[ Don't be nitpicky he says, to someone who has killed people over nitpicks - but Shinjiro doesn't know that, so it's mostly the narrative being sassy.
This time, his words earn absolute silence. This is not important. What is important is how this idiot kid got stuck on a ridiculous assumption. Downside, the answer is mostly classified. Lion or Maya could get it just fine, but not even a promise trumps Regulations. The stream-of-consciousness ranting Shinjiro was getting beforehand falls off. Mostly because internally all thoughts have gone to chipping away something that can actually be used to get the point across. State of afterlife? Bzzt, forbidden. History explanation on why death became traumatizing in the first place- bzzt. Nine hells, this isn't worth the effort trying to find a loophole.
But he needs to get Shinjiro off that thought process, in a way that can never be put into words. At least not in any way that would make sense. ]
...I shouldn't be answering this. [ A sigh. ] Let it be known this is not an attempt to alter human perception of how to handle death. As such, any attempt of further confirmation or acknowledgement from this point forward is forbidden.
[ Nothing after. Okay, good, that worked. Unfortunately, that also means having to answer as if it's professional. Win some lose some. ] In regards to your school, I believe you have a fundamental misunderstanding of how funerals generally function. Humans say it is in memory of the dead, however, they are acted out for the sake of the living. Sometimes it's out of genuine care for the person. Other times it's lip service. I'm sure Arisato could give better context, but I've seen how your kind function. Thirty silver says they didn't mention you by name at all, claiming it was out of respect when in reality they no longer remember it, and they spun your death into a sob story over the loss of an innocent life to gain sympathy from financial donors and the media.
[ Holy shit that is a level of Realist no one should ever have. But even through the monotone, it doesn't sound angry. Not disappointed either. Just... unsurprised. ]
Not the point. Humans believe that death is permanent. Thus, when someone you care about dies, the emotional response can be traumatizing. Even in situations such as here where you simply revive shortly after. The act of death alone carries too much weight. ...It's kind of you to not wish that misery on people, but get over it. You'll all die eventually. Whether it's by suicide or not, accident or not, however many myriad ways you come to be collected. All will become equalized. They will have to suffer your death someday, as well as everyone else's, as well as their own. And you will have to suffer causing that to them. The faster you accept that, the better. It'll be one less thing to guilt yourself over.
[ ...
Holy shit.
Shinji gets a few seconds to accept that horrible monotone explanation in silence before the shoving stops. If only because the vice grip is removed. ] And that's my word limit for today. Was never good at the whole 'guiding people to the right path' thing. Pick a new subject.
cw: super-explicit death idealization, also way too many words
This time, his words earn absolute silence. This is not important. What is important is how this idiot kid got stuck on a ridiculous assumption. Downside, the answer is mostly classified. Lion or Maya could get it just fine, but not even a promise trumps Regulations. The stream-of-consciousness ranting Shinjiro was getting beforehand falls off. Mostly because internally all thoughts have gone to chipping away something that can actually be used to get the point across. State of afterlife? Bzzt, forbidden. History explanation on why death became traumatizing in the first place- bzzt. Nine hells, this isn't worth the effort trying to find a loophole.
But he needs to get Shinjiro off that thought process, in a way that can never be put into words. At least not in any way that would make sense. ]
...I shouldn't be answering this. [ A sigh. ] Let it be known this is not an attempt to alter human perception of how to handle death. As such, any attempt of further confirmation or acknowledgement from this point forward is forbidden.
[ Nothing after. Okay, good, that worked. Unfortunately, that also means having to answer as if it's professional. Win some lose some. ] In regards to your school, I believe you have a fundamental misunderstanding of how funerals generally function. Humans say it is in memory of the dead, however, they are acted out for the sake of the living. Sometimes it's out of genuine care for the person. Other times it's lip service. I'm sure Arisato could give better context, but I've seen how your kind function. Thirty silver says they didn't mention you by name at all, claiming it was out of respect when in reality they no longer remember it, and they spun your death into a sob story over the loss of an innocent life to gain sympathy from financial donors and the media.
[ Holy shit that is a level of Realist no one should ever have. But even through the monotone, it doesn't sound angry. Not disappointed either. Just... unsurprised. ]
Not the point. Humans believe that death is permanent. Thus, when someone you care about dies, the emotional response can be traumatizing. Even in situations such as here where you simply revive shortly after. The act of death alone carries too much weight. ...It's kind of you to not wish that misery on people, but get over it. You'll all die eventually. Whether it's by suicide or not, accident or not, however many myriad ways you come to be collected. All will become equalized. They will have to suffer your death someday, as well as everyone else's, as well as their own. And you will have to suffer causing that to them. The faster you accept that, the better. It'll be one less thing to guilt yourself over.
[ ...
Holy shit.
Shinji gets a few seconds to accept that horrible monotone explanation in silence before the shoving stops. If only because the vice grip is removed. ] And that's my word limit for today. Was never good at the whole 'guiding people to the right path' thing. Pick a new subject.