[ He's quiet for a moment even after Ken answers, like he wants that answer to sink in with the kid. That, and all this is pretty wry for Shinjiro too.. but he knows he can't just stop here, so he does continue after that moment. ]
You get it now, right?
[ Something about the way Ken's hand shakes tells him that, about that small answer - especially compared to his yelling from earlier. ]
You thought you wouldn't leave anything behind. That it wouldn't matter. [ How does he know? Well, he thought the exact same thing. And it's exactly as he was dying that he realised why that was such a fucking dumb idea to begin with. Aki, Mitsuru, Koromaru - even everyone else. He's been a selfish asshole, huh. ]
Take some advice from an as-- [ .. ah, awkward. Just as he's about to say that, the words echo in his head. ...I don't think you're...as much of one as you keep saying. ] -- from someone who realised it just a moment too late.
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You get it now, right?
[ Something about the way Ken's hand shakes tells him that, about that small answer - especially compared to his yelling from earlier. ]
You thought you wouldn't leave anything behind. That it wouldn't matter. [ How does he know? Well, he thought the exact same thing. And it's exactly as he was dying that he realised why that was such a fucking dumb idea to begin with. Aki, Mitsuru, Koromaru - even everyone else. He's been a selfish asshole, huh. ]
Take some advice from an as-- [ .. ah, awkward. Just as he's about to say that, the words echo in his head. ...I don't think you're...as much of one as you keep saying. ] -- from someone who realised it just a moment too late.