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[ He lets Lucas process, waiting until he seems to have recovered some stability before letting go.

With a relatively detached tone, ] A hired killer. She had a pretty hefty bounty on her head for being a kid.

[faithkept]

[THIS IS SO HATEFUL!!!! He's just quiet for a second because this is a lot to parse with the minimal context he has.]

A hired killer... [Just repeating the words back, a little stunned. Arpechele has its problems but they don't have child-killing hired hitman out there, god.] ...Were you able to lay her to rest?

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[ He's quiet a moment. ]

Satoru was. He avenged her, and retrieved her body.

[faithkept]

[The way he gets the other half of this scenario through Gojo's eyes later and finds one of these experiences so much more unnerving than the other, even if both are horrific and terrible.]

...I see... Then I hope that her soul can be at peace.

[In Heaven, he thinks Catholically.]

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[ Geto is not Catholic, so as far as he's concerned, she's just gone. ]

I don't know if it's that easy to find peace, but I hope so.

[faithkept]

As long as there's hope alone, that's good.

[A little bit of a pause, and then:]

Finding peace is difficult, though. In life, it can be nearly impossible. It makes sense to assume that death may be much the same.

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... I don't know if there's much hope either.

[ Looking thoughtful. ]

But maybe I'm just depressing.

[faithkept]

[Just gazing at him with a thoughtful sort of expression, himself. Maybe he's depressing or maybe he's just depressed... Or maybe it's Maybelline.]

You would be in good company here. [Said a little wryly STOP ROASTING PEOPLE FOR SPORT.] ...But wouldn't you agree that even if there isn't much, there's still some?

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[ AKI WHERE'S MY MEM

But he snorts. ]

I meant more back where I come from. But here?

... I don't know. It's hard to say how things will progress.

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Too soon to say?

[SO MANY PEOPLE ARE ALREADY DEAD also i keep forgetting help a memory plays for Geto, yippie!]

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[ Oh... Geto's weakness: small girls in need of help. The helplessness from the memory has him frowning, and the despair and confusion are familiar.

But Lucas reaches out for salvation, desperate to save his sister, whereas Geto remains hesitant, uncertain of the figure that arrives, and too tired yet to hold onto hope. ]

Did she live? [ It must've been a while ago. ] What's a Reliver?

[faithkept]

[SMALL GIRLS IN NEED OF HELP!!!! Sometimes people are just out here keeling over left and right.

He shakes the memory off pretty easily since he's seen it so many times.]

She did, yes. [This part, said with a softness to his tone and expression. Then, a little more somber:] ...In order to circumvent the curse, one can choose to become a Reliver. Reliver technology can clone the body and transfer the personality, memories and so on of an individual, so that they may continue living.

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[ Okay. ]

But that's not how she was saved?

[faithkept]

[HELP]

Her affliction was separate from the curse.

[Can you imagine that. Being cursed but also having another separate sickness.]

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[ Watches him. ]

How did they cure her?

[faithkept]

Their medical skill is very good, and God provided many miracles.

[Yeah!]

[turbulency]

... So they used medicine?

[faithkept]

[WELL.]

Medication was a part of her treatments, yes.

[turbulency]

But it wasn't the only thing?

[faithkept]

The miracles, as well.

[From God!]

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Okay. [ doubt ] Why didn't anyone want to help her?

[faithkept]

...They either tried and couldn't figure out how to, or they didn't wish to try because they were afraid of her illness, given its unknown nature.

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I guess, but... Doctors sign up for that kind of risk.

[ DON'T THEY? ]

[faithkept]

[YOU'D THINK SO RIGHT.]

...Perhaps. But they aren't used to coming across problems that don't relate to the curse, so I suppose the practice versus theory of it all is misaligned.

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[ Hums. ]

Why didn't you want her to become... a Reliver?