[... Oh no. Not again. For a split second, every nerve in Beyond's body goes taut with remembering. You want to die. Not a question; Shiro knew. And he'd answered her honestly, and she'd torn him apart with her bare hands, later, after he'd changed his mind.
Despite the fact that this girl is toting a giant gun, everything else about her seems to want to help, not harm. But Beyond had been fooled by Shiro, too - her childlike affect, the claim of friendship. No, he'll not make that mistake again.]
cw slight gore and vaguely suicidal
Despite the fact that this girl is toting a giant gun, everything else about her seems to want to help, not harm. But Beyond had been fooled by Shiro, too - her childlike affect, the claim of friendship. No, he'll not make that mistake again.]
Of course not, [he lies.] Which way?