[ In the instant Uriel's fingertips burn into his flesh, he realizes with a thrill, that this is what he has always longed for: his just punishment. ]
I... ha! I know! Hahaha!
[ But in the next moment, in the midst of his staccato giggling, he remembers Gilbert's words to him, ringing in his head like a clarion bell: there are people you should think of, and faces you should remember. To submit to this would be the worst sort of indulgence. If he lets Uriel kill or obviously wound him, that would upset Gilbert and Oz. Perhaps also Rosette and Miranda; even, perhaps, Allen and Lenalee. If he let himself be incapacitated to the degree that he wouldn't be able to help or look after them...
Kevin himself, when it's all over, will be beside himself. Hadn't he nearly fallen apart, that morning in the desert? Back then, he'd simply been healing Break, with his consent, but it had proven to be too much. Also, given the Transports' keen interest in a legal system these days, torturing someone over crimes committed fifteen years ago in another world is liable not to be well-received. ]
But even so, you'll find I won't die so easily.
[ He moves, suddenly, to twist out of Uriel's grasp. ]
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I... ha! I know! Hahaha!
[ But in the next moment, in the midst of his staccato giggling, he remembers Gilbert's words to him, ringing in his head like a clarion bell: there are people you should think of, and faces you should remember. To submit to this would be the worst sort of indulgence. If he lets Uriel kill or obviously wound him, that would upset Gilbert and Oz. Perhaps also Rosette and Miranda; even, perhaps, Allen and Lenalee. If he let himself be incapacitated to the degree that he wouldn't be able to help or look after them...
Kevin himself, when it's all over, will be beside himself. Hadn't he nearly fallen apart, that morning in the desert? Back then, he'd simply been healing Break, with his consent, but it had proven to be too much. Also, given the Transports' keen interest in a legal system these days, torturing someone over crimes committed fifteen years ago in another world is liable not to be well-received. ]
But even so, you'll find I won't die so easily.
[ He moves, suddenly, to twist out of Uriel's grasp. ]