... I have a vague idea. [ Though she looks like she doesn't want to continue because god the last thing she needs is to inadvertently get anyone else killed?? ]
... You love so strongly that when something happens to the people you care about or you're deeply hurt, you act defensively to protect yourself. You try to stand against whatever has hurt you-- to you, it's now a threat.
That's understandable, Catra. [ she says this gently. ]
[ She. Does hesitate, but then slowly limps closer, close enough that she can reach out and pull Catra into a hug and Catra can slice her throat open if she wants to just saying ]
[anyway no, Catra is not doing any off-schedule murders, UNFORTUNATELY. but she does grasp tightly onto Otome, her ears flattening as she presses her face into the older woman's shoulder]
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... Above all else, do no harm.
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[. . .]
[she doesn't know what to say to that, so her gaze turns downward, ears drooping. and after a moment of silence]
. . . do you know why they chose you?
[to do whatever it is that she and Byleth and Rupert were chosen to do?]
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[she just nods and doesn't ask anything further]
What are you going to do now that people. . . um. Know?
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[a tiny huff]
It's not really your fault.
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I thought you would be the first person to rip out my throat, actually.
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[but Catra can't even deny that, and her mouth mouth twists upwards into a wry smile of her own]
I am that kind of person, aren't I?
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That's understandable, Catra. [ she says this gently. ]
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[she falls silent at that. stop this!! stop this being kind to her thing!!]
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[that chokes her up, and she sucks in a sharp breath as her chest tightens and her eyes begin to sting. STOP OTOME YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE HER CRYYYYY]
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... Can I come closer?
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[. . . quietly]
Um-- yeah. If you. . . want to.
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