[He isn't so bogged down in the sadness that he doesn't stop to analyze the tone. Given their previous discussions and interactions here. . . perhaps it shouldn't be so unexpected that there's no judgement and even that touch of concern.
[It's still strange, though. The latter at least.]
I wasn't myself at the time. She wasn't either. In that world, we were computer programs. High-level antivirus. [Yes, Mello. Near has actually been an aspect of a computer. It would be ironic or funny under better circumstances, wouldn't it?] She got infected. I didn't want to kill her, but I'd felt it was necessary.
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[It's still strange, though. The latter at least.]
I wasn't myself at the time. She wasn't either. In that world, we were computer programs. High-level antivirus. [Yes, Mello. Near has actually been an aspect of a computer. It would be ironic or funny under better circumstances, wouldn't it?] She got infected. I didn't want to kill her, but I'd felt it was necessary.