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[redforce]

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SHANKS

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[longitudinal]

I know there are things at work here that are beyond my understanding but I also know that there are many people who care a great deal for you.

One of them crying in my arms the moment the news broke.

And while I'm very glad you're not eating dirt out on the lawn, I'm keen to get some and make you taste it all the same. I'm glad you're alright.

and i oop

[redforce]

( he was wondering when he'd be receiving a message like this ... and it does sting a little, rightfully. but such is the burden of making difficult choices no one else is willing to make. )

If it would make you feel better, I'm not opposed.

( to eating dirt, or whatever else quentin thinks is a suitable punishment. shanks knew what he was doing, and he knew it would not be well-received. all the same — )

I am sorry, for what it's worth.
It wasn't a choice I made lightly.

[longitudinal]

I know.

I accept your apology. No dirt for you this evening, it seems.

Trust us next time. Or trust Koby at the very least. Despite what you may or may not believe, there are people here who care about you, your little schemes included.

[redforce]

( he knows they care, of course he does. he feels it every day. but how much they care about him wasn't going to keep them all alive. )

Did he not show you the note I left?

[longitudinal]

I saw it but it upset him, upset the others.

You could have been hurt.

[redforce]

I know. Pragmatism always has a cost.
It isn't something I enjoy being.
But I recognize the necessity of it in certain circumstances.
I don't expect you or anyone else to agree with me.

( nevertheless, what's done is done. would he have made a different choice if he could do it all again? probably not. )