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[ ,,, probably still worth it

His hand tightens on the bottle, tests a theory: ]

I let our sisters decide. For themselves.

They chose humanity.

[the physical flinch is subtle, but cain can't hide the distinct sense he has been caught out. fuck.]

Why?!

[ ALRIGHT BOYS WE'RE FINALLY PLAYING THIS GAME FOR REAL NOW

Hard to say what this emotion is exactly. It's not smug because there's no satisfaction to it.

Maybe it's the way a hunter feels when they finally shoot down the buck. ]

Gotcha.

[hates that. hates it less, he thinks, than if minuet were smug, but still...]

You didn't answer my question.

Because their love is greater than their fear and anger.

They're stronger than either of us; they don't need us deciding for them.

[BAFFLED??? RAGE????]

What is that supposed to mean?!

[ Still impassive like this conversation is making him more dead inside the longer it goes on ]

If you'd listened to them more, maybe you'd know.

[ANGRIER!!! STILL!!!!

This time it feels like Minuet hit an especially sore spot.]

You know I can't hear them like you can!

[ HUH?

He gets back bafflement so clear and sudden that it could not possibly be fake. ]

What are you talking about?

[well,

just a fucking echo of that emotion. knocked right out of his anger for the moment.]

What are you talking about?

[ Gears are turning but all of the wild theories still end in: dear god ]

I've never heard of a Plant unable to hear the voices of the others.

[please understand it is actually extremely moe that he went so hard for over a century for creatures he could not communicate with,]

[nai has always been a little insecure about vash being more able to engage with their sisters. but in every other way, nai has been more Plant, so he hasn't truly felt deficient in comparison.

until now. he goes from confused to crisis in a split second.]

What?

[ Kind of mounting alarm and horror tbh, but also kind of in a 'alarm and horror on bro's behalf' kind of way ]

What the hell . . .

[oh no. nonono. no no no he cannot handle that.

his emotions are frankly rocketing straight to fight or flight, and in spite of everything, he does not want to fight minuet.

so he's standing abruptly. and trying to run.]

[ His first instinct is to grab for him, but that instinct is a little kid on a SEEDs ship and not the old guy here and now who knows better.

He drops his hand and lets him, instead. ]

[good talk.]

[ WAS IT????????????? ]

[NO.]

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