[Faize does stay still, but only because he's too shocked to do anything else. He can't tell if the ringing in his ears is back with a piercing vengeance or if the whole world has just stopped completely. That can't be Urashima. It can't. He just can't be dead, this has to be some kind of horrible dream.]
[But it's not. It's no more a dream than Alisha's death had been. And people don't survive being cut in half. Faize's eyes well up with tears, briefly flashing red.]
No... N-no that--
[He starts to sit up, trying to shake his head as he does so, but holy shit, that was a mistake and he's not doing that again. He grunts and raises a hand to his temple, his entire body trembling as he tries to keep the tears back. KEEP IT TOGETHER, FAIZE. SOMEBODY KEEPS KILLING OFF ALL THE GOOD AND PURE PEOPLE, AND THAT'S TERRIBLE BUT HAVING A BREAKDOWN OVER IT ISN'T GONNA HELP SHIT.]
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[But it's not. It's no more a dream than Alisha's death had been. And people don't survive being cut in half. Faize's eyes well up with tears, briefly flashing red.]
No... N-no that--
[He starts to sit up, trying to shake his head as he does so, but holy shit, that was a mistake and he's not doing that again. He grunts and raises a hand to his temple, his entire body trembling as he tries to keep the tears back. KEEP IT TOGETHER, FAIZE. SOMEBODY KEEPS KILLING OFF ALL THE GOOD AND PURE PEOPLE, AND THAT'S TERRIBLE BUT HAVING A BREAKDOWN OVER IT ISN'T GONNA HELP SHIT.]