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[kindlichekaiser]

[There is a long silence.

When Empress finally speaks, her voice is quiet and hoarse, cracking with emotion.]

I'm sorry.

[That's all she says]

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[myblimpisbigger]

I don't believe you should be.

[kindlichekaiser]

But I...I voted against going home... for very selfish reasons.

[myblimpisbigger]

And what were you in your world? A figurehead, confined to a tower and treated like nothing more than a delicate ornament who only very seldom had a purpose to fulfill. I do not blame you for wishing to stay somewhere where you are treated as something more.

I can blame you for not realizing that it would likely result in something bad for the rest of us, but I am sure I can handle whatever they do. I have managed thus far.

[kindlichekaiser]

[YOU WERE DOING SO WELL UNTIL THAT LAST PART KLAUS GDI. Empress flinches a bit]

I wasn't really thinking about it... Can I at least apologize for that?

[coolbowtie]

It doesn't matter, he wasn't really going to help us. This was his plan all along.

[kindlichekaiser]

Deep down I know that, but... I still feel awful.

[coolbowtie]

[His voice extremely gentle, almost fatherly]

It's alright to feel awful, really. Just know it's not your fault.

[kindlichekaiser]

[She takes a deep breath and sighs lightly. She even manages a small smile]

I know.

Thank you, Doctor.

[eldest_hatter]

Whatever for?

[kindlichekaiser]

I didn't want to go home, because I didn't want to leave my boyfriend... I acted selfishly, so...

I'm sorry.

[eldest_hatter]

Please, do not apologize. While I wish to go home to my family, I do not wish to do so at the sadness of others. I understand that there are those who are content here, despite the hardship.

[kindlichekaiser]

I want to make the sacrifice, of my happiness for the happiness of all and what's best for everyone as a whole.

...But I also want to be selfish a little too. I want to stay with the people who made me feel like an actual person.

[ohmytenth]

...Empress...

[kindlichekaiser]

[There's just an answering sob] I'm sorry...

[ohmytenth]

...[Something actually clicks.]

The Tenth?

[kindlichekaiser]

[She sniffles and nods, even though he can't see her]

Yes.

[onlythesong]

Don't be. You're not the only one who voted to stay.

[kindlichekaiser]

But I voted for selfish reasons; I didn't think to... to put everyone else's needs above my own for once...