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[embodies]

Do you think...

[ her hands are covered in blood. It had been easy. So terribly, terribly easy - they'd been so weak, just as he'd said. It was a mercy, just as he'd said.

Yet as she'd left the cavern, she'd seen the animals starting to come towards town. Even if they were... monsters, even if it had been quick, she'd taken something away from them.

Madoka swallows hard and rolls the soul gem between her bloody hands. ]

Do you think that it's worth it. To... to do what he says.

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[glowsferatu]

[ kanaya's quiet a few moments after the audio cuts on. she has gone through so many weapons that have just proven...inadequate for her. it would be nice to have the mainstay back. but, all the same, even after some reconsideration, her answer remains the same. ]

No.

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[embodies]

[ She curls her hand around the gem. ]

I...

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[glowsferatu]

Not in my case, at least. The price he named was too high.

What was it he had for you?

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[embodies]

[ A slow shake of her head before she remembers Kanaya can't see. ]

Nothing. It was... really easy! It wasn't bad at all. Ha ha...

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[glowsferatu]

[ madoka you may just be a worse liar than kanaya herself. ]

If it wasn't so bad, then why entertain second thoughts afterward?

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[embodies]

[ Ah. ]

I guess... because it must be a lesson...

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[glowsferatu]

But what sort of lesson would it have been?

[ she doesn't want to become a monster, if that's what the trader had in mind. she can't let herself fall so far. ]

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[embodies]

Maybe it's a lesson.. about me.

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[glowsferatu]

[ kanaya's quiet for a long moment, having too much trouble putting any of this together. ]

Madoka. What aren't you telling me?

[begleiter]

That depends, doesn't it?

[embodies]

I'm not sure.

[begleiter]

What did he want from you?

[embodies]

T... there were some animals around the town he wanted me to... [ how does she even say it. the words stick in her throat. ]

[begleiter]

[Well, given how upset she sounds, Konatsu can't imagine she was asked to take care of them.] Most people would say it's a small price to pay, especially in conditions as harsh as these.

[embodies]

I know.

[ It's selfish to be upset. ]

[begleiter]

What did you get in exchange?

[embodies]

[ She shakes her head. Then, realising he can't see it, speaks up. ]

Something that I didn't know I had... [A weak laugh. ] I guess that doesn't really make much sense, does it?

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[keymaster]

I dunno, but... I'm not gonna let anyone get their hands on something that powerful.

Is it worth it for you?

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[embodies]

[ That powerful... It's right, isn't it? With all she knows... The fact that he has this meant that she needed to take it away from him.

But this isn't hers. Not really. Even if it was, it seems empty. ]

I'm not sure.

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[keymaster]

I guess... it's really different for everyone. But--even if you think it isn't worth it... doesn't mean that it was wasted, you know? You learn from mistakes, right?

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[embodies]

Yes. [ There's so many. ] Um.. What about you?

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[keymaster]

Me? Well... I've made a lotta mistakes. [ ow. thinking about them makes him kind of...

no! no time to think about that. nope. ] But I'm a better person 'cause of it, I know so. I know you are, too.

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[keymaster]

[ a beat ]

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[keymaster]

Or did'ja mean, was mine worth it?

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[embodies]

[ A sad, watery laugh. ] I meant you... But thank you for saying so.