[It's the same sort of answer he had arrived at; they could only act in the present... and could only find answers if they survived. Although answers are something he can no longer obtain... (he'd told Cielo it doesn't matter, who they once were who they were created to be, it doesn't matter) ...Well, he doesn't regret his choice.
Still, it's good to hear it instead of being the one to speak it. Almost imperceptibly, the tension in him unwinds. He has time left to determine meaning of his continued existence. What is a leader without their tribe? This time, truly, he is without.
Serph doesn't immediately offer up an answer of his own in return. But maybe he doesn't need to; with a nod his gaze lifts to the night sky, lingering on the shattered thing hanging there for a long moment-]
Maybe we'll find our meaning here.
[-before his gaze returns to Akechi. His next words might seem abrupt -- maybe almost a dismissal -- especially after the kind of conversation they have been having.]
You should rest.
[His gaze flicks over to where people are starting to raggedly gather now that the shield is up. Who knows what awaits them with the rising sun? If the sun even rises here.]
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Still, it's good to hear it instead of being the one to speak it. Almost imperceptibly, the tension in him unwinds. He has time left to determine meaning of his continued existence. What is a leader without their tribe? This time, truly, he is without.
Serph doesn't immediately offer up an answer of his own in return. But maybe he doesn't need to; with a nod his gaze lifts to the night sky, lingering on the shattered thing hanging there for a long moment-]
Maybe we'll find our meaning here.
[-before his gaze returns to Akechi. His next words might seem abrupt -- maybe almost a dismissal -- especially after the kind of conversation they have been having.]
You should rest.
[His gaze flicks over to where people are starting to raggedly gather now that the shield is up. Who knows what awaits them with the rising sun? If the sun even rises here.]