[Welcome to having human feelings, Nahida. It sucks here!!!]
...There isn't much we can do. [It's not a kind reassurance, but--Kaveh isn't the type to lie or sugarcoat.] Some things must only be endured, like sicknesses that don't have a cure. We can bring them soup and water and sit beside them, but we can't take it out of their bodies. [They can't bring Rin back.]
[He's quiet for a little bit, then, contemplating.]
Many people haven't given up hope yet. [Of some way out of this.] I think the best we can help them is by keeping that hope too.
[Which is hard, he knows. It's asking a lot. He couldn't dredge up that hope yesterday, even. And he's not naive enough to cling to the promise of a miracle. But he's already endured so much over the course of his life. This is just another thing he didn't ask for--he can't give up that easily. If nothing else, he has to show Rin's teammates that it's possible to keep fighting after such grief.]
This game has rules that we must play by. Whether we like it or not, that is a fact. ...but... we have seen our rulebook change once already, with the addition of the weekly rule. We do not know if that is the only way that the rules will change. We do know that there are things that the Reapers have confirmed is possible that are not mentioned in our rulebook.
So... [it's hard. sometimes, she looks at the rulebook, trying to think of loopholes, and her gaze rests on "the team with the most points will be revived at the end of the game," and it's difficult to hold on to hope, because on its face, that means that nine teams will not be. but other times, she looks at that same phrase and the other rules, and wonders if there's some way of interpreting it that could result in a more positive outcome.] ...as long as we keep trying until the very end, there is the possibility that what we hope for will become reality.
Even if it is a slim possibility, it is still a possibility. I have witnessed humans overcome the most likely outcomes and bring about better ones firsthand. ...I would like to witness that again, and to be of assistance in helping all of you bring that about.
[a beat.]
...hehe. Sorry, Kaveh. That was a long speech...
[she can hear her assistant mocking her for it... even though he's not here...]
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...Were the others okay? [He's mostly thinking of Buzen and Matsui, but also Rin's team.]
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[she hesitates. she doesn't want to hide the truth, but...]
...another vision of Rin appeared at the end of it, very briefly. I think... they could probably use our support. Haru especially...
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Of course, anything they need. [It drives him crazy that "anything" means so little here, but. He really does mean it.]
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[it's hard to admit it.
there have been so many things nahida hasn't known since they ended up here. for the god of wisdom, it's maddening.
for a person who just wants her friends to be happy, it's downright painful.]
I want to help, but... I don't know how.
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...There isn't much we can do. [It's not a kind reassurance, but--Kaveh isn't the type to lie or sugarcoat.] Some things must only be endured, like sicknesses that don't have a cure. We can bring them soup and water and sit beside them, but we can't take it out of their bodies. [They can't bring Rin back.]
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...that's true. [...] Some things can't be changed or fixed. We just have to do what we can to be a support that they can lean on when they need it.
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[He's quiet for a little bit, then, contemplating.]
Many people haven't given up hope yet. [Of some way out of this.] I think the best we can help them is by keeping that hope too.
[Which is hard, he knows. It's asking a lot. He couldn't dredge up that hope yesterday, even. And he's not naive enough to cling to the promise of a miracle. But he's already endured so much over the course of his life. This is just another thing he didn't ask for--he can't give up that easily. If nothing else, he has to show Rin's teammates that it's possible to keep fighting after such grief.]
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[she nods]
This game has rules that we must play by. Whether we like it or not, that is a fact. ...but... we have seen our rulebook change once already, with the addition of the weekly rule. We do not know if that is the only way that the rules will change. We do know that there are things that the Reapers have confirmed is possible that are not mentioned in our rulebook.
So... [it's hard. sometimes, she looks at the rulebook, trying to think of loopholes, and her gaze rests on "the team with the most points will be revived at the end of the game," and it's difficult to hold on to hope, because on its face, that means that nine teams will not be. but other times, she looks at that same phrase and the other rules, and wonders if there's some way of interpreting it that could result in a more positive outcome.] ...as long as we keep trying until the very end, there is the possibility that what we hope for will become reality.
Even if it is a slim possibility, it is still a possibility. I have witnessed humans overcome the most likely outcomes and bring about better ones firsthand. ...I would like to witness that again, and to be of assistance in helping all of you bring that about.
[a beat.]
...hehe. Sorry, Kaveh. That was a long speech...
[she can hear her assistant mocking her for it... even though he's not here...]