[Voice]

[greennotgold]

No. No! Give them back! Give me back my brother, give me back my father, please! Don't hurt them! Please don't hurt anybody else!

You can do whatever you want to me. You can turn me into one of those things for your project. Just... please, don't hurt my family!

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[voice]

[theherotail.livejournal.com]

...if they get more of those things, then more people will get hurt... something like this city could just keep happening... your family could - [he stops himself]

I'm not asking you to fight. I'm asking you to be brave and believe. If we let them get us down like this... it's just asking them to defeat us. I bet wherever our friends and family were taken; they're doing what they can to get back to us.

You become one of those creatures, and you'll have to fight against them.

I think you're stronger than you give yourself credit for. How long have you survived in this city? Even if you've had help, that's an impressive feat. It's hard for the best of us to do, but here you are!

[voice]

[greennotgold]

[He doesn't answer for a while, just thinks that over, still crying and breathing heavily. It's the only way he can think of to save them... and Tagruato isn't answering, so even that won't work. There's nothing he can do. He's...]


I'm not strong.

[voice]

[theherotail.livejournal.com]

[he keeps his voice soft, still]

Then I'll be your strength, kid.

[voice]

[greennotgold]

[Silence.]