Ren doesn't like the glint in Izaya's eyes or the subject at hand. Hits too close to home... but she can't just pretend it never happened. It... wouldn't be right of her, especially not in the face of this conversation.
"I've seen and fought it myself in my dimension. Wasn't easy, but I did it. I'd do it again."
'She'd do it again'. Of course she would, knowing what the opposite choice would do to everyone-- what it would do to Sumire and Akechi (...Akechi...). As painful as it is, she wouldn't be able to stomach the guilt if she turned them into something they're not. If she accepted the lies Maruki created.
...And yet... some part of her looks back and wonders...
There's a quiet second where she says nothing, letting the quiet and yet heavy weight of her words weigh on her shoulders before speaking again.
"...You seem pretty invested in the idea of the 'truth' though. What, are you studying philosophy on the side?"
no subject
"I've seen and fought it myself in my dimension. Wasn't easy, but I did it. I'd do it again."
'She'd do it again'. Of course she would, knowing what the opposite choice would do to everyone-- what it would do to Sumire and Akechi (...Akechi...). As painful as it is, she wouldn't be able to stomach the guilt if she turned them into something they're not. If she accepted the lies Maruki created.
...And yet... some part of her looks back and wonders...
There's a quiet second where she says nothing, letting the quiet and yet heavy weight of her words weigh on her shoulders before speaking again.
"...You seem pretty invested in the idea of the 'truth' though. What, are you studying philosophy on the side?"