[Yang's expression has shifted to something unreadable as she listens. She looks as if she's regarding him very carefully, before giving a small thoughtful huff of breath.]
Jaune. [Pausing in her steps and moving to stand in front of him, she places a hand on his shoulder, her tone warm as she says with a gentle smile.] Don't tell me what to do.
[It's a half-hearted attempt at some levity. She's not at all insulted or bothered, but she's also not about to go home and leave Jaune to deal with his own thoughts alone when they're both so obviously in the same depressing boat. It's true, Yang does have someone back at the house who could possibly make her feel better about this whole thing, but she didn't agree to this walk with the idea she'd come out of it feeling 100% better about everything.
Letting go of his shoulder, she starts walking again, tone still soft.]
What I meant was...I don't think Cinder is the kind of person who'd just give up and walk away. Not with the Relic right there.
[Yang pauses again and looks over at him with a sad smile on her face.]
My mom is really good at killing people too. We both know that.
[Yang doesn't hold herself accountable for any of the horrible things Raven has done, but they still horrify her. An entire peaceful village wiped off the map. No doubt just one of many. There's no coming back from something like that. Raven has killed...so many people...even people who trusted her...]
And...given the chance...I don't think Raven would have hesitated to kill her too. Definitely not if she'd double-crossed her.
[Yang never saw the fight itself but it wasn't impossible for her to put two and two together. Vernal dead, debris everywhere, and no Cinder. There was only one obvious outcome.]
So...hopefully none of us will have to make that choice with Cinder now.
[It's not the most comforting thought, if only because Cinder's far from the only enemy they have that won't stop until they're all dead, but it's...something?]
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Jaune. [Pausing in her steps and moving to stand in front of him, she places a hand on his shoulder, her tone warm as she says with a gentle smile.] Don't tell me what to do.
[It's a half-hearted attempt at some levity. She's not at all insulted or bothered, but she's also not about to go home and leave Jaune to deal with his own thoughts alone when they're both so obviously in the same depressing boat. It's true, Yang does have someone back at the house who could possibly make her feel better about this whole thing, but she didn't agree to this walk with the idea she'd come out of it feeling 100% better about everything.
Letting go of his shoulder, she starts walking again, tone still soft.]
What I meant was...I don't think Cinder is the kind of person who'd just give up and walk away. Not with the Relic right there.
[Yang pauses again and looks over at him with a sad smile on her face.]
My mom is really good at killing people too. We both know that.
[Yang doesn't hold herself accountable for any of the horrible things Raven has done, but they still horrify her. An entire peaceful village wiped off the map. No doubt just one of many. There's no coming back from something like that. Raven has killed...so many people...even people who trusted her...]
And...given the chance...I don't think Raven would have hesitated to kill her too. Definitely not if she'd double-crossed her.
[Yang never saw the fight itself but it wasn't impossible for her to put two and two together. Vernal dead, debris everywhere, and no Cinder. There was only one obvious outcome.]
So...hopefully none of us will have to make that choice with Cinder now.
[It's not the most comforting thought, if only because Cinder's far from the only enemy they have that won't stop until they're all dead, but it's...something?]