[Tatsumi frowns. Now that Mayoi says it, he knows it's true. He'd lost respect and been cast into his own personal Hell for treating everyone equally before, for stoking the fires of revolution by encouraging others to do the same. In an instant, he realizes that might mean losing Mayoi eventually, as he'd lost everything. And in that process, Mayoi might get seen as an outlier, a troublemaker, and he might be made to suffer again.
The conflict shows on his face so obviously, and he struggles to hide it.]
Maybe... just here, if it's too much trouble. I don't want anyone to harm you again.
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[Tatsumi frowns. Now that Mayoi says it, he knows it's true. He'd lost respect and been cast into his own personal Hell for treating everyone equally before, for stoking the fires of revolution by encouraging others to do the same. In an instant, he realizes that might mean losing Mayoi eventually, as he'd lost everything. And in that process, Mayoi might get seen as an outlier, a troublemaker, and he might be made to suffer again.
The conflict shows on his face so obviously, and he struggles to hide it.]
Maybe... just here, if it's too much trouble. I don't want anyone to harm you again.