[Dohalim shakes his head, only holding onto himself tighter. the memories of that day come flooding back in a flash; his friend's lifeless body in a growing pool of blood, his fiancee screaming, his own cries--]
I should have died, Mira! It should have been me!
[any shred of restraint he had on his emotions dissolves as he hunches over, pulling himself away from Mira. the admission leaves him silent and shaking, and all he wants is to be alone, to wither away without a second thought]
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I should have died, Mira! It should have been me!
[any shred of restraint he had on his emotions dissolves as he hunches over, pulling himself away from Mira. the admission leaves him silent and shaking, and all he wants is to be alone, to wither away without a second thought]