[ lup, she's like 14, stop. ] Look, I don't want anything to happen to a kid, but when you're in a situation like this, you don't test boundaries until you're sure what's going to happen.
[He sighs out her name, half-chiding, half... agreeing, to be frank, and offers her a small quirk of a smile in understanding]
She is likely foolish in the way that children are, when they believe perseverance and goodwill are all that's necessary to secure the ending they want.
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[Even if they wanted to.]
... Miss Hikaru likely voted for herself as she had promised, as well. And I do not know what the consequences will be.
[A pause]
She could be made an example of, if voting for oneself is considered against the rules.
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[ lup, she's like 14, stop. ] Look, I don't want anything to happen to a kid, but when you're in a situation like this, you don't test boundaries until you're sure what's going to happen.
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[He sighs out her name, half-chiding, half... agreeing, to be frank, and offers her a small quirk of a smile in understanding]
She is likely foolish in the way that children are, when they believe perseverance and goodwill are all that's necessary to secure the ending they want.
[...]
But as you've said, I hope that we are incorrect.
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[ huff. ] I guess we'll see. I don't like being right when it comes to this sort of thing.
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In any case, it is out of our hands now.
[Taking the tea once it's finished]
The question is what we will do going forward.