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Week 2, post-investigation
[Ichigo thought that he shouldn't leave Assassin alone - not after that outburst at Max before, and especially not after the man lost someone he so cared about.
Because...even though Ichigo can't remember their names or their faces, he knows he's also lost people he cared for - and he knows the horrible, wrenching feeling of knowing they're gone and you'll never see them again, never hear their voices; he also knows the agony of feeling like you failed to protect them, something that still burns deep inside of his own self.
And god, how he hopes that Assassin won't destroy himself with his own grief and loss, like how Ichigo torments himself every single day he wakes up here.
So, once Assassin has calmed down and they're away from the public eye, Ichigo lets him go.]
....I'm sorry.
[It's all he can say.]
Because...even though Ichigo can't remember their names or their faces, he knows he's also lost people he cared for - and he knows the horrible, wrenching feeling of knowing they're gone and you'll never see them again, never hear their voices; he also knows the agony of feeling like you failed to protect them, something that still burns deep inside of his own self.
And god, how he hopes that Assassin won't destroy himself with his own grief and loss, like how Ichigo torments himself every single day he wakes up here.
So, once Assassin has calmed down and they're away from the public eye, Ichigo lets him go.]
....I'm sorry.
[It's all he can say.]
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...I see.
I'm - glad to hear that you still want to keep going. That's good to hold onto, I think.
[He smiles a little, even if it's weak.]
I hope you're able to live, too.