Continued from here. ♥ @corvidacee
It seemed almost cold, offering a single syllable in response to such a personal revelation on the detective’s part--but surely he could see that the Lovers was absorbing that information, committing it to memory and connecting a few dots. She’s not the sort to use it against him... she’d never go that low, not when it’d make her sick to her stomach to be the very kind of person that victimized her. A deep breath and famous eyes open, moving to meet the chocolate of his own before she spoke.
“I want to say that surely there’s new good to be found in the world, but...sometimes, it’s hard to believe that, y’know? Like having friends to support me and a mission to devote myself to helps, but...”
Trailing off, Ann took a deep breath before resuming--her voice trembling about its edges not with the threat of tears, but the beginnings of a rage that threatened to lay the corrupt and the wicked to waste until naught but ashes were left.
“But when does the corruption end? For every heart we steal and every victim we give justice to, it feels like five take their place. And thinking about how so many are going through Hells that make what happened to me and Shiho look like nothing, it just...!”
“...sorry, Goro-kun. I’m not being a very good example.”
