He's going to immolate himself at this point, but Raju's trying, and it's absolutely killing him, and so he needs to try as well.
He doesn't smile, but his hand stays exactly where he's placed it on his back. He wants to hear what haunts Raju, why he was so damn upset when they were discussing the fight of the father and the child, why he can't seem to sleep at night, why he cried for his father to forgive him --
The pieces are there. He's clever, he could make assumptions, put all together without hearing it from Raju himself. He's an officer in an establishment that abused and subjugated his people, someone loyal to a fault and with streaks of heroism, but also filled with so much guilt that he starts and stops when he's trying to be authentic about his purpose and reason. He could weave a tapestry of his life, but he doesn't know, and he certainly doesn't fully understand. It wouldn't be fair to assume.
"Tell me why."
Calm, clear, concise. Tell him why he'll do worse. Tell him why he has to, when it's clear it torments him. He wants to hear why he thinks he's not like him.
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Date: 2024-06-11 02:03 pm (UTC)He's going to immolate himself at this point, but Raju's trying, and it's absolutely killing him, and so he needs to try as well.
He doesn't smile, but his hand stays exactly where he's placed it on his back. He wants to hear what haunts Raju, why he was so damn upset when they were discussing the fight of the father and the child, why he can't seem to sleep at night, why he cried for his father to forgive him --
The pieces are there. He's clever, he could make assumptions, put all together without hearing it from Raju himself. He's an officer in an establishment that abused and subjugated his people, someone loyal to a fault and with streaks of heroism, but also filled with so much guilt that he starts and stops when he's trying to be authentic about his purpose and reason. He could weave a tapestry of his life, but he doesn't know, and he certainly doesn't fully understand. It wouldn't be fair to assume.
"Tell me why."
Calm, clear, concise. Tell him why he'll do worse. Tell him why he has to, when it's clear it torments him. He wants to hear why he thinks he's not like him.