No. None of them do - Sheba and A-Qing especially are so, so very young.
[ why do we keep killing our teens!!!!! a-qing especially hurts - he'd grown quite close to her, and if she doesn't return tonight, he's going to be very upset. ]
At the same time - perhaps... perhaps that was even why. [ why she was targeted. he makes a quiet noise, a click of his tongue, brow furrowed. ] How despicable.
[ to say the least. xie lian hates it! as he has hated it every week!!! he will be very relieved to see a-qing around in a few hours but that doesn't make sheba's loss sting any less. ]
It was likely compulsion by that creature. We must do our best to solve it, Mr. Sholmes.
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...That's good. Two, at least, we can confirm.
[ the relief fades quickly, though, into a more serious expression. ] ... but, by the same logic, Miss Sheba is almost certainly gone.
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[He just. Looks so sullen.]
How unbearably cruel. She just returned from one of those ghastly adventures. It's truly horrific...she...she didn't deserve that...
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[ why do we keep killing our teens!!!!! a-qing especially hurts - he'd grown quite close to her, and if she doesn't return tonight, he's going to be very upset. ]
At the same time - perhaps... perhaps that was even why. [ why she was targeted. he makes a quiet noise, a click of his tongue, brow furrowed. ] How despicable.
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Despicable seems too soft a word for that. Why the young? At least choose one who can defend themselves-!
[Coward. But then again, it's one of them, one of them compelled by an Angel of Dust, and...]
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[ to say the least. xie lian hates it! as he has hated it every week!!! he will be very relieved to see a-qing around in a few hours but that doesn't make sheba's loss sting any less. ]
It was likely compulsion by that creature. We must do our best to solve it, Mr. Sholmes.
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[He frowns.]
Like that note said...anyone could be a murderer, here. I hate to think of it. [A pause.] I'm tired of the games these angels play with us.
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[ he hates these stupid angels. ] There is little more that I want than to tear down this ridiculous conflict with my own hands.