[ yeah, from what he's seen it definitely does... ]

When so many people here have been through the same thing, she'll probably have people who can help her deal with it though, right? And I doubt most people are going to hold something she was forced into doing against her.

[ but he does also get the impression that loss of agency is a bigger issue for her than for most. ]

I mean. Do you think executing her would have been kinder in this instance? It's easy to decide when there's no other means of recovery, but...

[ she shakes her head. ]

No, I don't. But I don't think it's going to matter whether she's here or there, she's always seemed like a very caring person to me. It's hard when someone who cares a lot has to go through something like this, especially when they don't want to.

I doubt she'll want to see a lot of me for a bit, while she works through it. Sadly, I'm a bit selfish though.

...Yeah, I don't think she's going to be eager to see me either.

[ from some things she's said before and the way she reacted to the possession news in trial, he thinks this probably happened to her in the last game too. he wonders how the other version of him handled it. ]

Rough, isn't it?

But, I can't not accuse her if I suspect her. Even if she feels terrible about it.

[ nods. ]

I think that's the way you have to do it. Leaving it unsolved doesn't help anyone either.

[ looks into the camera in AINI ]

It really doesn't.

It's just be worse.