[ He's going to take Marcus up on that invitation and move in for the hug. His shoulders are shaking, like he's trying his best not to cry and hold it together. But...he's incredibly torn up about what took place at that trial, and he grits his teeth. ]
[There we go. He brings his arms up to encircle him and just rubs his back gently-- if Tenn wants to cry, he won't breathe a word to anyone else about it.]
No, you didn't. The only one with blood on his hands here is Hamelin for putting us all in this game of his in the first place.
[It's said gently, more an attempt to steady him than anything else.]
Now, I'll be the first to admit I don't know him as well as you do, but he sure didn't seem angry at you for telling the truth back there. Or am I misremembering things?
[ Tenn is 99% sure of it, anyway. He'd have known if Moriarty was mad, he's pretty sure -- and that was not behavior of a man who was upset with him in that way. ]
I don't know what he's thinking a lot of the time. That guy is mysterious...
Look. I'm not gonna tell you how to feel about what happened, but I am gonna tell you that blaming yourself for it isn't going to do anyone any good. All it'll do is play right into what Hamelin wants from us.
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I -- I killed him. I killed Moriarty-san.
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No, you didn't. The only one with blood on his hands here is Hamelin for putting us all in this game of his in the first place.
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But -- he was my friend, he trusted me, and I did this. I did this, all because I couldn't...I couldn't handle hiding the truth.
[ He hates Hamelin, yes. That much is absolutely true. But right now, he hates himself, too. And that's not something he feels very often.
It hurts. ]
How is anyone supposed to trust me after this?
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[It's said gently, more an attempt to steady him than anything else.]
Now, I'll be the first to admit I don't know him as well as you do, but he sure didn't seem angry at you for telling the truth back there. Or am I misremembering things?
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[ Tenn is 99% sure of it, anyway. He'd have known if Moriarty was mad, he's pretty sure -- and that was not behavior of a man who was upset with him in that way. ]
I don't know what he's thinking a lot of the time. That guy is mysterious...
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[Point-blank.]
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[ Well. That's one way to get him to go quiet, at least... ]
I don't know... Why else would he have told me, if he didn't want me to keep it a secret?
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[Calling Tenn out? Maybe just a little.]
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[ He kind of sniffles a little, and looks up to give Marcus a flat look. ]
Okay. Fine. Yes, it does.
[ He'll concede!!! ]
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[...]
Look. I'm not gonna tell you how to feel about what happened, but I am gonna tell you that blaming yourself for it isn't going to do anyone any good. All it'll do is play right into what Hamelin wants from us.
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[ A few more sniffles before he straightens himself out a little bit. ]
Okay. Okay, you're right.
[ A deep breath. ]
Thank you, Marcus-san.