[ she's smart enough to understand how two things can be right. unfortunately, it just doesn't quite answer what to do with alphinaud's rebuttal to her actions.
and true character development comes from how she isn't even going to shy away from this anymore. there's no point in it anymore. ]
Of course I want to stay with him! If I didn't then why would I care so much about protecting him?
[ softly: ] If I could have the assurance that he was safe...I'd do anything.
[ That kind of honesty is good. Jeanne is able to see things more clearly for others than for herself. It's what makes her protag lite or protag adjacent.
So it's with little hesitation but with consideration that she points out: ]
Asking others to take your life means you're asking to leave him. It means not staying with him. It means you are prioritizing his safety over how much you want to stay with him.
[ the paradox in what she created in what she wants to do and what she wants outright was always clear to her but having it pointed out... it wasn't exactly necessary but to say it didn't help is a lie. ]
Sometimes...that's necessary. The world isn't kind enough to go through it without being hurt. [ she'll place her good hand on her chest. ] It's all about how badly and out often you'll be hurt.
[ what a lesson that she has learned here. rather, learned to look at in a different way that she had previously. ]
You are missing the point, Izumo. I never said living meant never getting hurt. We hurt because we live. We suffer because we care.
[ You can't really have one without the other. ]
But it's not all about hurting and trying not to get hurt. To protect is more than dying. What you want to do isn't necessary here. How many people are left on your team, Izumo?
[ whether it's necessary or not, it's not like she can or even would take those words back. if izumo's memories wasn't filled with so many holes then maybe should would understand jeanne's words more.
...or get irritated by them. needless to say, she just allows all of those to breeze her by and focus on the question instead. ]
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and true character development comes from how she isn't even going to shy away from this anymore. there's no point in it anymore. ]
Of course I want to stay with him! If I didn't then why would I care so much about protecting him?
[ softly: ] If I could have the assurance that he was safe...I'd do anything.
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So it's with little hesitation but with consideration that she points out: ]
Asking others to take your life means you're asking to leave him. It means not staying with him. It means you are prioritizing his safety over how much you want to stay with him.
And it will hurt you both.
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Sometimes...that's necessary. The world isn't kind enough to go through it without being hurt. [ she'll place her good hand on her chest. ] It's all about how badly and out often you'll be hurt.
[ what a lesson that she has learned here. rather, learned to look at in a different way that she had previously. ]
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[ You can't really have one without the other. ]
But it's not all about hurting and trying not to get hurt. To protect is more than dying. What you want to do isn't necessary here. How many people are left on your team, Izumo?
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...or get irritated by them. needless to say, she just allows all of those to breeze her by and focus on the question instead. ]
Four, including myself.
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Those aren't the worst kind of numbers, but. ]
It'd be more productive to simply ask members from other teams you know not to target him than to target you.
[ People respond to those kind of requests a little more easily. ]
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[ for a moment she thinks to open her mouth again to say something but then...no. she doesn't say that last piece and just leaves it there. ]
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[ Izumo, don't be daft. ]
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At least the questions that will be asked are hopefully not that annoying to deal with.
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