[ oohhh miss dorothy oohhhh ]

[recrowns]

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[recrowns]

Oh, that's much worse.

[at least he knows]

[misstrust]

Is it? [ Mildly. ]

I'm not sure why it would be.

[recrowns]

[ . . . ]

Because I broke your faith, one way or another.

And that is quite the crime.

[misstrust]

I'm not disappointed in you.

[ Dorothy finally glances away from the stars-- but also away from Soo-won. ]

I'm disappointed in myself for thinking that I might be reliable enough. For not trying harder to learn just how badly wounded you were because you were insistent it was fine.

[recrowns]

[ . . . . . ]

It is not a matter of you, Dorothy.

[and he'll be very sincere about this]

I told very few people, if anyone at all. Alyssa is my roommate - and everyone else there was present to know my injury or... Lup.

Telling anyone more than that would've made it harder to truly believe that I was innocent today, after all.

[misstrust]

I understand that you didn't wish to put a large target on your back. And I understand that it's also in your nature to downplay the things that trouble you in favor of putting others first.

[ Dorothy's gaze lowers to her hands, clasped in her lap. ]

So perhaps the thing I'm most disappointed in is that, even realizing that, it still hurt.

[recrowns]

[ . . . ]

May I take your hand?

[misstrust]

I cannot guarantee your safety if you do.

[ Though she says it a tad dryly. ]

[recrowns]

It is a risk that I understand.

[and so he'll reach to take one of her hands gently, in between both of his own]

Even if it was not my intent - I hurt you, because of my choice.

I'm sorry for that. It is not your fault, and you needn't be disappointed in yourself for the choice that I made. Even if it was not person, I am still the one who caused you harm.

So I will endeavor to make up for it, if you'll let me.

[misstrust]

... I'm not exactly certain there's a way to make up for something that isn't technically your fault.

[ Like she said, she understands why. ]

If nothing else, I'm just relieved that you weren't actually condemned.

[recrowns]

It was my fault.

[and he will own it, because it was his actions that hurt her. even still, he'll just hold onto her hand]

... I am glad for that much then. I'm happy that I still get to be here with you, too.

[misstrust]

I'm not happy that we weren't able to catch the actual culprits... but maybe that's a thought saved for later.

[ Or tomorrow, after dealing with the aftermath of the execution of an innocent kid, brat or not. ]

[recrowns]

[ . . . ]

I intend to keep looking, at the very least. I'm not interested in letting two deaths go by like this.

[misstrust]

You're not alone there. It doesn't sit right with me, knowing that they're still among us.