I mean, I figured, because Nirrti is the way she is. But... if you're going to try to make me regret things because of a grudge, then it's not going to work.
[He's all frozen still, so there's no facial expression going on, but there's a steel certainty in those words.]
[The problem is he's got too much Shounen in him to really do anything too mean, which makes all of this posturing ineffective. But that doesn't mean that he's not Angry, and he's trying to find a way to vent his anger in a positive manner.]
Well you should! You were needlessly cruel when you KNEW your actions would affect more people than Syaoran! I could forgive you for killing him since you were wronged too, but the method was too much! Your feelings aren't the only ones that matter here!
[He just kind of. Stares in his frozen state at Watanuki yelling, which unfortunately is about as threatening as a yapping chihuahua, I'm sorry Watanuki. At least Anon kind of looks like he's listening.
Or. Well. He looks the same. But the meta helps.]
I don't think I was needlessly cruel.
I made it as fast as Nirrti wanted. If I'm being honest, I could have executed him a hundred more times, and it still wouldn't be enough.
[Yeah. He's just kind of saying that with a perfectly even voice.]
My feelings are the ones that matter, because each person matters the most to themselves. That's how I want to live.
[His yappiness has toned down slightly, since hearing all of that is making his anger come to a boil again.]
Well maybe you should feel what I felt, if only your feelings matter. Then maybe you'll understand that yes, you were cruel with his death.
[Spoilers: while the death was cruel to Syaoran, he's referring to himself here. Anon has been cruel to Watanuki, which is why Watanuki is talking about the witch's grudge.]
[He's moved around the table at this point, and now he's standing in front of Anon.]
I really, really, really want to. I want to make you suffer like you made me suffer. I want you to feel pain. I want to see you cry and scream and beg me to stop.
...but I would get lectured, I think. And the price for that kind of cruelty is very high.
[And it would be so, so easy to be that cruel. He's the Witch of Dimensions. He could take Anon to every single world where Natsuno dies horribly and force him to watch, again and again. He could take Anon to a world he despises, force him to live out an entire life there, and do that a thousand times over before bringing him back to this very moment and forcing him to finish the game. The possibilities are endless.
But the cost. In order to do that, he would have to pay the price.]
It's in everybody's nature to be cruel. That's just the way things are.
[It's something he's expressed before, actually.
Last time they talked.
He's coming from the literal other end of the spectrum from others trying to teach the Witches, but the strange thing is the things they agree on: living things are all the same, in the ways that matter. It's the spaces in between that might contain new possibilities, ways of living, places to go.
He sits back a little when he's released, closing his eyes for the briefest moment before stretching out his limbs, slowly. His expression only shifts a little from when he was frozen, watching Watanuki with equal parts wariness and thoughtfuless.]
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But if you want to fight that, then I guess that's your path.
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[Did you free him up to be sassy because RIP.]
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Well they're a real thing! And inviting the grudge of a witch is very, very bad!
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[He's all frozen still, so there's no facial expression going on, but there's a steel certainty in those words.]
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Well you should! You were needlessly cruel when you KNEW your actions would affect more people than Syaoran! I could forgive you for killing him since you were wronged too, but the method was too much! Your feelings aren't the only ones that matter here!
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Or. Well. He looks the same. But the meta helps.]
I don't think I was needlessly cruel.
I made it as fast as Nirrti wanted. If I'm being honest, I could have executed him a hundred more times, and it still wouldn't be enough.
[Yeah. He's just kind of saying that with a perfectly even voice.]
My feelings are the ones that matter, because each person matters the most to themselves. That's how I want to live.
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[His yappiness has toned down slightly, since hearing all of that is making his anger come to a boil again.]
Well maybe you should feel what I felt, if only your feelings matter. Then maybe you'll understand that yes, you were cruel with his death.
[Spoilers: while the death was cruel to Syaoran, he's referring to himself here. Anon has been cruel to Watanuki, which is why Watanuki is talking about the witch's grudge.]
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Are you going to do what the ghost did, that first time?
[He sounds quiet and displeased about it, but he doesn't seem to have any intention of dissuading the Witch.]
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I really, really, really want to. I want to make you suffer like you made me suffer. I want you to feel pain. I want to see you cry and scream and beg me to stop.
...but I would get lectured, I think. And the price for that kind of cruelty is very high.
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[His voice is still quiet.]
You can do what you want, lecture or not. You can fight through pain just as long as you can remove the source.
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[And it would be so, so easy to be that cruel. He's the Witch of Dimensions. He could take Anon to every single world where Natsuno dies horribly and force him to watch, again and again. He could take Anon to a world he despises, force him to live out an entire life there, and do that a thousand times over before bringing him back to this very moment and forcing him to finish the game. The possibilities are endless.
But the cost. In order to do that, he would have to pay the price.]
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...I suppose I'll have to fight those urges every day of my life now.
[Instead, he flicks his hand, releasing Anon from his stasis.]
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[It's something he's expressed before, actually.
Last time they talked.
He's coming from the literal other end of the spectrum from others trying to teach the Witches, but the strange thing is the things they agree on: living things are all the same, in the ways that matter. It's the spaces in between that might contain new possibilities, ways of living, places to go.
He sits back a little when he's released, closing his eyes for the briefest moment before stretching out his limbs, slowly. His expression only shifts a little from when he was frozen, watching Watanuki with equal parts wariness and thoughtfuless.]
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But if you want to fight that, then I guess that's your path.
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...admittedly I would like it better if you were on that path too, but you might not be ready for it yet.
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[There's something like a sigh from him, and then a not-quite-smile.]
I guess it's really not possible to be friends with a villain, huh?
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Is this one of those Witch things?
Where you threaten each other a lot and then keep talking about friendship.
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Or maybe I'm just an idiot.
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[He’s oddly cheerful about this?? It’s almost like old times somehow.]