumb mental image.. And thanks to all the events and all the emotions she's already released today, Ange can't actually hold herself back this once. So she doesn't even answer out loud, all that comes from the bed is an actual giggle. ]
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WAS THAT A FUCKING GIGGLE.
Senji shoots up suddenly, gripping the couch and looking over at her, his eye wide and he's just.... staring in disbelief.]
W..wait did I hear a laugh out of you-?! Did you seriously just laugh at me?! Hey...!
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I coughed. [ She very obviously really laughed, but Ange will be Ange so she's denying it even if it's obvious.. ]
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Liar.
[but he just shrugs, going back to lying down.]
Night red.
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[ And then, a far more mumbled (especially since she's already not facing him either way.. ]
.. Thanks.