this is the part where a normal person retreats. but... not johannes. he'll stay, actually -- against all sane senses of self-preservation that someone else would have. he at least moves to grab the sword as he stands; stands as gracefully as one can when they've been shocked and knocked around a bunch of times. just over here robbing nier blind while he's tearing himself apart.
as he comes closer (closer????? that is not leaving)... with his other hand, he touches nier's face. not the one he mildly sliced, of course, he's not about to bleed all over him. gross. ]
Wonderful. You are in there.
[ oh my god. the man was screaming, johannes. ]
So it hurts. Did it come gradually, or in a sudden burst? Did those memories build up, more and more, until you were more them than you, and that's why we're here now? [ ... ] Please do keep fighting it, my fellow explorer. I need to know.
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this is the part where a normal person retreats. but... not johannes. he'll stay, actually -- against all sane senses of self-preservation that someone else would have. he at least moves to grab the sword as he stands; stands as gracefully as one can when they've been shocked and knocked around a bunch of times. just over here robbing nier blind while he's tearing himself apart.
as he comes closer (closer????? that is not leaving)... with his other hand, he touches nier's face. not the one he mildly sliced, of course, he's not about to bleed all over him. gross. ]
Wonderful. You are in there.
[ oh my god. the man was screaming, johannes. ]
So it hurts. Did it come gradually, or in a sudden burst? Did those memories build up, more and more, until you were more them than you, and that's why we're here now? [ ... ] Please do keep fighting it, my fellow explorer. I need to know.