[To Mars. Rei. That is a pretty big insult, and that's what gets her hackles well and truly up. Another side of her surfaces, one she very often suppresses. The side that gets things done, no matter the cost. Anger boils inside her, the power whirling around her amping up to eleven. The ground itself cracks in the sudden dry heat, and her boots click on the pavement.]
And why would I regret that? [She knows you share a body.] He'll come back to life in a day or so. He'll probably thank me for stopping you from hurting anyone. You're his shadow, a piece of his psyche. I know what you are, and I know that you're just a tiny part of him. His self doubt, his self-consciousness, and all those things that we try and hide. He's more than that.
[Her knuckles pop, her eyes hardening.]
You want to test my faith, but you're just trying to weasel out of the hole you've worked yourself into, Shadow. Show me how your whole self feels.
[Another step, and she's barely an arms length away now, intense as ever. She's not in her right mind either, clearly, but that doesn't matter. What matters now is her absolute conviction that she needs to stop this. However much it may hurt, and however bad the fallout may be. At least she's acknowledging the boy and this thing are one in the same now.]
Let your whole self talk, and not just this side. You're more than just this, Yosuke. So, show me that you care, show me how much I mean to you, or how little. I want to know how you feel, all of you.
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And why would I regret that? [She knows you share a body.] He'll come back to life in a day or so. He'll probably thank me for stopping you from hurting anyone. You're his shadow, a piece of his psyche. I know what you are, and I know that you're just a tiny part of him. His self doubt, his self-consciousness, and all those things that we try and hide. He's more than that.
[Her knuckles pop, her eyes hardening.]
You want to test my faith, but you're just trying to weasel out of the hole you've worked yourself into, Shadow. Show me how your whole self feels.
[Another step, and she's barely an arms length away now, intense as ever. She's not in her right mind either, clearly, but that doesn't matter. What matters now is her absolute conviction that she needs to stop this. However much it may hurt, and however bad the fallout may be. At least she's acknowledging the boy and this thing are one in the same now.]
Let your whole self talk, and not just this side. You're more than just this, Yosuke. So, show me that you care, show me how much I mean to you, or how little. I want to know how you feel, all of you.