[ There are things that Raina is bad at, and the fact of the matter is that she just doesn't have faith in people, a lot of it being due to her natural bleak personality and how she sees people in ways just as bad as she is. After all, if she's like that, than others could be too, especially since she's-
But before Raina even gets a second to speak up, the copy does the talking for her shaking her head. ]
"I refuse. If you chose her, then I'm going to use everything I have to poke at her weaknesses. Because I know if I do that..." [ She pauses, smiles in a way that's sharp like a knife and acts like it has nothing to do with her, even if she's very much aware that she and the real one are one and the same, in some ways. ] "...there's a good chance you might start to hate her, big brother."
[ Ah.
She freezes up again even as she listens to Rean's apology, and how he can explain more, but it's all nothing compared to the fear that she feels from just those words alone and how it suddenly makes her tremble and turn pale. Sorry, but Raina needs to kind of reboot. ]
"I did see a few more of 'me', but I don't know where they are right now. But I should have known that 'I' would act so strongly to that. The look on your face, other me... you know what I'm talking about, don't you? You don't want him to hate you so bad, because he's your only real friend; sure, you had 'casual acquaintances' but that was just to get your family off your back, right? If you lose Rean, too, it's over for you."
[ The copy glances over to Rean, smiling a little pitifully. ]
"Sorry. I didn't want to resort to dirty tactics because I care about you, but... looks like I already broke her without even saying the thing that she's hiding. That she's always been hiding. But revenge feels good, at least. Even if it still hurts."
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But before Raina even gets a second to speak up, the copy does the talking for her shaking her head. ]
"I refuse. If you chose her, then I'm going to use everything I have to poke at her weaknesses. Because I know if I do that..." [ She pauses, smiles in a way that's sharp like a knife and acts like it has nothing to do with her, even if she's very much aware that she and the real one are one and the same, in some ways. ] "...there's a good chance you might start to hate her, big brother."
[ Ah.
She freezes up again even as she listens to Rean's apology, and how he can explain more, but it's all nothing compared to the fear that she feels from just those words alone and how it suddenly makes her tremble and turn pale. Sorry, but Raina needs to kind of reboot. ]
"I did see a few more of 'me', but I don't know where they are right now. But I should have known that 'I' would act so strongly to that. The look on your face, other me... you know what I'm talking about, don't you? You don't want him to hate you so bad, because he's your only real friend; sure, you had 'casual acquaintances' but that was just to get your family off your back, right? If you lose Rean, too, it's over for you."
[ The copy glances over to Rean, smiling a little pitifully. ]
"Sorry. I didn't want to resort to dirty tactics because I care about you, but... looks like I already broke her without even saying the thing that she's hiding. That she's always been hiding. But revenge feels good, at least. Even if it still hurts."