[ The right thing to do. It always comes back to that in the end, huh? Even something as heinous as commandeering Gojo's corpse - making him a weapon in his death as he had been in his life - just seemed, at the time, to be the 'right thing to do,' especially to Okkotsu. So eager to fill the infinite void left by his teacher, to become the monster his teacher had been - because it was the right thing to do. Because someone had to be.
...She hopes that's going to be the last time they ever have to resort to something like that again.
But her gaze lifts towards Rom again, studying. Thinking about what he'd told her about his visitor two weeks ago. And noting how he says what he says with a grain of self-awareness to it, like he knows exactly what it's like. At length, she quirks a brow at him, then offers a laugh of her own, a little less wryly. ]
Like hell I'm going to let that guy have too much of a say in my life now that he's gone. He can't make me do anything anymore.~
But... [ she shakes her head. ] I appreciate the reminder, Shindou. To be honest, it's probably not me that we should be worried about. His students have a lot on their hands, after this whole mess. So... I'll be there for them.
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...She hopes that's going to be the last time they ever have to resort to something like that again.
But her gaze lifts towards Rom again, studying. Thinking about what he'd told her about his visitor two weeks ago. And noting how he says what he says with a grain of self-awareness to it, like he knows exactly what it's like. At length, she quirks a brow at him, then offers a laugh of her own, a little less wryly. ]
Like hell I'm going to let that guy have too much of a say in my life now that he's gone. He can't make me do anything anymore.~
But... [ she shakes her head. ] I appreciate the reminder, Shindou. To be honest, it's probably not me that we should be worried about. His students have a lot on their hands, after this whole mess. So... I'll be there for them.