[ Majima smiled warmly at Eddie -- at the honesty with which he spoke about the people dearest to him. It softened his expression, chased away some of the shadows of fatigue and suffering. But there was sadness right there alongside. ]
Yeah. I know what ya mean.
[ So you're really gonna spend your life waiting for a brother who can't possibly come back to you?
His handler had thought it baffling, that devotion -- excessive, even for sworn brothers. But for all Majima knew, Sagawa and Shimano had taken the oath for political reasons. Omi and Tojo, east and west. Another arrangement to keep the watchful peace.
As he read the last of Eddie's message, he found himself recalling that year in the darkness -- no idea if Taiga was dead or alive. Forgetting what fear felt like, forgetting that there was anything besides the next coming of the firelight. Was despair a kind of fear? ]
What do you believe in now?
[ He asked. It was what seemed to matter the most right now. ]
Your friends from back home, they can't all be with ya right now. So what can you believe in?
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Yeah. I know what ya mean.
[ So you're really gonna spend your life waiting for a brother who can't possibly come back to you?
His handler had thought it baffling, that devotion -- excessive, even for sworn brothers. But for all Majima knew, Sagawa and Shimano had taken the oath for political reasons. Omi and Tojo, east and west. Another arrangement to keep the watchful peace.
As he read the last of Eddie's message, he found himself recalling that year in the darkness -- no idea if Taiga was dead or alive. Forgetting what fear felt like, forgetting that there was anything besides the next coming of the firelight. Was despair a kind of fear? ]
What do you believe in now?
[ He asked. It was what seemed to matter the most right now. ]
Your friends from back home, they can't all be with ya right now. So what can you believe in?