[His stomach growls. But Beelzebub, in the moment, doesn't feel like he could eat anything. He doesn't want to have this conversation. But... he wants to know, and wants to be known.]
I didn't feel victorious, when you did that. I didn't feel like we'd won. That we'd learned anything new. All I felt was afraid. Even when you were okay, all I felt was afraid. I watched Kanon take your bait, just like I took Lobelia's, and it made my stomach hurt.
I was angry. I still am angry. I don't want to get in your way when you're chasing what's important. But when you put yourself in danger like that, and then push everyone away for getting upset...
It... hurt, Temenos. It felt like nothing else mattered to you but your truth.
...
[He swallows.]
I still shouldn't have said what I did. I know it was cruel, to compare it to him.
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[His stomach growls. But Beelzebub, in the moment, doesn't feel like he could eat anything. He doesn't want to have this conversation. But... he wants to know, and wants to be known.]
I didn't feel victorious, when you did that. I didn't feel like we'd won. That we'd learned anything new. All I felt was afraid. Even when you were okay, all I felt was afraid. I watched Kanon take your bait, just like I took Lobelia's, and it made my stomach hurt.
I was angry. I still am angry. I don't want to get in your way when you're chasing what's important. But when you put yourself in danger like that, and then push everyone away for getting upset...
It... hurt, Temenos. It felt like nothing else mattered to you but your truth.
...
[He swallows.]
I still shouldn't have said what I did. I know it was cruel, to compare it to him.
You're not him. I don't want you to think that.