[The first bombshell goes off, and it hits Mary squarely in the chest.]
Your core?! You're lucky you didn't die!
[At least... she's assuming he didn't die, given that he's sitting across from her now. But the very thought of it turns her insides in a way that's too painful to consider any further. She'll never admit it out loud, but at this point in her life losing Juzo would be about as bad as losing Victor. Same with Tetsuro. They're family, for better and for worse, and she cares about them, dammit.
Juzo keeps talking, and Mary keeps listening, and things just keep on sounding weirder and worse.]
So... these "siblings" did that to you? And what does the kid think about all of this?
[If she were in his position, she'd be freaked out to say the least.]
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Your core?! You're lucky you didn't die!
[At least... she's assuming he didn't die, given that he's sitting across from her now. But the very thought of it turns her insides in a way that's too painful to consider any further. She'll never admit it out loud, but at this point in her life losing Juzo would be about as bad as losing Victor. Same with Tetsuro. They're family, for better and for worse, and she cares about them, dammit.
Juzo keeps talking, and Mary keeps listening, and things just keep on sounding weirder and worse.]
So... these "siblings" did that to you? And what does the kid think about all of this?
[If she were in his position, she'd be freaked out to say the least.]