But it's my responsibility. He's my enemy, not anyone else's. Anything he does is on my shoulders...
[For once, this isn't just Elsa's guilt complex talking. As a queen, she was always taught that she was the one that had to deal with her enemies, not anyone else...]
It's noble to take on a responsibility for being devoted to justice, but...
[She's watched this happen in real time, Elsa, please believe her.]
It will break you down from the inside, and... sometimes the outside, too, if you place the blame for his actions on yourself. You have a responsibility to do what you can, but you also have a responsibility to take care of yourself.
[She trails off, because she doubts I'm not important is a response Asami would be happy to hear. Elsa's not stupid; she remembered how Lightning had gotten angry at her over that the first time they talked after the dream fiasco.]
You, Anna, and all the other people I've befriended here... you're more important to me. I have to protect all of you from whatever he may do.
It's never too late. This is all just stuff to sort through. In your own time. I know it's hard, but... everything's different, now. You can take the time to think about these kinds of things. And talk about them. If you want.
... You know, before coming here, I probably would've turned down that offer to talk. But now...
Now, I'm... extremely grateful I have someone to talk to. [She has Anna too, of course, but some things she just doesn't want to worry her sister with.] Thank you, Asami.
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paishodown) wrote2010-07-07 05:41 pm
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[For once, this isn't just Elsa's guilt complex talking. As a queen, she was always taught that she was the one that had to deal with her enemies, not anyone else...]
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[She's watched this happen in real time, Elsa, please believe her.]
It will break you down from the inside, and... sometimes the outside, too, if you place the blame for his actions on yourself. You have a responsibility to do what you can, but you also have a responsibility to take care of yourself.
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[She trails off, because she doubts I'm not important is a response Asami would be happy to hear. Elsa's not stupid; she remembered how Lightning had gotten angry at her over that the first time they talked after the dream fiasco.]
You, Anna, and all the other people I've befriended here... you're more important to me. I have to protect all of you from whatever he may do.
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But if you're already blaming yourself for what may happen, for what's very unlikely to happen... He's already won, in some way.
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It might be a little late for that...
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It's never too late. This is all just stuff to sort through. In your own time. I know it's hard, but... everything's different, now. You can take the time to think about these kinds of things. And talk about them. If you want.
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Now, I'm... extremely grateful I have someone to talk to. [She has Anna too, of course, but some things she just doesn't want to worry her sister with.] Thank you, Asami.
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