By insulting me, as though I would shoot him if he were so unworthy an opponent? No. We fought. He lay crouching, prepared to spring. Why would I wish to shoot a man who was dead?
No, it is not. You would not have needed to match his stance. Recall the location of the gunshot. You nearly had him backed up into a corner. Were you so threatened that you had to shoot him then, despite the fact that you had the tactical advantage and could have contained him there?
Or was it, like I said, that he was already dying? Or already dead?
He had the opportunity to forfeit at any time, but instead he chose to fight. When he chose to fight, he chose to give his life to a stronger victor! May Chang's life was already forfeit by his hand...I commit no act of cowardice! I simply defeated him, and stole the life he had to offer for my own purposes.
It is cowardly to shoot an opponent that is already down!
[ She clenches her fists together. ] He was clearly already on the floor when shot! To have been shot crouching in the manner you describe would have been possible only if he were perfectly balanced on his knees! Anyone who goes into a position of attack from the ground is leaning forward, defensively- and if he had been doing so when you shot him, the bullet would have exited at an angle!
The only options that remain are as I have said twice before: that you shot him when he was wounded, or that you shot him when he was dead.
I am a loathsome coward. I came and shot him as he lay dying. I did not even want the prize, I merely decided to kill him! I decided to frame May, as well! They were both offensive to me! I spoke falsely of the events for the same reason I always speak falsely, because I wish everyone to believe I possess magic that does not exist!
Have me killed now, remember me a pathetic, pitiful fool, if you wish! I see that you prefer it to villain, so what more can I say in my defense?
Can't you see that I am trying to help you? Don't you realize that what you've done here has made it so much harder on the rest of us...! Instead of having to condemn one person we all cherish, you have put us into a position where we must choose between two!
[ She grabs onto his sleeve. ] I know what you are trying to do. And I am sorry for trying to stop you. The selfish one is truly me. But I... I need you to live through this... You must.
You... you do not know... You do not even know what I...
[ She looks like she is struggling with something. She opens her mouth as if to say something, then gets a fearful look in her eyes- and for that moment it is true fear, visceral and deep- and silences herself. ]
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By insulting me, as though I would shoot him if he were so unworthy an opponent? No. We fought. He lay crouching, prepared to spring. Why would I wish to shoot a man who was dead?
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Peculiar it may be, but it is what occurred.
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Or was it, like I said, that he was already dying? Or already dead?
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It is so very simply.
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He had the opportunity to forfeit at any time, but instead he chose to fight. When he chose to fight, he chose to give his life to a stronger victor! May Chang's life was already forfeit by his hand...I commit no act of cowardice! I simply defeated him, and stole the life he had to offer for my own purposes.
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[ She clenches her fists together. ] He was clearly already on the floor when shot! To have been shot crouching in the manner you describe would have been possible only if he were perfectly balanced on his knees! Anyone who goes into a position of attack from the ground is leaning forward, defensively- and if he had been doing so when you shot him, the bullet would have exited at an angle!
The only options that remain are as I have said twice before: that you shot him when he was wounded, or that you shot him when he was dead.
Which is it?
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You!
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I am a loathsome coward. I came and shot him as he lay dying. I did not even want the prize, I merely decided to kill him! I decided to frame May, as well! They were both offensive to me! I spoke falsely of the events for the same reason I always speak falsely, because I wish everyone to believe I possess magic that does not exist!
Have me killed now, remember me a pathetic, pitiful fool, if you wish! I see that you prefer it to villain, so what more can I say in my defense?
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I... did not mean... I...
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[ She grabs onto his sleeve. ] I know what you are trying to do. And I am sorry for trying to stop you. The selfish one is truly me. But I... I need you to live through this... You must.
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Hah! You clearly have made up your mind what you believe! But if that's the truth, what you've done is beneath you, I cannot accept it.
There is no reason that should be the case. There is none. But you have insisted upon...
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[ She looks like she is struggling with something. She opens her mouth as if to say something, then gets a fearful look in her eyes- and for that moment it is true fear, visceral and deep- and silences herself. ]
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Please. You... have a future...
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[He turns away.]
I have nothing more to say to you.
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Whether you come to hate me.... It is fine... I am going to keep fighting for you.
[ The troubled look in her eyes returns, and then she excuses herself to reconvene with Rapture. ]
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