(pc catchall) tsurumaru kuninaga

[perspire]

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Week 1, after trial

[cranelike]

(Either after trial or the morning before execution, I'll let you decide, Wolf!!

Tsurumaru will come to visit Bertolt at some point. When he approaches, he stops a short distance away, giving him plenty of space, and asks calmly,)

And how would you rank this one?

(In his arms, he carries Kiku in her otter form. He isn't worried about talking to a killer. He's just here to talk.)

[perspire]

[ SO LATE IT'S ALMOST MORNING gremlin hours here ]

Pretty bad, I think.

[cranelike]

(It's fine, Tsurumaru doesn't need to sleep maybe.

But he nods in acknowledgement,)

You've had a difficult life. I'm sorry it couldn't be easier, Bertolt-kun.

[perspire]

It would be nice, but that's just what I was born into.

[cranelike]

What was it like?

[perspire]

... What exactly?

[cranelike]

If there was one thing you would want others to know or understand for you, what would it be?

[perspire]

... That's hard to say. Even after everything, I would've likely made the same choice.

[cranelike]

(He smiles lightly at Bertolt, a little sad,)

If I were in your position, I think I would, too.

I spoke to Kotetsu earlier so I won't make you repeat your story. But I want to ask... do you think the promise was real?