[ for what it's worth: dutch is, too, in her own way. she's had more time, admittedly, but — it's still a lot. so many years without knowing where she'd come from, she she is.
now she has answers. ]
There isn't. She dies, I die. And if I don't kill her, she'll kill me.
[ either way, she'll die. dutch looks at alvis with an expression of acceptance that would be more suited for his features than her own. ]
[ if he just sort of. rolls with it, doesn't treat it so much as an 'other' sort of experience - well this is more weird than anything he normally has to pretend is normal. is rolling with it going to make it seem even more weird?
whatever, he's going to roll with it. it's what he does. ]
Stopping someone doesn't necessarily always mean killing them.
[ that's (gently) directed at you and the person apparently trying to fight against you. he has faith in you dutch, in your ability to be able to stop someone either trying to kill other people or - and especially understandably so - yourself. he doesn't expect whomever you're talking about to have the same mindset, but it still doesn't mean it's not reasonable. from his own current mindset, at least. ]
Edited (i left out a really important element okay, i'm tired) 2017-10-25 13:08 (UTC)
[ maybe there is. d'avin had certainly tried looking for one and even he'd failed. death is something dutch has come to accept. what she can't accept is not mattering. living in the shadows, hidden away. ]
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now she has answers. ]
There isn't. She dies, I die. And if I don't kill her, she'll kill me.
[ either way, she'll die. dutch looks at alvis with an expression of acceptance that would be more suited for his features than her own. ]
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whatever, he's going to roll with it. it's what he does. ]
Stopping someone doesn't necessarily always mean killing them.
[ that's (gently) directed at you and the person apparently trying to fight against you. he has faith in you dutch, in your ability to be able to stop someone either trying to kill other people or - and especially understandably so - yourself. he doesn't expect whomever you're talking about to have the same mindset, but it still doesn't mean it's not reasonable. from his own current mindset, at least. ]
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[ maybe there is. d'avin had certainly tried looking for one and even he'd failed. death is something dutch has come to accept. what she can't accept is not mattering. living in the shadows, hidden away. ]